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Domain Name Wire
Web3 and domains: What’s next? – DNW Podcast #535
Tom Barrett discusses what’s next with domain names and web3 technology. This month, Encirca became the first registrar I’m aware of to announce integration with D3’s Doma Protocol, which allows registrars to add blockchain enhancem...
Discussion
Web3 and domains: What’s next? – DNW Podcast #535
Tom Barrett discusses what’s next with domain names and web3 technology. This month, Encirca became the first registrar I’m aware of to announce integration with D3’s Doma Protocol, which allows registrars to add blockchain enhancem...
Discussion
May 19, 2025, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Entrepreneur Media sues operator of typo website
Unlike some of its previous trademark disputes, this seems like a reasonable case. Entrepreneur Media has sued (pdf) the operator of EntErprenUEr .org, alleging trademark infringement. While the company’s aggressive policing of anyone using the...
Discussion
Entrepreneur Media sues operator of typo website
Unlike some of its previous trademark disputes, this seems like a reasonable case. Entrepreneur Media has sued (pdf) the operator of EntErprenUEr .org, alleging trademark infringement. While the company’s aggressive policing of anyone using the...
Discussion
May 16, 2025, 4:36 pm

Domain Name Wire
Have a Hexonet account? Act now if you don’t want your domains at Moniker
Domains will transfer to Moniker in June. In January, domain registrar Hexonet announced it would shut down, with all domains set to be migrated to fellow Team Internet Group (LON: TIG) registrar Moniker. That transition is now underway. Today, I rec...
Discussion
Have a Hexonet account? Act now if you don’t want your domains at Moniker
Domains will transfer to Moniker in June. In January, domain registrar Hexonet announced it would shut down, with all domains set to be migrated to fellow Team Internet Group (LON: TIG) registrar Moniker. That transition is now underway. Today, I rec...
Discussion
May 16, 2025, 4:11 pm

DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – May 15, 2025 – Keep The Money Moving
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 17:35 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss th...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – May 15, 2025 – Keep The Money Moving
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 17:35 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss th...
Discussion
May 15, 2025, 11:44 pm

The Domains
Nanobot.ai sold for $50,000
Nanobot.ai sold for $50,000 according to a post by Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall. Nanobot.ai sold at Spaceship’s new SellerHub. That’s a great price for the keyword. nanobots.ai sold for $671 in an expired auction at Whois.ai back in 2...
Discussion
Nanobot.ai sold for $50,000
Nanobot.ai sold for $50,000 according to a post by Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall. Nanobot.ai sold at Spaceship’s new SellerHub. That’s a great price for the keyword. nanobots.ai sold for $671 in an expired auction at Whois.ai back in 2...
Discussion
May 15, 2025, 8:36 pm

Domain Name Wire
New company aims to speed up AI-powered domain name search
Name Sentinel says it has solved some of the issues with AI-powered domain search. AI-powered domain name generators have become a valuable tool for finding available domains. I’ve hand-registered names using these tools and sold a couple, too....
Discussion
New company aims to speed up AI-powered domain name search
Name Sentinel says it has solved some of the issues with AI-powered domain search. AI-powered domain name generators have become a valuable tool for finding available domains. I’ve hand-registered names using these tools and sold a couple, too....
Discussion
May 15, 2025, 7:20 pm

Domain Name Wire
AnnualCreditReport.com operator files cybersquatting lawsuit
Company goes after domains registered on cheap top level domains. Central Source LLC, the company behind the AnnualCreditReport.com service, has filed an in rem lawsuit against domains it says are cybersquatting. The company filed suit (pdf) this wee...
Discussion
AnnualCreditReport.com operator files cybersquatting lawsuit
Company goes after domains registered on cheap top level domains. Central Source LLC, the company behind the AnnualCreditReport.com service, has filed an in rem lawsuit against domains it says are cybersquatting. The company filed suit (pdf) this wee...
Discussion
May 15, 2025, 4:18 pm

Domain Name Wire
Another order of default issued against former Epik CEO Rob Monster
Order stems from a failed domain brokerage transaction. A King County Superior Court judge has issued an order of default against former Epik CEO Rob Monster. The order stems from a failed escrow transaction at the domain name registrar that Monster ...
Discussion
Another order of default issued against former Epik CEO Rob Monster
Order stems from a failed domain brokerage transaction. A King County Superior Court judge has issued an order of default against former Epik CEO Rob Monster. The order stems from a failed escrow transaction at the domain name registrar that Monster ...
Discussion
May 15, 2025, 12:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
After paying $1.8 million for Max.com, it’s back to HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery is ditching the Max name. Warner Bros. Discovery (NYSE: WBD) is changing the name of its Max streaming service. It’s changing it to…wait for it…HBO Max. Yep, it’s going back to its old name. The stream...
Discussion
After paying $1.8 million for Max.com, it’s back to HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery is ditching the Max name. Warner Bros. Discovery (NYSE: WBD) is changing the name of its Max streaming service. It’s changing it to…wait for it…HBO Max. Yep, it’s going back to its old name. The stream...
Discussion
May 14, 2025, 7:52 pm

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. ...
Discussion
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. ...
Discussion
May 14, 2025, 4:57 pm