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Domain Name Wire
Domain exploit at Curve Finance triggers wallet drains, registrar intervenes
It’s the second time the company has faced an issue like this. Cryptocurrency trading platform Curve Finance is blaming a DNS issue for an imposter site that was able to drain wallets. The platform has been using the domain name curve .fi for i...
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Domain exploit at Curve Finance triggers wallet drains, registrar intervenes
It’s the second time the company has faced an issue like this. Cryptocurrency trading platform Curve Finance is blaming a DNS issue for an imposter site that was able to drain wallets. The platform has been using the domain name curve .fi for i...
Discussion
May 13, 2025, 9:49 pm

Domain Name Wire
Pay.com.au secures domain name after suing seller who backed out of deal
The seller tried to hike the price from $38,000 to $380,000 after discovering Pay.com.au was the buyer, but a lawsuit must have changed his mind. A man who backed out of a domain deal after finding out who the buyer was has capitulated after the buye...
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Pay.com.au secures domain name after suing seller who backed out of deal
The seller tried to hike the price from $38,000 to $380,000 after discovering Pay.com.au was the buyer, but a lawsuit must have changed his mind. A man who backed out of a domain deal after finding out who the buyer was has capitulated after the buye...
Discussion
May 13, 2025, 8:14 pm

Domain Name Wire
Ks.com case emphasizes value of short domains and risks of UDRP abuse
Panelist explains fraudulent scheme by Complainant to hijack valuable two-letter domain name through UDRP. A person filed a UDRP complaint stating that a domain name was fraudulently stolen from them. But the panelist reviewing the case determined it...
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Ks.com case emphasizes value of short domains and risks of UDRP abuse
Panelist explains fraudulent scheme by Complainant to hijack valuable two-letter domain name through UDRP. A person filed a UDRP complaint stating that a domain name was fraudulently stolen from them. But the panelist reviewing the case determined it...
Discussion
May 13, 2025, 6:11 pm

Domain Name Wire
Illinois Agricultural Association tries reverse hijacking domain name
Organization filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has found Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization, which was founded...
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Illinois Agricultural Association tries reverse hijacking domain name
Organization filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panelist has found Illinois Agricultural Association (IAA) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The organization, which was founded...
Discussion
May 13, 2025, 3:54 pm

Domain Name Wire
A day in the life of a domain investor
Learn the secret to this domain investor’s success. Trade publications and entrepreneurship media often profile C-level executives and entrepreneurs who wake up early to get a start on the day or who burn the midnight oil. It made me think, why...
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A day in the life of a domain investor
Learn the secret to this domain investor’s success. Trade publications and entrepreneurship media often profile C-level executives and entrepreneurs who wake up early to get a start on the day or who burn the midnight oil. It made me think, why...
Discussion
May 13, 2025, 2:55 pm

Domain Name Wire
It’s a trademark issue, not cybersquatting
Complainants need to understand the purpose of UDRP. Another company has mistaken what the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be used for. It’s designed to quickly resolve clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not tradem...
Discussion
It’s a trademark issue, not cybersquatting
Complainants need to understand the purpose of UDRP. Another company has mistaken what the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be used for. It’s designed to quickly resolve clear-cut cases of cybersquatting, not tradem...
Discussion
May 12, 2025, 4:53 pm

Domain Name Wire
Media Options tops Escrow.com Master of Domain list for seventh straight year
Award honors those with top dollar volume on Escrow.com. Escrow.com has unveiled its 2025 Master of Domains awards, honoring the top 10 domain brokers by transaction volume on its platform for deals closed in 2024. Topping the list once again is Andr...
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Media Options tops Escrow.com Master of Domain list for seventh straight year
Award honors those with top dollar volume on Escrow.com. Escrow.com has unveiled its 2025 Master of Domains awards, honoring the top 10 domain brokers by transaction volume on its platform for deals closed in 2024. Topping the list once again is Andr...
Discussion
May 12, 2025, 4:14 pm

Domain Name Wire
Trouble at the finish line – DNW Podcast #534
How to handle complex payments and other complications. Sometimes, agreeing on a price is the simple part of a domain name transaction. There can be all sorts of hurdles to completing the deal. For example, what if one of the parties doesn’t wa...
Discussion
Trouble at the finish line – DNW Podcast #534
How to handle complex payments and other complications. Sometimes, agreeing on a price is the simple part of a domain name transaction. There can be all sorts of hurdles to completing the deal. For example, what if one of the parties doesn’t wa...
Discussion
May 12, 2025, 3:30 pm

The Domains
Rick is older than the Pope!
Rick Schwartz celebrated his birthday on a yacht and our esteemed leader here at TheDomains.com Mike Berkens showed up with custom tee shirts, they say “Rick is older than the Pope” Happy Birthday to Rick and let’s see what he comes...
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Rick is older than the Pope!
Rick Schwartz celebrated his birthday on a yacht and our esteemed leader here at TheDomains.com Mike Berkens showed up with custom tee shirts, they say “Rick is older than the Pope” Happy Birthday to Rick and let’s see what he comes...
Discussion
May 11, 2025, 8:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
BigCommerce buys domain name for $2.4 million
Ecommerce business forks over seven figures for domain name. BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), the Shopify competitor that helps customers sell stuff online, purchased a domain name for $2.444 million in Q1. The company disclosed the purchase in its financ...
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BigCommerce buys domain name for $2.4 million
Ecommerce business forks over seven figures for domain name. BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), the Shopify competitor that helps customers sell stuff online, purchased a domain name for $2.444 million in Q1. The company disclosed the purchase in its financ...
Discussion
May 9, 2025, 3:13 pm