# Namestone shut down on August 3, 2026

Source: https://x.com/namestonehq/status/2073272170994979308

Namestone⁠.com will shut down effective August 3, 2026.

We pioneered API driven gasless subname issuance. 

We manage over 9 million subnames, more than any other API platform.

## Comments

**timdaub.eth**: Actually I just found out that Namestone is no more. We had integrated it with Kiwi News so that one could create a Kiwi News specific name