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Chinese company applies for over 100 new top level domains  70
Company’s website lists over 300 top level domain strings. A Chinese company says it has applied for more than 100 top level doma...
Domain Name Wire - 6 hr 1 min ago
Two more applicants disclose their top level domain strings  62
Suffix Domains and Phoenix Domain Partners disclose some of their applications. Over the weekend, I posted stories about a couple of ap...
Domain Name Wire - 6 hr 28 min ago
Inside LFG’s big bet on top level domains – DNW Podcast #600  59
ICANN received 1,600 TLD applications, and one company was behind a lot of them. The company was founded by a domain investor. Learn mo...

Domain Name Wire - 7 hr 32 min ago
Confusion reigns about new TLD resolution prior to Reveal Day  65
Applicant Guidebook interpretations vary among top level domain applicants. In the 2012 round of new top level domain expansion, ICANN ...
Domain Name Wire - 8 hr 30 min ago
Atom and Whois API make Inc. 5000 list  56
Atom and Whois API made the list, but Identity Digital is missing. Two domain name industry companies made the Inc. 5000 list this year...
Domain Name Wire - 9 hr 40 min ago
Michael Blend, Josh Jones team up for new top level domain names  110
Industry veterans join forces to apply for top level domains, announce eight of their applications. Two familiar faces in the domain na...
Domain Name Wire - Sunday, August 16, 2026 - 17:46
Exclusive: Oinkadot applies for 25 top level domains  158
Partnership brings together two longtime registrar CEOs. A new partnership has applied for 25 top level domain names in this year’...
Domain Name Wire - Saturday, August 15, 2026 - 15:7
Namecheap says services are back online after major outage  168
Cooling system failure in Phoenix caused hosting and email services to go down. Domain registrar and hosting company Namecheap said thi...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 14, 2026 - 17:52
.Factory becomes first known contention set  153
Two people who previously ran .club are back at it, this time with .factory. USA Made in America Inc. announced today that it has appli...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 14, 2026 - 16:46
TLD1 applies for .etc., .bewell, .joinus, and .whatsnew  162
Founder of company has a close tie to a longtime fixture in the domain industry. TLD1 LLC, a new company based in South Carolina, annou...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 14, 2026 - 16:34
ICANN rejects request for new TLD application extension  143
Applicant filed request for reconsideration over top level domain application deadline. ICANN’s Board Accountability Mechanisms C...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 14, 2026 - 14:32
James Booth successfully defends .ai domain in cybersquatting dispute.  187
Combat sports gear company fails to take domain through cybersquatting claim. AI mega-investor James Booth has successfully defended on...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 14, 2026 - 9:12
ICANN: 1,600 new top level domain applications submitted  144
Applications down slightly from 2012 round. ICANN announced today that it received 1,600 applications for top level domain names by the...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 20:57
GoDaddy opens updated Auctions API to all users  153
All bidders can  now access API to search, bid, and buy domains. GoDaddy has opened its Auctions API to all auction members. With the u...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 12:51
.AI sales hit $37.7 million at Escrow.com last quarter  134
The party continues for .ai domain investors. Escrow.com released its Q2 Domain Investment Index (pdf) this week. It turns out the comp...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 10:50

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