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DENIC Board Member Thomas Keller Elected Chair of CENTR Board
Thomas Keller, a board member of Germany’s DENIC eG, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of CENTR — the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries. His e…
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Tucows Exits ICANN’s RDRS Amid Industry Disinterest and Privacy Concerns
Canadian domain registrar Tucows has officially withdrawn from ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), highlighting ongoing industry dissatisfaction with the system that …
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Icon.com Acquired for $12 Million in One of the Largest Domain Sales Ever
Icon.com has officially been sold for a staggering $12 million, making it the 6th largest publicly reported domain sale since domain market tracking began in 2003. The acquisition …
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.Com Makes a Comeback as Verisign’s Discount Strategy Pays Off
Verisign’s flagship domain .Com has returned to growth in Q1 2025, thanks to aggressive discounting strategies offered to registrars, which significantly reduced retail prices and …
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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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“Evasive Dragon” and the Fake Store Syndicate: How DNS Intelligence Protects Brands from Online Threats
DomainTools：As the digital landscape evolves rapidly, online scams have become more complex and frequent. With brands expanding their presence on popular platforms like Pinterest, …
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Top Topics: Fed up with Afternic; What % of price requests sell? NameBio & private sales; How to pay for high sales; GoDaddy brokers’ response time
Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Fed up with Afternic; Percentage of price requests that end up selling; NameBio and private sales reports; Handling payments for …
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ICA and WIPO Release Initial UDRP Review Report, Seek Public Feedback by June 27
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has released the Initial Report of the WIPO-ICA UDRP Review Proj…
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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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Private Whois Requests Plummet as Tucows Exits ICANN’s RDRS
Domainincite：Private Whois data requests through ICANN’s Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) hit a record low in March 2025, reflecting a significant drop in activity since th…
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InternetNZ Raises Prices for .nz Domains Starting July 2025
InternetNZ, the official registry for New Zealand’s country-code top-level domain .nz, has announced a price increase for all .nz domain names. Starting July 1, 2025, the wholesale…
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Trump’s Digital Trade War: How Tariffs and DSTs Are Splitting the Global Internet
Circleid：In January 2025, President Donald Trump—now back in office for a second term—launched a bold and aggressive trade strategy with sweeping tariffs aimed at reshaping America…
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Afternic’s 1099-K Chaos Creates Tax Headaches for U.S. Domain Sellers
Domainnamewire: As Tax Day hits in the U.S., many domain investors are facing unexpected complications due to how Afternic handled IRS Form 1099-K this year. What should have been …
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Web3 Domains and Their Impact on Domain Investing: A New Era of Digital Real Estate
Dynadot Blog:As blockchain technology continues to expand its influence across industries, the domain investing world is undergoing a transformation. Web3 domains—digital assets ro…
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.ART Announces 2025 Kasimov Art Therapy Fellowship Recipients, Continuing Its Commitment to Healing Through Art
In celebration of World Art Day on April 15, .ART Registry has announced the 2025 recipients of the prestigious Kasimov Art Therapy Fellowship. This initiative is part of .ART’s on…
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Identity Digital Launches Drop-Catching Platform for .ai Domains
Identity Digital, the new back-end registry for Anguilla’s highly sought-after .ai domains, has introduced a Drop-Catching Platform called DropZone. The platform activates when an …
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Z.ai Officially Acquired and Activated by Zhipu AI: Domain Names Become Strategic Assets in China’s AI Race
As artificial intelligence continues to flourish around the world, domain names are increasingly becoming an important strategic asset for companies to build strong digital brands.…
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Fast Flux Declared a National Security Threat in Joint International Advisory
DomainTools：In April 2025, cybersecurity agencies from the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand jointly issued an advisory declaring fast flux as a national security t…
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Top Topics: QRCodes.com issue at Epik; Nameshift is a new platform; Sales at the end of the month; Registrar asks the obvious! Inquiries via WHOIS
Fresh Top Topics A weekly news review at NamePros! Was QRCodes.com stolen from an Epik account? Nameshift.com marketplace review; Are most sales happening at the end of the month? …
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XYZ Registry: Fighting abuse through collaboration
XYZ Registry takes a firm stance against DNS abuse to protect our domain space. Over the past decade, we’ve developed an adaptive anti-abuse program to address emerging threats. Ou…
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IETF 123 Madrid: July 19-25, 2025
The 123rd meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), titled “IETF 123 Madrid,” will take place from July 19 to 25, 2025, at the Meliá Castilla Hotel & C…
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As Global Trade War Escalates, Digital Services and Domain Industry May Be Next in Line
Domainnamewire: As global trade tensions intensify, digital goods and services—especially domain names and web hosting—may become the next targets for retaliation against U.S. econ…
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Russian Disinformation Campaigns Exploit Domain Registrars and AI to Target Western Audiences
Domaintools ：A new DomainTools investigation reveals how Russian threat actors are leveraging domain registrars and AI tools to conduct sophisticated disinformation campaigns. Cybe…
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UK Regulator Investigates Suicide Forum in First Online Safety Act Enforcement
UK Takes Historic Action Against Harmful Online Content Domainincite New：The UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched its first investigation under the new Online Safety Act,…
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Insolvency Administrator Appointed for AfriNIC Following Breach of IPv4 Trading Contracts
English Translation of the News Release: The crisis surrounding the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) has escalated: as announced by the Internet Corporation for Assigne…
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Holiday Domains in High Demand: AprilFools.com Sells for $14,998, AprilFool.com for $4,998
On April 5, 2025, two holiday-themed domain names closely tied to April Fools’ Day were sold in a notable pair of transactions: AprilFools.com changed hands for $14,998, while Apri…
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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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ICA to Host Public Webinar on Upcoming Domain Name Transfer Policy Changes
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is inviting all domain industry professionals and interested parties to a public Zoom webinar on Wednesday, April 16 at 1 PM ET to discuss t…
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Colombian Country Code .co Seeks New Registry Operator
The Colombian Ministry of ICT (MinTIC) has issued a new call for tenders for the registry contract of the country code top-level domain .co. The “Request for Proposal” …
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ABTC.com Sold for $699,999
In one of the most significant publicly reported domain name sales of 2025 to date, Andrew Rosener has announced the sale of ABTC.com for $699,999. He revealed details of this tran…
