Which registrars are growing, and what's driving it? Last week, I published my monthly look at how domain name registrars are faring with .com registrations. Since this data covered December 2025 and concluded the year, I think it's an interesting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Behind the data: Domain registrar growth in 2025
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Musician Ivan Cornejo tries to reverse hijack a domain name
· Policy & LawPanelist admonishes musician's company and lawyers for filing cybersquatting case. Mexican-American singer and songwriter Ivan Cornejo has risen to fame in the past few years. Unfortunately for him, another person named Ivan Cornejo registered the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
March’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedStories about the state of web3 domain names and two humongous cybersquatting disputes were among the top stories in March. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in March, ranked by views: 1. Web3 "domains" are dead - The web3 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2025’s biggest .com gainers: Namecheap, Hostinger, Cloudflare
· Domain RegistrarsSee the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data Verisign provides to ICANN. The data is always three months in arrears; the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Seven domain name registrars get the axe
· Policy & LawThe registrars were late on accreditation payments, and don't appear to have been active. ICANN has sent termination notices to seven domain name registrars. The organization sent breach notices to HaveaName, Netestate, TopSystem, OpenName, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
College sports endorsement business tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain was registered before Complainant existed. A company that connects college athletes with endorsement deals tried to reverse hijack a domain name, a UDRP panelist has decided. NOCAP Sports, Inc., which uses the domain name nocapsports.io, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NamePros adds domain search functionality, promotes for-sale domains
· ServicesForum expands on its parking platform to get domains in front of buyers. NamePros gets tens of millions of visits from guest users every year. Now, it wants to turn them into domain buyers. The forum has released new features to improve the visibility ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Can any registries win the contract to operate .US?
· UncategorizedThe draft RFP includes provisions that severely limit the pool of potential operators. In December, the U.S. government published a draft RFP to operate the .us country code domain and requested feedback. The National Telecommunications and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Australian mining and agriculture company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawFirm's name is a common surname in Australia. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has denied (pdf) a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name hancock.com.au. The majority of the panel also found that this was a case of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
End user domain name sales up to $50,000
· Domain SalesBusinesses bought these domain names at Sedo over the past week. Sedo's top public sale this week was zmo.com for $95,000. The buyer is not yet known. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that were recently completed at Sedo. You can view ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
