The patent is the one that I wrote about when it was published earlier this year. Introduced here are techniques/technologies that allow a blockchain-based domain name registrar and management system to convert domain names and their corresponding DNS records into on-chain assets that are stored and managed directly on a blockchain. The blockchain-based registrar system uses smart contracts, on the Ethereum network, to support the features and functions required by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to be an accredited domain registrar. More specifically, the blockchain-based registrar system supports full feature parity with traditional web2 registrars, allowing for new domain names to be registered and existing domain names to be transferred and renewed.