These 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
Newfold Digital is acquiring MarkMonitor from Clarivate for $302.5 million
· Domain RegistrarsCorporate brand protection registrar has a new owner. Newfold Digital, a large conglomerate of domain name registrars and hosting companies, is acquiring brand protection registrar MarkMonitor from Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT), an IP service roll-up. It ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik gets new CEO as Rob Monster moves to non-executive role
· Domain RegistrarsBrian Royce takes over the helm at Epik. Rob Monster is no longer CEO of domain name registrar Epik. The company announced today that Brian Royce will succeed Monster in the CEO role. Monster will be Chairman of the Board. The executive ... Continue Reading9 Comments
News from GoDaddy keynote at NamesCon
· Domain RegistrarsHere's what Paul Nicks announced at NamesCon today. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) President of Domains Paul Nicks gave the opening keynote at NamesCon today. Nicks made an announcement sure to please domain owners: in the future, you'll be able to see ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Why I sold my PayPal shares
· Domain RegistrarsThe Sav incident is another example of how poorly PayPal treats its customers. I rarely buy individual company stocks, preferring to invest in index and target date funds that don't require constant attention. But during the market drawdown earlier ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Latest .com registrar rankings
· 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 April 2022. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wix plans layoffs as growth slows
· Domain RegistrarsCompany announces cost cuts as demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) announced a cost reduction plan that includes layoffs today along with its Q2 earnings. The company said that demand, which shot up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows Domains continues to tread water, company comments on blockchain domains
· Domain RegistrarsIts domain name business shrunk a bit last quarter. Tucows' (NASDAQ: TCX) domain name business continues to tread water, the company reported today. Revenue in the domains business was $61.1 million in Q2 2022, down 2% from the same quarter a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GMO offers blockchain domains to Japanese market
· Domain RegistrarsCompany creates standalone site to sell Unstoppable Domains blockchain domains. GMO Internet Group, a large domain name company in Japan, has created a new site to promote blockchain domain names to its customers in Japan. CryptoName by GMO is a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy paid $71.4 million for Dan.com
· Domain RegistrarsCompany completed acquisition of rival domain sales platform last month. According to a regulatory filing, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) paid $71.4 million to acquire Dan.com. The company filed its form 10-Q quarterly report today. In the subsequent ... Continue Reading11 Comments
