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Domain Name Wire
21 new end user domain name sales at Sedo
A drone company, a food site, and a concrete installer bought domain names this week. It was a great week for end user domain sales at Sedo. I was able to determine end user buyers for over a quarter of the platform’s public sales over $2,000. ...
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21 new end user domain name sales at Sedo
A drone company, a food site, and a concrete installer bought domain names this week. It was a great week for end user domain sales at Sedo. I was able to determine end user buyers for over a quarter of the platform’s public sales over $2,000. ...
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May 14, 2025, 4:57 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain names sales led by Bookz.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Bookz.com led the way at $48,000. BlueEconomy.com and Vaus.com tied for second at $25,000, 38 .com sales 36 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM bookz.com 48000 USD blueconomy....
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Sedo weekly domain names sales led by Bookz.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Bookz.com led the way at $48,000. BlueEconomy.com and Vaus.com tied for second at $25,000, 38 .com sales 36 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM bookz.com 48000 USD blueconomy....
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May 14, 2025, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
HugeDomains gets reverse hijacking win against sex and wellness products company
Panel says Zaddy, LLC should have known it couldn’t win dispute over domain registered 13 years before its trademark rights. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) Zaddy, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in ...
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HugeDomains gets reverse hijacking win against sex and wellness products company
Panel says Zaddy, LLC should have known it couldn’t win dispute over domain registered 13 years before its trademark rights. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) Zaddy, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in ...
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May 14, 2025, 12:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain exploit at Curve Finance triggers wallet drains, registrar intervenes
It’s the second time the company has faced an issue like this. Cryptocurrency trading platform Curve Finance is blaming a DNS issue for an imposter site that was able to drain wallets. The platform has been using the domain name curve .fi for i...
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Domain exploit at Curve Finance triggers wallet drains, registrar intervenes
It’s the second time the company has faced an issue like this. Cryptocurrency trading platform Curve Finance is blaming a DNS issue for an imposter site that was able to drain wallets. The platform has been using the domain name curve .fi for i...
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May 13, 2025, 9:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pay.com.au secures domain name after suing seller who backed out of deal
The seller tried to hike the price from $38,000 to $380,000 after discovering Pay.com.au was the buyer, but a lawsuit must have changed his mind. A man who backed out of a domain deal after finding out who the buyer was has capitulated after the buye...
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Pay.com.au secures domain name after suing seller who backed out of deal
The seller tried to hike the price from $38,000 to $380,000 after discovering Pay.com.au was the buyer, but a lawsuit must have changed his mind. A man who backed out of a domain deal after finding out who the buyer was has capitulated after the buye...
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May 13, 2025, 8:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ks.com case emphasizes value of short domains and risks of UDRP abuse
Panelist explains fraudulent scheme by Complainant to hijack valuable two-letter domain name through UDRP. A person filed a UDRP complaint stating that a domain name was fraudulently stolen from them. But the panelist reviewing the case determined it...
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Ks.com case emphasizes value of short domains and risks of UDRP abuse
Panelist explains fraudulent scheme by Complainant to hijack valuable two-letter domain name through UDRP. A person filed a UDRP complaint stating that a domain name was fraudulently stolen from them. But the panelist reviewing the case determined it...
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May 13, 2025, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Illinois Agricultural Association tries reverse hijacking domain name
Organization filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has found Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization, which was founded...
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Illinois Agricultural Association tries reverse hijacking domain name
Organization filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has found Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization, which was founded...
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May 13, 2025, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
A day in the life of a domain investor
Learn the secret to this domain investor’s success. Trade publications and entrepreneurship media often profile C-level executives and entrepreneurs who wake up early to get a start on the day or who burn the midnight oil. It made me think, why...
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A day in the life of a domain investor
Learn the secret to this domain investor’s success. Trade publications and entrepreneurship media often profile C-level executives and entrepreneurs who wake up early to get a start on the day or who burn the midnight oil. It made me think, why...
Discussion
May 13, 2025, 2:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s a trademark issue, not cybersquatting
Complainants need to understand the purpose of UDRP. Another company has mistaken what the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be used for. It’s designed to quickly resolve clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not tradem...
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It’s a trademark issue, not cybersquatting
Complainants need to understand the purpose of UDRP. Another company has mistaken what the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be used for. It’s designed to quickly resolve clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not tradem...
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May 12, 2025, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Media Options tops Escrow.com Master of Domain list for seventh straight year
Award honors those with top dollar volume on Escrow.com. Escrow.com has unveiled its 2025 Master of Domains awards, honoring the top 10 domain brokers by transaction volume on its platform for deals closed in 2024. Topping the list once again is Andr...
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Media Options tops Escrow.com Master of Domain list for seventh straight year
Award honors those with top dollar volume on Escrow.com. Escrow.com has unveiled its 2025 Master of Domains awards, honoring the top 10 domain brokers by transaction volume on its platform for deals closed in 2024. Topping the list once again is Andr...
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May 12, 2025, 4:14 pm
