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Domain Name Wire
Sanctions impact domain trading with Russia, Belarus
Sedo suspends payments and transactions involving people in Russia and Belarus due to sanctions. Domain aftermarket sales to people in Russia and Belarus will be curtailed due to sanctions. Sedo, which is based in Germany and has employees around the...
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Sanctions impact domain trading with Russia, Belarus
Sedo suspends payments and transactions involving people in Russia and Belarus due to sanctions. Domain aftermarket sales to people in Russia and Belarus will be curtailed due to sanctions. Sedo, which is based in Germany and has employees around the...
Discussion
March 9, 2022, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name acquisitions up to $60,000
A non-profit upgraded its domain name for $60,000. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was BeeCapital.com for $68,000. BeeCapital.com led the list at $68,000. The domain doesn’t resolve and Whois has Domains by Proxy, so I can’t t...
Discussion
End user domain name acquisitions up to $60,000
A non-profit upgraded its domain name for $60,000. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was BeeCapital.com for $68,000. BeeCapital.com led the list at $68,000. The domain doesn’t resolve and Whois has Domains by Proxy, so I can’t t...
Discussion
March 9, 2022, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meta Platforms and Namecheap settle trademark lawsuit
Lawsuit might be coming to a close after two years. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) and domain name registrar Namecheap are settling their trademark lawsuit. Meta (Facebook at the time) sued (pdf) Namecheap and its Whois privacy service in March 2020 for...
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Meta Platforms and Namecheap settle trademark lawsuit
Lawsuit might be coming to a close after two years. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) and domain name registrar Namecheap are settling their trademark lawsuit. Meta (Facebook at the time) sued (pdf) Namecheap and its Whois privacy service in March 2020 for...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 11:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Gravity Forms acquires Gravity.com
After many years of trying, Gravity Forms finally scores its ideal domain name. The maker of the popular Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress has acquired the domain name gravity.com. Gravity Forms announced the acquisition on Twitter today: Excited to...
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Gravity Forms acquires Gravity.com
After many years of trying, Gravity Forms finally scores its ideal domain name. The maker of the popular Gravity Forms plugin for WordPress has acquired the domain name gravity.com. Gravity Forms announced the acquisition on Twitter today: Excited to...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 10:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kin raises $82 million using Kin.com
Company rebranded to a .us and then upgraded to the matching .com. InsurTech startups seem to be prime candidates for securing domain name upgrades. In 2019, homeowners insurance provider Hippo paid $3.3 million to acquire Hippo.com, while more recen...
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Kin raises $82 million using Kin.com
Company rebranded to a .us and then upgraded to the matching .com. InsurTech startups seem to be prime candidates for securing domain name upgrades. In 2019, homeowners insurance provider Hippo paid $3.3 million to acquire Hippo.com, while more recen...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 8:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Now this is a crowded brand
Even if the plaintiff wins this case, there’s a third company with a similar name. Yesterday, healthcare financing company CarePayment Technologies, Inc., filed a lawsuit (pdf) against CarePay, Inc., claiming trademark infringement. The plainti...
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Now this is a crowded brand
Even if the plaintiff wins this case, there’s a third company with a similar name. Yesterday, healthcare financing company CarePayment Technologies, Inc., filed a lawsuit (pdf) against CarePay, Inc., claiming trademark infringement. The plainti...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 6:36 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by BeeCapital.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and BeeCapital.com led the way at $68,000. Noba.com was second at $60,000. Linkspot.com was third at $39,400. 59 .com sales 27 cctld sales 8 other tld sales op 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: &nb...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by BeeCapital.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and BeeCapital.com led the way at $68,000. Noba.com was second at $60,000. Linkspot.com was third at $39,400. 59 .com sales 27 cctld sales 8 other tld sales op 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: &nb...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN chips in to keep internet (and domains) working in Ukraine
Board directs ICANN to set up plan to assist and allocates $1 million, suspends cancellation requirement. ICANN’s Board of Directors held a last-minute meeting over the weekend in which it approved funding to keep the internet working in Ukrain...
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ICANN chips in to keep internet (and domains) working in Ukraine
Board directs ICANN to set up plan to assist and allocates $1 million, suspends cancellation requirement. ICANN’s Board of Directors held a last-minute meeting over the weekend in which it approved funding to keep the internet working in Ukrain...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest .com rankings: Dynadot surges
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 November 2021. On the mon...
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Latest .com rankings: Dynadot surges
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 November 2021. On the mon...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 2:21 pm
The Domains
Name.com launches 3 months of free Titan business email with every new domain
Email is a critical component of any new business’ web presence and an essential tool for companies to communicate and connect with customers. The pandemic has accelerated a revolution in web presence where more individuals and companies are es...
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Name.com launches 3 months of free Titan business email with every new domain
Email is a critical component of any new business’ web presence and an essential tool for companies to communicate and connect with customers. The pandemic has accelerated a revolution in web presence where more individuals and companies are es...
Discussion
March 8, 2022, 1:16 pm
