On February 21st, .ART transitioned over 1 million domain names from the premium tiers to the standard tier. This strategic move is designed to further democratize access to .ART domains, making it easier for artists, …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
Chris Koerner from Dallas, Texas shared his thought process for buying the domain name Cofounders.com. He said that it was a stupidly easy decision to spent $65k on a one word domain name. Here is …
Read More »Q4 2023 report: .com and .net lose 1.2 million domains
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the fourth quarter of 2023 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), …
Read More »VeriSign reports Q4 and full year 2023 results
VeriSign, Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023. Fourth Quarter Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $380 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, up 3.0 …
Read More »Efty revamps its domain name marketplace
Efty.com has launched a significant update to its domain name marketplace’s look and feel. The new marketplace has undergone a significant transformation with fresh branding. The new look is designed to enhance user experience, making …
Read More »Namecheap files suit against ICANN
Richard Kirkendall, Namecheap CEO, announced today that they filed a suit against ICANN. “After a previous ruling via a mediation process they have taken little action towards the recommendations of that ruling and so our …
Read More »GoDaddy partners with Ethereum Name Service (ENS)
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) partnered with Ethereum Name Service (ENS) to enable domain name users to link their domains to ENS, with no additional costs or technical experience required. Users can now connect their GoDaddy domain with …
Read More »ICANN finalizes transfer of EPIK registrar accreditation
ICANN finalized the transfer of EPIK registrar accreditation and EPIK made an announcement claiming that “No previous owners, including Epik Inc founder Rob Monster and late stage CEO Brian Royce, are involved in Epik LLC …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 14 domains for $125,768 in November
Mike Mann reported 14 of his domain name sales in November 2023. Reported prices started at $1,888 and went up to $19,000. Mike sold 14 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $8,983. …
Read More »Thieves are trying to steal our domain names using Afternic and GoDaddy
Thieves are trying to steal our domain names while Afternic and GoDaddy are asleep at the wheel. In the past few hours I have received requests from my registrar to approve Fast-Transfer on Afternic for …
Read More ».fr fee is increasing
Afnic is increasing the fee for the .fr TLD for the 400 registrars distributing the domain. As of 1 March 2024, registrars will pay €5.07, an increase of 11.1%. (from €4.56 to €5.07) Afnic said …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 5 domains for $64,410 in October (plus 3 domains under NDA)
Mike Mann reported 5 of his domain name sales in October 2023. Reported prices started at $6,000 and went up to $23,910. Mike sold 5 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $12,882. …
Read More »Efty Pay: new payment processor to launch soon
Efty partnered with one of Europe’s leading payment service providers to provide fast, secure, and regulatory-compliant domain name transactions with Efty Pay. Efty Pay will be made exclusively available to Efty Investor users upon launch. …
Read More »Liquid market report: 2023 was the best year in Escrow.com domain sales
Giuseppe Graziano from GGRG partnering with Escrow.com and Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com published the 29th edition of the Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO), which focuses on the 614,928 .com domains we call “liquid”. The …
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