https://wardmint.com/ 2026-11-12T00:00:00Z https://wardmint.com/best-domain-registrar-for-crypto-projects/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Best domain registrar for crypto projects: six criteria and a dated price table. Wardmint .com is $12.49/year versus Namecheap's $19.98 renewal.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/crypto-project-domain-security-checklist/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Ten checks keep a crypto project's domains safe: account 2FA, transfer lock, DNSSEC, CAA, DMARC, monitoring, variants, renewal. Core set $128.94.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/csc-domain-management-alternative/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

CSC lists domain security and DNS services and publishes no price; Wardmint publishes 29 prices from $5.99/year, paid in crypto without ID.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/dao-domain-security/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

A DAO should hold its domains in a role-based account, pay renewals from a treasury balance ($25 minimum) and may add Domain protection.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/data/crypto-phishing-domain-statistics-2026/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Crypto scams took at least $14 billion on-chain in 2025; drainer sites cost $83.85 million; APWG logged 1,069,681 phishing attacks in Q2 2026.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/data/crypto-project-defensive-domain-audit-2026/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

We checked 578 variants of the top 50 crypto projects' domains in RDAP: 29.6% were free to register, and 70% of -claim, -airdrop, -wallet .com names.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/data/crypto-project-dns-security-2026/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

We checked the official domains of the 50 largest crypto projects: 40% sign DNS with DNSSEC, 30% publish CAA, 10% show registry lock signs.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/defensive-domain-registration-cost/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

A core defensive set of six names costs $128.94 a year at Wardmint; a single WIPO UDRP complaint costs USD 1,500 for 1 to 5 domains.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/defensive-domain-registration/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Defensive domain registration means buying names you will not use as a site so phishers cannot; Wardmint sells 29 extensions, .com at $12.49/year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/dns-hijacking-crypto-incidents/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Eight sourced DNS and domain hijacks of crypto sites since 2018, from Curve's $570K in 2022 to 12 DeFi sites on 30 October 2026.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/domain-protection/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Domain protection costs +$29/year per domain: a company registers it for you, with a transfer lock, minimal data and human review of complaints.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/domains-to-register-before-a-token-launch/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Before a token launch, register .com, .io, .xyz, .app, .finance and .network: $195.94 a year at Wardmint, in one crypto payment.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/dpml-vs-defensive-registration/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

DPML blocks a trademark across 314 extensions but needs a TMCH record from USD 155; registration lets you own, redirect and secure the names.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/ens-vs-dns-domain-for-crypto-projects/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

An ENS name lives in a wallet and resolves onchain; a DNS domain is what browsers and phishers use. A .com is $12.49 a year at Wardmint.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/fake-airdrop-phishing-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Fake airdrop sites copy a project's name with -claim, -airdrop or -rewards on other extensions. A nine-extension phish set costs $212.41 a year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/build-a-defensive-domain-list/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Build a defensive domain list in five steps: seeds, extensions, variants, ranking, budget. A core set of six costs $128.94 a year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/check-who-owns-a-lookalike-domain/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Check who owns a look-alike domain with one RDAP query: registrar, creation date, name servers and status, and what privacy redaction hides.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/enable-dnssec/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Enable DNSSEC by signing your zone and publishing a DS record at the parent; Wardmint's DNS includes managed DNSSEC at no extra cost.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/file-a-udrp-complaint/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

File a UDRP complaint in five steps: prove three elements, pay WIPO USD 1,500 (1-5 domains, one panelist), a standard case runs about two months.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/find-lookalike-domains-of-your-brand/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Find look-alike domains of your brand with dnstwist, crt.sh and urlscan.io: three free tools, six steps, exact commands and a triage method.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/handle-a-domain-impersonation-incident/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

