> getting wiped from the root zone It won't come to that, there's an established process for transferring gTLDs to other registries. Every registry is required

> getting wiped from the root zone It won't come to that, there's an established process for transferring gTLDs to other registries. Every registry is required to provide a full backup of their domain data to ICANN every couple of weeks or so, I don't remember the exact period. You might get hit by significantly increased renewal fees, though.