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…

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 …

Domainnamewire News：ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has published its Form 990 tax return for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, detailing the organi…

Domainincite News：The Colombian government has put the contract to operate the .co domain registry up for bidding, with the potential for the winning operator to earn up to $77 mil…

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is set to host an engaging and timely webinar titled “New gTLD Intelligence – Insights from the Experts” on Wednesday, March 26,…

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…

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…

In recent years, the development of Web3 technology has given rise to numerous new companies. For domain owners, one of the most attractive aspects of Web3 is the ability to own de…

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…

Seattle, WA – Taku.com, a new domain registrar and marketplace backed by GMO Internet Group, has officially launched, offering innovative domain management and trading solutions fo…

Orange Domains, the innovative registry powering .locker domains, has introduced a groundbreaking service called “Minting as a Service” (MaaS). This new white-label pla…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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, …

[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. …

The domain industry exceeded projections in the latter half of 2024, leading to an unexpected $2 million revenue boost for ICANN. The increase came as gTLD registries and registrar…

Luxury automaker Bentley Motors has decided to terminate its dot-brand top-level domain (TLD), .bentley, marking another major company stepping away from a dedicated brand TLD. Ben…

Could there be a .gz in the future? With U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest announcement regarding Gaza, speculation is growing about the potential implications for its digital i…

GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), a global leader in domain registration and hosting services, faced a sharp stock decline following its latest earnings report. Despite reporting Q4 revenue of…

February 12, 2025 – Domain investor James Booth has announced the sale of Weather.ai for $150,000 through Lumis.com. The transaction highlights the growing interest in AI-driven do…

Since taking office on January 20, the Trump administration has removed over a dozen U.S. government domains covering topics such as child support benefits, law enforcement account…

Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center announced a highly rare UDRP case (D2024-5142) concerning the domain Quzaobao.com, wh…

On January 28, 2025, Whois was officially retired, marking the end of an era for domain registration data queries. As of today, ICANN’s transition period has ended, and registrars …

Amazon Registry has announced the long-awaited launch of three of its gTLDs, .free, .hot, and .spot, with the Sunrise Period set to begin on April 2 and the Trademark Claims Period…

GoDaddy has been directed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement stronger security measures and halt misleading claims about the security of its hosting services. The s…

2024 witnessed notable shifts in the landscape of country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs). While the rise of artificial intelligence led many to speculate a surge in .ai domains, i…

In a groundbreaking domain sale that left industry insiders buzzing, GCP.com was sold on March 29, 2022, for an impressive $550,000. The transaction, brokered by Sedo’s renowned do…