Verisign
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Verisign Donates $100,000 to Trump Inauguration Committee Amid Policy Talks
Domainincite:On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as U.S. President. While major tech executives like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook drew a…
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GoDaddy Falls Below 600,000 New .Com Registrations for the First Time in Years
Domainnamewire:GoDaddy has dipped below a major milestone in the latest .com registration rankings, falling under 600,000 new registrations for December 2024—a mark it had consiste…
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U.S. Court Holds 35.com Registrar in Contempt, Domain Remains Frozen
Domainnamewire News:A U.S. District Court has found Chinese domain registrar Leascend Technology Co., Ltd, the operator behind 35.com, in civil contempt for failing to comply with …
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ICANN Board Seat Election Update: Six Candidates Announced
Six prominent candidates are vying for ICANN’s Board seat 13, representing the domain industry’s Contracted Parties House. They include leaders from Verisign, Amazon, GoDaddy, Iden…
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UK Fashion Brand Lipsy Terminates .lipsy gTLD Contract
Lipsy, a UK women’s fashion retailer under the Next umbrella, has announced plans to terminate its .lipsy dot-brand gTLD after managing it since 2016. Despite this, the registry ha…
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U.S. Lawmakers Call for Investigation into VeriSign’s .com Pricing Practices
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Jerry Nadler have urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to i…
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Verisign Reports a Decline in Q3 Domain Registrations Amid .com and .net Downturn.
The third quarter saw a slight dip in global domain registrations, as outlined in Verisign’s Domain Name Industry Brief. The total count fell to 362.3 million—a decrease of 0.1 mil…
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ICANN and Verisign Renew Root Zone Maintenance Agreement for Another Eight Years
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) …