Domain News
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PIR’s Diaz to leave domain industry
Public Interest Registry is losing its long-serving policy veep Paul Diaz, who will leave the company and domain industry later…
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Some registrars have already quit ICANN’s Whois experiment
ICANN’s two-year experiment in helping connect Whois users with registrars has grown its pool of participating registrars over the last…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Bagels.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Bagels.com led the way at $50,000. Soga.com was second at $50,000. Playhouse.ai…
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My Crazy Domains issue has been resolved (with a twist)
It turns out the domain hadn’t expired and shouldn’t have been auctioned at SnapNames. Last week, I wrote about an…
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ICANN opens $217 million Grant Program
Ten million bucks of ICANN’s money is up for grabs, starting today. The Org has opened the application window for…
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Namecheap CEO vows to start selling .wallet Handshake names soon
Fight over dueling blockchain-based naming systems will continue. Namecheap’s CEO has vowed to start selling .wallet domains in the Handshake…
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TRX.com owner makes case for attorney fees
After judge dismisses case, domain owner asks for attorney fees. Lawyers for the owner of trx.com today made their case…
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3DNS files patent for blockchain-based domain registrar
“On-chain” domain registrar files patent. Blockchain-based domain name registration company 3DNS has filed a patent application for Blockchain-Based Domain Name…
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Internet could get one-letter gTLDs (but there’s a catch)
ICANN is set to loosen up its restrictions on single-character gTLDs in the 2026 application round, according to draft Applicant…
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.ai registry fights deadbeats with tweaked auction rules
With too many auction winners failing to hand over the loot, the .ai registry has changed its auction terms to…
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Should all auction houses implement a deposit requirement?
.Ai is going to be initiating deposit requirements for their expired auctions. Vincent Cate also doubled down on the fact…
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The insanity of Crazy Domains
I won a domain name in a SnapNames auction this month. It’s been a pain ever since. Winning a domain…
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Amazon and Google among .internal TLD ban backers
Google and Amazon have publicly backed ICANN’s plan to reserve the top-level domain .internal for private behind-the-firewall uses. ICANN picked…
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16 end user sales this week:
A name-image-likeness college athletics company, a crypto business, and an orthodontist bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past…
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Team Internet acquires content company for $41.8 million
Deal will reduce Team Internet’s reliance on Google for monetization. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG) announced today it is acquiring…