Domain News
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GoDaddy’s GlobalBlock supports blockchain names
GoDaddy’s Brand Safety Alliance has finally released the list of TLDs supported by its new GlobalBlock brand protection service, and…
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Police .uk domain takedowns dive in 2023
The number of .uk domain names taken down as a result of requests from law enforcement shrank substantially last year,…
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Passes.com: from $70k domain to $40 million venture round
Richard Lau sold domain name to company that just raised $40 million. Passes helps creators generate revenue from their audiences.…
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ICANN considers way to restrict use of accountability mechanisms
Working group asked ICANN for a way to restrict access under specific circumstances. ICANN has opened a comment period over…
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CENTR TLD Market Report 2024
CENTR released their latest TLD report. One of the things I thought that was interesting in the report was toward…
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Squarespace revenue tops $1 billion in 2023
Company reports robust growth in 2023 and says its Google Domains acquisition is performing well. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q4…
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GoDaddy wants to cut the bullshit from .xxx
GoDaddy Registry wants to drop a big chunk of nonsense from the contract governing its .xxx domain, some 20 years…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Hub.xyz
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Hub.xyz led the way at $31,900. The top .com sale was WorthScore.com…
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Judge dismisses TRX.com cybersquatting claim
Lawsuit against domain name is dismissed but domain owner’s suit to stop UDRP transfer is still pending. I said the…
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Dueling domain blocking services to launch at ICANN 79
Norwegian startup NameBlock is set to launch its suite of brand protection and domain security services later this week, with…
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Domain forums and conferences – DNW Podcast #474
Helmuts Meskonis discusses Domain Summit and how he hopes to bring DNForum back to its former glory. This week, I…
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A.I. Girlfriends, image engines and the purchase of Porn.ai
Tatum Hunter at The Washington Post wrote a very in depth article on the world of porn, ai and even…
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Freename tries to bridge DNS and blockchain
Swiss blockchain naming startup Freename has released a service it says it hopes will help make blockchain-based naming systems easier…
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Ethereum Name Service community approves eth.link settlement
ENS plans to pay auction bidder $300,000 to settle dispute. Short numeric .eth domains are hot right now. The results…
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Trader Joe’s loses cybersquatting complaint against “Trader Joe”
Company waited 25 years to file cybersquatting allegations. Grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed…