This is the tenth and final post in a series covering the most-viewed stories on Domain Name Wire in 2017. You can tell a lot about what companies are up to by observing domain names. The top three stories on DNW this year (in terms of views) were ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
BrandBucket adds bitcoin support and pitches domains to crypto fans
· Domain SalesBrandable domain marketplace now accepts bitcoin as payment for domains. Domain name marketplace BrandBucket is now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment. To pay with bitcoin, customers checkout as usual and select "Pay With Bitcoin". They are then ... Continue Reading3 Comments
People are registering cryptocurrency domain names in droves
· Uncategorized.Com is a hot cryptocurrency. Verisign released its list of top trending words in .com domain name registrations last month. Usually, there are a few related terms in the list. But for last month, they're almost all related. 9 of the top ten ... Continue Reading11 Comments
From bitcoin to mortgages, here are 17 end user domain sales
· Domain SalesNew bitcoin rewards site buys .com to forward to .au, and other end user domain name sales. Sedo had a couple of nice short domain sales this past week: j.de for €49,000 and ANI.com for $49,000. I can't yet tie these domains to end users, and the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Understand Blockchain with Ken Hansen – DNW Podcast #156
· PodcastsKen Hansen explains what blockchain is and how it can be used. You might know Ken Hansen from the domain name industry, but he’s also very involved with spreading the gospel of blockchain. On today’s show, Ken explains blockchain in language that you ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Blockchain and Hurricane Harvey were popular in domains last month
· UncategorizedLots of blockchain related domains were registered in .com in August. Verisign has published the list of "trending keywords" in new .com registrations last month. Keywords on the list doesn't come as a huge surprise. Words related to blockchain and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Topcoin plans ICO with goal of being loyalty program for digital goods
· ServicesCompany plans to use blockchain to disrupt the loyalty program business. If you've registered domain names at Uniregistry over the past three years then you are familiar with Topcoin, a form of digital rewards that can be redeemed for discounts on ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Get ready to MERGE! – DNW Podcast #150
· PodcastsA conference covering domain names, bitcoin, blockchain and more is coming. Here's how to get free or discounted tickets. Jothan Frakes comes on the show to discuss the upcoming MERGE! Show in Orlando. It includes The Domain Conference plus other ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Why cryptocurrency domain names were a good bet
· UncategorizedDomains seem cheap to early investors in cryptocurrencies. Sedo's top public domain name sale this week was CryptoNews.com at €43,000. This is the latest in a string of cryptocurrency related domain names that have sold. The most storied sale was ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Cryptocurrency domains were hot in May
· UncategorizedPeople registered lots of domains related to cryptocurrencies in May. As the price of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum continue to surge in price, interest in relevant domain names also continues to spike. The top trending word in new ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment