Man says company owes him over $300,000. A man has sued (pdf) domain name registrar Epik, its Masterbucks entity, former CEO Rob Monster, and current CEO Brian Royce after the company failed to return his funds in an escrow transaction. Matthew ... Continue Reading15 Comments
January’s top domain name news
· UncategorizedThese were popular news stories in the domain business last month. 1. Sex/com is for sale again - It last sold for $13 million, and the current owner wants at least $20 million. But they think they've found a business model, so it's not just the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik and Rob Monster fined $10,000 in DNProtect settlement
· Domain RegistrarsWashington State insurance commissioner went after company for offering insurance product. Domain name registrar Epik shut down its DNProtect service earlier this month, and now we know why. The Washington State insurance commissioner was ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Epik updates: layoffs and technical issues
· Domain RegistrarsCEO addresses layoffs and technical issues. I've heard more chatter about Epik over the past couple of weeks, and I reached out to Epik CEO Brian Royce for an update. First, I noticed a couple of Epik employees/contractors posting that they'd ... Continue Reading30 Comments
December’s top stories
· UncategorizedThese were the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire last month, as ranked by views. I'm a bit late publishing this list for last month. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you would have received it at the beginning of the month. 1. Epik ... Continue Reading1 Comment
An Epik crash – 2022 top stories
· UncategorizedThe domain registrar experienced a run on the bank this year, and it continues to try to make customers whole. From the outside, everything seemed to be going well at Epik. Sure, the domain name registrar known for catering to controversial ... Continue Reading11 Comments
CEO exodus – 2022 top stories
· UncategorizedThere were three surprising CEO changes at domain companies this year. There were several surprising changes in the c-suite at domain companies this year, mostly coming at the tail end of the year. In chronological order, here are three CEOs ... Continue Reading1 Comment
An Epik victim tells her story
· Domain RegistrarsShe's waiting on her payout for her retirement. Epik owes a lot of money to its customers. I've heard stories from several people waiting for their promised cash to arrive. They're stressed. They're worried they're never going to see their ... Continue Reading22 Comments
.Xyz, Epik and more – DNW Podcast #415
· PodcastsLet's dig into the latest conversations in the domain industry. On today’s show I talk about a couple of big topics in the domain industry right now. First, I’ll discuss the latest questioning of .xyz domain sales, along with what I think the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Epik continues to dig out from financial mess
· Domain RegistrarsBut creditors aren't happy with the pace as they are still owed money. Domain name registrar Epik continues to dig itself out of a financial hole, but new problems continue to pop up. The registrar offers a type of store credit called ... Continue Reading33 Comments
