Dynadot Q2 Aftermarket Sales Report: Volume, Prices and What It Means 89% of domain sales were under $50, yet those low-priced sales accounted for only one-third of revenue. Overview of the Q2 Data Domain registrar Dynadot published its quarterly data covering 54,000 aftermarket sales in Q2. This dataset is sizable and includes a large portion … Read more

Judge says law firm presented “ample evidence” Namecheap violated the ACPA. A law firm is asking a federal court to require Namecheap to reimburse more than $50,000 in expenses it says were caused by the registrar’s handling of a disputed domain name. Greenberg Gross LLP initiated an in rem action against the domain GreenbergGrossLLP.com in … Read more

All 1,616 applications and replacement strings will be revealed next Thursday. Next week brings a major milestone for the domain industry: ICANN’s long-anticipated Reveal Day for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). On October 7 at 18:00 UTC, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will publicly disclose the full set of 1,616 applications submitted … Read more

Combo of low prices, modern interface, and domain seller platform help registrar eclipse 10 million DUMs in just a few years. Spaceship’s domain counter as of this morning. Spaceship has reached a significant milestone in its short history: the registrar now manages more than 10 million domain names. That growth reflects a mix of aggressive … Read more

U.S. Government Moves to Seize egypt.com Domain Government alleges the domain was purchased with illicit funds. The U.S. government has initiated proceedings to take ownership of the prominent egypt.com domain. In July, authorities filed an in rem forfeiture action seeking to seize the domain name, asserting that it was acquired with funds derived from criminal … Read more

Sedo Weekly End-User Domain Sales Roundup Sedo’s top public sale this week saw the domain xname.com change hands for €22,000, a strong result that appears to have been driven by a domain investor purchase. Below is a curated list of the confirmed end-user domain sales that completed through Sedo over the last week, with concise … Read more

Company expects return from all-cash deal in 6-12 months. Real estate crowdfunding platform Mogul has made a notable upgrade to its online identity by acquiring the premium domain mogul.com. The move replaces the company’s former home at mogul.club and reflects a broader push to strengthen brand visibility and trust in a competitive marketplace. The domain … Read more

A discussion about integrating existing web3 namespaces with new top level domains. This year’s batch of new top level domains (TLDs) includes several that have clear ties to web3, such as .crypto and .nft. At the same time, for many years web3 projects have operated alternative root “domains” on blockchain-based naming systems that mirror or … Read more

ICANN requires Netpia to pay accreditation fees and correct compliance issues ICANN has issued a formal breach notice to Netpia, a long-standing South Korean domain name registrar, citing multiple compliance shortfalls that must be resolved promptly. The notice, dated September 25, identifies unpaid accreditation fees and several technical and policy gaps that prevent Netpia from … Read more

Trump remark drives fresh surge in Slovenia’s .si domain registrations Slovenia’s .si namespace as of 10:30 am PT on September 28, per register.si. The country-code top-level domain for Slovenia, .si, has experienced a notable spike in registrations over the past ten days. The acceleration in new domain activity appears tied to recent public comments by … Read more