Domain Name Wire NEWS

Anand Vora joins Namecheap as VP, Head of Domains  108
Vora moves to registrar side of the domain name industry. A long-time fixture in the domain name industry has taken a role with Nameche...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:58
$1.4 million of expired domain name sales  155
Auctions were hot at NameJet and SnapNames over the past two months. Newfold Digital’s domain auction platforms, NameJet and Snap...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, February 13, 2026 - 11:48
Seven domain name registrars are late on their ICANN fees  118
ICANN sends breach notices to seven domain name registrars with common ownership. ICANN has sent breach notices to seven domain name re...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:27
Application rejected: resume maker business tries reverse domain name hijacking  91
Panel finds seven reasons case was filed in bad faith. A company that provides a resume-making app is learning the challenges of using ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 12:13
12 new end user domain name sales  121
A pet GPS tracking company, a business that sells tote bags, and a gold trading platform bought domain names. Sedo’s top public s...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 9:22
European gym chain pulls a muscle in cybersquatting dispute  94
Panel finds that the gym chain failed its case in bad faith. A chain of gyms based in Italy has tried reverse hijacking the domain name...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 12:45
Spaceship increasing SellerHub commission to 10%  128
Buyers and sellers will be able to negotiate who pays commissions. The Spaceship SellerHub domain sales platform is changing its commis...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - 12:22
Allstate wins cybersquatting claim for 153 domain names  76
Company won cybersquatting dispute involving domains targeting its identity protection product. Insurance giant Allstate has won a gian...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 15:21
John Berryhill won this UDRP but is still unhappy…  136
Attorney believes the dispute tarnishes the reputation of his client. Attorney John Berryhill just helped a client successfully defend ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - 8:58
Efty launches Lease-to-Own for domain sales  96
Sellers can require down payments and set terms up to 48 months. Domain sales platform Efty has launched lease-to-own for its payments ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, February 9, 2026 - 12:9
Bob Mountain climbs the blockchain- DNW Podcast #573  76
Bob Mountain rejoins the domain industry with new role at D3. About one year after retiring from GoDaddy, Bob Mountain is back in the d...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, February 9, 2026 - 11:30
AI.com domain name sold for record-breaking $70 million  174
Larry Fischer brokered domain for record-smashing price. The blockbuster 2025 sale of ai.com set a record, the broker confirmed today. ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, February 6, 2026 - 21:17
January’s top domain name news  93
A Netflix cybersquatting dispute was the most popular story on Domain Name Wire in January. Miss any domain news last month? Catch up n...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, February 6, 2026 - 11:39
ICANN Contract Parties Summit going to Manchester in April  78
Domain registrars and registries will meet in England this April. ICANN’s annual Contract Parties Summit (CPS) will take place in...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, February 6, 2026 - 8:52
Top .com domain registrars: Dynadot tops 3 million  110
A look at the top 10 .com registrars for both new monthly registrations and total domains under management. ICANN has published the lat...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 19:22

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