Here 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 March 2023. It's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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ICANN enters into .net contract extension with Verisign
· Policy & LawICANN greenlights massive price increases for .net domains in contract renewal. On Thursday, ICANN executed a renewal of a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running the .net registry. It extends the agreement to June 30, ... Continue Reading2 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
.Web may face more delays as Altanovo fights on
· Policy & LawDeja vu. Not so fast (or slow, as you might observe). Just weeks after ICANN's board decided the organization should move forward with contracting .web to Nu Dot Co, which plans to assign the domain to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the timeline is in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.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
Verisign gets patent for cryptocurrency-backed sale and transfer of domain names
· Policy & LawPatent describes way to use blockchain technology for the sale and transfer of domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,645,370 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Transferring a domain name on a secondary ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Board: no foul play in .web auction
· Policy & LawICANN Board gives approval to contract the .web top level domain. The ICANN Board of Directors has determined that an agreement between Nu Dot Co and Verisign for the .web top level domain name did not violate the new TLD application terms. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign adds 1 million .com/.net domains in Q1
· ServicesDomain registry ups the lower end of its revenue guidance for the year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported first quarter earnings this afternoon. The company ended the quarter with 174.8 million domains in the .com/.net base, which was 1.0 million ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign gets patents covering blockchain and registration via chatbot
· Policy & LawDomain registry expands on previous patents with three new patents granted today. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted three patents to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN() today. Patent number 11,621,939 (pdf) is for Domain name suggestion and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com winners: Gname hops into top 10 largest by .com DUMs
· 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 November 2022. Gname ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment