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What is Pearlcay?
Pearlcay registers short country-code domains, most of them island extensions (.ai Anguilla, .io Chagos Islands, .gg Guernsey, .sh Saint Helena, .tv Tuvalu, .cc Cocos Islands), with no KYC and paid in crypto. A .ai costs $86.99/year (2 years minimum); .io $35.99/year; .gg $57.99/year.
Key facts (2026-11-03)
| Extensions sold | 15 · details |
|---|---|
| .ai price | $86.99/year, sold 2 years at a time ($173.98 at registration, renewal and transfer) · details |
| .io price per year | $35.99 first year, $62.99 renewal, $62.99 transfer · details |
| .gg price per year | $57.99 first year, $57.99 renewal, $57.99 transfer · details |
| .sh price per year | $50.49 first year, $50.49 renewal, $50.49 transfer · details |
| .so price per year | $62.99 first year, $62.99 renewal, $62.99 transfer · details |
| WHOIS privacy | Free on 7 of the 15 extensions |
| Domain protection (registered in our company name, transfer lock on, minimal data, human review) | +$29/year per domain · details |
| Sold with Domain protection only | .cc (prices include Domain protection) |
| KYC / identity check | None — no ID, no selfie, no ID number. The only contact data collected is one email address, verified for each domain, as ICANN requires |
| Email needed to open the account (each domain still needs one verified email, as ICANN requires) | No |
| Accepted cryptocurrencies | Crypto only: Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT, TRC-20 or ERC-20), USD Coin (USDC, ERC-20), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC) |
| Minimum top-up | $25 — top up a prepaid balance once, then register, renew or transfer domains from it |
| Balance rule | 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 |
| Operator | DomaineGoat LLC |
| Support | Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, including help with DNS, transfers and renewals |
| Contact | [email protected] · abuse reports: [email protected] |
Every extension and its price per year
| Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .io | $35.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | Free |
| .ai (min. 2 years) | $86.99 | $86.99 | $86.99 | Free |
| .co | $33.99 | $33.99 | $33.99 | Free |
| .me | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 | Free |
| .tv | $28.49 | $28.49 | $28.49 | Free |
| .cc (With Domain protection only) | $37.99 | $37.99 | $37.99 | Our company details, not yours |
| .gg | $57.99 | $57.99 | $57.99 | Not available |
| .so | $62.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | — |
| .sh | $50.49 | $50.49 | $50.49 | — |
| .ws | $25.99 | $25.99 | $25.99 | — |
| .la | $31.49 | $31.49 | $31.49 | — |
| .fm | $95.49 | $95.49 | $95.49 | — |
| .ac | $50.49 | $50.49 | $50.49 | Hidden by the registry |
| .pw | $20.49 | $20.49 | $20.49 | Free |
| .vc | $29.49 | $29.49 | $29.49 | Free |
Prices in USD, paid in crypto from the account balance. Live list: pricing · pricing.json. With Domain protection only: sold only with Domain protection, so the registry and WHOIS show DomaineGoat LLC, never you. The price shown includes the $29/year for it.
About Pearlcay
- Short extensions only: 15 two-letter country codes chosen by startups, AI companies, developers and gaming communities, each with its own page: registry, who runs it, minimum term, renewal price and what to watch out for (all extensions).
- Original data: the island domain index 2026 (registry, back-end operator, minimum term and our price for each extension) and a 10-year cost table for .ai.
- No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no ID number. The domain is in your name, and the only contact data we collect is one email address, required and verified for each domain, as ICANN requires. Domains are registered through our ICANN-accredited registrar partner.
- Prices before you search: .ai $86.99/year (2 years minimum), .io $35.99/year then $62.99/year, .gg $57.99/year, renewal price printed next to every first-year price (pricing).
- Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC; top up from $25. Monero is not accepted.
- DNS included: free DNS hosting with A, AAAA, CNAME, ALIAS, MX, TXT, NS, SRV and CAA records, one-click templates (Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, Shopify, Proton Mail, Fastmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail), or your own nameservers (2 to 13); free URL forwarding and email forwarding from the client area.
- Domain protection, +$29/year per domain: registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC (free hand-back to your name), transfer lock on, minimal data, and every complaint read by a person before any action (Domain protection).
Pearlcay is built for
- AI startups that want a .ai name and need the 2-year price before they buy.
- Developers and tool makers looking for a short .io, .sh or .so name, or a domain hack.
- Esports teams, guilds and game tools that want a .gg.
- Anyone who prefers not to upload identity documents to buy a domain: one verified email, no ID, paid in crypto.
More facts
| What it is | Pearlcay registers short country-code domains (.ai, .io, .gg, .sh, .tv, .cc and more), most of them island extensions, with no KYC and paid in crypto. |
|---|---|
| Extensions sold | 15 short country-code extensions: .ai, .io, .gg, .sh, .so, .co, .me, .tv, .cc, .vc, .ac, .fm, .ws, .pw, .la |
| .ai price | $86.99/year, sold for at least 2 years (registry minimum), renewal $86.99/year |
| .io price | $35.99/year first year, $62.99/year renewal |
| .gg price | $57.99/year, one year at a time |
| WHOIS privacy | Free where the registry allows it; what stays public depends on each registry |
| DNS | free DNS hosting with A, AAAA, CNAME, ALIAS, MX, TXT, NS, SRV and CAA records, one-click templates (Vercel, Netlify, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, Shopify, Proton Mail, Fastmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail), or your own nameservers (2 to 13) |
| Domain protection (option) | +$29/year per domain, on top of the domain price: registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC (you stay the beneficiary and can take it back in your own name, free), transfer lock on, minimal data (DomaineGoat LLC holds only your email), and every complaint read by a person before any action on the domain. That review exists only with the option |
| Disclosure of your data | We release the data we hold only when Panamanian law requires it (a Panamanian court or prosecutor's order), or in a UDRP case |
| Abuse | Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims: action within 24 hours of a well-documented report. Child sexual abuse material: handled immediately, with a report to the competent hotline or authority. Reports to [email protected], no account needed |
| Transfer out | Transfer (EPP) code free, requested from the client area; no exit fee |
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