Registrars 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
Here are the latest kings of .com
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the biggest and fastest-growing 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 July 2022. New this ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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
Latest .com domain name leaders
· 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 June 2022. June ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com rankings include a Turkish domain registrar
· 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 May 2022. Every once ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
August’s top 5 domain stories
· UncategorizedTwo big domain sales and more big stories from August. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. Hubspot acquired connect.com domain for $10 million - The marketing company paid top dollar to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap introduces Registry Lock and other security options
· Domain RegistrarsDomain Vault provides more security for domains, including an option for Verisign Registry Lock. Domain name registrar Namecheap has released Domain Vault, a new product to protect high-value domain names. The Titanium version of the product ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Bitcoin.xyz auction ends at $42,501
· Expired DomainsTwo 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 Reading6 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
