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Domain Name Wire
Helium reaches $1.2 billion valuation using Helium.com
The company acquired the domain after an earlier round of funding. What do you get when you cross blockchain, cryptocurrency, and a team of highly skilled developers? In Helium’s case, you get a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2013 by co-fou...
Discussion
Helium reaches $1.2 billion valuation using Helium.com
The company acquired the domain after an earlier round of funding. What do you get when you cross blockchain, cryptocurrency, and a team of highly skilled developers? In Helium’s case, you get a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2013 by co-fou...
Discussion
February 24, 2022, 1:49 pm
The Domains
8 years later, a look at the first 7 new gtlds
What do we call something 8 years old? Not new, not a baby, not even a toddler. While there is speculation about when the next round of “Not legacy TLD’s” will be introduced, let’s take a look back at the first 7 to launch in ...
Discussion
8 years later, a look at the first 7 new gtlds
What do we call something 8 years old? Not new, not a baby, not even a toddler. While there is speculation about when the next round of “Not legacy TLD’s” will be introduced, let’s take a look back at the first 7 to launch in ...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dan.com’s refresh and an upcoming improvement
Here are some of the new features I like and an upcoming feature I’m looking forward to. Dan.com rolled out a new user interface last week. Many of the changes are small (but nice) usability adjustments. But there are also new and updated featu...
Discussion
Dan.com’s refresh and an upcoming improvement
Here are some of the new features I like and an upcoming feature I’m looking forward to. Dan.com rolled out a new user interface last week. Many of the changes are small (but nice) usability adjustments. But there are also new and updated featu...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 5:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting claim against valuable DAO.com domain denied
Both parties made allegations that are difficult to prove. The domain name dao.com has become more valuable in the past year with the rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, a type of blockchain-based organization. So it was interesting to se...
Discussion
Cybersquatting claim against valuable DAO.com domain denied
Both parties made allegations that are difficult to prove. The domain name dao.com has become more valuable in the past year with the rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, a type of blockchain-based organization. So it was interesting to se...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 2:15 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – February 21, 2022: Double Your Money(.com) on DomainSherpa: Tetra.ai, PX.org, & 90210.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today&#...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – February 21, 2022: Double Your Money(.com) on DomainSherpa: Tetra.ai, PX.org, & 90210.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game, where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today&#...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 1:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting cases are going…down?
Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There are man...
Discussion
Cybersquatting cases are going…down?
Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There are man...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:32 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Rete.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Rete.com led the way at 15,000 Euro, ($17,019). CFPB.com was second at $15,000. Genedecode.com was third at 10,000 GBP, ($13,589). 49 .com sales 24 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of pub...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Rete.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Rete.com led the way at 15,000 Euro, ($17,019). CFPB.com was second at $15,000. Genedecode.com was third at 10,000 GBP, ($13,589). 49 .com sales 24 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of pub...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
This case follows the classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking pattern. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a cybersquatting claim against the domain name gropod.com, but for some reason, didn’t consider if it was...
Discussion
Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
This case follows the classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking pattern. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a cybersquatting claim against the domain name gropod.com, but for some reason, didn’t consider if it was...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:12 pm
Sully's Blog
Domain Name Sales Landing Page – Free to You
When it comes to selling domain names, there are many paths you can take.…
Discussion
Domain Name Sales Landing Page – Free to You
When it comes to selling domain names, there are many paths you can take.…
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 3:49 pm
