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Indeed. I recently implemented the decoding[0] part and really didn't feel like implementing the encoding...
[0]: https://github.com/tasuki/elm-punycode
I put together a historical list of TLDs that had been removed in 2017: https://github.com/pzb/TLDs/blob/master/removed/rmtlds.csv . It overlaps with the early part of this list.
.cs was the first removed TLD as far as I was able to find.
Namebase[0] is a marketplace built upon Handshake[1], a decentralized ICANN (simplistic comparison). I checked these dead TLDs against Namebase and a fair number of them are blocked from auction. However, a surprising number of them have already been claimed.
I created auctions for the remainders.
Granted, unless your devices are using a Handshake resolver (or NextDNS[3]), you won't be able to actually use these domains but browser adoption seems (tentatively) likely. Puma Browser[4] (mobile app) supports Handshake so who knows...these dead TLDs may see life again.
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[0]: https://namebase.io
[1]: https://handshake.org
[2]: https://nextdns.io
[3]: https://www.pumabrowser.com