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NameJet expired domain sales: a bonanza for iGaming  60
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 - 4 hr 44 min ago
ICANN confirms 1,616 new top level domain applications  86
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 - 9 hr 7 min ago
Identity Digital spins out agentic effort, now called Known  136
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
This week’s end user domain names sales, from iGaming to KYC  133
An iGaming company, a rental property business, and an English-learning platform bought domain names. Sedo sold evolution.co.kr and evo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 14:52
TLD fight: easyGroup threatens .easy applicant, LFG files lawsuit  162
LFG seeks legal relief and asks ICANN to clarify whether the easyGroup conglomerate broke new TLD rules. EasyGroup has threatened appli...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 8:25
New TLD applicants impatiently wait for timeline  169
Reveal Day triggers a lot of deadlines, but applicants still don’t know for sure when it will be. One representative of UDRP appl...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 21, 2026 - 14:49
It’s a long story: from .web to .epic – DNW Podcast #604  139
Chris Ambler won’t end up running .web, but perhaps .epic. Verisign is introducing .web this year, but the idea for the domain dates ba...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 21, 2026 - 11:30
German domain registrar applies for .crew top level domain  139
Domain pitched to sports teams, clubs, sailing crews, etc. INWX Domains GmbH, a domain name registrar based in Berlin, announced that i...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 21, 2026 - 8:28
Twente region of the Netherlands to get its own domain  221
The Netherlands will have three local TLDs. Twente, a region in eastern Netherlands, is getting its own top level domain. Dotlocal anno...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 18, 2026 - 11:15
Why these “bad” domains sold for big bucks  194
Editor’s note: When you see a nonsensical expired domain sell for lots of money, it’s likely that the buyer purchased it fo...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 17, 2026 - 9:34
How to get transfer authorization codes in bulk using Claude  133
No more manual effort thanks to Claude. A good domain registrar will allow you to export your transfer authorization/EPP codes in bulk....
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - 14:6
Hindu temple Dharmasthala recovers stolen domain name  105
Stolen domain recovered through a cybersquatting claim. Shri Dharmasthala, one of South India’s most celebrated and revered relig...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - 11:4
Seventeen new end user domain sales up to $60k  185
A major semiconductor company, a Toronto rental property, and a Nigerian real estate firm bought domain names. Mike Mann sold this week...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 13:33
WIPO panelist makes bonkers decision  141
This panelist needs a refresher. A recent UDRP for quobly.com was found in favor of the domain owner. But a dissent in the case is very...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - 11:45
Australian domain alert – DNW Podcast #603  130
New registration rules for .com.au domains could cause chaos. The board of auDA, the group that oversees the .au namespace, just voted ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, September 14, 2026 - 11:44

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