What is .capitalone?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .capitalone names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .capitalone on August 10, 2016. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on August 6, 2015.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .capitalone, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .capitalone haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.capitalone).
.capitalone FAQ
What country is .capitalone?
None. .capitalone is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .capitalone domain extension?
Capital One Financial Corporation operates .capitalone as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .capitalone created?
.capitalone was delegated to the DNS root zone on August 10, 2016.
Is .capitalone a valid domain?
Yes. .capitalone is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .capitalone addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .capitalone domain?
No. .capitalone is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Capital One Financial Corporation.
Is .capitalone DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .capitalone.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed August 13, 2025. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
