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 …
Read More »Rick Schwartz: Domain name acquisition list from 2023
Rick Schwartz shared on Twitter what domain names he bought in 2023. Rick’s list serves as a lesson on how to start domaining with a ~$100,000 budget. Spend it wisely over a year. 31 Domain …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales