Domain News
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.br tops five million names
Brazil’s .br ccTLD has topped five million registered domains for the first time. Stats provided by registry NIC.br show that…
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ICANN returning to Puerto Rico
ICANN has put Puerto Rico back on its list of future meeting venues after cancelling this year’s trip to San…
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Ukrainians urged to “de-Russify” their domains
There’s reportedly a push in Ukraine to get registrants of Russian-transliterated TLDs to switch to their matching Ukrainian versions. Ukraine’s…
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.au passes four million names as 2LDs surge
Australia’s .au domains has surpassed four million registered names for the first time, boosted by second-level regs. The milestone appears…
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USAA tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist find reverse domain name hijacking in case involving third-party claims adjuster. It’s not every day that a large company…
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Escrow.com Domain Investment Index for Q2 2022
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index for Q2 2022. The total transaction value for all domains combined has dropped in…
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Escrow.com reports $256 million in domain transactions in first half of 2022
Domain transactions are up, although results are flattening so far this year. Domain transactions at Escrow.com have grown 85% in…
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Using data to improve domain investing – DNW Podcast #406
How data can help you become a better domain investor. On today’s show, I talk with Squadhelp founder Darpan Munjal.…
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Security Week “Hundreds of eCommerce Domains Infected With Google Tag Manager-Based Skimmers”
SecurityWeek.com published a piece on hackers abusing Google Tag Manager by injecting HTML or JavaScript code into websites using GTM.…
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Unstoppable Domains and .wallet Handshake owner file dueling lawsuits
Fight escalates between Unstoppable Domains and Handshake. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the…
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After $100 million in funding, DoiT International secures doit.com
This large company upgraded from a hyphenated domain name. DoiT recently upgraded to DoiT.com. Cloud computing is commonplace today, with…
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Here’s what likely happened with eth.link
No one played dirty, but the expiration process can appear that way. Ethereum Name Service and Virgil Griffith, the registrant…
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Lawsuit alleges zow.com is a stolen domain name
Person who registered the domain in 1996 says it’s stolen. A California resident has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that…
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Lawmakers push for Whois privacy on .us domains
10 Democrats ask NTIA to add Whois privacy to .us domain names. While Whois records in most top level domains…
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Which top level domains are truly popular, part two
Which domains get used the most? Which new TLDs make the cool kid’s club, and which don’t? Last week I…