Two million domains to transition from GoDaddy Registry to Identity Digital. [This story has been updated with a statement from Identity Digital and terms of the contract.] Top level domain name company Identity Digital has won the U.S. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Breaking: Identity Digital wins .us domain registry contract
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46k .si domains registered in September, momentum growing after Trump’s executive order
· UncategorizedDomain investors are betting on .si. Will businesses, too? Slovenia's .si domain name saw unprecedented growth last month. According to the registry, 46,066 new .si domains were registered in September, and momentum is growing. In the last two ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Spaceship rockets past 10 million domains
· Domain RegistrarsCombo of low prices, modern interface, and domain seller platform help registrar eclipse 10 million DUMs in just a few years. Spaceship has eclipsed a major milestone: 10 million domains under management. Namecheap launched the Spaceship brand ... Continue Reading1 Comment
This week’s Sedo end user domain name sales
· Domain SalesAn air conditioning business, a Russian travel site, and a mirror seller bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale this week was xname.com for €22,000. I believe a domain investor acquired it. Here's a list of the end user domain sales that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New top level domain reveal day set for October 7
· UncategorizedAll 1,616 applications and replacement strings will be revealed next Thursday. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the day many of you have been waiting for is next week. ICANN's Reveal Day for new TLDs is set for October 7. At 18:00 UTC, the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot shares data from 54,000 domain sales
· Domain RegistrarsEighty-nine percent of sales were below $50, but these made up just a third of sales revenue. Domain name registrar Dynadot has shared data from its 54,000 aftermarket sales in Q2. That's a big number, but keep in mind that it includes all of its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap ordered to explain why it shouldn’t pay $50,000 in ACPA case
· Domain RegistrarsJudge says law firm presented "ample evidence" Namecheap violated the ACPA. A law firm is asking a court to let it recover over $50,000 in expenses from Namecheap. Greenberg Gross LLP filed an in rem lawsuit against the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
U.S. government gets default against Egypt.com domain name
· Policy & LawGovernment alleges that domain name was purchased with illicit funds. The U.S. government will soon own the valuable egypt.com domain name. The government filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in July to seize the domain name, alleging that it was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Slovenia’s .si domain grows more than 15% in wake of Trump’s UN speech
· UncategorizedTrump jumpstarts new growth in Slovenia's ccTLD. The country code domain for Slovenia, .si, has seen a surge in registrations over the past ten days. During a United Nations speech on September 22, Donald Trump said the U.S. government would ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain-maxxing: Mogul upgrades from .club to Mogul.com for $1.3 million
· Domain SalesCompany expects return from all-cash deal in 6-12 months. Real estate crowdfunding platform Mogul has upgraded its domain name in a big way. The company has moved from mogul.club to mogul.com. It paid $1.3 million for the upgrade. Seller ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
