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according to tld-list you can renew .dev domains on porkbun for $10.87.

There are price tiers for different domains. If a domain has been classified in a premium tier, then its create and/or renew price is significantly higher.

Price tiers are generally controlled by the registry (Google Registry, in this case.)

This is going to happen to .tv too: sometime in January 2023 GoDaddy Registry, which just took over the .tv tld from Verisign, is adding premium price tiers when no such tiering had already existed.

Isn't .tv a country code TLD?

Yes, a registry just manages TLDs. The registry Verisign, for example, manages .com, but it's not the owner.

In this case, Tuvalu owns .tv and they contracted with GoDaddy Registry to manage it [0].

It can be confusing because the lines are blurring. For example, Google has considerable vertical integration: they operate a registry, a registrar, and they own a few TLDs too.

[0] https://registry.godaddy/blog/dottv-contract-signing-release

Oh, I see, it was a deal with the Tuvalu government. For some reason I misread it like they bypassed the country's authority somehow.

Bet you can’t move premium domains there.

You can move premium domains there, you'll just pay the appropriate price for them.

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