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Domain Name Wire
Live domain auction grosses $2.2 million
Seven figure sale of holiday.com highlights auction. Last week’s Right of the Dot domain auction at NamesCon in Austin was widely viewed as a success, auctioning off 56 domain names for close to $2.2 million. The headline sales were holiday.com...
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Live domain auction grosses $2.2 million
Seven figure sale of holiday.com highlights auction. Last week’s Right of the Dot domain auction at NamesCon in Austin was widely viewed as a success, auctioning off 56 domain names for close to $2.2 million. The headline sales were holiday.com...
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June 5, 2023, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
AI & domain names – DNW Podcast #439
How Artificial Intelligence will change domain names. Have you played around with any AI-powered domain generators? They’re surprisingly good. On today’s show, Ryan McKegney, CEO of DomainAgents, comes on the show to talk about the impact...
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AI & domain names – DNW Podcast #439
How Artificial Intelligence will change domain names. Have you played around with any AI-powered domain generators? They’re surprisingly good. On today’s show, Ryan McKegney, CEO of DomainAgents, comes on the show to talk about the impact...
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June 5, 2023, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik is sold
Deal completed after lawsuit settlement. The sale of Epik to a new entity has been completed, Domain Name Wire has confirmed. Earlier this week, the company agreed to sell its registrar and hosting business to Epik LLC, a new entity that appears to b...
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Epik is sold
Deal completed after lawsuit settlement. The sale of Epik to a new entity has been completed, Domain Name Wire has confirmed. Earlier this week, the company agreed to sell its registrar and hosting business to Epik LLC, a new entity that appears to b...
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June 3, 2023, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s end user domain name sales
A cryptocurrency site, a health insurance company, and an open source community platform bought domain names. Sedo had a handful of nice five figure sales this past week. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. ...
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This week’s end user domain name sales
A cryptocurrency site, a health insurance company, and an open source community platform bought domain names. Sedo had a handful of nice five figure sales this past week. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. ...
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June 2, 2023, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN sends breach notice to Epik
The company has three weeks to pay up and address issues. ICANN sent a breach notice (pdf) to Epik yesterday, giving it until June 22 to fix a number of problems. The official reason for the breach notice is the company’s failure to pay its acc...
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ICANN sends breach notice to Epik
The company has three weeks to pay up and address issues. ICANN sent a breach notice (pdf) to Epik yesterday, giving it until June 22 to fix a number of problems. The official reason for the breach notice is the company’s failure to pay its acc...
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June 2, 2023, 1:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com reveals Master of Domains 2023 winners
Escrow company recognizes top domain brokers. Escrow.com today revealed the winners of its 2023 Master of Domains awards. The awards are given to the highest-grossing brokerage firms/individuals based on the dollar volume of their transactions with E...
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Escrow.com reveals Master of Domains 2023 winners
Escrow company recognizes top domain brokers. Escrow.com today revealed the winners of its 2023 Master of Domains awards. The awards are given to the highest-grossing brokerage firms/individuals based on the dollar volume of their transactions with E...
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June 1, 2023, 7:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik agrees to be sold, Temporary Restraining Order requested to block deal
Deal would pay off debt to many domain registries, and the new entity might be able to pay back customers. Domain name registrar Epik has agreed to sell many of its assets for $4.9 million, most of which will be used to pay outstanding debt, accordin...
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Epik agrees to be sold, Temporary Restraining Order requested to block deal
Deal would pay off debt to many domain registries, and the new entity might be able to pay back customers. Domain name registrar Epik has agreed to sell many of its assets for $4.9 million, most of which will be used to pay outstanding debt, accordin...
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June 1, 2023, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon kicks off today. Here’s where to see me
I’m hosting two sessions today at NamesCon. The annual NamesCon Global event kicks off in Austin this morning. Over 1,000 people have registered for the event, which is being held in conjunction with CloudFest USA. I’m hosting two fi...
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NamesCon kicks off today. Here’s where to see me
I’m hosting two sessions today at NamesCon. The annual NamesCon Global event kicks off in Austin this morning. Over 1,000 people have registered for the event, which is being held in conjunction with CloudFest USA. I’m hosting two fi...
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May 31, 2023, 2:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com: domain volume shot up in Q1
The good days are back, as domain sales at Escrow.com in Q1 2023 matched Q1 2022. We already knew that Escrow.com saw a rebound in its business last quarter. Now, the company has quantified the domain portion of that upswing. In its just-released Q1 ...
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Escrow.com: domain volume shot up in Q1
The good days are back, as domain sales at Escrow.com in Q1 2023 matched Q1 2022. We already knew that Escrow.com saw a rebound in its business last quarter. Now, the company has quantified the domain portion of that upswing. In its just-released Q1 ...
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May 30, 2023, 2:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Saw.com merges with NameSilo’s NameLot
Combined company will have technology and brokerage experience. Domain name brokerage Saw.com and NameSilo (CSE: URL) announced today that Saw.com is merging with NameSilo’s NameLot. The combination will give Saw.com a technology stack for sell...
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Saw.com merges with NameSilo’s NameLot
Combined company will have technology and brokerage experience. Domain name brokerage Saw.com and NameSilo (CSE: URL) announced today that Saw.com is merging with NameSilo’s NameLot. The combination will give Saw.com a technology stack for sell...
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May 30, 2023, 2:19 pm
