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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva, has expanded its range of out-of-court domain dispute resolution procedures. As of February 2025, legal disput…

The domain Spend.com has set a new record on DropCatch, selling for $802,500—the highest publicly reported sale on the platform. This transaction not only marks a major domain sale…

Domainincite：ICANN has issued a mandatory rebranding order to Knock Knock Whois There (KKWT), the registry operator for .blog, demanding that it change its name to Knock Knock RDAP…

If you’re a domain investor, you know the hassle of bouncing between multiple platforms, trying to track live auctions, and digging for hidden gems. Domain360.com was built t…

Domainincite : Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and the .blog gTLD registry, has announced that it is moving its registry services from CentralNic to Hello Registry, a …

Under the professional management of Identity Digital, Anguilla’s .ai top-level domain (TLD) continues to enhance its stability and security while generating significant revenue gr…

Circleid News：Colombia has officially launched a request for proposals (RFP) to manage its .Co country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the next decade. The bidding process comes …

Recently, Google’s AI Studio officially adopted the new brand domain Ai.dev, making its brand name more concise and memorable while reinforcing its position in the artificial intel…

Afternic recently launched a highly anticipated new feature—Self-Brokerage. This feature combines the strengths of Afternic, Uniregistry, and Dan.com, enabling domain sellers to ne…

Tldinvestors：Recently, Wink.ai was successfully sold for $70,000 (approximately ¥505,000 CNY) on Namecheap. The domain had previously sold for only $582 in 2019 on Whois.ai, markin…

Domain Name Wire: Event ticketing company Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) has disclosed a $17.3 million domain acquisition in its latest annual report, involving a previously leased dom…

The Czech domain registry CZ.NIC is facing legal challenges regarding its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system for out-of-court domain disputes. The conflict began when Alia…

As the world’s leading domain marketplace, Afternic continues to drive success for domain investors. Led by a team of engineers, designers, sales, and support staff, the platform i…

Domainincite News：ICANN is set to eliminate the controversial 60-day domain transfer lock policy. During the ICANN 82 meeting in Seattle this week, the GNSO Council voted to approv…

Google appears to be gearing up for the next wave of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), with recent activity suggesting that the company is taking steps to bring .eat, .fly, and .h…

HubSpot Co-founder Acquires OS.AI Domain for $150,000, Exploring AI Operating Systems Recently, HubSpot Co-founder and CTO, as well as Agent.ai founder, Dharmesh Shah, announced th…

The domain trading market is buzzing with activity as several high-profile transactions make headlines. Leading the charge is GX.com, which sold for a staggering $1.2 million, reaf…

A competition is emerging surrounding the introduction of the top-level domain (TLD) .anime. On February 26, 2025, the Web3 company D3 Global, Azuki, and the Animecoin Foundation—a…

Recently, EYQ.AI was successfully sold for $50,000, following the Ace.AI sale for $205,000, further demonstrating the growing value of three-letter .AI (LLL.AI) domains in the arti…

Alibaba Launches Wan 2.1 AI Model and Acquires wan.video Domain, Advancing Its AI Strategy Chinese tech giant Alibaba has officially launched its latest AI model, Wan 2.1, under th…

According to DomainGang News : The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with GoDaddy, the world’s leading doma…

In January, we unveiled a highly-anticipated tool at Afternic, enabling users to process pending review domain names directly via the user interface, without needing supp…

Identity Digital has taken over the back-end registry operations for Mauritius’ .mu ccTLD, a move that could help secure the future of the .io domain, which faces geopolitical unce…

A planned acquisition of Team Internet by Norwegian private equity firm Verdane has been scrapped after Google announced changes to how it handles advertising on parked domains—a m…

AI Domain Market Surges Amid Rapid Industry Growth In recent years, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has driven transformations across various indus…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…