As commented above[1] it looks like this is required by a new contract which is required for registrars to sell all of these new (and imo, silly) TLDs such as .

As commented above[1] it looks like this is required by a new contract which is required for registrars to sell all of these new (and imo, silly) TLDs such as .cab, .sexy, etc [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7005417 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7005417