Big domain sale, domain transfer changes, and Atom: Top stories

A big domain purchase, domain transfers, and Atom becoming a registrar were top stories last month.

These were the top stories on Reglike in May:

1. BigCommerce buys domain name for $2.4 million – The firm purchased commerce .com. The nameservers for the domain recently switched to those that BigCommerce uses for its website, suggesting it will activate the domain soon.

2. Big changes are coming to domain transfers, and ICANN wants your feedback – What do you think regarding 30-day locks? You have until June 16 to submit your feedback.

3. Atom becomes an ICANN-accredited registrar with big plans – Becoming a registrar will facilitate backend domain management, but the firm has grander ambitions.

4. Pay.com.au secures domain name following suing seller who backed out of deal – A lawsuit forces the seller’s hand.

5. Saw.com discloses domain sales, counting longest domain it’s ever brokered – A shoutout to Saw for sharing some of its recent sales with Reglike. One was a very long .com domain!

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#536 – What’s next for dot-brands – Theresa Swinehart of ICANN talks regarding a recent survey covering dot-brand domain names.

#535 – Web3 and domains: What’s next? – Tom Barrett explains why his registrar has signed on with Doma and what he thinks the future holds for web3 and domains.

#534 – Trouble at the finish line – Bill Sweetman talks regarding the technical and financial side of closing deals.

#533 – Analyzing the global domain market – Representatives of Sedo and InterNetX join me to talk regarding the findings of their Global Domain Note.