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“Unicorn” Nubank is a reverse domain name hijacker
Brazilian financial company filed dead-on-arrival cybersquatting complaint. Nubank, a Brazilian finance startup that has raised billions in funding, tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name Nubank.com. A World Intellectual Property Organiz...
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“Unicorn” Nubank is a reverse domain name hijacker
Brazilian financial company filed dead-on-arrival cybersquatting complaint. Nubank, a Brazilian finance startup that has raised billions in funding, tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name Nubank.com. A World Intellectual Property Organiz...
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February 21, 2020, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ethos adds legally-binding provisions to try to save .Org deal
8-year price cap, censorship and data controls would be baked into registry agreement amendment. Ethos Capital, the company that is trying to acquire the .Org registry, took a big step today to try to push it over the finish line. It agreed to add a ...
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Ethos adds legally-binding provisions to try to save .Org deal
8-year price cap, censorship and data controls would be baked into registry agreement amendment. Ethos Capital, the company that is trying to acquire the .Org registry, took a big step today to try to push it over the finish line. It agreed to add a ...
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February 21, 2020, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
What these recent four-letter domain sales might mean
Kassey Lee breaks down how these domains might be used. eName just reported some four-letter domains sold recently from its marketplace. As you can see, there is a large variation in the prices, which makes domain investing very challenging. I have a...
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What these recent four-letter domain sales might mean
Kassey Lee breaks down how these domains might be used. eName just reported some four-letter domains sold recently from its marketplace. As you can see, there is a large variation in the prices, which makes domain investing very challenging. I have a...
Discussion
February 20, 2020, 5:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix now has 4.5 million paying subscribers
Wix’s paying subscriber base inches forward in Q4. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings today. The company posted revenue of $204.6 million for the quarter and $761.1 million for 2019. That’s up 25% an...
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Wix now has 4.5 million paying subscribers
Wix’s paying subscriber base inches forward in Q4. Website builder Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported Q4 and full-year 2019 earnings today. The company posted revenue of $204.6 million for the quarter and $761.1 million for 2019. That’s up 25% an...
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February 20, 2020, 4:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN moves Spring Break online over Coronavirus fears
ICANN goes virtual, INTA moves to the U.S. There will be no cavorting with college students on the beach in Cancun next month for domain policy wonks after all. ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, has moved its March meeting planned f...
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ICANN moves Spring Break online over Coronavirus fears
ICANN goes virtual, INTA moves to the U.S. There will be no cavorting with college students on the beach in Cancun next month for domain policy wonks after all. ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, has moved its March meeting planned f...
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February 20, 2020, 4:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign tries to discredit ICANN commenting period process
Company suggests that drawing attention to comment period distorted the multistakeholder process. The comment period for ICANN’s proposed .com contract amendment with ICANN closed last Friday. The amendment would allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) t...
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Verisign tries to discredit ICANN commenting period process
Company suggests that drawing attention to comment period distorted the multistakeholder process. The comment period for ICANN’s proposed .com contract amendment with ICANN closed last Friday. The amendment would allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) t...
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February 19, 2020, 5:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Morgan Stanley’s interesting domain name patent application
Company proposes a way to determine if a domain name might trick web users. I often come across domain name-related patent applications filed by internet security companies. But it was interesting to see financial services company Morgan Stanley file...
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Morgan Stanley’s interesting domain name patent application
Company proposes a way to determine if a domain name might trick web users. I often come across domain name-related patent applications filed by internet security companies. But it was interesting to see financial services company Morgan Stanley file...
Discussion
February 19, 2020, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
A mysterious domain name sale
Even after researching it, this domain sale doesn’t make sense. It all started when I read that XPJ44.COM sold for $4,105 last month according to Namebio. Even though I look at a lot of domains everyday, I must confess that I don’t unders...
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A mysterious domain name sale
Even after researching it, this domain sale doesn’t make sense. It all started when I read that XPJ44.COM sold for $4,105 last month according to Namebio. Even though I look at a lot of domains everyday, I must confess that I don’t unders...
Discussion
February 19, 2020, 2:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Acubit tries reverse domain name hijacking
Startup makes misguided arguments in attempt to get domain name registered in 2009 A technology company based in Denmark has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name acubit.com. Based on the arguments it made, ...
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Acubit tries reverse domain name hijacking
Startup makes misguided arguments in attempt to get domain name registered in 2009 A technology company based in Denmark has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name acubit.com. Based on the arguments it made, ...
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February 18, 2020, 8:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap posts $149 million revenue in 2019
Topline grew 18.7% in 2019. Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $149 million in revenue in 2019, up 18.7% from its 2018 total. The company focused on higher-quality domain names in 2019, eschewing the sub-dollar domains it pushed in prior years...
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Namecheap posts $149 million revenue in 2019
Topline grew 18.7% in 2019. Domain name registrar Namecheap generated $149 million in revenue in 2019, up 18.7% from its 2018 total. The company focused on higher-quality domain names in 2019, eschewing the sub-dollar domains it pushed in prior years...
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February 18, 2020, 6:56 pm
