Blockchain domain names, a new set of domain names, are ripe for cryptocurrency legal abuse and generally not susceptible to traditional legal amelioration. These domain names are stored on blockchains which are inaccessible without special software or settings, making them difficult to shut down or even identify their owners. Consequently, a combination of legal, business and technological approaches is best used to address blockchain domain name legal difficulties.

The Internet requires users to have unique Internet addresses to enable Internet users to find each other. Traditional domain naming coordinates these unique addresses in accord with the domain name system (DNS). DNS requires an accreditation system wherein organizations (registrars) hold identifiable Internet domain name owners accountable for the actions of their users and may terminate Internet domains if they are not.