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Registrars & ICANN8h ago

Verisign stock heads into the open after a modest gain - ad-hoc-news.de

Verisign stock heads into the open after a modest gain ad-hoc-news.de

Crypto Domains11h ago

New .blockchain Domain: Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com Revolutionize Digital Identity - yellow.com

New .blockchain Domain: Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com Revolutionize Digital Identity yellow.com

TheDomains19h ago

NameJet/SnapNames August 2026 Aftermarket sales led by 3V.com

NameJet Domain Brand Product Sales Amt difi.com Namejet Expiry $37,100 parentstv.org Namejet Expiry $16,500 titangroup.com Namejet Expiry $16,000 nictusa.com Na…

Domain Name Wire20h ago

Australian domain alert – DNW Podcast #603

New registration rules for .com.au domains could cause chaos. The board of auDA, the group that oversees the .au namespace, just voted to make a sweeping change…

TheDomains20h ago

NameJet/SnapNames July 2026 Aftermarket report led by Boltz.com

NameJet Domain Name Brand Product Type Sales Amt boltz.com Namejet Expiry $105,000 prostate.org Namejet Expiry $23,001 ecall.com Namejet Deleting $15,002 dci-pa…

TheDomains20h ago

NameJet/SnapNames June 2026 Aftermarket sales led by Cirro.com

NameJet Domain Name Brand Product Sales Amt synesis.com Namejet Expiry $18,138 botania.com Namejet Deleting $11,579 dials.com Namejet Deleting $11,000 saalt.org…

DomainInvesting22h ago

Paul Nicks Launches Ads for Legends Business

A couple of years ago, I wanted to find a vintage image of Nantucket I could frame and give as a gift. I ended up choosing a Sports Illustrated from the 1950s t…

Domain Name Wire22h ago

Nineteen end user domain name sales from Sedo

An RV dealer, a texting app, and a knife seller bought domain names. OK, it’s our last belated list of Sedo sales. This officially catches us up on end user sal…

Crypto Domains1d ago

Unstoppable Domains Becomes a Unicorn as New Funding Round Takes Valuation to $1 Billion - CoinMarketCap

Unstoppable Domains Becomes a Unicorn as New Funding Round Takes Valuation to $1 Billion CoinMarketCap

Crypto Domains1d ago

KIRAPAY Presents: Permissionless Drinks at Hong Kong Web3 Festival, Co-Hosted by Solana Name Service (SNS) - yellow.com

KIRAPAY Presents: Permissionless Drinks at Hong Kong Web3 Festival, Co-Hosted by Solana Name Service (SNS) yellow.com

Registrars & ICANN1d ago

VeriSign rStock Price, RVRSN Price, Live Charts, and Marketcap - Coinbase Portugal - Coinbase

VeriSign rStock Price, RVRSN Price, Live Charts, and Marketcap - Coinbase Portugal Coinbase

Registrars & ICANN2d ago

Following The Lawsuit Is VeriSign (VRSN) A Bargain Or Fully Priced? - simplywall.st

Following The Lawsuit Is VeriSign (VRSN) A Bargain Or Fully Priced? simplywall.st

Domain Name Wire3d ago

Hudson’s Detroit developer tries to reverse hijack domain name

Company filed cybersquatting complaint against domain registered well before it had trademark rights in the term Hudson’s Detroit. Bedrock Management Services,…

Domain Name Wire3d ago

James Booth successfully defends another .ai domain name

It’s Booth’s second win in as many months. Domain investor James Booth has fended off a cybersquatting claim on the domain name semify.ai. SEO company Semify, L…

Registrars & ICANN4d ago

ICANN published Universal Acceptance guidelines - Digital Watch Observatory

ICANN published Universal Acceptance guidelines Digital Watch Observatory

Domain Name Wire4d ago

German company tries reverse hijacking domain from Tucows

Complainant omitted key parts of pre-dispute correspondence in its filing. A German building products company has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse hijacki…

Google News4d ago

Beware fake domain sales posts on X - Domain Name Wire

Beware fake domain sales posts on X Domain Name Wire

DomainInvesting4d ago

Great Domain Names Can be Generational Assets

Someone recently commented to me that the price of a domain name I own is so high that I will probably die with it and my kids will inherit it. The comment made…

Registrars & ICANN5d ago

Verisign exec. chairman D. James Bidzos sells $938k in common stock - Investing.com

Verisign exec. chairman D. James Bidzos sells $938k in common stock Investing.com

Registrars & ICANN5d ago

VeriSign Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day - MarketWatch

VeriSign Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day MarketWatch

Registrars & ICANN5d ago

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) CEO sells 3,300 shares in preset trading plan - Stock Titan

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) CEO sells 3,300 shares in preset trading plan Stock Titan

Registrars & ICANN5d ago

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) legal chief sells 500 shares under 10b5-1 plan - Stock Titan

Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) legal chief sells 500 shares under 10b5-1 plan Stock Titan

Registrars & ICANN5d ago

ICANN Accountability Without gTLD Remedies Is Just Documentation - CircleID

ICANN Accountability Without gTLD Remedies Is Just Documentation CircleID

Registrars & ICANN5d ago

Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net domains - Domain Name Wire

Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net domains Domain Name Wire

