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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
Domain Name Wire
Glenn Beck’s non-profit defends domain in cybersquatting dispute
Non-profit said it acquired HonestHistory.com for an online archive of historical artifacts. Mercury One, a non-profit founded by conservative media personality Glenn Beck, has successfully defended the domain name HonestHistory.com in a UDRP. Honest...
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Glenn Beck’s non-profit defends domain in cybersquatting dispute
Non-profit said it acquired HonestHistory.com for an online archive of historical artifacts. Mercury One, a non-profit founded by conservative media personality Glenn Beck, has successfully defended the domain name HonestHistory.com in a UDRP. Honest...
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December 3, 2021, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
November’s top domain name stories
What happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered – It turns out it registered a lot more with ...
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November’s top domain name stories
What happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered – It turns out it registered a lot more with ...
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December 3, 2021, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verse upends Meta in new TLDs
Meta wasn’t the most popular keyword in Donuts’ domains last month. Donuts has published its monthly domain trends report for November, and it shows that meta has been unseated as the hottest keyword in the company’s domains. It has...
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Verse upends Meta in new TLDs
Meta wasn’t the most popular keyword in Donuts’ domains last month. Donuts has published its monthly domain trends report for November, and it shows that meta has been unseated as the hottest keyword in the company’s domains. It has...
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December 2, 2021, 10:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
Feature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all GoDadd...
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GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
Feature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all GoDadd...
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December 2, 2021, 9:15 pm
