Web3 naming company dismisses its lawsuit, but the issue will still be litigated in the courts. Blockchain naming company Unstoppable Domains has dismissed without prejudice a lawsuit it filed against Scott Florsck and Wallet Inc., which offered ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Unstoppable Domains drops lawsuit against Gateway Registry
· Policy & LawNow, the real battle begins. Unstoppable Domains has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed in July 2022 against Gateway Registry and a party affiliated with the company. The core issue in the case will be settled in lawsuits between Unstoppable ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Court: Handshake .wallet owner can intervene in Unstoppable Domains lawsuit
· Policy & LawCourt rules Scott Florcsk can intervene in lawsuit that didn't name him but threatened his Handshake TLD .wallet. A U.S. District Judge has ruled (pdf) that Scott Florcsk can intervene in a lawsuit Unstoppable Domains filed against Gateway Registry ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Crypto and web3 domains – 2022 top stories
· UncategorizedWeb3 in 2022: the bust, the infighting, and a key expired domain. A big story this year was the rise and fall of web3 and a surge of interest in so-called web3 domain names. We all know the story on the cryptocurrency front: values surged this ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Are registrars doing enough to explain Handshake domains to customers?
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrars warn customers, but is it enough? Handshake is one of the many competing systems trying to bring the concept of domain names to blockchain. It competes with Ethereum Name Service, Unstoppable Domains, and a handful of other ... Continue Reading14 Comments
All about Handshake – DNW Podcast #411
· PodcastsA deep dive into Handshake domain names. I talk to a lot of people who believe blockchain-based domains will solve all of the internet’s problems. They dismiss any counter-arguments and questions. Nole Oppermann of Hey TX is not one of those ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Unstoppable Domains kills .coin in the name of .wallet
· Policy & LawBlockchain domain seller disables .coin domains to bolster its argument that first to market has exclusive rights. Blockchain domain seller Unstoppable Domains has killed its .coin top level domain name after discovering a name collision. And although ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Namecheap is behind legal pushback against Unstoppable Domains
· Policy & LawCompany's Namebase business is funding legal challenge. NameBase, a Handshake domain platform owned by domain registrar Namecheap, is funding a legal challenge to Unstoppable Domains. Unstoppable Domains sued Gateway Registry, a rival to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Unstoppable Domains and .wallet Handshake owner file dueling lawsuits
· Policy & LawFight escalates between Unstoppable Domains and Handshake. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the rival Handshake system have sued each other. The lawsuits come on the heels of Unstoppable Domains' ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Unstoppable Domains asks court not to let .wallet owner intervene
· Policy & LawUnstoppable argues it's too late and that the registrant (maybe) isn't impacted by the injunction. Unstoppable Domains has asked a court not to let the owner of the .wallet Handshake domain intervene in a lawsuit filed against Gateway Registry and ... Continue Reading14 Comments
