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
NamesCon auction looking for premium domains — and NFTs
· Domain SalesRight of the Dot will auction domain names and NFTs at this year's NamesCon. Right of the Dot has opened submissions for its live domain name auction at NamesCon on September 1. The group plans to include NFTs in its auction this year. While ... Continue Reading5 Comments
How the web3 fallout impacts the domain aftermarket
· UncategorizedEven if you don't own web3 assets, their fall could impact domain sales. There's an awful lot of red on CoinMarketCap right now. Popular cryptocurrencies have lost a quarter of their value over the past week, and some have seen their values ... Continue Reading5 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
NFT company Novel acquired Novel.com before raising $6 million
· Domain SalesThis company bought instant credibility with a premium domain purchase. The NFT space has cemented a place in the public consciousness over the past 12 months. Thanks to the mainstream success of projects such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Coinbase's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bored Ape Yacht Club goes ape for domain names
· UncategorizedYuga Labs registers over 1,000 domain names. How many Web2 domain names does a Web3 company need? A lot, apparently. Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club and now the owner of CryptoPunks and Meetbits NFTs, registered over 1,000 domain ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Why domainers love NFTs – DNW Podcast #377
· PodcastsTrading NFTs is a bit like trading domains. There’s no debating that many domain investors have shifted some of their attention to trading NFTs. On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman (who has also caught the bug) explains why he thinks ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Candy.com: the power of a great domain
· Domain SalesLike many great one word domains, Candy.com could have been used by just about any company. For years, Candy.com was used as an exact-match, category-defining domain name. Domain investor Rick Schwartz sold the domain name for $3 million plus ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Are bored apes taking the steam out of the domain market?
· UncategorizedYes, but it's not clear how much. It might seem crazy to talk about the domain name market losing steam. After all, this week will be the sixth in a row that Ron Jackson reports a seven figure transaction on his domain sales reports. But what ... Continue Reading19 Comments
It’s halftime for 2021. Here are some observations.
· UncategorizedFrom domain sales platforms to bored apes, here are some trends so far in 2021. 2021 is half over, and I expect the second half of the year to look very different than the first half. The world was still locked down for most of the first half of ... Continue Reading2 Comments