Domain News
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NameJet/SnapNames December 2022 sales led by JVZ.com
americanpainsociety.org Namejet Expiring $12,701 psy.co Namejet Expiry $9,090 delio.com Namejet Expiry $8,020 wizard.org Namejet Expiring $6,138 …
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December’s top stories
These were the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire last month, as ranked by views. I’m a bit late…
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sex.com for sale, but it’s not a domain deal
The owners of sex.com, which for many years was the highest-price domain sale ever recorded, have put the site on…
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Afnic Registrar Day is back
On January 10, the new edition of Registrar Day was held, organized by AFNIC, the registry of the .FR extension,…
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Sex.com is for sale (again)
Sellers hope to get at least $20 million for the domain. The domain name sex.com, once the most valuable domain…
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A baker’s dozen end user sales at Sedo
A recipe blogger, a Greek supermarket chain, and a senior housing company bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week…
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ICANN to be told to stop pussyfooting on new gTLDs
The GNSO Council is expected to tell ICANN’s board of directors that it needs to stop lollygagging and set the…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by SkyWin.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and SkyWin.com led the way at $275,000. Nevis.com was second at $100,000. Star247.com…
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Pool.com relaunches as web3 domains business
Company throws its hat into a crowded ring of companies selling alt-root domain names. Pool.com is now selling its own…
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Unstoppable Domains and CNNIC get blockchain patents
Two entities get U.S. patents related to blockchain and domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents…
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19 end user sales from the holidays
End users bought these domains over the holidays. Last week, Sedo published sales from the last three weeks. I posted…
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How many .xyz and other big ticket domain sales from 2022 are developed already?
Many six-figure domain purchases haven’t been put to use yet. One of the arguments I hear from people who think…
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New ICANN boss makes encouraging noises on new gTLDs
ICANN’s new interim CEO Sally Costerton addressed the community in her new role for what I believe was the first…
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Fighting uncapped prices – DNW Podcast #420
Why Namecheap fought against uncapped domain prices, and what it means for the domain industry. When ICANN removed price caps…
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Verisign loses prestige .gov contract to Cloudflare
Cloudflare is to take over registry services for the US government’s .gov domain, ending Verisign’s 12-year run. It seems .gov…