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Verisign reverses course: third level .name domains will stay  51
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 - 3 hr 55 min ago
Identity Digital launches “domain options” for domain investors  69
Domain investors can take a two-year option on premium domains without paying the full registration price. Domain registry Identity Dig...
Domain Name Wire - 4 hr 47 min ago
Man goes two-for-two in reverse domain name hijacking  113
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  99
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  106
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  220
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  148
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  129
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!  162
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  117
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  171
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  173
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  195
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
New top level domain applicants to get $41 million in refunds  156
Applicants will get about $24,000 back for each application. Companies that applied for new top level domain names this year are gettin...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 17:5
Shopify filing confirms $99 million acquisition of shop.com domain name  173
Domain sale sets record for publicly known domain transactions. Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) released earnings today, and its quarterly SEC f...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - 13:50

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