A domain I bought 6 months ago ended up on a blocklist. The .xyz registry got a bad rap early on for its domains being used for spam and other malfeasance. It was a by-product of its pricing model: scammers churn through a lot of domains, so they ... 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
18 five-figure .XYZ domain sales this year that have been developed
· Domain SalesHere are 18 expensive .xyz domain acquisitions that have already been developed into websites. .Xyz domains have been selling like crazy this year thanks to adoption by the web3 community. Domain sales tracker NameBio counts 50 sales through the end of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Three reports show trends in domain market
· UncategorizedThese 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