Domains will transfer to Moniker in June. In January, domain registrar Hexonet announced it would shut down, with all domains set to be migrated to fellow Team Internet Group (LON: TIG) registrar Moniker. That transition is now underway. Today, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Hexonet is shutting down; customers migrating to other Team Internet platforms
· Domain RegistrarsTeam Internet is consolidating domain management platforms. Team Internet Group (London AIM: TIG) is shuttering its domain name reseller platform Hexonet. As of the end of 2024, the company is no longer updating Hexonet other than critical ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Moniker relaunches platform to focus on domain name investors
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar goes all in on domain name investors with revamped platform. About a decade after it lost much of its domain investor customer base in a disastrous platform switch, domain registrar Moniker is going all in on domain name investors ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Team Internet Group begins trading OTC
· Domain RegistrarsMove makes it easier for U.S. investors to invest in the company. U.S. investors interested in investing in domain name company Team Internet Group now have an easier option. The company trades on the London Stock Exchange's market for small and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Expired domain shuffle: GoDaddy picks up 2 registrars, loses Namecheap
· Expired DomainsTwo CentralNic registrars join GoDaddy Auctions but Namecheap leaves. Three registrars have changed where they are sending expired domain names. Based on recent searches at GoDaddy Auctions, GoDaddy has picked up Moniker's and Key-Systems' ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker to take over Alpnames domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic registrars will pick up 680,000 domain names. Three domain name registrars owned by CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) will take over the domain names from defunct domain name registrar AlpNames. All names will be managed through the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
CentralNic scoops up KeyDrive for up to $55 million
· Domain RegistrarsDeal includes cash and share consideration with earnout that could make it a $55 million total price tag. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has agreed to acquire KeyDrive S.A. for up to $55 million. The deal includes initial ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Shop domain names are now free
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker offers first-year registration for free, but limited to one per customer. GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain names, is offering free .shop domain names through December 23. So far, the promotion is being offered by ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Moniker customer sues over expired domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer, which has previously sued Moniker, says domains should have been renewed. A client of domain name registrar Moniker has sued the registrar, arguing that the registrar mistakenly let domain names expire. Given the troubles Moniker has ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Jothan Frakes to lead Moniker
· Domain RegistrarsFrakes to the rescue? Domain name industry veteran Jothan Frakes is set to take over the helm of Moniker as interim CEO later this month. Frakes will have a tough challenge ahead of him. Moniker has been in a tailspin ever since it switched from its ... Continue Reading13 Comments
