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New top level domain applicant using Kickstarter to raise funds  121
Group hopes to raise €80,000 through Kickstarter to help fund .meow top level domain. In what I believe is a first for top level domain...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 11:8
French financial firm tries reverse domain name hijacking  112
WIPO panelist finds many faults in cybersquatting case. A French banking and credit firm has been found to have tried reverse domain na...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 10:33
2025 in Review: .Com returns to growth  125
After a couple of years of stagnation, .com is growing again. Other TLDs are doing well, too. At this time last year, I was writing abo...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - 9:22
Court reshapes domain registration in India, adding sweeping new obligations for registrars  126
Registrars and registries must comply with ruling to continue providing services in India. Offering domain registration services to peo...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 29, 2025 - 12:39
The 2026 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #567  112
Hear from 26 people in the domain business about what they think will happen in 2026. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s s...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 29, 2025 - 11:30
404 Media recounts buying 404media.com in expired domain auction  120
Media company that uses .co domain got a “steal” on the matching .com, 404 Media, a popular technology news site, started i...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 29, 2025 - 10:41
“Sloppy” UDRP filing results in reverse domain name hijacking  149
Panelist admonishes Complainant and IP law firm for its cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist h...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 12:34
Appeal panel upholds reverse domain name hijacking finding against PNC Bank  151
Three-member panel agrees bank had no reasonable basis for bringing the case. A panel has affirmed a decision denying PNC Financial Ser...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 22, 2025 - 13:4
A necessary rebrand – DNW Podcast #566  114
Motion.io seemed like the perfect domain for this business. Turns out, it had some issues. Perry Rosenbloom thought he had a great doma...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, December 22, 2025 - 11:30
BlackRock files cybersquatting lawsuit  184
Large finance company seeks to recover 49 domain names. Financial services company BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has filed a cybersquatting law...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, December 19, 2025 - 8:37
Ethos Capital brings new investors into Identity Digital via continuation vehicle  125
Move comes ahead of more top level domain expansion. Ethos Capital, the private equity firm that acquired a majority stake in Identity ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 11:46
Oh, irony: expired domain snafu strikes during domain podcast recording  136
A domain expiration at my podcast platform hit while I was recording. ICANN has several policies in place to prevent people from accide...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 11:31
13 end user domain sales up to $56,482  148
A bitcoin forum, a private equity company, and Delaware North bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was a private...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 9:11
Supreme Court declines to hear cybersquatting appeal  159
Trademark group had asked court to settle circuit split on domain registration dates. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an appeal in a ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 12:9
Top aftermarket keywords: focus on “group”  128
Digging into the opportunities for domains with the word group in them. Afternic has published its top keywords for aftermarket sales i...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 11:16

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