Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here's the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot opposes ENS’s request to transfer eth.link
· Policy & LawRegistrar says it would allow ENS to escape jurisdiction. ENS and Virgil Griffith sued Dynadot in September 2022 after the registrar sold the domain for $852,000 in an expired domain name auction. Griffith is in jail for helping North Korea evade ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ENS asks court to transfer eth.link after DNS abuse complaint takes site down
· Policy & LawGroup wants to transfer domain away from registrar it's in litigation with. Ethereum Name Service (ENS), the entity behind blockchain-based .eth domain names, is asking a court (pdf) to allow it to transfer eth.link to a different registrar. ENS ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy and Dynadot respond to eth.link lawsuit
· Policy & LawGoDaddy files motion to dismiss, Dynadot claims lack of jurisdiction. GoDaddy and Dynadot have responded to a lawsuit over the eth.link domain name. Virgil Griffith was the registrant of the domain name, which was used as a type of resolver to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Eth.link “buyer” asks court to dismiss lawsuit
· Policy & LawManifold Finance claims it isn't subject to jurisdiction in Arizona. Manifold Finance, Inc. has filed a motion (pdf) in a dispute over its purchase of eth.link for $852,000. It's asking the court to dismiss it from the lawsuit and vacate a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Here’s what likely happened with eth.link
· Policy & LawNo one played dirty, but the expiration process can appear that way. Ethereum Name Service and Virgil Griffith, the registrant of eth.link, recently filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy, Dynadot, and a company that "bought" eth.link in a domain auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Should registrars allow anyone to renew a domain?
· Expired DomainsThe eth.link case brings up an interesting question. Earlier this month, the domain name eth.link expired because the domain owner didn't renew it. He had a pretty good excuse: he's in prison. Parties interested in the domain tried to renew it. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Judge halts sale of eth.link domain name
· Policy & LawTemporary restraining order puts sale on hold. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi has issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) halting the sale of eth.link. As Domain Name Wire first reported on September 7, Ethereum Name Service and former ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Breaking: Ethereum Name Service sues to stop eth.link domain sale
· UncategorizedGroup sues after domain sells in Dynadot auction. True Names, Ltd. d/b/a Ethereum Name Service, and Virgil Griffith have sued (pdf) to stop the sale of eth.link. As I wrote about earlier today, eth.link sold in a Dynadot expired domain auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Eth.link domain sold for $852k in unique situation
· Expired DomainsDynadot auctioned the domain after the previous owner landed in prison. [Update: Ethereum Name Service and the domain's previous owner have sued to stop the transfer of the domain.] An auction for eth.link ended at a staggering $851,919.30 in a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
