The vault connects $HYPE holders to an existing program. Frontier opened deposits on Sept. 28, according to its timeline, and its website displayed $3.3 million in program total value locked on Oct. 21.
Nasdaq-listed Hyperion announced its launch-partner role on Sept. 28. The company also said its initial commitment entitles it to an allocation of DOMA token supply from a potential future token generation event, under a separate incentive arrangement with Doma Foundation.
From Vault Shares to Domain Registration
Members cannot yet choose a specific domain name, according to Frontier’s FAQ. They can build points and indicate preferred extensions. When name-level selection opens, members will commit points to individual names. Eligible orders rank by the points committed to each name, subject to price and funding requirements.
Frontier Points have no cash value and cannot be sold or transferred. D3 does not custody vault deposits or guarantee yield; withdrawals remain subject to the vault provider’s terms and technical conditions.
The program differs from D3’s work tokenizing existing domains, including its partnership with registrar InterNetX: the vault shares represent a financial position, not a domain name.
ICANN published 1,615 applications for its 2026 domain-extension round on Oct. 7. The previous round, in 2012, added more than 1,200 new extensions. ICANN is scheduled to publish the final list of strings proceeding through the program on Nov. 17, followed by a formal comment and objections period.
