Quick answer
How much does defensive domain registration cost at Wardmint?
At Wardmint, a .com costs $12.49/year and a .io $59.49/year; a core defensive set of .com, .net, .org, .io, .xyz, .app costs $128.94 a year. Each of the 29 extensions has one price every year, the same to renew and to transfer, paid in crypto from $25 with no KYC.
Pricing rules in short
| Unit | US dollars per year, for every extension |
|---|---|
| First year | The listed price, never a promotional rate |
| Renewal and transfer in | The same price as the first year |
| .ai | $88.49/year, sold 2 years at a time (registry minimum) |
| Price rule | Every extension under Namecheap's regular renewal price read on 12 November 2026 |
| Bulk | bulk search of up to 50 names at once, then one cart and one payment for all of them |
| Included | DNS, managed DNSSEC, CAA records, URL forwarding, the no-email template, transfer lock, transfer code |
| Domain protection | Optional: +$29/year per domain |
| Payment | Crypto only (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC), minimum top-up $25; any wallet, treasury or multisig can pay |
What do the suggested defensive sets cost?
The sets are suggestions, not bundles: put the names in one bulk search and keep the ones you need.
| Set | Extensions | Domains | Per year | Over 3 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core set | .com, .net, .org, .io, .xyz, .app | 6 | $128.94 | $386.82 |
| Token launch | .com, .io, .xyz, .app, .finance, .network | 6 | $195.94 | $587.82 |
| Finance words | .finance, .exchange, .money, .cash, .capital, .fund | 6 | $296.94 | $890.82 |
| Endings phishers use | .xyz, .pro, .info, .shop, .online, .icu, .click, .live, .support | 9 | $212.41 | $637.23 |
Last checked on ; older figures carry their own date
Every extension: first year, renewal and transfer
One row per extension, in US dollars per year. The three price columns are equal on purpose.
| Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .com | $12.49 | $12.49 | $12.49 | Free | None |
| .net | $13.49 | $13.49 | $13.49 | Free | None |
| .org | $12.49 | $12.49 | $12.49 | Free | None |
| .io | $59.49 | $59.49 | $59.49 | Free | None |
| .ai | $88.49 | $88.49 | $88.49 | Free | min. 2 years · sold 2 years at a time; a transfer is billed 2 years (transfer + 1 renewal) |
| .co | $33.49 | $33.49 | $33.49 | Free | None |
| .app | $15.99 | $15.99 | $15.99 | Free | None |
| .dev | $13.49 | $13.49 | $13.49 | Free | None |
| .xyz | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | Free | None |
| .info | $23.49 | $23.49 | $23.49 | Free | None |
| .online | $30.49 | $30.49 | $30.49 | Free | None |
| .shop | $33.49 | $33.49 | $33.49 | Free | None |
| .tech | $54.49 | $54.49 | $54.49 | Free | None |
| .biz | $20.49 | $20.49 | $20.49 | Free | None |
| .icu | $16.99 | $16.99 | $16.99 | Free | None |
| .live | $32.49 | $32.49 | $32.49 | Free | None |
| .pro | $23.49 | $23.49 | $23.49 | Free | None |
| .link | $7.99 | $7.99 | $7.99 | Free | None |
| .click | $11.49 | $11.49 | $11.49 | Free | None |
| .network | $32.49 | $32.49 | $32.49 | Free | None |
| .finance | $60.49 | $60.49 | $60.49 | Free | None |
| .money | $32.49 | $32.49 | $32.49 | Free | None |
| .exchange | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None |
| .capital | $65.99 | $65.99 | $65.99 | Free | None |
| .fund | $65.99 | $65.99 | $65.99 | Free | None |
| .cash | $35.99 | $35.99 | $35.99 | Free | None |
| .trade | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.99 | Free | None |
| .ventures | $54.99 | $54.99 | $54.99 | Free | None |
| .support | $25.49 | $25.49 | $25.49 | Free | None |
Prices in US dollars for one year, grid dated 12 November 2026, paid from a crypto balance. A .ai is sold 2 years at a time.
How do these prices compare with Namecheap's renewal?
A defensive domain is kept for years, so the renewal price is the one that counts. Namecheap's regular renewal is the comparison.
| Extension | Wardmint, every year | Namecheap regular renewal | Wardmint is lower by |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | $12.49 | $19.98 | 37% |
| .io | $59.49 | $60.78 | 2% |
| .xyz | $14.99 | $21.48 | 30% |
| .app | $15.99 | $22.98 | 30% |
| .ai | $88.49 | $91.98 | 4% |
| .finance | $60.49 | $92.98 | 35% |
| .exchange | $35.99 | $54.98 | 35% |
| .network | $32.49 | $52.48 | 38% |
| .capital | $65.99 | $99.98 | 34% |
| .pro | $23.49 | $33.98 | 31% |
| .info | $23.49 | $35.98 | 35% |
| .icu | $16.99 | $26.98 | 37% |
Last checked on ; older figures carry their own date
How is each price set?
