Yearly Archives: 2024

With the development of artificial intelligence, “.si” domain names are becoming more and more popular, because its “SI” can be interpreted as “Super …

Verisign and ICANN have renewed their agreement under which Verisign manages the DNS root, according to the company. Verisign stated that the Root Zone Maintainer Agreement (RZMA) …

ICANN has announced that Libya’s country code top-level domain (ccTLD), .ly, will have an Arabic version. The top-level domain will be “ليبيا.” representing “Libya,” with the ASCII…

FreeSpeech.com reports: Rocket Companies acquires Rocket.com for $14 million. We found that the buyer of Rocket.com has been confirmed to be Rocket Companies. The domain has been a…

Ravine, a visionary who registered open.ai before Sam Altman and embraced AGI concepts early, now finds himself a defendant against OpenAI, painted as a “scammer” by many. While Mu…

New partnership and developer programs aimed to unlock new growth opportunities for domain name industry LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — D3 Global, a next-g…

ICANN Board Nominees: Following Katrina Sataki’s sudden resignation, Byron Holland of CIRA and Nick Wenban-Smith of Nominet are up for election to the ICANN Board’s ccNSO-designate…

A Chinese domain name investor shared that within two months, they acquired nine single-letter domain names such as A.ai, P.ai, and Q.ai, as well as nearly 600 common English terms…

Apple has reportedly scaled back production of the Vision Pro due to lower-than-expected demand. Despite the initial buzz surrounding the mixed reality headset, it has faced challe…

The Valley, Anguilla, and Bellevue, Washington—The Government of Anguilla (GOA) has announced a strategic partnership with Identity Digital, a global leader in domain name services…

Since Afternic’s user experience left many domain investors disappointed, a number of new domain trading platforms have emerged. With competition heating up, the ultimate winner in…

In a groundbreaking move for the domain name industry, Domain Cost Club has partnered with WebUnited to launch a Web3 mirror of .WS domains, enabling users to expand their traditio…

By Ram Mohan, Chief Strategy Officer, Identity Digital In the age of technology platforms and social media, it’s too easy to forget about the seemingly innocuous search bar a…

About .ad Although originally designated as the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) for Andorra, the .ad domain extension has become the ultimate choice for advert…

OOV.com sold for $400,000! Prior to the sale, OOV.com was owned by Nat Cohen’s company TelepathyThe largest publicly reported sale of a 3-letter .com domain in 2024.

Unstoppable Domains and SonicLabs, spawned by Fantom, form a groundbreaking partnership. This marks the next step in the evolution of Web3.Sonic Domains, one of the most efficient …

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has expressed serious concerns about ICANN’s approach to the new gTLD program, warning that the organization faces an existential thr…

Chinese Tech Organizations Urge Caution on Single-Character gTLDs Several major Chinese tech organizations have called on ICANN to maintain its ban on single-character generic top-…

The founder of DN.COM told us: Chinese companies and investors still have strong purchasing power, and we have found that a large number of high-quality DNs are flowing into the Ch…

Venmo has teamed up with MoonPay to offer its 60 million U.S. users easy access to crypto, marking a significant step towards mainstream adoption. In another big move, Stripe recen…

In October 2024, GoDaddy announced the acquisition of Dan.com and its closure, which caused huge fluctuations in the domain name industry. This acquisition not only brought new opp…

Analysis of Recent Domain Sales in the Online Betting Sector The online betting industry continues to show significant value in its digital real estate, as evidenced by recent high…

Masonite Architectural has rebranded as Forte Opening Solutions, continuing its 134-year legacy in the commercial and institutional wood door industry. The rebrand follows the comp…

After more than 15 years of anticipation, DotMusic has launched .music domains, bringing them to general availability today. The release kicks off with a week-long Early Access Per…

In the last fiscal year, the ccTLD registries for the UK and Israel made significant cuts to their voluntary contributions to ICANN, according to the organization’s latest fi…

Anguilla’s country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) .ai added 54,372 new domain names in the last quarter, according to data from the registry’s website. As of today, ther…

Amazon Prepares to Launch Long-Dormant gTLDs for Books and Fashion in 2025 Amazon is gearing up to revive two of its long-inactive generic top-level domains (gTLDs), aimed at the b…

Informal UDRP Review Underway Ahead of Potential ICANN Policy Review The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have initiated …

DOJ Weighs Google Breakup as Antitrust Remedy: The Reaction and Its Implications A recent article from Search Engine Roundtable detailed the significant news that the U.S. Departme…

In October 2024, the UK made a historic decision to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, ending decades of conflict and tension between the two nations. T…