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Domain Name Wire
Ramp raises $300 million using Ramp.com
Company with a great domain scores more funding. Four-letter words make up some of the most well-known brand names around. Grab, Wise, and Cart are just three prominent examples. The equivalent .com domains, Grab.com, Wise.com, and Cart.com, are ultr...
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Ramp raises $300 million using Ramp.com
Company with a great domain scores more funding. Four-letter words make up some of the most well-known brand names around. Grab, Wise, and Cart are just three prominent examples. The equivalent .com domains, Grab.com, Wise.com, and Cart.com, are ultr...
Discussion
August 25, 2021, 6:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are bored apes taking the steam out of the domain market?
Yes, but it’s not clear how much. It might seem crazy to talk about the domain name market losing steam. After all, this week will be the sixth in a row that Ron Jackson reports a seven figure transaction on his domain sales reports. But what a...
Discussion
Are bored apes taking the steam out of the domain market?
Yes, but it’s not clear how much. It might seem crazy to talk about the domain name market losing steam. After all, this week will be the sixth in a row that Ron Jackson reports a seven figure transaction on his domain sales reports. But what a...
Discussion
August 25, 2021, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why are Pinyin domains called 1-pin, 2-pin, 3-pin, and 4-pin?
Kassey Lee explains the nomenclature for Pinyin domain names. When talking about Pinyin domains, I often use the terms 1-pin, 2-pin, 3-pin, and 4-pin. Where did they come from and why are they important? Actually, I may be the one who started using t...
Discussion
Why are Pinyin domains called 1-pin, 2-pin, 3-pin, and 4-pin?
Kassey Lee explains the nomenclature for Pinyin domain names. When talking about Pinyin domains, I often use the terms 1-pin, 2-pin, 3-pin, and 4-pin. Where did they come from and why are they important? Actually, I may be the one who started using t...
Discussion
August 25, 2021, 1:16 pm
The Domains
Report: Budweiser purchased Beer.eth for approximately $95,000
Coindesk reported that Budweiser purchased Beer.eth Budweiser Buys Beer.eth Domain Name for 30 ETH Alongside NFT. Budweiser has changed its Twitter profile picture to that of a rocket ship designed by NFT artist Tom Sachs. Users say the beer company ...
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Report: Budweiser purchased Beer.eth for approximately $95,000
Coindesk reported that Budweiser purchased Beer.eth Budweiser Buys Beer.eth Domain Name for 30 ETH Alongside NFT. Budweiser has changed its Twitter profile picture to that of a rocket ship designed by NFT artist Tom Sachs. Users say the beer company ...
Discussion
August 25, 2021, 8:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Blockchain.com owner settles lawsuit against Blockchain.io owner
Private settlement resolves legal fight between cryptocurrency companies. Blockchain Luxembourg S.A. and Blockchain (US), Inc. have settled a lawsuit the companies brought against Paymium. The plaintiffs own Blockchain.com and Blockchain.info, and Pa...
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Blockchain.com owner settles lawsuit against Blockchain.io owner
Private settlement resolves legal fight between cryptocurrency companies. Blockchain Luxembourg S.A. and Blockchain (US), Inc. have settled a lawsuit the companies brought against Paymium. The plaintiffs own Blockchain.com and Blockchain.info, and Pa...
Discussion
August 24, 2021, 9:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names end users bought this week
A funeral booking site and a software development company were among the end user buyers in a slow sales week. Sedo didn’t have any major domain sales to report this week, at least publicly. Its top public sale was Fundom.com. That domain doesn...
Discussion
What domain names end users bought this week
A funeral booking site and a software development company were among the end user buyers in a slow sales week. Sedo didn’t have any major domain sales to report this week, at least publicly. Its top public sale was Fundom.com. That domain doesn...
Discussion
August 24, 2021, 3:41 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Fundom.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Fundom.com led the way at $15,000. D.gs was second at 11,786 Euro, ($13,859). UDX.org was third at $12,500. 29 .com sales 28 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Fundom.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Fundom.com led the way at $15,000. D.gs was second at 11,786 Euro, ($13,859). UDX.org was third at $12,500. 29 .com sales 28 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
Discussion
August 24, 2021, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
These 43 two letter .com domains are used by Chinese companies
Kassey Lee examined all 676 two letter .com combos to see how many are used by Chinese companies. A lot of 2L .com domains have moved to China, but how many of them are actually put to use? To answer this question, I generated a list of 676 two-lette...
Discussion
These 43 two letter .com domains are used by Chinese companies
Kassey Lee examined all 676 two letter .com combos to see how many are used by Chinese companies. A lot of 2L .com domains have moved to China, but how many of them are actually put to use? To answer this question, I generated a list of 676 two-lette...
Discussion
August 24, 2021, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy wins reverse domain name hijacking charge against French law firm
Law firm went after domain in GoDaddy’s NameFind portfolio. A World Intellectual Property Organization has found a French law firm to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Lerins & BCW filed a cybersquatting dispute against GoDaddy...
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GoDaddy wins reverse domain name hijacking charge against French law firm
Law firm went after domain in GoDaddy’s NameFind portfolio. A World Intellectual Property Organization has found a French law firm to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Lerins & BCW filed a cybersquatting dispute against GoDaddy...
Discussion
August 23, 2021, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Good Game: .GG domain investments – DNW Podcast #352
How to invest in .gg domain names. Is .gg the next .io? Our two guests this week have had early success investing in this domain extension and hope that it takes off like .io did thanks to end user usage. Mark Levine and Logan Flatt discuss what type...
Discussion
Good Game: .GG domain investments – DNW Podcast #352
How to invest in .gg domain names. Is .gg the next .io? Our two guests this week have had early success investing in this domain extension and hope that it takes off like .io did thanks to end user usage. Mark Levine and Logan Flatt discuss what type...
Discussion
August 23, 2021, 3:30 pm
