ICANN has assured users of its zone file distribution service that the .top gTLD is not dead, after an unspecified snafu ...

Sedo released three weeks of sales data so now after this the final 2025 numbers should be complete. Meinfort.de was the top sale for the week ending 12/21. 25,000 Euro, ($29,083). Wexi.com was the ...

Domain owner admitted the Complainant was one of the companies that would be interested in its domain, but that there were many others. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered ...

Umami.com closed at GoDaddy auctions for $125,700. Registered in 1998, there are many restaurants named Umami. Back on December 4 it closed for $100k but was unpaid. It will be interesting to see if ...

Currency swings could influence aftermarket transactions. 2025 was not a good year for the U.S. dollar. Compared to a basket of currencies, it was down nearly 10% last year. This is one reason U.S.

Two sessions this month will help applicants understand the process. Well, this is the year. For the first time since 2012, entities wishing to control their own top level domain name can apply. The ...

Community lifer Becky Burr has joined Public Interest Registry as senior policy advisor, the company announced today. Burr, ...

A fast-growing registrar seems to be experiencing its growth spurt due to extremely high levels of DNS abuse, including phishing, according to the latest public breach notice from ICANN Compliance.

Rick posted on X a list of the domain names he acquired in 2025. TheGlobe.com was my favorite names along with AiToolBox.com. Rick did not just acquire .com as there are some .ai and one .tv on the ...

NameSilo and Tucows lead gainers; Team Internet and GoDaddy saw steep declines. With 2025 in the books, here’s a look at how domain name stocks performed for the year. For reference, the NASDAQ was up ...

There’s been a wave of withdrawals of new gTLD applications over the last couple of months after ICANN gave 15 companies their final notice that it was time to ask for a refund or lose their money ...

Domain King aka Rick Schwartz gave a rare look behind the curtain of his acquisition strategy. Reflecting on his activity, Rick noted that he typically acquires between 30 to 40 domains annually—and ...