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10 more end user domain name sales  142
A crypto platform, a vending machine services business, and a company offering an API for football scores bought domain names. Sedo is ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, January 2, 2026 - 9:36
2025 in Review: Domain business acquisitions  148
Namecheap among domain company acquisitions/fundings in 2025. The domain name business is a favorite among private equity companies bec...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, January 1, 2026 - 10:55
Verisign: short sellers were wrong  153
.Com registry says data shows short sellers were way out of line about impact of AdSense for Domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 11:55
Davidson College loses cybersquatting dispute  118
College filed case against a man whose last name is Davidson. Davidson College, a prestigious school in North Carolina, has lost a cybe...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 10:10
2025 in Review: The death of AdSense for Domains  143
Google’s decision to effectively sunset AdSense for Domains is having a significant impact on the domain industry. Perhaps the wr...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 9:2
New top level domain applicant using Kickstarter to raise funds  107
Group hopes to raise €80,000 through Kickstarter to help fund .meow top level domain. In what I believe is a first for top level domain...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 11:8
French financial firm tries reverse domain name hijacking  101
WIPO panelist finds many faults in cybersquatting case. A French banking and credit firm has been found to have tried reverse domain na...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 10:33
2025 in Review: .Com returns to growth  113
After a couple of years of stagnation, .com is growing again. Other TLDs are doing well, too. At this time last year, I was writing abo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 9:22
Court reshapes domain registration in India, adding sweeping new obligations for registrars  121
Registrars and registries must comply with ruling to continue providing services in India. Offering domain registration services to peo...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 29, 2025 - 12:39
The 2026 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #567  106
Hear from 26 people in the domain business about what they think will happen in 2026. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s s...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 29, 2025 - 11:30
404 Media recounts buying 404media.com in expired domain auction  111
Media company that uses .co domain got a “steal” on the matching .com, 404 Media, a popular technology news site, started i...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 29, 2025 - 10:41
“Sloppy” UDRP filing results in reverse domain name hijacking  147
Panelist admonishes Complainant and IP law firm for its cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist h...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 12:34
Appeal panel upholds reverse domain name hijacking finding against PNC Bank  145
Three-member panel agrees bank had no reasonable basis for bringing the case. A panel has affirmed a decision denying PNC Financial Ser...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 22, 2025 - 13:4
A necessary rebrand – DNW Podcast #566  110
Motion.io seemed like the perfect domain for this business. Turns out, it had some issues. Perry Rosenbloom thought he had a great doma...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 22, 2025 - 11:30
BlackRock files cybersquatting lawsuit  175
Large finance company seeks to recover 49 domain names. Financial services company BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has filed a cybersquatting law...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, December 19, 2025 - 8:37

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