A cryptocurrency site, a health insurance company, and an open source community platform bought domain names. Sedo had a handful of nice five figure sales this past week. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This week’s end user domain name sales
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ICANN sends breach notice to Epik
· Domain RegistrarsThe company has three weeks to pay up and address issues. ICANN sent a breach notice (pdf) to Epik yesterday, giving it until June 22 to fix a number of problems. The official reason for the breach notice is the company's failure to pay its ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Escrow.com reveals Master of Domains 2023 winners
· ServicesEscrow company recognizes top domain brokers. Escrow.com today revealed the winners of its 2023 Master of Domains awards. The awards are given to the highest-grossing brokerage firms/individuals based on the dollar volume of their transactions with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik agrees to be sold, Temporary Restraining Order requested to block deal
· Domain RegistrarsDeal would pay off debt to many domain registries, and the new entity might be able to pay back customers. Domain name registrar Epik has agreed to sell many of its assets for $4.9 million, most of which will be used to pay outstanding debt, ... Continue Reading23 Comments
NamesCon kicks off today. Here’s where to see me
· UncategorizedI'm hosting two sessions today at NamesCon. The annual NamesCon Global event kicks off in Austin this morning. Over 1,000 people have registered for the event, which is being held in conjunction with CloudFest USA. I'm hosting two fireside chats ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Escrow.com: domain volume shot up in Q1
· Domain SalesThe good days are back, as domain sales at Escrow.com in Q1 2023 matched Q1 2022. We already knew that Escrow.com saw a rebound in its business last quarter. Now, the company has quantified the domain portion of that upswing. In its ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Saw.com merges with NameSilo’s NameLot
· UncategorizedCombined company will have technology and brokerage experience. Domain name brokerage Saw.com and NameSilo (CSE: URL) announced today that Saw.com is merging with NameSilo's NameLot. The combination will give Saw.com a technology stack for selling ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
List for Sale – DNW Podcast #438
· PodcastsListing domains for sale is about to get easier. It might be difficult to remember, but there was a time when aftermarket domain name transactions were much more complex. If a buyer in China wanted your domain, they had to go to the landing page ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
· Domain SalesNew TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 "platinum" domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one of the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Chat.com sells for 8 figures AGAIN
· Domain SalesHe might have sold it to the other company that tried to buy it earlier. Earlier this year, entrepreneur Dharmesh Shah acquired chat.com for over $10 million. He just flipped the domain name. Shah posted on LinkedIn this morning that he sold the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
