Domain News
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Many domain investors need to file a Beneficial Ownership statement
New requirement kicks in this year for companies to file ownership statements. U.S. domain name investors who operate their business…
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ICANN80: Rwanda joins the small circle of sub-Saharan states to have hosted ICANN
Following on from Paris, which hosted the ICANN Contracted Parties Summit last May, the Rwandan capital has just hosted its…
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From insurance to perfume, here are domains end users just bought
An insurance broker, a perfume business, and a marketing company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was…
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.AI namespace closes in on 500,000 domains
Registry updates data about domains under management. The registry for Anguilla’s .ai top level domain name has updated the number…
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My no good first half of 2024
My domain sales are down significantly this year compared to this point last year. We’re halfway through 2024, and my…
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Atom launches domain appraisal tool in beta
Domain investors get another appraisal tool, this one courtesy of Atom. Domain name sales platform Atom has launched a domain…
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Verisign: would-be .com contract killers are “wrong”
Verisign has responded to the campaign to have the US government cancel its contract to run .com and open the…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TextFree.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TextFree.com led all sales at $81,102. Versichert.de was the top cctld at…
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Five gTLDs at risk as registry goes AWOL
The chance of five new gTLDs themed around the Middle East ever going live has substantially decreased after the registry…
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Recovering stolen domains – DNW Podcast #491
How domains get stolen and how to recover them. I write about domains getting stolen all of the time. On…
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The Castello Brothers, Daycare.com and a chance to see Taylor Swift for free
Michael and David Castello have one of the best domain name portfolios in the history of domaining. They also have…
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Verisign: you can’t cancel our contract to run .com
Verisign responds to letter from advocacy groups. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today filed a notice with the SEC stating that the…
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John Rizvi loses cybersquatting dispute to John Rizvi
Patent attorney files cybersquatting claim for his name, but loses because the domain is registered to someone else with the…
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Group wants to see an end to Verisign’s monopoly over .com
The American Economic Liberties Project sent out letters to the NTIA and the DOJ wanting them to step in an…
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Yoga apparel company sues to get ALO.com
The company tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain in 2017. Yoga apparel company Alo, LLC has filed an in…