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Domain Name Wire
PIR acquires 4 charitable top level domains, announces RSP contract bidding
Non-profit expands its TLD portfolio and announces bidding for backend registry services. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages .org, has acquired four top level domain names in two transactions. First, the non-profit acquired...
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PIR acquires 4 charitable top level domains, announces RSP contract bidding
Non-profit expands its TLD portfolio and announces bidding for backend registry services. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages .org, has acquired four top level domain names in two transactions. First, the non-profit acquired...
Discussion
December 8, 2021, 2:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company plans international expansion with Scan.com
Buyer explains its ambitious plans for Scan.com. Last week, Andrew revealed that Idealab had sold Scan.com to a health tech company. Idealab, notable for its valuable collection of domain names, has previously sold names such as Snap.com, Desktop.com...
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Company plans international expansion with Scan.com
Buyer explains its ambitious plans for Scan.com. Last week, Andrew revealed that Idealab had sold Scan.com to a health tech company. Idealab, notable for its valuable collection of domain names, has previously sold names such as Snap.com, Desktop.com...
Discussion
December 7, 2021, 9:28 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by SafeMoon.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and SafeMoon.com led the way at 60,000 Euro, ($67,515). M.community was second at $38,888, Euda.com third at 15,000 GBP, ($19,844). 47 .com sales 23 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by SafeMoon.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and SafeMoon.com led the way at 60,000 Euro, ($67,515). M.community was second at $38,888, Euda.com third at 15,000 GBP, ($19,844). 47 .com sales 23 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public...
Discussion
December 7, 2021, 7:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Nokia gets Blockchain DNS Patent
Company gets US patent for a way to secure DNS with blockchain technology. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,196,573 (pdf) to Nokia Technologies (NYSE: NOK) for “Secure de-centralized domain name system”. A...
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Nokia gets Blockchain DNS Patent
Company gets US patent for a way to secure DNS with blockchain technology. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,196,573 (pdf) to Nokia Technologies (NYSE: NOK) for “Secure de-centralized domain name system”. A...
Discussion
December 7, 2021, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investors should prepare now for tax season
After a wild year, it’s going to be a wild tax season. The end of the year is quickly approaching, and this means it is time for domain investors to make last-minute maneuvers before their numbers are locked in for tax purposes. Income taxes va...
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Domain investors should prepare now for tax season
After a wild year, it’s going to be a wild tax season. The end of the year is quickly approaching, and this means it is time for domain investors to make last-minute maneuvers before their numbers are locked in for tax purposes. Income taxes va...
Discussion
December 7, 2021, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Threat.com hits reserve in busy auction week
Major auction concludes on NameJet and SnapNames this week. Thought Convergence’s domain portfolio is being auctioned off this week on NameJet and SnapNames, and some of the top domains are destined to sell. Of the domains I’m tracking, t...
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Threat.com hits reserve in busy auction week
Major auction concludes on NameJet and SnapNames this week. Thought Convergence’s domain portfolio is being auctioned off this week on NameJet and SnapNames, and some of the top domains are destined to sell. Of the domains I’m tracking, t...
Discussion
December 6, 2021, 10:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Inside a domain development deal – DNW Podcast #366
A successful domain development deal can take time, money, and forethought. A lot of domain investors talk about developing their domains, but what actually goes into it? On today’s show, I talk to two people who partnered to develop LosAngeles...
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Inside a domain development deal – DNW Podcast #366
A successful domain development deal can take time, money, and forethought. A lot of domain investors talk about developing their domains, but what actually goes into it? On today’s show, I talk to two people who partnered to develop LosAngeles...
Discussion
December 6, 2021, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires Latin American domain name registrar
Small acquisition will serve as a base for expansion in Latin America. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has acquired the assets of NameAction Inc., a small domain name registrar based in Chile. The deal was for approximately $1 million. NameAction will contrib...
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CentralNic acquires Latin American domain name registrar
Small acquisition will serve as a base for expansion in Latin America. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has acquired the assets of NameAction Inc., a small domain name registrar based in Chile. The deal was for approximately $1 million. NameAction will contrib...
Discussion
December 6, 2021, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top .com domain name registrars (ranked)
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2021. There was a ...
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Top .com domain name registrars (ranked)
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers August 2021. There was a ...
Discussion
December 6, 2021, 2:05 pm
The Domains
Donuts Domain Trend Report: November 2021
Donuts published their November domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. Seems like .group picked up some interest with some LL registrations. In the month of Novembe...
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Donuts Domain Trend Report: November 2021
Donuts published their November domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. Seems like .group picked up some interest with some LL registrations. In the month of Novembe...
Discussion
December 4, 2021, 7:51 am
