Domain Name Wire NEWS

2025 in Review: .Com returns to growth  27
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 - 54 min ago
Court reshapes domain registration in India, adding sweeping new obligations for registrars  104
Registrars and registries must comply with ruling to continue providing services in India. Offering domain registration services to peo...
Domain Name Wire - 21 hr 37 min ago
The 2026 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #567  92
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 - 22 hr 46 min ago
404 Media recounts buying 404media.com in expired domain auction  94
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 - 23 hr 35 min ago
“Sloppy” UDRP filing results in reverse domain name hijacking  140
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  136
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  102
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  170
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  117
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  131
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  142
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  145
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”  111
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
Fruits hits 2.6 million domains, launches new features  142
Fast-growing domain sales platform adds new features to improve conversion rates for domain sellers. Fruits didn’t set out to bec...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - 8:52
Another AI-assisted UDRP complaint?  91
Complainant cited cases that didn’t back up his claims or didn’t exist. A UDRP panelist has admonished a Complainant for ci...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - 13:42

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