Each price starts from what the extension costs us and stays under a named competitor. The cost floor is the highest of three dated figures: the registry's wholesale price plus the ICANN fee when it is published (for .com, $10.97 + $0.20 since 1 November 2026), Cloudflare Registrar's at-cost price, and Porkbun's renewal price minus 6%. We add 10%, round up to .49 or .99, and check the result against Namecheap's regular renewal price for the same extension. An extension that cannot stay under it is not sold: that is why .top is missing, although it carries more phishing than almost any other ending.
According to Wardmint's survey of 12 November 2026, the 29 extensions sit a median 33% under Namecheap's regular renewal, from 2% under for .io to 40% under for .trade. The page on the cost of defensive registration compares a set with what a dispute costs once a phisher holds the name.
Is a defensive set cheaper than a dispute?
Almost always: one UDRP complaint at WIPO starts at USD 1,500 for one to five domains with a single panelist, more than ten years of a core set. A UDRP also takes weeks and recovers only names that infringe a trademark, while a registered variant is yours from the minute the top-up is credited. The UDRP vs URS comparison gives the fees and timelines of each procedure.
That does not mean registering everything. Hundreds of typos exist for any name; the useful ones are the few a user is likely to type or misread. The guide to building a defensive domain list ranks variants by risk so the budget goes where phishers actually go.
What is included, and what costs extra?
Every domain includes DNS hosting, managed DNSSEC, CAA records, URL and email forwarding, the no-email template, a transfer lock and a free transfer code. WHOIS privacy is free wherever the registry allows it. The only paid option is Domain protection, at $29 per year and per domain: the domain is registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC rather than a founder, with the transfer lock on and a person reading every complaint before any action.
Wardmint does not sell monitoring subscriptions or takedown services, so there is nothing else to add. The free tools that watch for new look-alikes are in the guide on finding look-alike domains of your brand.
How does payment work?
Top up $25 or more
Choose the amount and the coin (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC). The crypto amount and its rate are locked for 30 minutes.
Send it to the address shown, on the exact network
The payment page shows our deposit address for the coin and network you picked: BTC on Bitcoin, USDT on Tron (TRC-20) or Ethereum (ERC-20), USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20), ETH on Ethereum, SOL on Solana, LTC on Litecoin. Send only that coin on that network: funds sent on another network or in another coin can’t be recovered. The network fee comes on top of the amount.
Send the exact amount shown, then click “I’ve sent the payment”
Each top-up has its own exact amount (down to the last decimals): that is how we find your payment and link it to your account.
Credited once your payment is checked on the blockchain
Your balance is credited once we have checked the transaction on the blockchain, after the network has confirmed it. Typical network confirmation times:
Crypto Network Confirmations Usual time BTC Bitcoin 2 ≈ 20 min USDT Tron (TRC-20) 20 ≈ 1 min USDT Ethereum (ERC-20) 12 ≈ 5 min USDC Ethereum (ERC-20) 12 ≈ 5 min ETH Ethereum 12 ≈ 5 min SOL Solana 1 ≈ 1 min LTC Litecoin 6 ≈ 15 min One balance for every variant
If you started from a domain search, the top-up is the price of your cart (or the minimum, for a smaller cart), and the domains in your cart are registered once the top-up is credited. What is left stays on your balance for renewals, transfers, Domain protection and new variants. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers. When a purchase costs less than the minimum top-up, the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request to support within 30 days of the payment, in USDT or USDC, as long as it has not been spent. The rest of the balance is not paid back, except where the law requires it.
Closed the tab? The pending top-up stays under Billing in your account: open it to see the address and the exact amount again.
Pricing questions
Is there a discount for registering many domains?
No volume discount: each extension has one price every year. The bulk search puts up to 50 names in one cart and one payment.
Can a DAO treasury pay the invoice?
Yes. The top-up is a crypto transfer of an exact amount in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; any wallet or multisig can send it.
Why is the .ai price billed for two years?
The .ai registry sells registrations and renewals for at least 2 years, so a .ai order is $88.49 × 2.
What if a variant is taken before my top-up is credited?
If a domain cannot be registered, if a domain cannot be registered (taken in the meantime, refused by the registry), the full amount goes back to your balance.
Does the price rise after the first year?
No. Each extension costs the same every year, so a set costs the same in year three as in year one.
Sources of the price survey (4)
- Porkbun pricing API (all extensions) api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/pricing/get — Porkbun (read 2026-11-12)
- .com at Namecheap: registration, renewal and transfer prices — domainoffer.net (read 2026-11-12)
- Cloudflare Registrar at-cost price list — cfdomainpricing.com (read 2026-11-12)
- WIPO schedule of fees under the UDRP — WIPO (read 2026-11-12)
Check which variants of your name are free
Bulk search of 50 names, one price per year, paid in crypto.