Yearly Archives: 2025
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DomainName.com Founder Announces Sale of AB.org and Qwerty.com to Blockchain Companies
The founder of DomainName.com @domainnamecom has announced the successful sale of AB.org and Qwerty.com, with both domains acquired by blockchain companies. This highlights the gro…
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Freename Co-Founder Acquires DeFi.xyz, Betting on the Future of Decentralized Finance
Recently, the co-founder of Freename successfully acquired the key domain DeFi.xyz, further highlighting the growing importance of decentralized finance (DeFi) in the global financ…
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Top Topics: Part-time vs Pro Domainers; Spent $800 at GoDaddy; Help me with a WIPO email; Was Lise.com a great sale? Atom vs. GoDaddy target pricing
Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! When do aspiring domainers become Pros? Spent $800 with GoDaddy-Now what? Need help with WIPO email; Lise.com sold for…
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Near-Identical Domain Used in Scam That Stole Over $800,000 in Real Estate Wire Fraud
A South Australian woman nearly suffered a financial catastrophe after falling victim to a sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) scam, leading to a loss of over $800,000. T…
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AI.com Changes Hands Again: Potential Nine-Figure Deal Could Set a New Record
One of the world’s most valuable domain names, AI.com, has changed hands once again. Market speculation suggests that the deal could have reached a nine-figure price, potentially b…
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UK Plans Law for International Blocking of Domains and IP Addresses
The UK government is working on a new law that would facilitate the international blocking of domains and IP addresses. The Crime and Policing Bill aims to compel foreign registrie…
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The Birth of DeFai: The End or Evolution of DeFi?
As decentralized AI-driven finance (DeFai) accelerates its development, the future of decentralized finance (DeFi) faces new challenges and transformations. Does the emergence of D…
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DeFAI.fun Sells for $29,777 – The Rise of DeFAI & .fun Domains in Web3 and AI-Powered Finance
The domain DeFAI.fun has been sold for an impressive $29,777, marking a key milestone in the growing trend of AI-powered decentralized finance (DeFAI). Registered on December 30, 2…
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UDRP Cases Increased by 3.1% in 2024 – Doug Isenberg Releases Q4/2024 Domain Dispute Digest
Domain attorney Doug Isenberg has released the “Domain Dispute Digest” for the fourth quarter of 2024, revealing a 3.1% increase in UDRP cases compared to the previous year. Accord…
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A Simple Way to Explore the Types of Names That Sell in an Extension
Once one ventures outside of .com, the type of name that sells varies with the extension. While the best way to see what sells is to perform a detailed sales analysis over the…
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Kuaishou Technology acquires Kling.ai,Highlighting the Growing Trend of .ai Domains in the AI Industry
AI companies increasingly prefer .ai domains Recently, Whois information revealed that the domain Kling.ai is registered under the email address email@kuaishou.com, suggesting that…
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Alibaba Expands AI Presence with the Acquisition of Qwen.ai Domain
Today, Alibaba has made another strategic move in the AI sector by officially announcing the acquisition of the Qwen.ai domain. This follows its recent acquisitions of Tongyi.ai an…
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Top Topics: Registry recalls geo-domain; Essos.com sold for $80k; Seller won’t use escrow; Are GoDaddy VIP reps any good? Google Ads: RIP PPC!
Fresh Top Topics Weekly news review at NamePros! Registry recalling my domain; Essos.com sold for $80k; Seller is refusing the use of escrow; Your experience with GoDaddy VIP accou…
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Using DomainTools and Microsoft Security Copilot to Enhance Domain Intelligence
DNS-based attacks can be complex, often involving hundreds of data points that make up malicious infrastructure. This can require cybersecurity teams to spend significant amounts o…
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Introducing Search 2.0: A More Refined and Precise Search Experience (Beta)
Improving search and discovery is critical to increasing domain sell-through rates, but it’s a complex challenge. A strong brand name doesn’t always contain an exact keyword—it can…
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Agent, Agentic and More: Domain Name Investment Opportunities
While ‘agent’ has been a highly-sought domain term for many years, with artificial intelligence enabled smart agents, the term has taken on a whole new significance. Several relate…
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15 Pillars, One Domain Industry: A Thriving Ecosystem
The domain industry isn’t just a static marketplace—it’s a vibrant, fast-evolving ecosystem where every player has a role to keep the gears turning. Picture a finely tuned machine:…
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Belgium’s .be Administration Tightens Domain Controls and Introduces “Domain Alert” Services
DNS Belgium, the administrator of the Belgian country code top-level domain .be, is taking stronger action against online child abuse. The registry has committed to utilizing the &…
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Observability platform Sentio.xyz helps developers monitor and scale decentralized applications
Sentio.xyz – Squarespace customer – (United States) Developers use .xyz domains to drive innovation in blockchain technology. Modular blockchain netw…
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Liverpool FC Loses Cybersquatting Case Over LiverpoolFCTickets.com
Liverpool FC has suffered a legal defeat in a cybersquatting dispute filed with the Czech Arbitration Court over the domain LiverpoolFCTickets.com. The panelist, Victoria McEvedy, …
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WIPO Report 2024: UDRP Cases Remain at High Levels
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its latest “WIPO Domain Name Report 2024,” confirming that UDRP cases remain at a high level. In 2024, a total of 6…
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The 10+ Year Old Domains Auction Event Is Live!
This event features aged domains, offering bidders a chance to grab domains with strong histories spanning ten years or more at auction prices. The 10+ Year Old Domains aucti…
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Afternic’s 2024 TLD Rundown: .com Reigns, .ai Surges
It’s time to reflect on 2024 at Afternic, with a look at the domain market dynamics. From top-performing TLDs to sell-through rates, and from average sales prices to revenue p…
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364 Domain Discoveries for February 20th
364 Domain Discoveries for February 20th Share onX (Twitter)Share onFacebookShare onLinkedInShare onWhatsAppShare onEmail Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains a…
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xAI Announces Grok 3: Free Until Servers Melt, Challenging DeepSeek in the AI Race
February 2025 – xAI has officially launched Grok 3, its most advanced AI model yet, and in a surprising move, has made it completely free for all users—at least until the servers r…
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370 Domain Discoveries for February 19th
Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale his…
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NTIA Evaluates the Future of .US Country-Code Domain
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched a “Market Research Request for Information” (RFI) to assess the future of the .us country-co…
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Namecheap Founder Announces Spaceship Domain Marketplace Beta, Challenging the Industry Landscape
Namecheap and Spaceship announced the beta launch of the Spaceship domain marketplace, with plans to gradually expand testing. This move comes amid the shutdown of Dan.com by GoDad…
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Tucows Secures .IN Registry Contract, Beating GoDaddy in Largest-Ever TLD Migration
[Domainincite] – In a major industry shift, Tucows has been selected as the new back-end registry services provider for India’s .IN country-code domain (ccTLD), replacing GoDaddy. …
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Larry Fischer & Ari Goldberger Close $2.2M Sale of Commerce.com – 2025’s Biggest Sale So Far
The first publicly reported seven-figure domain sale of 2025 is now official. Larry Fischer (GetYourDomain.com) and Ari Goldberger (ESQwire.com) have closed a $2.2 million sale of …
