Domain Name Wire NEWS

The race to the bottom in domain pricing  86
With major registrars selling domains at or below cost, it’s getting harder for smaller competitors to win domain investors on pr...
Domain Name Wire - 4 hr 52 min ago
After a decade of waiting, .web finally gets a launch date  69
Sunrise set for December 10; general availability on April 6, 2027. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has filed its official documents with ICANN...
Domain Name Wire - 6 hr 10 min ago
Verisign reverses course: third level .name domains will stay  120
Long-time registrants can keep their domain names. In a win for registrants, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has nixed plans to terminate third...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - 10:22
Identity Digital launches “domain options” for domain investors  142
Domain investors can take a two-year option on premium domains without paying the full registration price. Domain registry Identity Dig...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - 9:30
Man goes two-for-two in reverse domain name hijacking  125
Two complaints, two losses, and two expensive lessons. Here’s an idea for anyone considering filing multiple cybersquatting dispu...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 9, 2026 - 13:9
Elon Musk’s X Corp takes down phishing domains  108
X Corp., the company behind the X social media platform, has successfully obtained control over 40 domains it says were used in phishin...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 9, 2026 - 12:50
Small portfolio, big sales – DNW Podcast #611  114
Joshua Schoen’s portfolio is small but mighty. Domain investor Joshua Schoen has a portfolio of fewer than 300 domains. But pound for p...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:30
Rick Schwartz’s Beanstalk Challenge sues competing domain startup program  232
Lawsuit alleges trademark infringement and cybersquatting over BeanstalkX brand and two domain names. Domain investor Rick SchwartzR...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 23:26
Tucows lowers domains guidance, blames expired domains  160
Company says expired domain revenue has moderated in the second half of the year. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q3 earnings after the m...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 11:23
October’s top news: new TLDs, .si and more  137
Here’s what caught attention in October. October was a busy month for domain news thanks to the reveal of new top level domain ap...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 9:49
But…but…I couldn’t buy the domain I want!  168
A nonprofit tries a unique argument in cybersquatting claim. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Neta Foundat...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 13:6
Germany’s .de domain name turns 40  124
The popular ccTLD now has over 18 million registered domains. One of the internet’s most popular country code domain names turns ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 10:33
AdMedia moves to dismiss Yahoo’s trademark forgery suit, argues registration would have lapsed  178
The company does not appear to dispute the allegation that it used a forged signature to transfer the trademark. Ad.com Interactive Med...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 11:55
India’s biggest public company tries to reverse hijack domain name  179
Reliance Industries filed cybersquatting dispute in bad faith, panelist rules. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 11:9
Twenty-one new end user domain sales  203
A Pokémon card site, a crypto company, and a GPU rental/neocloud business bought domains. Sedo dropped two sales lists this week. This ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - 9:45

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