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Orange Domains offers “Minting as a Service” for domain registries
New service makes it easier for domain registries to offer web3 capabilities. Orange Domains, the registry behind .locker domains, has launched a new service that helps top level domains add web3 functionality. .Locker is connected to web3 technology...
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Orange Domains offers “Minting as a Service” for domain registries
New service makes it easier for domain registries to offer web3 capabilities. Orange Domains, the registry behind .locker domains, has launched a new service that helps top level domains add web3 functionality. .Locker is connected to web3 technology...
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March 6, 2025, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 domains end users just bought
Collectibles company Panini, an influencer marketing platform, and a credit union recently bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was TheAI.com for $65,000. It’s not yet clear who bought the domain name. Here’s a...
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13 domains end users just bought
Collectibles company Panini, an influencer marketing platform, and a credit union recently bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was TheAI.com for $65,000. It’s not yet clear who bought the domain name. Here’s a...
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March 5, 2025, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top stories: .AI change, Liverpool FC and more
A soccer team’s cybersquatting claim and a change to how expired .ai domains are sold were top stories in February. 1. New domain registrar already in breach of accreditation agreement – A five-month-old domain name registrar got hit with...
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Top stories: .AI change, Liverpool FC and more
A soccer team’s cybersquatting claim and a change to how expired .ai domains are sold were top stories in February. 1. New domain registrar already in breach of accreditation agreement – A five-month-old domain name registrar got hit with...
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March 5, 2025, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
A better contention set model for new top level domain names
With private resolution out, applicants should still be able to recover some of their costs if they lose a contention set. ICANN didn’t like how many contention sets were resolved in the last round of top level domain expansion, despite asking ...
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A better contention set model for new top level domain names
With private resolution out, applicants should still be able to recover some of their costs if they lose a contention set. ICANN didn’t like how many contention sets were resolved in the last round of top level domain expansion, despite asking ...
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March 4, 2025, 3:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Team Internet Group responds to Google parking changes, says acquisition is off
Company tries to quantify the hit it will take from Adsense for Domains changes. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) issued an update today addressing Google’s changes to domain parking and announcing that a possible acquisition will n...
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Team Internet Group responds to Google parking changes, says acquisition is off
Company tries to quantify the hit it will take from Adsense for Domains changes. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) issued an update today addressing Google’s changes to domain parking and announcing that a possible acquisition will n...
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March 4, 2025, 2:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN82 in Seattle: What to know, what to do
Here’s what you should know ahead of ICANN82. [Editor’s note: ICANN’s annual Community Forum begins this Saturday in Seattle. Although I reside in the Seattle area, I live on an island and don’t know as much about the city as ...
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ICANN82 in Seattle: What to know, what to do
Here’s what you should know ahead of ICANN82. [Editor’s note: ICANN’s annual Community Forum begins this Saturday in Seattle. Although I reside in the Seattle area, I live on an island and don’t know as much about the city as ...
Discussion
March 3, 2025, 6:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
A 10,000 domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #524
AbdulBasit Makrani shares recent results from his 10,000+ domain portfolio. What kind of results can you get from a portfolio of just over 10,000 domains? My guest this week shares details of his sales last year. AbdulBasit Makrani was last on the sh...
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A 10,000 domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #524
AbdulBasit Makrani shares recent results from his 10,000+ domain portfolio. What kind of results can you get from a portfolio of just over 10,000 domains? My guest this week shares details of his sales last year. AbdulBasit Makrani was last on the sh...
Discussion
March 3, 2025, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former .ai administrator discloses Identity Digital rev share, other details
Former .ai administrator shares that Identity Digital is keeping 10% of revenues from the domain. A couple of people have sent me videos this week of former .ai domain administrator Vincent Cate talking about the domain names. One of the videos, from...
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Former .ai administrator discloses Identity Digital rev share, other details
Former .ai administrator shares that Identity Digital is keeping 10% of revenues from the domain. A couple of people have sent me videos this week of former .ai domain administrator Vincent Cate talking about the domain names. One of the videos, from...
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February 28, 2025, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trump decision today could impact future of .IO
President Donald Trump’s decision will impact future of British Indian Ocean Territory. The issue of the .io country code domain will be up for discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump today, in a very roundabout way. The United Kingdom has ...
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Trump decision today could impact future of .IO
President Donald Trump’s decision will impact future of British Indian Ocean Territory. The issue of the .io country code domain will be up for discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump today, in a very roundabout way. The United Kingdom has ...
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February 27, 2025, 6:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why your CTO shouldn’t file a cybersquatting complaint
Complainants get one shot at UDRP and need to put their best foot forward. UDRP provider FORUM, aka National Arbitration Forum, published two UDRP decisions this week that show why complainants need a legal representative. In both cases, the complain...
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Why your CTO shouldn’t file a cybersquatting complaint
Complainants get one shot at UDRP and need to put their best foot forward. UDRP provider FORUM, aka National Arbitration Forum, published two UDRP decisions this week that show why complainants need a legal representative. In both cases, the complain...
Discussion
February 27, 2025, 2:47 pm
