A shipbuilding and repair firm, a travel tour operator, and an AI-driven car search service are among the end users that bought domain names this week. Sedo’s latest public report of completed end-user domain transactions shows a variety of businesses investing in strategic domain names. The top sale this period was Balaena.com for $89,000, purchased … Read more

Irish Registrar Blacknight Joins Your.Online Group Irish domain registrar and hosting company joins Your.Online. Web infrastructure consolidator Your.Online has completed the acquisition of Blacknight, the Irish domain name registrar and hosting provider. The move brings one of Ireland’s longest established hosting businesses into a larger portfolio of domain and hosting brands, strengthening Your.Online’s presence in … Read more

New report shows surge in World Cup-related domain registrations. A recent analysis by WhoisXMLAPI reveals a rapid rise in domain name registrations tied to the FIFA World Cup. The research counts more than 17,000 domains that include keywords such as “worldcup”, “fifa”, “wc2026”, or “world-cup”, and highlights a particularly large spike of more than 10,000 … Read more

Identity Digital releases data about age, popular domains, and what investors look for in a registrar. Domain registry operator Identity Digital published a report today that examined attitudes and behaviors among domain investors. The study combines qualitative interviews with a survey of just over 100 participants. While the sample size is small and not statistically … Read more

Here’s who dominates the domain market for European ccTLDs. This is the second installment in a series on the European domain market, contributed by domain and hosting analytics firm ShareShift. The analysis focuses exclusively on country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) within Europe and does not cover generic TLDs (gTLDs). Who Rules Europe? The United Internet AG … Read more

Atom Domain Hunter Launches “Hand Reg Deals” — Brandable Domains for $7.75 with Instant Premium Status Atom’s Domain Hunter now offers a curated list of brandable domains available for $7.75 each, and those names are automatically eligible for Atom’s Premium tier. Atom, a domain marketplace and registrar, has added a notable new feature to its … Read more

Group names existing members for two board positions. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), which represents the interests of domain name owners, has announced two changes to its board of directors. Nat Cohen, a long-time board member and active domain investor, has been elected president of the organization. He succeeds Jeremiah Johnston, who recently departed his … Read more

Anand Vora explains why he joined Namecheap and what to expect from the company going forward. Anand Vora, who leads the domain businesses for Namecheap and Spaceship, joins me on this week’s show to discuss his move and his plans for both companies. In our conversation, Anand outlines his background in the domain industry, describes … Read more

Europe’s domain market is very different than other parts of the world. The European domain market has always been distinctive. From a North American perspective, where .com dominates billboards, ads and vehicle signage, Europe presents a different picture: in many countries local country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) are far more visible and commonly used. I became … Read more

A new domain transfer process is among the changes. Nominet, the organization that manages the United Kingdom’s .uk namespace, has announced what it calls the most significant changes to the operation of the .UK registry since it began managing the zone 30 years ago. Last week Nominet set February 9, 2027, as the target date … Read more