Yearly Archives: 2025

Since its official launch in fall 2024, the .music top-level domain has experienced a noticeable trend: passive registrations are outpacing active usage. According to data from ntl…

Domainincite：ICANN has officially terminated the registrar accreditation agreements of two Chinese domain registrars — EJEE Group Beijing and VIP Internet Industry — after both com…

Elliot Silver： a seasoned domain investor and advocate of lease-to-own (LTO) sales, has shed light on how he determines the appropriate LTO length for his domain name inventory. Wh…

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, which manages the country’s top-level domain .Fi, has announced the implementation of a national cybersecurity law in line…

Alibaba Group has officially launched Tongyi.com as the new brand domain for its large language model “Tongyi Qianwen” (Qwen), alongside the release of the upgraded Qwen 3 model. T…

Africa’s regional internet registry, AfriNIC, is inching toward structural reform after years of legal turmoil, insolvency, and governance breakdown. While a court-supervised board…

In a recent UDRP case, the distinction between a trademark application and an actual registration proved decisive. UDRP panelist Debrett G. Lyons dismissed a complaint brought by C…

The U.S.-based Medistry LLC, registry operator of the .med domain, has announced a significant policy shift, transitioning the once-restricted medical Top-Level Domain (TLD) into a…

Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging newly registered domains as key tools in DNS-based attacks, marking a shift in threat patterns observed during the first quarter of 2025.…

Domain brokerage firm Saw.com has revealed a list of recent domain transactions it brokered for end users, featuring deals from various industries and use cases. Among them is the …

We’re thrilled to announce that the ICA Member Meeting – ICA Vegas 2026 – will take place January 15–17, 2026, at the Park MGM in Las Vegas! This year, we’re leveling up — while ke…

Sedo has released its list of the most searched keywords for April 2025, offering a glimpse into current market interests among domain buyers and investors. AI topped the chart, fo…

This year has already brought major advances to Afternic. From Transaction Assurance to Self-Brokerage and more, 2025 has delivered significant product leaps for domain sellers. Be…

Domainnamewire News：Former President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose tariffs on non-physical goods, starting with films produced overseas — a signal that his trade polic…

The Italian country code top-level domain .It is now supported by the Austrian Anycast service RcodeZero DNS. This partnership was announced on May 5, 2025, by Nic.at, the operator…

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The cybercrime landscape is evolving fast—and becoming frighteningly accessible. In a recent episode of the Breaking Badness podcast, researchers dissected two rising threats: Morp…

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) posted solid financial results for the first quarter of 2025, signaling stability in its domain registry operations and shareholder value strategy. Th…

Domainincite News：Newfold Digital, the parent company behind a range of domain registrar brands, is officially retiring the Web.com brand after 18 years in operation. The move is p…

Domainincite News：In a significant policy shift, ICANN has announced that it will cease funding and staff support for the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) starting June 2…

ICANN has taken a decisive step to protect the string .gcc and similar abbreviations linked to international governmental organizations (IGOs) ahead of the next round of new generi…

DomainNameWire News: Big changes are on the way for domain name transfers, and ICANN is inviting the global internet community to weigh in. Following the submission of the final re…

Reza Sardeha, the entrepreneur behind the successful domain marketplace Dan.com, has made headlines once again—this time with a bold new venture in the real estate space. After sel…

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) jointly released a 28-page draft interim report outlining proposed reforms to the Un…

Domainnamewire：In a strategic effort to defend its brand assets, Google registered hundreds of typo domains related to its major brands on April 25, aiming to prevent cybersquatter…

Domainnamewire：Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry operator for .com and .net, saw its shares rise over 9% following its latest earnings release, even as the broader NASDAQ remai…

A new application round for generic top-level domains (nTLDs) is on the horizon. According to current plans, ICANN is expected to open the application window as early as the second…

Domainnamewire：Virgil Griffith, the cryptocurrency expert who was imprisoned for assisting North Korea in evading sanctions, has been released this month after serving 36 months of…

Thomas Keller, a board member of Germany’s DENIC eG, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of CENTR — the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries. His e…