Company admits it owes the plaintiff money but denies other claims. Epik has responded to a lawsuit that alleges the company owes a customer $327,000 over a failed domain transaction. In its response, the company basically agrees (pdf) that it ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Epik threatens to sue Rob Monster, publicly asks him to resign
· Domain RegistrarsCompany tweets complaints about the company's former CEO, asks him to resign, and threatens to sue him. Epik's Twitter account has been inactive since Rob Monster left the company in September 2022. It's back and with a message for the company's ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Epik and Rob Monster fined $10,000 in DNProtect settlement
· Domain RegistrarsWashington State insurance commissioner went after company for offering insurance product. Domain name registrar Epik shut down its DNProtect service earlier this month, and now we know why. The Washington State insurance commissioner was ... Continue Reading3 Comments
An Epik crash – 2022 top stories
· UncategorizedThe domain registrar experienced a run on the bank this year, and it continues to try to make customers whole. From the outside, everything seemed to be going well at Epik. Sure, the domain name registrar known for catering to controversial ... Continue Reading11 Comments
CEO exodus – 2022 top stories
· UncategorizedThere were three surprising CEO changes at domain companies this year. There were several surprising changes in the c-suite at domain companies this year, mostly coming at the tail end of the year. In chronological order, here are three CEOs ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Last month’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedCheck out the most popular news stories on Domain Name Wire from September. 1. Ethereum Name Service sues to stop eth.link domain sale - The judge issued a temporary restraining order returning the domain to the previous owner, but I also think ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik gets new CEO as Rob Monster moves to non-executive role
· Domain RegistrarsBrian Royce takes over the helm at Epik. Rob Monster is no longer CEO of domain name registrar Epik. The company announced today that Brian Royce will succeed Monster in the CEO role. Monster will be Chairman of the Board. The executive ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Top domain name stories from September (no surprise!)
· UncategorizedEpik was the top news story last month after the registrar was hacked. Guess what the top story on Domain Name Wire was last month? And the second? Third? Fourth... Yes, they were all about Epik. Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Takeaways from the Epik hack call
· Domain RegistrarsA call that starts with a discussion about the Epik hack covers lots of ground and sometimes goes off the rails. Here are some of my takeaways. On Thursday, September 16, Epik CEO Rob Monster held a live meeting on his platform PrayerMeeting.com in ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Rob Monster files lawsuit to halt transfer of VOCL.com
· Policy & LawA UDRP panel had ordered the domain name to be transferred. Epik CEO Rob Monster has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the transfer of vocl.com after losing it in a UDRP. The domain has a weird history. An Epik customer owned it until just recently. ... Continue Reading14 Comments
