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The Domains
Mt. Gox May Have Found 200,000 Bitcoins
There was a report out last night that bankrupt Bicoin exchange Mt. Gox may have found 200,000 Bitcoins in a forgotten wallet. Pete Rizzo of Coindesk wrote: A new report suggests that Mt. Gox, the now-bankrupt Japan-based exchange said to have lost ...
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Mt. Gox May Have Found 200,000 Bitcoins
There was a report out last night that bankrupt Bicoin exchange Mt. Gox may have found 200,000 Bitcoins in a forgotten wallet. Pete Rizzo of Coindesk wrote: A new report suggests that Mt. Gox, the now-bankrupt Japan-based exchange said to have lost ...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 9:01 am
The Domains
ICANN: Important Corrections To Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement
ICANN in a blog post today, entitled Important Corrections to General Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement and IANA Functions tries to quite the outrage coming from many in the domain community and Congress. Here is some of the...
Discussion
ICANN: Important Corrections To Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement
ICANN in a blog post today, entitled Important Corrections to General Inaccuracies and Misconceptions Regarding U.S. Announcement and IANA Functions tries to quite the outrage coming from many in the domain community and Congress. Here is some of the...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 4:55 am
The Domains
Stock Analysis firm Trefis On Verisign: Risk Is ccTLD’s; Doesn’t Mention new gTLD’s
Stock Analysis firm Trefis had some interesting comments on Verisign in a note entitled “Drop In Verisign Shares Highlights Risks Associated With Domain Business” The note went on to say that the biggest risk to the Verisign business is g...
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Stock Analysis firm Trefis On Verisign: Risk Is ccTLD’s; Doesn’t Mention new gTLD’s
Stock Analysis firm Trefis had some interesting comments on Verisign in a note entitled “Drop In Verisign Shares Highlights Risks Associated With Domain Business” The note went on to say that the biggest risk to the Verisign business is g...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
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Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:34 pm
The Domains
.XYZ Starts Sunrise Today
The .XYZ Sunrise period opened today and will run to May 20, 2014. The company put out a press release with all the details, Beverly Hills, CA (March 20, 2014) — Internet users worldwide will soon see web addresses ending with .xyz – the...
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.XYZ Starts Sunrise Today
The .XYZ Sunrise period opened today and will run to May 20, 2014. The company put out a press release with all the details, Beverly Hills, CA (March 20, 2014) — Internet users worldwide will soon see web addresses ending with .xyz – the...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:14 pm
The Domains
1st URS Denied: Panel Gets It Right & Denies URS on Branson.Guru
For the first time a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) complaint has been denied. URS panelist Douglas M. Isenberg Denied Virgin Enterprises URS on the domain name Branson.Guru. The domain was registered by Lawrence Fain of Chicago who didn’t eve...
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1st URS Denied: Panel Gets It Right & Denies URS on Branson.Guru
For the first time a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) complaint has been denied. URS panelist Douglas M. Isenberg Denied Virgin Enterprises URS on the domain name Branson.Guru. The domain was registered by Lawrence Fain of Chicago who didn’t eve...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 10:50 pm
DomainSherpa
DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide for Investors
April 15 is tax day in the United States and we’re here to help. DomainSherpa has just published DNTaxGuide, a domain name tax guide that is written by a Certified Public Accountant and reviewed by a a former IRS Agent. It covers all the essent...
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DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide for Investors
April 15 is tax day in the United States and we’re here to help. DomainSherpa has just published DNTaxGuide, a domain name tax guide that is written by a Certified Public Accountant and reviewed by a a former IRS Agent. It covers all the essent...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 9:50 pm
The Domains
.CO Internet S.A.S Acquired for $109 Million
Neustar traded on the NYSE under the symbol NSR has a market cap of roughly $2.16 billion, today after the close they announced the acquistion of the company behind the .CO extension. Neustar is acquiring .CO Internet S.A.S for $109 million. N...
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.CO Internet S.A.S Acquired for $109 Million
Neustar traded on the NYSE under the symbol NSR has a market cap of roughly $2.16 billion, today after the close they announced the acquistion of the company behind the .CO extension. Neustar is acquiring .CO Internet S.A.S for $109 million. N...
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March 20, 2014, 8:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Neustar acquires .CO for $109 million
Neustar pays $109 million for registry that runs .co domain name. Domain name registry Neustar has acquired .CO Internet S.A.S and associated assets for $109 million, the company announced moments ago. .CO Internet, which commercialized the .Co domai...
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Breaking: Neustar acquires .CO for $109 million
Neustar pays $109 million for registry that runs .co domain name. Domain name registry Neustar has acquired .CO Internet S.A.S and associated assets for $109 million, the company announced moments ago. .CO Internet, which commercialized the .Co domai...
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March 20, 2014, 8:19 pm
The Domains
Disturbing: 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered 4 Years Before Trademark Lost In UDRP
Hobbex AB of Borås, Sweden, just won a UDRP on the domain name Hobbex.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc. The case is disturbing because the domain holder registered the domain four years before the trademark holder got their tradema...
Discussion
Disturbing: 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered 4 Years Before Trademark Lost In UDRP
Hobbex AB of Borås, Sweden, just won a UDRP on the domain name Hobbex.com which is owned by Vertical Axis Inc. The case is disturbing because the domain holder registered the domain four years before the trademark holder got their tradema...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 6:21 pm
