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More data and an easier offer submission process come to self-brokering. When Afternic launched self-brokering in March, it was decidedly bare bones. Call it an alpha version. Although it still has a long way to go, the platform has since released several improvements. There are three improvements worth calling out. More lead insights – previously, […]

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Some somewhat-recent end user domain name sales. When a news story falls through the cracks… I think of that phrase when I go back and review domain sales lists from a couple of months ago. I’m able to capture some end user domain purchases in my current weekly reports. But it can take time for […]

Post link: 13 more end user domain sales: Twitch streamer, crypto platform and more

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Turmoil at Africa’s Regional Internet Registry is coming to a head. This site focuses on domain names, but there’s another part of internet real estate that is extremely valuable: IP addresses. Specifically, IPv4 addresses. They are a scarce resource, which has caused their value on the secondary market to increase significantly. Escrow.com does a brisk […]

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A Japanese domain registrar has driven significant growth in .xyz domain registrations over the past twelve months. Depending on the month, .xyz ranks either first or second in terms of total domains under management for new top level domain names. There were 4.8 million .xyz domains registered as of the end of March, the most […]

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Panelist uses strong language about fairness and deciding cases under the UDRP. A recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) decision is a reminder of what the UDRP was created for, and what it wasn’t. Textron Aviation Inc., maker of Beechcraft airplanes, filed the dispute against Atlantic Beechcraft Services over the domain name atlanticbeech […]

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Abuse rankings shift dramatically between open source and commercial blocklists, exposing blind spots in DNS monitoring. Many research organizations publish lists of top level domains and domain registrars that they claim have high rates of abuse. But the lists are only as good as their inputs. That’s the crux behind new data from ICANN, which […]

Post link: ICANN warns that DNS abuse rankings vary widely depending on blocklist source

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Domain registrar offers new auction opportunity with Premium User Auctions. Dynadot has launched a new option for domain investors to sell their domains through auctions. The company’s Premium User Auctions allow Dynadot customers to submit their domains for once-a-month auctions. There are no hidden reserves on the domain names; all domains start at their reserve […]

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An AI contract tool, a vaping advocacy group, and a seller of tactical gear bought domain names. One company acquired five country code domain names at Sedo this past week. And a Domain Name Wire reader who registered a similar domain years ago after reading an article here might be able to cash in. Read […]

Post link: 14 end user domain sales including two AI companies

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A review of keywords in aftermarket domain sales that have remained popular over time. Each month, Afternic posts a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its platform. This is very helpful for domain investors when considering new domains to buy. While I post these lists and compare the ranks from month […]

Post link: 12-month analysis: Which keywords are most popular in Afternic domain sales

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Answer 10 questions correctly to have a chance at winning a basket of domain investor goodies. Do you live and breathe domain names? Think you know the latest domain stats and cybersquatting cases? Then it’s time to put your knowledge to the test. Take this month’s Domain Name Wire Trivia Quiz and see how you […]

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Learn why UDRP should be a last resort for many domain names. On today’s show, you’ll hear about the brand and trademark holder perspective of enforcement in the domain space. Daniel Greenberg, CEO of Lexsynergy, and Robert White, Head of Online Brand Protection for the company, join me to discuss how brands take enforcement actions. […]

Post link: Brand enforcement tactics – DNW Podcast #542

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Many registrars showed strong growth in the latest .com registration data. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers March 2025. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: March was the end of the quarter, and registrars finished strong. Month-over-month, Newfold was +117k, GoDaddy was […]

Post link: Registrar rankings: a strong finish to Q1 for .com domains

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A change for .co domains, a surging domain registrar, and more top stories from last month on Domain Name Wire. Here’s what happened in the domain business last month: 1. GoDaddy loses .co contract to TIG partnership – The “original” winners of the contract to commercialize .co have lost the renewal. A partnership between Team […]

Post link: Top domain name stories from June: .Co, Tesla, Spaceship and more

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The organization takes another step to enable all domains to work with its systems. More than a year after ICANN staff gained the ability to send and receive emails from internationalized domain names (IDN), the organization has taken another step on the Universal Acceptance path. The non-profit domain overseer announced this week that individuals with […]

Post link: ICANN eats its own dog food with Universal Acceptance

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Company will have to pay $1,000 a day, but it will be an uphill battle for Meta to collect. A federal judge has imposed contempt sanctions against Chinese company Leascend Technology (formerly 35.CN) in a long-running cybersquatting lawsuit brought by Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). The lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal District Court in October […]

Post link: Meta Platforms gets contempt sanctions against former Chinese domain registrar

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Famous journalist and former CNN talk show host wins cybersquatting dispute over his personal name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled in favor of Piers Morgan in a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name PiersMorgan.com. Morgan filed the case against a respondent identified only as “W NA” in the UK. The domain was […]

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GoDaddy clawed back two domain names that companies had won in expired domain auctions. A federal judge has denied (pdf) much of GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) motion to dismiss a lawsuit over two revoked domain names, allowing several of the plaintiffs’ claims to move forward. In a decision filed Tuesday, Judge John J. Tuchi of the […]

Post link: Judge allows expired domain clawback lawsuit to proceed against GoDaddy

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Company that runs AI product directory forks over six figures for mini.ai. Sedo had a solid sales week, led by the €100,000 sale of mini.ai. The company publishes twelve sales of five figures or more, and there might be others that are private. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that were recently […]

Post link: End user domain sales led by €100,000 .ai domain

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Panelist says it’s a classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found ContractPod Technologies Ltd. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name leah.ai. The legal technology company filed a complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), arguing that […]

Post link: Legal tech firm ContractPod tries to reverse hijack leah.ai

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Yes, AI is still #1. Afternic has released a list of the top 20 keywords in domains that sold at Afternic in April. The top four keywords remained unchanged from March. Here’s the list of keywords for April, including their rankings from the prior month in parentheses. ai (1) my (2) group (3) bet (4) […]

Post link: Top four selling keywords remain unchanged at Afternic

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