Bitcoin has an incentivized salesforce that keeps drawing in new money. The value of bitcoin is surging once again. Depending on who you ask, bitcoin is either a currency (it's uncommonly used as one) or a store of value (a very lousy one). One ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Uniregistry is dropping Topcoin
· Domain RegistrarsCustomers have until the end of March to use Topcoin at Uniregistry. Domain name registrar Uniregistry is dropping Topcoin from its platform. The company announced the change in an email sent just before midnight Friday night. Topcoin is a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Sedo to hold crypto domain name auction
· Domain SalesAuction will show the investor appetite for crypto domains. Sedo announced that it will hold an auction September 13-20 that will exclusively feature cryptocurrency and blockchain-related domain names. It's a bit surprising that no other major ... Continue Reading18 Comments
17 end user domain name sales up to $500,000
· Domain SalesCrypto domain names and more. Sedo's end user sales this week were headlined by a $500,000 sale. Although the buyer isn't known yet, it is likely in the cryptocurrency space and almost certainly in finance. Speaking of cryptocurrency, Crypto.club ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Fake token presale at Sale-Orchid.com dupes people looking for Orchid.com
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges that someone made away with $66,000 in fake token presale. Even if you have a great domain name, people can get confused by other domains that use your brand name. Just ask Orchid Labs, a company creating a decentralized hosting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Qurate Retail Group’s registrations include cryptocurrencies and scam domains
· UncategorizedCompany registers over 100 domain names as part of rebranding. Liberty Interactive, a company that owns brands such as QVC, has changed its name to Qurate Retail Group. The company went on a domain registration binge as part of the renaming. While ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Cryptocurrency domains are no longer trending
· UncategorizedFrom total domination to "where did those go?". Verisign released its latest report of the top trending keywords in new .com domain name registrations, and something is noticeably absent for January: cryptocurrency terms. For months, domain names ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Thoughts from NamesCon in Las Vegas
· UncategorizedAs NamesCon enters its third day, here are my thoughts from the conference. NamesCon continues for its third day in Las Vegas today. There have been some cool events and sessions, and NamesCon is doing a great job recapping them on its website. So ... Continue Reading9 Comments
End user domain name sales up to $195,000
· Domain SalesThe cryptocurrency surge continues to drive sales at Sedo. Sedo had some big sales to end users this past week and the top two are related to blockchain. That's not a big surprise but the interesting thing is that the second domain, Orbs.com, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
#1 in 2017: Domain name scoops
· UncategorizedThis 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
