Two bidders pushed the final bid up by $15,000. An expired domain auction for bitcoin.xyz ended at $42,501 on Namecheap today. Bidding was at $15,001 with less than a minute left on the original auction, but like most hot auctions, late bids ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Com rankings: a fall in China
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February ... Continue Reading2 Comments
April’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedHere's what made news in the domain name business last month. 1. Namecheap and GoDaddy fight about domain aftermarket - GoDaddy president of domains Paul Nicks and Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall traded barbs on Twitter. 2. NFT company Dapper ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latest .com rankings: the slowdown has begun
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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
New .com rankings: a surprise entry to the top 10
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers December 2021. A ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Meta Platforms and Namecheap settle trademark lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsLawsuit might be coming to a close after two years. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) and domain name registrar Namecheap are settling their trademark lawsuit. Meta (Facebook at the time) sued (pdf) Namecheap and its Whois privacy service in March ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy, Namecheap and IONOS partially pull the plug on Russia
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy is extending services for free and nixing .ru, IONOS and Namecheap kick off Russian customers. Domain name registrars are responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Today, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) said it is removing Russia's .ru and ... Continue Reading18 Comments
How the domain ecosystem is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
· Policy & LawGroups are creating their own sanctions. Companies and entities in the domain name ecosystem have taken action in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's a round-up of what's happening: Namecheap took the most decisive (and perhaps ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Namecheap bolsters blockchain domain push with Namebase acquisition, reports strong 2021 results
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar buys leading Handshake marketplace and reports rapid growth over the past year. Namecheap is making an acquisition related to blockchain-based domains and reported strong growth in 2021. The acquisition of Namebase bolsters the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
