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GoDaddy extends backorder deadline by 60 days
Customers get a little more time to use pre-paid backorder credits. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has extended the deadline for customers to use domain backorder credits. The company announced last August that it was sunsetting its backorder product and gave ...
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GoDaddy extends backorder deadline by 60 days
Customers get a little more time to use pre-paid backorder credits. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has extended the deadline for customers to use domain backorder credits. The company announced last August that it was sunsetting its backorder product and gave ...
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June 25, 2025, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Spaceship SellerHub domains now showing in Namecheap registration path
Soon, it will be the exclusive way to reach the registration path at the world’s second-largest domain registrar. Namecheap is removing Afternic and Sedo domains from its registration path, but is offering an alternative way for domain sellers ...
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Spaceship SellerHub domains now showing in Namecheap registration path
Soon, it will be the exclusive way to reach the registration path at the world’s second-largest domain registrar. Namecheap is removing Afternic and Sedo domains from its registration path, but is offering an alternative way for domain sellers ...
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June 25, 2025, 4:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel rules ITWAY engaged in reverse domain name hijacking
Company sought domain name matching its ICOY workplace safety brand. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that ITWAY S.P.A. attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain icoy.com. ITWAY offers a system called ICOY,...
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WIPO panel rules ITWAY engaged in reverse domain name hijacking
Company sought domain name matching its ICOY workplace safety brand. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that ITWAY S.P.A. attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain icoy.com. ITWAY offers a system called ICOY,...
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June 24, 2025, 7:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to $50k including a Y Combinator startup
A Y Combinator startup, an AI agent platform, and a musical group bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice mid-five-figure domain name sales this week. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that were recently completed at Sedo. You ...
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End user domain name sales up to $50k including a Y Combinator startup
A Y Combinator startup, an AI agent platform, and a musical group bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice mid-five-figure domain name sales this week. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that were recently completed at Sedo. You ...
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June 24, 2025, 5:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top domain registrars: Spaceship helps Namecheap rocket higher
Strong growth at its Spaceship registrar propelled Namecheap into #2 spot for .com domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2025. Here are some ta...
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Top domain registrars: Spaceship helps Namecheap rocket higher
Strong growth at its Spaceship registrar propelled Namecheap into #2 spot for .com domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2025. Here are some ta...
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June 24, 2025, 1:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrar Openprovider exposed transfer codes, registrant data in data leak
Security researchers found 164GB of exposed data from ICANN-accredited registrar, including sensitive domain transfer codes. ICANN-accredited registrar Openprovider accidentally leaked sensitive domain name and customer data, researchers recently dis...
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Domain registrar Openprovider exposed transfer codes, registrant data in data leak
Security researchers found 164GB of exposed data from ICANN-accredited registrar, including sensitive domain transfer codes. ICANN-accredited registrar Openprovider accidentally leaked sensitive domain name and customer data, researchers recently dis...
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June 23, 2025, 7:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Researcher flags gambling domains in PIR’s .ngo and .ong zones
Registry says it is reviewing the domains and considering additional safeguards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) is taking action after a researcher noted a proliferation of gambling domains in its .ngo and .ong namespaces. PIR, the non-profit behind ...
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Researcher flags gambling domains in PIR’s .ngo and .ong zones
Registry says it is reviewing the domains and considering additional safeguards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) is taking action after a researcher noted a proliferation of gambling domains in its .ngo and .ong namespaces. PIR, the non-profit behind ...
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June 23, 2025, 7:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Atom becomes a registrar – DNW Podcast #540
Learn what Atom hopes to accomplish by becoming a domain registrar. Domain sales platform Atom recently announced it had become an ICANN-accredited registrar. On today’s show, Atom founder and CEO Darpan Munjal joins me to talk about three over...
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Atom becomes a registrar – DNW Podcast #540
Learn what Atom hopes to accomplish by becoming a domain registrar. Domain sales platform Atom recently announced it had become an ICANN-accredited registrar. On today’s show, Atom founder and CEO Darpan Munjal joins me to talk about three over...
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June 23, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jewelry maker tries to reverse hijack domain name
Panelist finds “Plan B” attempt after purchase negotiations broke down. A FORUM UDRP panel has found that jewelry maker Mengjia Li, who goes by the name Eve Li, engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name ev...
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Jewelry maker tries to reverse hijack domain name
Panelist finds “Plan B” attempt after purchase negotiations broke down. A FORUM UDRP panel has found that jewelry maker Mengjia Li, who goes by the name Eve Li, engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name ev...
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June 21, 2025, 5:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 domain name conferences to get tickets to now
Plan ahead to save money by registering for these conferences early. It’s the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere today, which means many people are taking a break from their computers to enjoy summer vacation. But a packed domain confer...
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4 domain name conferences to get tickets to now
Plan ahead to save money by registering for these conferences early. It’s the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere today, which means many people are taking a break from their computers to enjoy summer vacation. But a packed domain confer...
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June 20, 2025, 6:22 pm
