Domain Name News

ICANN renewed the .ORG Registry Agreement with no price caps while the .org registry operator with the funnier name (PIR) Public Interest Registry issued the statement below. Name is funny because the only thing that …

CentralNic Group PLC (AIM: CNIC) announced it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire all shares in Hexonet, an international platform for resellers of domain names, for up to €10.0 million, subject to customary …

While I didn’t really share the industry’s excitement regarding the sale of Voice.com for $30 million. Of course it is a good sale and it is good to know the sale happened but we need many …

Minds + Machines Group Limited (“MMX”) announced that the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved its request to introduce a new blocking service that will allow trademark holders to better protect their …

Undeveloped.com was renamed to DAN.COM last week and introduced the blockchain powered Domain Automation Network in partnership with IBM. So I asked Reza Sardeha, the CEO of DAN.COM, 10 questions: 1. How do you intent to bring …

While most of the domaining industry seems to be ecstatic about the sale of the domain name Voice.com for $30 million I can’t say I share this excitement. First of all this seems like a …

The domain name Links.com was sold for 700,000 Euro. The equivalent today in USD is $797,825. The buyer of the domain is AllMyLinks.com as Links.com is forwarding to their website. The service aims to keep …

Afilias today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Dot Global Domain Registry Limited in Dublin, the registry operator for the .GLOBAL Top Level Domain. With nearly 50,000 names under management, .GLOBAL is one of …

NamesCon Europe 2019 officially concluded and the next 3 European city locations were announced. Soeren von Varchmin, CEO of NamesCon and CloudFest, announced the 2020-2022 Namescon Europe locations: 2020 – Budapest 2021 – Rome 2022 – Cologne …

You can watch here the complete 30 minute video from “Ask me anything about GoDaddy’s Aftermarket or Afternic” at NamesCon Europe 2019. The AMA was part of the first day, Thursday June 20, of NamesCon …

Twice a year .Club is making adjustments to their premium name inventory available at registrars around the world and they just released their latest update as noted on their blog. In order to make certain …

Undeveloped.com re-names to DAN.COM and introduces the blockchain powered Domain Automation Network in partnership with IBM. Amsterdam-based company Undeveloped BV announced the launch of DAN.COM: the Domain Automation Network. With the Domain Automation Network, Undeveloped …

Sedo announced today that the domain name Casinos.org was sold for $400,000. The buyer is not yet known as the domain name is now in Sedo’s possession while it is transferred to the new owner. …

MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a worldwide provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software, today announced that it has sold the Voice.com domain name for $30 million in cash in a transaction facilitated by GoDaddy and …