First-hour checklist when a phishing site impersonates your crypto project: confirm, warn users, report in parallel, and rotate access.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/monitor-certificate-transparency/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Monitor Certificate Transparency by searching crt.sh and streaming CertStream for your brand name to spot look-alike certificates early.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/protect-registrar-account/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Protect a registrar account with a long unique password, two-factor authentication, few users and a recovery path that no support call can get around.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/redirect-defensive-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Point each defensive domain at your main site with a permanent 301 redirect over HTTPS, and test it with curl; Wardmint's URL forwarding is free.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/report-a-phishing-domain/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Report a phishing domain to its registrar, host and blocklists: an RDAP lookup finds the abuse contact; ICANN rules in force since 5 April 2024.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/secure-domain-against-dns-hijacking/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Secure a domain against DNS hijacking by hardening the registrar account, locking transfers, signing with DNSSEC and watching certificates.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/set-up-caa-records/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Set up CAA records under RFC 8659 with issue, issuewild and iodef tags so only the certificate authorities you name can issue for your domain.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/stop-domains-expiring/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Stop domains expiring with auto-renew from a funded balance and a quarterly check; one price every year, so the core set renews at $128.94.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/stop-email-spoofing-on-unused-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Stop spoofing on a domain that sends no mail with a null MX (RFC 7505), SPF v=spf1 -all and DMARC p=reject: three DNS records, no mail server.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/guides/take-down-a-phishing-site/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Take down a phishing site copying your dApp: evidence pack, then registrar, host, warning lists. Free routes versus USD 1,500 at WIPO.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/how-to-tell-a-crypto-site-is-fake/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Read the exact domain, use a bookmark, and take links only from verified channels: a padlock proves nothing. Impersonation scams rose 1,400% in 2025.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/lookalike-domain-types/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Seven kinds of look-alike domain: typo, omission, hyphen, extension swap, combosquatting, homoglyph and bitsquatting, shown on a fictional brand.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/markmonitor-alternative/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

MarkMonitor publishes no prices; Wardmint publishes all 29, from $5.99/year, for crypto teams that only need defensive registration.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/most-abused-tlds-for-phishing/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Interisle counted 869,180 phishing domains under .com and 375,514 under .top in the 12 months to April 2026; .xin scores highest per domain.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/pay-for-domains-with-usdc/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Pay for domains from a DAO treasury: top up a prepaid balance from $25 with the exact amount from a multisig, then register from the balance.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/protect-crypto-project-from-phishing-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Protect a crypto project from phishing domains in four steps: register variants, harden DNS, monitor, respond. A core set costs $128.94 a year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/registry-lock-vs-registrar-lock/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

You can lift a registrar lock yourself; a registry lock is set at the registry and needs phone verification. Verisign covers 4 extensions.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/secure-a-defi-frontend/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Secure a DeFi frontend by locking each layer: registrar, DNS, certificates, hosting and an ENS or IPFS fallback. Six incidents since 2023 show why.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/typosquatting-protection/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Protect a brand from typosquatting by registering its own typos and extensions, redirecting them and watching the rest; core set $128.94 a year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/udrp-vs-urs/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

UDRP at WIPO costs USD 1,500 for 1 to 5 domains and can transfer the name; URS costs $360 at ADNDRC but only suspends, and needs a registered mark.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/use-cases/defi-protocol-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

A DeFi front end is only as safe as its domain: Curve was hijacked at the registrar in 2022 and 2025. A core defensive set costs $128.94 a year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/use-cases/nft-project-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Mint day draws fake mint sites and hijacked links. Rare Bears lost about $790,000 in 2022; a core domain set at Wardmint is $128.94 a year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/use-cases/wallet-and-exchange-domains/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Wallets are copied through login pages and QR codes: Trezor and Ledger users got letters with look-alike domains in 2026. Core set $128.94/year.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/what-is-a-wallet-drainer/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

A wallet drainer is a phishing kit that gets a signature and empties the wallet: $83.85M lost to 106,106 victims in 2025, per ScamSniffer.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/what-is-an-idn-homograph-attack/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

An IDN homograph attack swaps Latin letters for look-alikes from other scripts; the name is stored as punycode (xn--) and Chrome decides per label.

Wardmint https://wardmint.com/which-domains-should-a-crypto-project-register/2026-11-12T00:00:00Z

Register .com, .net, .org, .io, .xyz and .app first: $128.94 a year at Wardmint, then add finance words and the endings phishers use.

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