Rival 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
Unstoppable Domains asks for injunction against “counterfeit” Handshake .wallet domain
· Policy & LawCompany argues first to offer second level blockchain domains in a TLD should get exclusive rights to it. After filing a lawsuit against Gateway.io over the Handshake .wallet domain two weeks ago, Unstoppable Domains has asked the court for a ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Unstoppable Domains threatens rival Handshake domain name
· Policy & LawA dispute between blockchain domain name owners is a preview of what's to come. Update: Unstoppable Domains has sued Gateway.io. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains has threatened to sue a Handshake domain name service for ... Continue Reading21 Comments
June’s top stories on Domain Name Wire
· UncategorizedDan.com, Mike Mann and more newsmakers. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, as ranked by views: 1. GoDaddy is acquiring Dan.com - GoDaddy announced it is acquiring domain sales platform Dan.com. This combo could have ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ENS vs. Handshake – DNW Podcast #391
· PodcastsA discussion about blockchain domain names. I've had several podcasts about blockchain domain names over the years, but this show is different: we debate the relative merits of Ethereum Name Service and Handshake, two competing naming systems built ... Continue Reading5 Comments
March’s top stories: DNAcademy, Bored Ape Yacht Club & more
· UncategorizedThese were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views. 1. GoDaddy acquires DNAcademy - The registrar will use the platform to educate more people about domain name investing. Founder Michael Cyger has joined the company as ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap bought a Handshake domain for $750k
· Domain SalesDomain auction concludes with bid valued at $750,000. This afternoon, I've received a couple of emails from people attending the Handycon 2022 live domain auction. A bidder named "whale" just won an auction for the .s Handshake domain for 4.7 ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Alt-root blockchain domains discussed at recent ICANN meeting
· Policy & LawWhy are they gaining steam and what does it mean for "real" top level domains? There was a bit of discussion about blockchain-based domains at ICANN 73 this month. The concept of an alt root is as old as ICANN, and previous iterations of these ... Continue Reading2 Comments
