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A flashback to the invention of the DNS. One of my favorite interviews on the Domain Name Wire Podcast was from 2016, when I interviewed DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris. On today’s show, I’m replaying that interview. You’ll hear about the early days of the DNS, including why it was created. Paul also confirmed that some […]

Post link: Greatest hits: inventing the DNS – DNW Podcast #537

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It took nearly a year for the parties to settle their dispute. The registry for .top domain names has cured its breaches with ICANN compliance, as of today. ICANN sent a breach notice to .TOP Registry, the company behind the .top top level domain name, in July 2024. The breach notice stated that .top had […]

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A fintech company, an ISO consultancy, and a Hubspot agency bought domain names. Last week, Sedo reported 69 domain sales of $2,000 or more. Many of these were acquired by end users. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that recently sold at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. MiamiNews.com […]

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Revenue surges at domain registrar as domains under management continue to grow. NameSilo (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) has released its earnings for Q1. For the quarter, the company grossed CAD $15.9 million, up from CAD $12.8 million in the same quarter of 2024. That’s a solid 24% year-over-year growth. It was the 10th consecutive quarter […]

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21 projects approved for funding of up to $500,000. ICANN has released a list of projects funded in the first cohort of its inaugural grant program. The program uses funds collected from “auctions of last resort” from the last round of top level domain names. Overall, the group is contributing just over $9 million to […]

Post link: ICANN grants $9M, including $500k for UDRP defense

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Patent describes automated crawler and checkout simulator to spot fraud in newly-registered domains. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has filed a patent application describing a method to proactively detect scam websites by automatically crawling newly registered domains and simulating checkout processes. U.S. patent application 18/521,909 (pdf), titled Automated Domain Crawler and Checkout Simulator for Proactive and Real-time […]

Post link: PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains

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An AI-tax preparation tool, a corporate events company, and a workplace violence prevention business bought domain names. Every week, I publish an end user domain sales report. This report reveals which end users bought domain names at Sedo during the past week. With most Whois records now obscured by privacy services, the most common way […]

Post link: End user rewind: more domain name sales

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Name.com offers significant discount on .com domains for one week. Do you have a list of .com domains you want to hand-register? You might want to wait a few more days. Domain Name Wire readers know that I rarely write about sales on domain registrations, but some are too good not to cover. Name.com is […]

Post link: Build your list: registrar offers $4.99 .com registrations

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GoDaddy plans featured auction that will include registry-owned .io domains. GoDaddy has announced that its next featured auction event will begin on June 10, with auctions concluding on June 17 and 18. This auction will include third-party inventory, as it did last time. Notably, Identity Digital is auctioning 170 .io domain names that had been […]

Post link: GoDaddy plans next premium auction, including registry-owned .io domains

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.Global domains among most-sold premium domain names. Identity Digital has published a summary of domain name data from Q1 2025. The company is the largest domain name registry in terms of number of TLDs, with nearly 300. The company revealed 20 premium domain names registered during the quarter, including seven .global domains: architecture, gateway, usd, […]

Post link: Identity Digital releases Q1 data on premium domain sales and keyword trends

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AI, my, and group top the list of keywords in sold domain names. Afternic has released its latest list of hot keywords in the aftermarket, and AI leads the list again, other than for the filler word ‘the’. This list includes sales that occurred in March (with February rank in parentheses if it was in […]

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A newly issued patent aims to mitigate “resource starvation” resulting from bulk domain availability queries. Domain registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has secured a patent designed to address spam-induced resource depletion caused by excessive bulk domain name searches. U.S. Patent number 12,316,600 (pdf), titled Dynamic systems for migrating spam-induced resource starvation domain name search methods of […]

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Marketplace will build a registrar from the ground up to benefit domain investors and buyers. Domain marketplace and naming platform Atom announced today that it has obtained registrar accreditation from ICANN. Becoming a registrar provides significant advantages for a domain marketplace, streamlining the management of domains and transfers, particularly for lease-to-own transactions. Atom, however, has […]

Post link: Atom becomes an ICANN-accredited registrar with big plans

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When State Creative decided to focus on WordPress security and maintenance, it’s old domain no longer fit. This is part of a series about companies changing their domain names. See other stories in the series here. Garrett Goldman, Managing Partner of StateWP Our domain switch wasn’t just about branding. It reflected a complete pivot in […]

Post link: Domain changes: old domain doesn’t work for new business focus

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ICANN’s Theresa Swinehart discusses brand applications in the upcoming round of top level domains. The next application window for top level domain names opens next year. It’s been more than a decade since the last round, and a lot has changed in both the domain name industry and the broader internet landscape. On today’s podcast, […]

Post link: What’s next for dot-brands – DNW Podcast #536

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The company already has several issued patents related to blockchain and domain names. Unstoppable Domains has filed a patent application for Off-chain domain name record resolution based on blockchain assets. The patent application describes ways of using control of blockchain assets in order to make changes to DNS records on standard domains, such as .com. […]

Post link: Unstoppable Domains applies for patent for blockchain control of web2 domains

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Company has legitimate trademark issue, but not a cybersquatting one. A supplements company has been found to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name DecodeAge.com. U.S. company Spartacus Brands LLC, which operates a site at CodeAge.com, filed the dispute against Centenarians Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. Centenarians also sells supplements, and there might be a trademark […]

Post link: Supplements company tries reverse domain name hijacking

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Want to transfer your expired domain wins to another registrar? Here’s how to get authorization codes from NameBright in bulk. DomainCatch is one of the best platforms for snapping up fully deleting domain names. When you win domains at DropCatch, they are automatically added to a NameBright account. NameBright is owned by the same company […]

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As more people turn to AI tools for search and everyday tasks, fewer are visiting websites. This may lead to less demand for domain names. A significant shift in how people search for information online is underway, and it could have long-term implications for the demand for domain names. The traditional process has always been […]

Post link: AI is changing search, and that could impact domain demand

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Opus Origin promises an improved version of NamesCon this year. NamesCon is going to a new city this year. But that’s not all that’s changed, at least behind the scenes: NamesCon is under new ownership. I reached out to Opus Origin to learn more about the company and its plans for the conference. If you […]

Post link: Q&A: NamesCon’s new owners explain what to expect as event moves to Miami

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