# Register a .blog domain in our name > Register a .blog domain in our name: the registrant record and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, not you. $29.99/year, no KYC, paid in crypto. - URL: https://nomineename.com/tld/blog/ - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - Publisher: NomineeName (https://nomineename.com) The .blog registrant record names DomaineGoat LLC as holder. You keep control of the domain as its beneficial owner. **Quick answer — Can I register a .blog domain in your company's name?** Yes: you can register a .blog domain in our name at **NomineeName**. The registrant is DomaineGoat LLC, incorporated in Panama, so the registrant record and WHOIS/RDAP show the company, never you. As of October 2026, .blog costs **$29.99/year**, nominee registration included. No ID, no KYC — only a verified email, kept private — and you pay in crypto. ## Search a .blog name Search a domain name: https://nomineename.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.blog Popular extensions: .blog ($29.99) ## .blog in our name: key facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registrant of record | DomaineGoat LLC (Panama), included in the price | | Beneficial owner | You: DNS, nameservers, renewals and transfers from your account | | Price per year | $29.99/year · renewal $29.99 · transfer $29.99 | | Registry | Automattic (Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC) | | Registry rule | Open to anyone (no need to run a blog or use WordPress) | | Registration term (years per order) | minimum 1, maximum 10 | | Typical use | Blogs and newsletters | | DNSSEC | Yes | | ID or KYC | None: one verified email per domain, mandatory, never sent to the registry | | Crypto accepted | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | ## Who registers .blog in a company's name? A .blog is used for blogs and newsletters. Bloggers who write about sensitive topics, or under a pen name, use it. You do not need to run a blog or use WordPress to hold one. Registering the .blog in our name keeps your name out of the registry record. ## What the .blog registry receives, what WHOIS shows, what we keep | Who | What they get for your .blog domain | | --- | --- | | Automattic (Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC) | DomaineGoat LLC as holder, with the company's address. Nothing about you. | | Public WHOIS / RDAP | The company as registrant, or fields the registry redacts. Never your name. | | NomineeName | Your verified email and your orders. The email never goes to the registry. | | You | Beneficial owner: DNS, renewals and the transfer code (free, from your account, at any time). | ## What does the .blog registry ask of a holder? Automattic runs .blog through its company Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC, under an ICANN contract. The extension is open to anyone. The registry receives our company's details as holder. A blogger's name only appears where the blogger publishes it. ## What should you check before registering .blog? - **No IDN**: .blog does not take accented characters. - **Term**: the 1 to 10 year range shown in the facts is a default, not confirmed with the registry. - **Pen names**: see [a personal site without your home address](https://nomineename.com/use-cases/personal-site-without-home-address/). - **Content complaints**: defamation or copyright complaints alone do not lead to a takedown; they need a Panamanian court decision. Phishing and malware are suspended. ## .blog price per year | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Registrant shown | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .blog | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | In our name, included | None | *1 extensions · prices per year in USD* One price to register, renew and transfer, nominee registration included. Optional [Domain protection](https://nomineename.com/domain-protection/): +$29/year per domain. All prices: [pricing](https://nomineename.com/pricing/). ## Frequently asked questions ### Do I need WordPress to register a .blog? No. The .blog registry is run by a company of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, but the extension is open to anyone, with any software. Registered in our name, the registry sees our company as holder. ### Can a blogger be identified through the domain record? Not through the registry record of a NomineeName .blog: it names our company. We release customer data only when Panamanian law requires it (a Panamanian court or prosecutor's order), or in a UDRP case. A UDRP panel may name the beneficial owner in a trademark decision. ### Can I take my .blog back in my own name? Yes, free, on request. Anyone may hold a .blog, so the registry accepts you as holder. After the change, your own details go to the registry. A writer with a pen name may prefer to keep it in our name. ### Who owns a .blog domain held in your name? DomaineGoat LLC is the registrant of record and you are the beneficial owner, under a written agreement in our [terms](https://nomineename.com/legal/terms/). Your transfer code: free, from your account, at any time. The hand-back of the .blog name to you is free, on request to support from your verified email address. It works where the registry accepts you as holder. ### Can a complaint take my .blog domain down? Not on its own: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. The strict exceptions have fixed delays: phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims within 24 hours of a well-documented report, child sexual abuse material immediately. See the [abuse policy](https://nomineename.com/abuse/). ## Sources 1. [IANA Root Zone Database: .blog](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/blog.html) — IANA (checked 2026-10-19) 2. [The .blog extension is now open to registrars](https://wptavern.com/the-blog-domain-extension-is-now-open-to-registrars) — WP Tavern (checked 2026-10-19) 3. [.blog domain registration](https://www.eurodns.com/domain-extensions/blog-domain-registration) — EuroDNS (checked 2026-10-19) 4. [RDAP lookup of any domain](https://lookup.icann.org/en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-19) --- NomineeName: NomineeName is a nominee domain registration service from Panama: every domain is registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC by default, so the registration record and WHOIS show the company, never you — no ID, no KYC, paid in crypto.