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
Last month’s big stories in the domain business
· UncategorizedHere's what made news last month. These are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. The top three stories this month involved Unstoppable Domains, so I've combined them into one to give a little variety. 1. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains founders move forward a decade after prison
· UncategorizedTwo of the company's founders spent time in prison for drug dealing, CEO says he "ultimately built a better life for myself." Unstoppable Domains has been making waves in the blockchain world. The company offers blockchain-based domains ending ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Unstoppable Domains kills .coin in the name of .wallet
· Policy & LawBlockchain domain seller disables .coin domains to bolster its argument that first to market has exclusive rights. Blockchain domain seller Unstoppable Domains has killed its .coin top level domain name after discovering a name collision. And although ... Continue Reading10 Comments
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
Unstoppable Domains and .wallet Handshake owner file dueling lawsuits
· Policy & LawFight escalates between Unstoppable Domains and Handshake. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the rival Handshake system have sued each other. The lawsuits come on the heels of Unstoppable Domains' ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Unstoppable Domains asks court not to let .wallet owner intervene
· Policy & LawUnstoppable argues it's too late and that the registrant (maybe) isn't impacted by the injunction. Unstoppable Domains has asked a court not to let the owner of the .wallet Handshake domain intervene in a lawsuit filed against Gateway Registry and ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Sparks fly at blockchain domain panel during NamesCon
· Policy & LawRival protocols argue over name collisions. A panel about blockchain domain names at NamesCon today devolved into a fight between Handshake proponents and Unstoppable Domains founder Brad Kam. Unstoppable Domains recently sued a technology ... Continue Reading34 Comments
.Wallet Handshake owner steps in to defend domain in court
· Policy & LawRegistrant of .wallet on Handshake asks court to allow him to intervene. The registrant of the .wallet top level domain in Handshake, Scott Florcsk, has filed with a court to intervene in a lawsuit related to the domain. Unstoppable Domains, one ... Continue Reading3 Comments
July’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedA blockchain fight, GoDaddy auctions and .com were among the top stories last month. A big topic in July was a brewing fight in the blockchain domain name world. Here's a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month: 1. Unstoppable ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
