AI.com and the $70 Million Domain Name Sale That Redefines the Market
PALM BEACH, FL – The reported $70 million sale of AI.com is now the highest publicly disclosed domain transaction in history, surpassing the $30 million sale of Voice.com in 2019.
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Increasing Corporate Confidence Equals Bull Market for Premium Domain Names
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name industry is experiencing a surge in high-value sales this year, likely driven by renewed corporate spending confidence and increased demand for premium digital
Reddit Community, Unstoppable Domains Partner to Launch .MOON Blockchain Domain
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The 8.8 million users of Reddit’s r/cryptocurrency community have partnered up with internet registrar Unstoppable Domains to launch the first-ever Reddit community-based blockchain Top-Level Domain (TLD), .MOON.
FIASCO: Multiple Squarespace Domains Hijacked After Security Loophole Exploited
NEW YORK, NY – Last week, multiple organizations with domains registered with Squarespace had their websites hijacked by hackers, with most of the instances primarily targeting cryptocurrency-based businesses, such as Celer
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com Partner to Launch “.blockchain” Domain
LAS VEGAS, NV – Unstoppable Domains, a crypto domain name and wallet address registrar, has announced they have teamed up with Blockchain.com in order to launch a “.blockchain” domain name system (DNS)-enabled
Unstoppable Domains Introduces AI to Create Secure Digital IDs for Crypto Users
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Unstoppable Domains, a company that offers blockchain-based domain names – such as .zil or .crypto – announced this week they have adopted the use of artificial intelligence
ApeCoin Community Endorses Registering .APE as Top-Level Domain with ICANN
PALM BEACH, FL – The ApeCoin community has enthusiastically endorsed a proposal that would involve registering “.APE” as a top-level domain (TLD) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the
Google Now Displays Wallet Balances for Ethereum Name Services (ENS) Domains
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google has recently integrated native support for wallet balances of Ethereum Name Services (ENS) domains in its search results, a move that should simplify the process of sending
Popular Question: “If I Build My Website on Shopify Who Owns My Website?”
FLORIDA: I get this question quite often and it’s pretty important to know the difference. I’ve discussed a bunch of similar issues with domain and site ownership in my book
World’s Biggest Ransomware Group Shut Down, Domains Seized in Global Operation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The operations of infamous ransomware group LockBit have been shut down, their domains seized, and several high-ranking members placed under arrest as the result of a recent digital
Shiba Inu Developers Planning on Launch of First Crypto Top-Level Domain “.shib”
NEW YORK, NY – The development team behind the Shiba Inu cryptocurrency – inspired by the Shiba Inu, a Japanese dog breed which also serves as the mascot for Dogecoin
Like A Dollar And A Dream, 4-Letter Domain “NFTS.com” Sells for Cool $15 Million Dollars
PALM BEACH, FL – A four-letter “.com” domain name has been purchased for the staggering price of $15 million dollars. NFTS.com was first registered approximately 18 years ago, likely for
Domain Name Registrar Epik Feels It’s Being Deplatformed After PayPal Cuts Ties
SAMMAMISH, WA – After online payments system PayPal stopped offering services to Epik, the domain name registrar company says it’s being targeted on political grounds and not what Paypal has said
Highly Coordinated Attack Impacts Twitter Accounts of World’s Most Famous People
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – On July 15, 2020, several verified Twitter accounts of famous people and companies were taken over in a security breach, including Apple, Elon Musk, Bill
Cryptocurrency Exchange BitMEX Called “Outrageously Incompetent” for Using “CC”
PALM BEACH, FL – BitMex, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014 has accidentally emailed its users with the CC (carbon copy) field rather than the “private” BCC (blind carbon
Think Your Domains Are Safe by Using Two Factor Authentication? Think Again
PALM BEACH, FL – Sometimes I read stories that really make me think (and worry). For those who have great domains under management, you might feel super-safe by using “two
Buyer of Record-Breaking Domain Sale, “Voice.com”, Ordered to Pay $24M SEC Fine
PALM BEACH, FL – On May 30, 2019, the domain name “Voice.com” was sold in a record-breaking all-cash transaction that has officially gone down in the history books as the
Will JP Morgan’s Launch of Cryptocurrency Further Squeeze Domain Name Sales?
NEW YORK, NY – It’s been a very interesting few years recently hasn’t it? As if there weren’t enough reasons for your typical domain name investor to diversify his online
Industry Event, NamesCon 2019, Comes to Tropicana Las Vegas, Saturday, January 26
NEW YORK, NY – In another month or so, just after the holidays, domain name professionals, enthusiasts and others in the Internet industry will begin getting ready for another round
A Look at the Top 100 “.IO” Domain Names Sold in During Past 12 Months (2017-2018)
NEW YORK – Today I purchased two domain names in the ‘.io’ extension – which continues to do well (and I only have a few; less than 10). I registered
Final Day for NameJet, Right of the Dot, NamesCon 2018 Online Auction
NEW YORK, NY – Good deals and little time is left for the NamesCon, NameJet, and Right of the Dot live auction which began in Las Vegas. Most if not
Alphabetical List of Cryptocurrencies, Their Symbols and Current Market Capitalization
NEW YORK, NY – Although new Cryptocurrencies are continually being created, as of this date, January 13, 2018 – below is an alphabetical list of all Cryptocurrencies currently known while there are