DomainInvesting6d ago

DropCatch: Backorder Time Changing

I do all of my domain name auction research in the morning while I drink coffee. I spend time analyzing the drop lists and researching the domain names that cat…

TheDomains6d ago

Sedo weekly domain name sales led by H2.com

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and H2..com led the way at $240,000. Rua68.com was second at 125,000 Euro, ($145,171). School.ai was third at $105,…

DomainInvesting6d ago

Cyber.com Sold for 7 Figures via Sedo

I was looking through my DomainIQ Monitoring report this morning, and I saw some changes that were made to the Cyber.com domain name. Cyber.com had been used by…

Registrars & ICANN7d ago

Does ICANN Open the Door on Identity Theft by Dropping 3rd Level .name Domains Registrations? - infoq.com

Does ICANN Open the Door on Identity Theft by Dropping 3rd Level .name Domains Registrations? infoq.com

Registrars & ICANN8d ago

CPI | Verisign, ICANN Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over .Com Domain Pricing - PYMNTS.com

CPI | Verisign, ICANN Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over .Com Domain Pricing PYMNTS.com

Registrars & ICANN10d ago

Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing - Domain Name Wire

Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing Domain Name Wire

TLD News10d ago

ICANN Taps Analysys Mason for Key 2026 New gTLD Reviews - CircleID

ICANN Taps Analysys Mason for Key 2026 New gTLD Reviews CircleID

TheDomains11d ago

nameDesk publishes The 2026 new TLD round, explained

nameDesk published a very detailed guide on the upcoming new gtld round. How it’s going to work, numbers, timelines etc… From the post: What 2012 teaches The 20…

DomainInvesting11d ago

Dynadot Announces KYC Verification for Some TLDs

Dynadot emailed customers today to introduce a new Know Your Customer (KYC) verification process that will pertain to registrants of certain domain name extensi…

TLD News13d ago

Chess is getting its own home on the internet: FIDE and World Chess apply for the .chess domain extension - fide.com

Chess is getting its own home on the internet: FIDE and World Chess apply for the .chess domain extension fide.com

Crypto Domains19d ago

Unstoppable abandons .crypto ICANN push as CEO says web3 market is ‘small’ - CoinDesk

Unstoppable abandons .crypto ICANN push as CEO says web3 market is ‘small’ CoinDesk

Crypto Domains19d ago

Unstoppable Domains scraps ICANN plans after web3 domain sales fall short - Crypto News

Unstoppable Domains scraps ICANN plans after web3 domain sales fall short Crypto News

Crypto Domains19d ago

Unstoppable Domains Abandons ICANN Bid for .crypto and .bitcoin, Citing $2 Million Cost - finance.biggo.com

Unstoppable Domains Abandons ICANN Bid for .crypto and .bitcoin, Citing $2 Million Cost finance.biggo.com

Crypto Domains19d ago

Unstoppable Domains drops $2 million plan to bring .crypto and .bitcoin to standard internet - Cryptonews.net

Unstoppable Domains drops $2 million plan to bring .crypto and .bitcoin to standard internet Cryptonews.net

Crypto Domains19d ago

Unstoppable Domains ICANN cancellation ends web3 domain plans amid refund clash - Bitget

Unstoppable Domains ICANN cancellation ends web3 domain plans amid refund clash Bitget

TLD News20d ago

Consultancy & Tool Development is Norway's largest AI domain - RankmyAI - Telecompaper

Consultancy & Tool Development is Norway's largest AI domain - RankmyAI Telecompaper

Registrars & ICANN27d ago

Exclusive: Namecheap applies for 40 top level domains - Domain Name Wire

Exclusive: Namecheap applies for 40 top level domains Domain Name Wire

TLD News1mo ago

James Booth successfully defends .ai domain in cybersquatting dispute. - Domain Name Wire

James Booth successfully defends .ai domain in cybersquatting dispute. Domain Name Wire

TLD News1mo ago

ICANN’s New gTLD Application Window Set to Close, Capping a Landmark Expansion Round - CircleID

ICANN’s New gTLD Application Window Set to Close, Capping a Landmark Expansion Round CircleID

Google News1mo ago

Why Some Startups Insist on NDAs for Domain Name Purchases - DomainInvesting.com

Why Some Startups Insist on NDAs for Domain Name Purchases DomainInvesting.com

Google News1mo ago

Source.ai Sold for $200,000 in Sale Produced Through New Union of Fruits.co and OpusDNS - Domain Name Journal

Source.ai Sold for $200,000 in Sale Produced Through New Union of Fruits.co and OpusDNS Domain Name Journal

TLD News1mo ago

Momentum Builds as the New gTLD Application Window Enters Its Final Weeks - CircleID

Momentum Builds as the New gTLD Application Window Enters Its Final Weeks CircleID

TLD News2mo ago

L2T Adopts .ai Domain to Reflect AI-Powered Marketing Solutions for Dealerships - PR Newswire

L2T Adopts .ai Domain to Reflect AI-Powered Marketing Solutions for Dealerships PR Newswire

TLD News2mo ago

How one tiny island nation is making millions off AI domain names - Straight Arrow

How one tiny island nation is making millions off AI domain names Straight Arrow

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