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PIR (.org) names Impact Award finalists, Karamo as MC  37
Each finalist is guaranteed a donation prize in this year’s contest. Public Interest Registry, the organization behind .org domai...
Domain Name Wire - 3 hr 50 min ago
Ethereum Name Service takes key step toward .ens  47
New foundation structure clears a hurdle for ENS’s new TLD application. Ethereum Name Service has a new entity, clearing the path...
Domain Name Wire - 4 hr 33 min ago
Web3 naming companies face steep challenges in new TLD round  52
Existing web3 namespace providers could face some of the toughest integration hurdles. Organizations involved with existing web3 naming...
Domain Name Wire - 4 hr 55 min ago
GoDaddy auction offers a real-world test of domain liquidation  125
One domain industry veteran is selling off his 500-domain portfolio in this week’s auction. GoDaddy’s first-ever “liq...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 14:47
What domains Wix and others bought through Afternic  131
Twenty-seven end user domain name sales. This week, as Sedo continues its respite from sending sales lists, we’re turning to Afte...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 11:8
Domain buyer balks at $1,000 price, spends more on losing UDRP  153
A $1,000 purchase would have been cheaper and avoided a reverse domain name hijacking finding. A UK man filed a cybersquatting claim th...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, August 10, 2026 - 12:32
NamesCon is changing in 2026 – DNW Podcast #599  125
A look at what to expect at this year’s show. Last year, NamesCon moved to Miami for its first conference under new ownership. Th...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, August 10, 2026 - 11:30
.Com rankings: GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace and more  128
Top four registrars had month-over-month declines in .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, August 10, 2026 - 9:35
Last month’s top domain name stories  99
Telegram’s domain suspension, the U.S. trying to seize a valuable domain name, and .web were top stories in July. These were the ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 7, 2026 - 9:58
Tucows posts lower domain revenue in Q2  86
Impact from large customer loss is mostly over. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings yesterday. The company’s domain name busin...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 7, 2026 - 8:55
Who recently bought .ai domains, and what they sold for previously  155
If only you could turn back the clock five years. Today, Namecheap founder Richard Kirkendall posted 30 .ai domain sales completed on t...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, August 6, 2026 - 14:52
Docking station maker Plugable attempts reverse domain name hijacking  101
Founder’s Reddit post hurt its case, but it would have lost anyway. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Le...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, August 6, 2026 - 8:55
Porkbun hits 4 million domains, adopts DomainAttest  122
Registrar has 750,000 domain customers. Domain name registrar Porkbun announced today that it hit four million domains under management...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 12:12
More Atom end user domain sales up to $128k  179
A financial trading platform, a clean energy investment company, and a Blue Angels merchandise site bought domain names. Last week I pu...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 9:11
University of Florida athletic group tries to reverse hijack TheSwamp.com  109
Group relied on usage prior to domain owner’s acquisition of the domain. A UDRP panelist has found that The University Athletic A...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 11:54

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