Web3 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
Sparks fly at blockchain domain panel during NamesCon
· Policy & LawRival protocols argue over name collisions. A panel about blockchain domain names at NamesCon today devolved into a fight between Handshake proponents and Unstoppable Domains founder Brad Kam. Unstoppable Domains recently sued a technology ... Continue Reading34 Comments
.Wallet Handshake owner steps in to defend domain in court
· Policy & LawRegistrant of .wallet on Handshake asks court to allow him to intervene. The registrant of the .wallet top level domain in Handshake, Scott Florcsk, has filed with a court to intervene in a lawsuit related to the domain. Unstoppable Domains, one ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Namecheap appears ready to fight Unstoppable Domains
· Policy & LawNamecheap's CEO appears to throw weight behind .wallet and defending the Handshake blockchain domain system. For a day, it appeared that blockchain domain company Unstoppable Domains picked the right fight to argue its ... Continue Reading9 Comments
