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Beware fake domain sales post on X  2
Spaceship’s founder called out a fake sales post on X this week. Earlier this week, a user on X posted about a big domain sale on...
Domain Name Wire - 8 min ago
Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net domains  147
Brew some coffee; the drop is going to start early. Drop catchers, start your engines…a bit earlier. Domain registry Verisign (NA...
Domain Name Wire - 23 hr 13 min ago
French human resources consulting company attempts reverse domain name hijacking  105
Company goes after domain registered well before it adopted the matching brand name. NOOUS, SAS, a French human resources consulting co...
Domain Name Wire - 23 hr 32 min ago
Exclusive: Aruba applies for 39 top level domain names  137
Aruba plans to expand beyond .cloud. Aruba S.p.A., which operates the .cloud top level domain, is expanding its domain portfolio. The c...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 10:59
This week’s end user domain name sales  125
A law firm, a food company, and a scaffolding lead generator bought domain names this week. Sedo’s top public sale this week was ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 9:34
auDA decision could impact millions of .com.au domain registrations  121
Board approves changes that would make it difficult, if not impossible, to register generic/dictionary word domains. auDA, the organiza...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 11:26
ShortDot applies for 40 short top level domain names  126
In keeping with its name, ShortDot applies for short top level domains. Top level domain company ShortDot has applied for 40 top level ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 10:46
nTLDData fills gap for top level domain and registrar data  117
New site provides registry and registrar data. Ever since nTLDStats stopped updating, I’ve been waiting for a good data source fo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 9:47
TrustName customer files new lawsuit in Verisign’s home court  95
New lawsuit is in rem and in a different district. Oath Research, a company that says its domains were stolen from its account at regis...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 8:44
Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing  267
Lawsuit alleges Verisign has maintained an illegal monopoly over the .com registry. A California man has sued (pdf) Verisign (NASDAQ: V...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 15:36
A troubling dissent in a cybersquatting dispute  230
Dissent relies on a very different type of domain dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) a complain...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 11:49
August’s top domain name stories  188
New TLDs stole the show last month. August was a super busy month in the domain business thanks to the new top level domain application...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 9:55
Discontinuation of third-level .name domains leaves some in a lurch  159
People will soon loses their email addresses and websites. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is discontinuing third-level .name domain registrati...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 17:36
Sedo end user domain sales up to $75,000  213
A cosmetic surgeon, an agricultural equipment company, and a huge office furniture business bought domain names. OK, we’re almost...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 15:20
.Com rankings: Squarespace leaps Tucows  139
Squarespace keeps growing and is now the fourth-largest registrar for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registr...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 11:37

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