These three monthly reports might give you ideas on what's hot in the domain market. Each month, some domain marketplaces and registries publish data to summarize activity during the previous month. Let's look at three of these reports to figure ... Continue Reading1 Comment
XYZ buys 10 new TLDs as ICANN consents to (some) UNR transfers
· UncategorizedDaniel Negari's company expands its portfolio of top level domains. Today, ICANN announced the approval of 11 top level domain transfer requests resulting from the UNR auction that took place in May of last year. Frank Schilling's UNR offered 23 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Non-.com sales – 2021 top stories
· Domain SalesDomains ending in something other than .com sold briskly in 2021. .Com is king. It's a fair statement. .Com is the largest namespace with nearly 160 million registrations. .Com dominates the domain aftermarket, too. But for domain investors ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
That time everyone piled into .XYZ
· UncategorizedEnd users are buying .xyz domains. How did we get here, and what happens in the future? Yesterday, Square announced it was rebranding its corporate umbrella to Block and chose the domain block.xyz for its website. Block also uses spiral.xyz for one ... Continue Reading24 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
Blockchain companies are showing interest in .XYZ domain names
· Domain SalesBlockchain-related companies are buying .xyz domains on the aftermarket. One of the most exciting stories in domain investing this year is that of Swetha Yenugula. She has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars building a .xyz portfolio of ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Swetha strikes again: Quest.xyz sells for record-breaking $70k
· Domain SalesDomain investor sets a new record for a non-numeric .xyz domain sale. Domain name investor Swetha Yenugula had another incredible week with .xyz domain name sales, including selling quest.xyz for $69,888. This is the most ever paid for a ... Continue Reading6 Comments
This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
· Domain SalesSwetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She's found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, ... Continue Reading10 Comments
XYZ to relaunch 5 TLDs in June at lower prices
· ServicesRetail prices slashed from $50-$100 to just $20 as XYZ relaunches domains. XYZ Registry is relaunching the .homes, .autos, .motorcycles, .boats, and .yachts domain names on June 14 after acquiring the top level domains from Dominion Domains last ... Continue Reading3 Comments
XYZ launches five top level domains this week
· UncategorizedBeauty domains and .quest are available starting March 2. Top level domain name company XYZ is launching five top level domain names tomorrow. .Beauty, .hair, .skin, .makeup and .quest will enter general availability at standard prices. XYZ ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
