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Afternic enables down payments on LTOs  169
Company suggests using down payments judiciously, as they could impact sales. Afternic introduced a new feature today that allows domai...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 29, 2026 - 13:26
Three people applied for their own name as top level domains  172
One application matches a first name and two match surnames. Is having your own name as a top level domain the ultimate vanity? Three n...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 29, 2026 - 11:32
Speakers bureau tries to reverse hijack domain name  128
Domain was registered six years before the speakers bureau launched. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - 13:44
Nineteen recent end user domain name sales  164
A baby clothing company, two furniture businesses, and a medical supply store bought domain names. I’ve been traveling a lot late...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - 12:57
The big battle for .agent  211
Google, OpenAI, and Meta are among the companies fighting to control the .agent domain. Many predicted that .agent  would be very ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - 10:7
Dot-brands have a spotty track record. Why are companies applying again?  120
A new wave of applicants is betting on dot-brands despite limited adoption. Today, ICANN posted another termination notice from a dot-b...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, October 26, 2026 - 12:51
7,500 hand registrations, one year later  164
Josh Reason shares an update on his hand registration experiment. ...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, October 26, 2026 - 11:30
Will Verisign’s $171.4 million bet on .web pay off?  169
Verisign paid a lot for .web. We’re about to see what kind of return it will get. In an SEC filing yesterday, Verisign (NASDAQ: V...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 23, 2026 - 11:15
Verisign sets another registration record, .web sunrise in December  228
13.1 million new .com/.net registrations set another record. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported third-quarter earnings this afternoon. Th...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 17:3
Afternic released its Portfolio API. Here’s how to use it  188
New API makes it possible to integrate with other tools and manage your portfolio. Afternic’s Portfolio API is now open to all se...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 15:58
Green energy company tries UDRP after three failed purchase attempts  173
DLA Piper represents green energy firm in bad cybersquatting claim. A Danish green energy company has been found guilty (pdf) of revers...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 22, 2026 - 11:30
.Qa domains get new restrictions: change your nameservers now  157
People outside Qatar and domain investors should take note. Qatar is adding new restrictions to second level .qa domain registrations, ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - 11:43
auDA plans to grandfather existing .com.au and .net.au registrants  174
Move could save millions of domain registrations from the chopping block. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s .au cou...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - 10:45
Eighteen end user domain sales including .si  169
A couple of companies bought .si domains for defensive purposes. Looking at some of this week’s sales at Sedo, it’s clear t...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - 9:19
Man tries to reverse hijack lotto domain name  146
Complaint filed against the generic name of a lotto-style game. An Indian man tried to reverse-hijack the domain name sattamatkajico .c...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 20, 2026 - 12:46

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