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Dynadot shares data from 54,000 domain sales  100
Eighty-nine percent of sales were below $50, but these made up just a third of sales revenue. Domain name registrar Dynadot has shared ...
Domain Name Wire - 8 hr 54 min ago
Namecheap ordered to explain why it shouldn’t pay $50,000 in ACPA case  89
Judge says law firm presented “ample evidence” Namecheap violated the ACPA. A law firm is asking a court to let it recover ...
Domain Name Wire - 10 hr 4 min ago
U.S. government gets default against Egypt.com domain name  105
Government alleges that domain name was purchased with illicit funds. The U.S. government will soon own the valuable egypt.com domain n...
Domain Name Wire - 11 hr 0 min ago
Slovenia’s .si domain grows more than 15% in wake of Trump’s UN speech  142
Trump jumpstarts new growth in Slovenia’s ccTLD. The country code domain for Slovenia, .si, has seen a surge in registrations ove...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 28, 2026 - 13:34
Domain-maxxing: Mogul upgrades from .club to Mogul.com for $1.3 million  132
Company expects return from all-cash deal in 6-12 months. Real estate crowdfunding platform Mogul has upgraded its domain name in a big...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 28, 2026 - 12:50
Web3 and new top level domains – DNW Podcast #605  110
A discussion about integrating existing web3 namespaces with new top level domains. Many top level domains applied for this year have a...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 28, 2026 - 11:30
The 130th oldest domain registrar just got a breach notice  99
ICANN demands Netpia pay accreditation fees and bring business into compliance. One of the internet’s oldest domain name registra...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 28, 2026 - 11:18
ICANN heads down under for 2027 AGM  181
ICANN90 will take place in South Australia. ICANN announced this week that it has chosen Adelaide, Australia, as the location for its 2...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 25, 2026 - 9:41
GoDaddy domains now automatically verified with Afternic  184
Domain owners have one fewer step to take if their domains are registered at GoDaddy. Afternic just launched a much-requested feature t...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 25, 2026 - 8:45
Virginia Department of Health sues to recover expired domain, now used for porn  158
Domain used for services for pregnant women now forwards to porn site. The Virginia Department of Health has filed a lawsuit to recover...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 17:19
D3 launches new TLD pre-order platform Frontier  134
Company aims to determine demand for TLDs, and help connect early registrants with participating registries. Domain company D3 has laun...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 12:20
Norton antivirus software maker in talks to acquire GoDaddy  185
The Financial Times reports that talks are in the early stages. Gen Digital, the company behind Norton 360 antivirus software, is in ta...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 10:46
NameJet expired domain sales: a bonanza for iGaming  139
A lot of expired domains are bought to send traffic to online casinos. Back with the July SnapNames sales list, and you’re never ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - 13:2
ICANN confirms 1,616 new top level domain applications  147
ICANN collected over $350 million in application fees. ICANN has confirmed the final tally of top level domain name applications for th...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - 8:39
Identity Digital spins out agentic effort, now called Known  162
Company’s Innovation Labs will become a separate company. Domain name company Identity Digital has spun out its nascent agent ide...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 16:38

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