Registrar says it would allow ENS to escape jurisdiction. ENS and Virgil Griffith sued Dynadot in September 2022 after the registrar sold the domain for $852,000 in an expired domain name auction. Griffith is in jail for helping North Korea evade ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot enables direct listing on Afternic
· Domain RegistrarsDynadot customers can now list their domains on Afternic through the Dynadot account dashboard. In its Q1 earnings release, Godaddy announced that it had rolled out its Afternic List for Sale technology to other registrars. Dynadot sent a message ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ENS asks court to transfer eth.link after DNS abuse complaint takes site down
· Policy & LawGroup wants to transfer domain away from registrar it's in litigation with. Ethereum Name Service (ENS), the entity behind blockchain-based .eth domain names, is asking a court (pdf) to allow it to transfer eth.link to a different registrar. ENS ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Indian ISPs block access to major domain registrars
· Policy & LawCybersquatting victims are frustrated that registrars outside India won't take down domains. Some Indian ISPs have blocked access to three major domain name registrars. The move comes as part of a long-running dispute over cybersquatting. Indian ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Dynadot adds closeouts, changes auction pricing structure
· Domain RegistrarsDutch auctions will follow regular auctions. Domain name registrar Dynadot is making two changes to its expired domain auctions. First, the company is introducing closeout auctions similar to GoDaddy. These Dutch auctions will occur when a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The latest .com leaderboard
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2022. New ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Here are the latest kings of .com
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2022. New this ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Latest .com domain name leaders
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2022. June ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com rankings include a Turkish domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2022. Every once ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Judge halts sale of eth.link domain name
· Policy & LawTemporary restraining order puts sale on hold. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi has issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) halting the sale of eth.link. As Domain Name Wire first reported on September 7, Ethereum Name Service and former ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment