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The domain BeliaHome.com was listed on GoDaddy auctions/Afternic with an asking price of $100,000 dollars. Jafer Enterprises R&D, S.L.U., Spain, is the owner of several registered trademarks, including BELIA, BELIA CASA & ESTILO and BELIA HOME. They filed a UDRP at the WIPO to get the domain name, basing their argument on that domain listin...
A Y Combinator startup paid six figures for a domain name. Sedo had a solid sales week, including a six-figure sale and 16 five-figure sales. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like thishere. WeaveRobotics.com 100,000 – Personal robotics startup Weave bought this […] Post ...
The owner of the aged, generic domain DreamStudio.com sought to get $750,000 dollars plus a job with Stability AI, a British artificial intelligence company renowned for its contributions to the field of generative AI. The company wasn't amused by either request, offering $20,000 dollars instead in order to upgrade its domain from the .ai variant. ...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
Internet technology company, SynCpoint, Inc., won the UDRP filed by S & S Towing Inc. for the domain SSTowing.com. SyncPoint is operated by domain investor and entrepreneur, David Lahoti, who has been addressing two concurrent UDRP cases. The Forum panelist deciding on the case, stated that the domain's registration predates the Complainant's t...
Spaceship delivered on its promise to open its highly-anticipated Seller Hub today; while it's in beta, the platform is functional and open to select beta-testers. The Seller Hub is bow available in the Spaceship menu, among the other domain management options. Once that icon is selected, the Seller Hub appears: Adding domains is easy and […]...
The payroll company has a legitimate reason to go after this domain, but it doesn't qualify as cybersquatting under the UDRP. Payroll and Human Resources company Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) has failed to take down a website that uses the Paychex brand. The dispute is an example of a company trying to use the Uniform Domain […] Post link: Paychex t...
The ccTLD from the defunct Soviet Union may be safe from deletion, judging by the ccNSO's latest pronouncement on the issue. It seems like, following a bit of a kerfuffle at ICANN 82 in Seattle last month, IANA has been sniffing around behind the scenes trying to figure out whether its own policy on ccTLD […] The post The Soviet Union might b...
As you would expect, the .ART domain registry goes all in on World Art Day, as do many registrars who are running sales on .ART domains today (that makes this a good time for artists and creatives to get their .ART identity). The registry itself used the occasion to announce the recipients of the 2024 and 2025Kasimov Art Therapy Fellowship - an awa...
Gaming company didn't connect the dots on when the current registrant acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Mobility SAS to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. The company was established in 2018 and started offering Nova Gaming-branded products in 2021. It registered the domain name novagaming.tech b...
Google is going to stop using country-code TLDs for its web sites around the world. The company said today that "country-level domains are no longer necessary" because it's become so good at localization that it doesn't need to have search users visit their local ccTLD domain to figure out where they are. All of its […] The post Google says i...
Panelist says company omitted key information about the status of its trademark. A company that runs a Seattle food truck directory has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after it tried to take a similar .org domain name away from a competitor. East Coast Renaissance, LLC, which operates SeattleFoodTruck.com, filed a UDRP [...
Reissued 1099-Ks, old addresses, and notifications caught in spam lead to frustration. It's tax day in the U.S., and many taxpayers are making last-minute filings or deciding if they want to file for an extension. This year marks the first time many U.S. taxpayers are receiving Form 1099-K, a tax form that Third-Party Settlement Organizations [R...
March 2025 Highlights 80 premium XYZ Registry domains were registered* Most popular TLDs in premium sales*: .xyz, .Security, and, .Game Examples: TP.xyz, Node.Security, and F4.Game Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .xyz, .LOL, and .Lat Highest .xyz premium sale(s): S.xyz – $13,000/year MSRP Highest aftermarket sale(s) reported: Codex.xyz &...
Depending on how you capitalize it, LedgerStax.com or LedgersTax.com, the domain remains the same; Ledger SAS, France, wanted to claim it via the UDRP process. They hold a French trademark for LEDGER STAX. The Respondent disputed the Complainant's claims and pointed to the alternate, "ledgers tax", as a compound formed from two dictionary words. Th...
Longtime domain investor and podcaster Alvin Brown has a new passion. Alvin has created a website about his hometown of Benbrook, Texas. With a little less than 25,000 residents I think Alvin who is a wiz when it comes to tech and media will stand out. The site is new and will upgrade over time. […] The post BenbrookLife.com developed by long...
WeaveRobotics.com sold for 100,000 Euro, ($113,292). Dol.com was second at $48,000 followed by EigenCloud.com at $45,000. It was a strong week for .com with 15 five figure or more domain sales. .GG had a couple sales with remix and trade selling for nice prices. Rene.ai …
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and WeaveRobotics.com led the way at 100,000 Euro, ($113,292). Dol.com sold for $48,000 and EigenCloud.com sold for $45,000. 43 .com sales 36 cctld sales 9 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM weaverobotics.com 100000 EUR dol.com 48000 USD […] The post Sedo weekly domain sales l...
Mobility SAS, France, filed a UDRP to usurp the aged (reg: 2004) domain NovaGaming.com from its Argentinian registrant. The Complainant's brand was granted registration in France in 2021. The Complainant operates from the domain NovaGaming.tech and found the asking price for NovaGaming.com to be exorbitant at $20,000 dollars per its Sedo listing. T...
Sedo Domain Sales report: The domain WeaveRobotics.com sold for 100,000 Euro ($112,873 dollars) tops this week's list of sales at the Sedo marketplace. This is the latest domain sales report by Sedo.com, for the week ending on April 15, 2025. Information in this report has been provided by Sedo, kind sponsors of DomainGang. […] The post #Se...
Paychex of New York is a "leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for human resources, payroll, insurance, and benefits outsourcing services" for small to medium-sized businesses. Its PAYCHEX trademark was registered in 1995. The company filed a UDRP against the domain PaychexForMoms.com which was registered in 2024. The d...
Transfer lock policies can differ at each domain registrar. Depending on the situation and domain name status, some locks are required by ICANN and others are suggested by the organization. Some registrars are more lenient with transfer locks that aren't required by ICANN and others are more rigid.Some registrars will lock a domain name for […...
Panel: Blatant Misuse of UDRP on the Part of the Complainant Complainants should always attach their trademark registrations, or at least official abstracts for at least one material trademark registration, especially if the date of registration is clearly material to their case, as it usually is. Apparently the Complainant, who was represented by ...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
With tomorrow being World Art Day, the .Art registry took this time to announce the 2025 recipients of the Kasimov Art Therapy Fellowship. .Art is an advertiser here at TheDomains and one of the things I have always liked about them is that they do actually give back to the field that their extension is […] The post .ART ANNOUNCES 2025 KASIMO...
Christopher G. Simon wrote a very lengthy and detailed post on Web3 domain names on the Dynadot blog. I thought this was an excellent piece for Web3 domain enthusiasts and newcomers who want to learn more. I am in no way recommending anyone invest in Web3 domain names that has to be a choice you […] The post Dynadot publishes piece on Web3 Do...
Facebook owner Meta came away from the recent ICANN 82 public meeting unimpressed and wondering why the community doesn't actually seem to be doing much, according to the company's representative. Writing to ICANN's CEO and chair last week, head of IP and DNS Mia Brickhouse praised ICANN's organizational skills but said she was "concerned regarding...
Several companies are making legacy Web2 domain names work together with blockchain-based Web3 domains with each taking their own approach to getting the job done. WebUnited's strategy is partnering with registrars to offer customers Web3 services as an add-on when they register Web2 domains. GlobalR.com is the latest registrar to sign on, doing so...
Nate, founded in 2018, raised over $50 million in funding.Operating from the domain Name.tech, the company secured a $38 million Series A round led by Renegade Partners, with support from investors like Coatue and Forerunner Ventures. Nate claimed its app allowed users to make purchases from any e-commerce site with a single click using AI. […...
Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That's the highest level since Q1 2023 and up 20% compared to the same quarter in 2024. Overall Gross Marketplace Volume on the platform, including non-domain transactions, was AUS [...
StackAI.xyz – GoDaddy customer (United States) Forward-thinking developers use .xyz domains to showcase AI-powered innovations. AI project Mozo.xyz seeks to revolutionize AI with decentralized data solutions. Web3 platform Datalayer.xyz aims to revolutionize blockchain and AI with user-owned innovations. AI-driven platform AgentLayer.xyz aim...
Josh Reason provides details of his domain portfolio and explains why he built DNX. Domain investor Josh Reason joins me this week to share insights from managing his 5,500-domain portfolio. He discusses what types of domains hes investing in, where and how he sells domains, and how his strategy is evolving. Josh also shares details […] Post ...
Someone cloned Greenberg Gross's website and changed the contact info. Greenberg Gross LLP, a U.S. litigation law firm, has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) in Arizona to recover the domain name GreenbergGrossLLP .com. In a lawsuit filed April 8, the firm alleged that someone registered the domain name in July 2024 and used […] Po...
In recent weeks, Saw.com mentioned that its back-end stats would count all visitors, including traffic that would arrive from bots and crawlers. That approach led to elevated traffic numbers that don't represent human activity. Saw.com is now changing that approach, switching certain filters on, so that bot traffic isn't included in domain statisti...
Company filed lawsuit after first trying to reverse hijack the domain name. I noticed a lawsuit filed by yoga clothing company Alo this weekend, and it reminded me to check in on a case it filed last year to get the domain name alo.com. Alo Yoga first tried to get the domain name in a […] Post link: Alo Yoga wins valuable alo.com domain name ...
Hello everyone, Before I share anything about the domain sale, I wanted to thank Andrew Allemann for having me for another podcast which I enjoyed it once again. Anyone interested in listening can click this link. I know a lot of domainers have bought and sold domains using crypto as a payment and funds receiving […] The post First domain sal...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
UGC.ai closed at $60,500 on Namecheap. This is the third time the domain name has been auctioned in 2025. The first two times resulted in no pays. UGC.ai closed at Dynadot for $20,800 in January and was not paid. It then was auctioned at Namecheap and closed at $61,500 on March 24. UGC stands for […] The post UGC.ai closes at $60,500 – ...
Domain name evaluation tools have been around for years, attempting to automate the process of domain appraisals. Estibot, Saw, GoDaddy, and Atom provide such tools, with some producing higher numbers that tend to agree with a human's perspective of domain value. Using AI, tools can improve their ability to accurately gauge a domain name's potentia...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
I would've paid much more for a particular domain a year ago, but I no longer need it. Last year, I was searching for the perfect domain name for a new project. After some hunting, I found one that checked all the boxes. It was my top choice, and I was ready to make a […] Post link: When you have a fish on the hook, reel it in DomainNameWire...
Company tries to upgrade from .co to .com through a misguided cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Dakota Financial, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name haulpay.com. The panelist determined (pdf) that the company, which provides financial services for freight...
I have been using DomainLeads.com on a regular basis since it was introduced last year. I use the tool to see how many domain names are registered and developed for specific keywords. I find it to be helpful when buying and pricing my domain names. I think the primary focus of the tool is on […]Catchy.com
XYZ Registry takes a firm stance against DNS abuse to protect our domain space. Over the past decade, weve developed an adaptive anti-abuse program to address emerging threats. Our team proactively identifies and mitigates various forms of DNS abuseincluding, but not limited to, phishing, malware, and spamacross our TLDs. With the help of cybersecu...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
Spaceship CEO Richard Kirkendall recently announced the company's domain name sales platform would soon open to beta testers. With his post, Richard also offered a sneak peak at the back-end control panel for the platform, and a look at the domain names that had leads allowed people to get a look at the landing pages. […]Catchy.com
On the surface, these cases appear identical. Were they? A pair of recent UDRP decisions on nearly identical cases had two very different results. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has filed eight cases with FORUM (aka National Arbitration Forum) this year to protect a shortened version of its domain, SullCrom. The firm uses sullcrom.com […...
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