Company now plans to spend up to £34 on shares. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) plans to return a lot more capital to shareholders via share buybacks than previously planned. About six weeks ago, the company announced its second-ever buyback program ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik cures breach but questions remain
· Domain RegistrarsBreaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN's approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik ... Continue Reading6 Comments
My thoughts on Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains
· Domain RegistrarsIt could be a win for more than just Squarespace. Squarespace made a surprise announcement yesterday that it was buying Google Domains, Google's domain name registrar, for $180 million. Google Domains currently has about 10 million domains under ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Squarespace buys Google Domains for $180 million
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle sells its domain registration business. In a surprising announcement today, website building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) announced that it's buying Google Domains, Google's domain name registrar. The purchase price is $180 million, and ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Com winners – latest rankings
· 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 February ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik is sold
· Domain RegistrarsDeal completed after lawsuit settlement. The sale of Epik to a new entity has been completed, Domain Name Wire has confirmed. Earlier this week, the company agreed to sell its registrar and hosting business to Epik LLC, a new entity for which we ... Continue Reading32 Comments
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
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 Reading26 Comments
.Com winners: Google continues to rise
· 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 January 2023. I ... Continue Reading2 Comments
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
