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August’s top domain name stories  193
New TLDs stole the show last month. August was a super busy month in the domain business thanks to the new top level domain application...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 9:55
Discontinuation of third-level .name domains leaves some in a lurch  161
People will soon loses their email addresses and websites. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is discontinuing third-level .name domain registrati...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 17:36
Sedo end user domain sales up to $75,000  217
A cosmetic surgeon, an agricultural equipment company, and a huge office furniture business bought domain names. OK, we’re almost...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 15:20
.Com rankings: Squarespace leaps Tucows  141
Squarespace keeps growing and is now the fourth-largest registrar for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registr...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 11:37
Customer sues TrustName over stolen domains  185
Customer says its losing $70,000 in daily revenue from one of the domains. Oath Research, LLC, has sued (pdf) domain registrar FewMoreT...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 8:55
Puma loses cybersquatting dispute for Mexican domain name  169
Domain owner has a portfolio of animal-themed domain names. Shoe and athleticwear company Puma has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 12:45
Domain investor files lawsuit after losing $53k domain in UDRP  203
Runner-up bidder won a UDRP against winner of expired domain auction. Domain name investment firm Mira Holdings has filed a lawsuit (pd...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 9:11
Chess group applies for .chess as community top level domain  154
Application is the first known for .chess. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and World Chess (LSE: CHSS), FIDE’s official...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 18:25
TrustName customers report domain thefts after ICANN de-accreditation notice  144
Customers question TrustName’s response to alleged unauthorized transfers. Several customers of TrustName, a domain registrar tha...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 12:17
Registered Agents applies for six top level domains, starts RSP  161
Company that owns Epik domain registrar throws its hat into the top level domain ring. Registered Agents Inc. has applied for six top l...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 11:53
What domains Maglite and other businesses recently acquired  147
Flashlight maker is among end user domain name buyers. We’re still catching up on end user reports at Sedo. This one covers sales...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 8:58
Panelist doesn’t take the bait, denies Wal-Mart’s cybersquatting claim  206
Wal-Mart Mexico tried to get domain related to its mobile phone service. Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V., Wal-Mart’s Mexican a...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, August 31, 2026 - 13:3
Lovable removes excuse for developers to view lingerie site at work  221
Popular vibe coding platform acquires the matching .com domain name. Earlier this month, vibe coding platform Lovable announced it rais...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, August 31, 2026 - 12:26
My domain investing year so far – DNW Podcast #602  216
The numbers behind my record year. Two-thirds of the year is in the books, and what a year it has been. Technology is changing quickly,...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, August 31, 2026 - 11:30
ICANN de-accredits “bulletproof” domain registrar  194
Registrar that catered to registrants likely to receive DNS abuse complaints loses its accreditation. In the end, it wasn’t as bu...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, August 28, 2026 - 11:22

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