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Insights on internet governance, digital policy and education from the LARUS Foundation.
Why IPv4 Markets Behave Like Regulated Assets Without Regulation
Explore how IPv4 markets behave like regulated assets due to scarcity, transfer rules, pricing pressure, and institutional trading despite no formal regulation.
How Registry Structures Influence IPv4 Leasing Models
IPv4 leasing is not just a market phenomenon driven by scarcity—it is deeply shaped by the hierarchical registry system that governs global IP address allocation.
Sovereignty Inversion in Internet Infrastructure: From States to Registries
Sovereignty Inversion in Internet Infrastructure: How Control Is Shifting from Nation-States to Global Technical Registries and Governance Systems
Double Extraction in Practice: How Value Is Suppressed and Recaptured in IPv4 Markets
In IPv4 markets, pricing and governance are often described in technical terms—allocation, registration, transfer, and compliance.
Running-Code Betrayal and Internet Resource Stewardship
Explore why Internet number resource governance must protect live networks, operational continuity, and running infrastructure before policy process becomes risk.
Mandate Laundering and Internet Resource Stewardship
Explore how mandate laundering can affect Internet number resource governance, operator trust, and responsible IPv4 stewardship.
What happens when you lose control of your IP resources
Losing control of IP resources exposes organisations to hidden governance failures, disrupting continuity, eroding value and weakening long-term competitive positioning globally.
Why Securing your IP Address is Critical in 2026 - Running-Code Betrayal
As internet infrastructure grows more complex, securing your IP address is essential for safety, stability, and reliable digital connectivity.
Is the RIR model sustainable in the long term?
The Regional Internet Registry model faces IPv6 transition pressure, governance challenges, and geopolitical strain, raising questions about long-term sustainability globally.
Protect IPv4 Assets from Governance & Registry Risks
As IPv4 scarcity intensifies, enterprises must secure ip assets against governance gaps, registry risk, and legal uncertainty in global IP address systems.Key points • Weak IP address governance and limited RIR authority expose ipv4 assest holders to legal, operational and financial risk. • Str...
What Happens If an RIR Stops Operating? - LARUS.foundation
If a regional internet registry fails, the consequences go far beyond IP governance. Trust erodes, and the systems that keep global routing and address allocation stable could quickly become vulnerable. • If the regional internet registry system starts to come apart, IP address governance becomes...
Why Decentralisation Enhances System Survivability - Larus.foundation
Decentralised systems reduce single points of failure, improve resilience and enable networks to survive disruptions across technical, economic and governance layers. • Decentralisation distributes control and infrastructure, reducing the risk of systemic failure and improving recovery from disru...