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Slash Raises $41M Series B and Acquires Slash.com for $1M to Power Bold Rebrand
Fintech startup Slash has just announced a major milestone: a $41 million Series B funding round led by Goodwater Capital, alongside a bold rebranding move that includes the $1 mil…
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Russia Moves Toward Banning Foreign Hosting for .Ru Domains
Russia is preparing a major shift in its internet policy that could significantly impact owners of .Ru domain names. According to a report by state news agency TASS, the country’s …
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Amazon Heats Up Domain Market with Launch of .Hot – Early Adopters Focus on Adult Services
Amazon’s .Hot domain extension has officially entered the market, and it’s already living up to its name. Since May 12, 2025, Amazon Registry Services Inc. has opened early access …
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Fuse.com Sold for $2.1M+ in Blockbuster Deal Brokered by Andrew Miller and Braden Pollock
The premium domain market just lit up again, as Fuse.com has changed hands for an impressive $2,129,509, marking one of the largest publicly reported domain sales of 2025 so far. T…
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Major .Gdn Registrar Faces Termination Risk, 10,000+ Domains at Stake
A major registrar specializing in .Gdn domain names, Intracom Middle East, is facing potential termination by ICANN after a series of serious compliance failures — placing over 10,…
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ICANN Reaffirms Commitment to Diversity—Without Saying the Word
In a carefully worded blog post, ICANN CEO Kurt Lindqvist reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion—even as those very words disappear f…
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Montenegro’s .Me Domain Cracks Down on Illegal Online Content
The registry behind Montenegro’s .Me domain is stepping up its fight against illegal online content, specifically targeting child sexual abuse material. Domain.me has expanded its …
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Spamhaus Warns of High Abuse Rate in .Top Domains
The non-profit Spamhaus Project has raised serious concerns about the rising abuse associated with the .Top top-level domain (TLD), calling out its operators in a strongly worded w…
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.Music Domains See More Passive Than Active Registrations
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…
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ICANN Terminates Two Chinese Registrars Over Unpaid Fees
Domainincite:ICANN has officially terminated the registrar accreditation agreements of two Chinese domain registrars — EJEE Group Beijing and VIP Internet Industry — after both com…
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How I Choose LTO Length – Elliot Silver Shares His Strategy
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…
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Finland Introduces NIS-2 Reporting Form: Traficom Takes on Key Role in National Cybersecurity
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…
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Alibaba Launches Tongyi.com as New Brand Domain, Qwen AI Model Enters Global Expansion Phase
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…
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IPv4 Dispute Threatens Stability of AfriNIC – and the Global RIR Model
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…
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Trademark Application ≠ Trademark Rights: UDRP Complaint Over Auradine-Miner.com Rejected
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…
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.Med Domain Now Open to Public: From Restricted Use to Premium Healthcare TLD
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…
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New Domains Drive Surge in DNS-Based Attacks, Outpacing Phishing and Malware in Early 2025
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.…
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Saw.com Discloses Recent Domain Sales, Including Its Longest-Ever Brokered Domain
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 …
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Sedo Reveals Most Searched Keywords for April 2025: AI, China, and Bet Lead the List
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…
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What’s New at Afternic? Transaction Assurance Upgrades, Self-Brokerage, and More
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…
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Trump’s Plan for Tariffs on Digital Goods Raises Alarms for Web Infrastructure Firms
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…
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Italian Domain Extension .It Now Supported by Austrian DNS Service RcodeZero
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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Top Topics: QRCodes.com issue at Epik; Nameshift is a new platform; Sales at the end of the month; Registrar asks the obvious! Inquiries via WHOIS
resh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Was QRCodes.com stolen from an Epik account? Nameshift.com marketplace review; Are most sales happening at the end of the month? …
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Top Topics: Get a FREE Multi-Domain mailbox; Escrow cancels purchase; Spend.com went live; Negotiate on a BIN domain; Wand.com sold for 6 figures
Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Multi-Domain Catch-All Inbox! Escrow cancelled domain purchase; Spend.com goes live; Best way to make offer on BIN domain? Wand.c…
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Inside Morphing Meerkat and Proton66: How Cybercrime Is Getting Easier
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…
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Verisign Reports Strong Q1 2025 Performance, Initiates Quarterly Dividend
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…
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Web.com Brand Retired After 18 Years, Customers Shift to Network Solutions
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…
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ICANN Withdraws Funding from Universal Acceptance Steering Group
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…
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ICANN Moves to Protect .gcc and Other IGO Abbreviations
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…
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ICANN Seeks Public Feedback on Major Changes to Domain Transfer Policy
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…
