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GoDaddy tops guidance with massive growth in aftermarket domain revenue. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) published third-quarter earnings after the market closed this afternoon. Growth in aftermarket domain name revenue surged 28%, helping the company top revenue guidance for the quarter. Overall revenue in the third quarter was $1.3 billion, up 10% year-over...
GoDaddy has reported another strong quarter, solidifying its position as both a financial performer and an emerging AI innovator. For the third quarter ending September 30, 2025 (Q3/2025) the company delivered impressive year-over-year growth across every major metric, while expanding its vision for the next evolution of the internet. GoDaddy CEO A...
Something I first started writing about well over a decade ago, share the expired revenue. A few places do it, Fabulous has a program where customers share in the expired auction proceeds. Now NameSilo is rolling it out to members of their discount program 5,000+ tier. Accessible from the NameSilo Account Homepage, users have the […] The post...
DropCatch is a top-tier backordering platform built to secure expiring domains the instant they drop. With the backing of hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, the service maximizes success by sending rapid-fire registration attempts the moment a name is released. If more than one user has placed a backorder, the domain moves to auctionwhere inv...
GoDaddys new ultra-premium marketplace, DomainNames.com, is on fire. Since its quiet debut, the platform has swelled to an amazing 145 domains, marking a 31.82% surge since launch, a feat that GoDaddy management describes as "unprecedented growth" in the premium domain names category. According to GoDaddy, the marketplace remains invitation-only fo...
The global domain conference circuit is ready for its exciting closer in Miami! Following Domain Days Dubai and ICANN Dublin, the ICA is thrilled to announce our presence at NamesCon Global 2025 next week, November 56, at the Ice Palace Studios. (P.S. For the absolute domain endurance investors, we know there's one more stop: Domain Summit Asia! Ki...
Sun International (South Africa) Limited filed a UDRP against Malu Yantumba of South Africa over the domains suncitymarathon.com and suncitymarathon.org, registered in July 2025. Complainant operates the renowned Sun City Resort, a $1.4 billion tourism complex active since 1979 and owner of the SUN CITY trademarks dating back to 1978. Respondent cl...
Mesta.xyz – Amazon customer (United States) Developers use .xyz domains to create next-generation financial platforms built on blockchain and stablecoin technology. Stablecoin infrastructure Tempo.xyz introduces blockchain for digital payments. Financial infrastructure platform Velocity.xyz bridges traditional finance and digital assets thro...
Medical interview platform uses the term for part of the brain as its brand. A medical education interview platform has sued to get the domain thalamus.com, citing a logo used on an Atom.com listing as evidence of infringement. SJ Medconnect, Inc., which does business as Thalamus, filedanin remlawsuit (pdf) against the domain name, alleging aviolat...
Traditional domain appraisals focus on factors like length, TLD, and comparable sales. Those are useful when pricing undeveloped or "naked" domain names. But they overlook the additional value created when a domain has real backlinks, organic rankings, or direct traffic. For domains that have hosted websites or still do a proper valuation must a...
Rodrigo Juarez shares how upgrading to a .com domain brought clarity, trust, and long-term value to the Nossara brand.
Two major media companies, CNN and Bloomberg, have won UDRP cases against a Vietnamese cybersquatter who registered the domains CNN.now and Bloomberg.now in August. The Respondent, using the names Quan Ngo and Steve Ngo, followed the same playbook: register high-profile brands under then fresh .now extension, list them for sale on Spaceship, and de...
Italian tech firm Bending Spoons is set to acquire AOL from Apollo Global Management, marking yet another chapter in the storied journey of the internet pioneer. According to Variety, the $1.5 billion deal will be financed through $2.8 billion in secured debt, signaling the companys aggressive expansion strategy. Bending Spoons, already known for o...
With three annual conferences in the books, Domain Days plans for 2026 event. Ambitious travelers in the domain name business are hopscotching the globe right now: Dubai last week for Domain Days, Dublin this week for ICANN, and Miami next week for NamesCon. Domain Days concluded its third annual show last week, and I'm hearing […] Post link:...
DropCatch is a top-tier backordering platform built to secure expiring domains the instant they drop. With the backing of hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, the service maximizes success by sending rapid-fire registration attempts the moment a name is released. If more than one user has placed a backorder, the domain moves to auctionwhere inv...
It's that time of the year again. Best/Favorite Registrar of the year. The poll at Namepros that has come to mean a lot to some registrars and not much to others. Some registrars have put out press releases in the past to celebrate and highlight a win. Domain investors take note of the registrars that […] The post Dynadot out to the early lea...
Domain registrarSav has entered a major new chapter in its mission to empower creators and domain investors. The Chicago, Illinois based registrar has partnered with D3 Global, the company pioneering what it calls DomainFi the tokenization of traditional Web2 domains on blockchain rails. Together they aim to open Web3 capabilities to more than 100...
Company loses the first of three cybersquatting disputes it has filed against Nano-Banana domains. Google has lost a UDRP cybersquatting case it filed against the domain name NanoBananaAI .com, with the panel finding that the company failed to prove trademark rights in "Nano Banana." Google said it uses Nano Banana in connection with AI image [R...
Swetha Yenugula recently reported the $50,000 sale of Surge.xyz. In her post about the sale, Swetha shared a screenshot of the Escrow.com closing statement, likely because of the flack she has received regarding previous .XYZ domain name sales. Swetha also mentioned the transaction was brokered by Domain Agents, a platform that represents buyers wh...
College.xyz Cloudflare customer (United States) The .xyz community includes organizations and platforms using .xyz domains to support innovation, collaboration, and growth across emerging industries. Builder-first investment firm Lightshift.xyz supports early-stage blockchain and crypto innovators. Marketing studio P1Studio.xyz supports com...
ClickFunnels parent company, Etison LLC, filed a UDRP against FunnelHacker.com, claiming the domain infringed its FUNNEL HACKER mark. The Respondent, Michael Connolly of Power Curve Media, had registered the domain in March 2014almost a full year before ClickFunnels first claimed use of the mark in February 2015, and nearly a decade before it obtai...
Two weeks ago, DNWE.com, Flip.uk, and Brandable.uk sent out notices of termination of their services. The notices took many by surprise, as these small domain marketplaces appeared to have established a faithful followship among domain investors. Time's up, however. Both DNWE.com and Flip.uk now resolve to Digital Scrapyard, a new service operating...
A fintech business, a metals company, and a local discussion platform bought domain names. Sedo's top sale this week was tuning.com for 72,000. It's not clear who bought the domain, but it is hosted with a Lithuanian company. Another interesting sale was dink.ai at $30,000. Will this be a pickleball site? Here's a list of […] Post link: This ...
Google LLC went after NanoBananaAi.com in a Forum UDRP case against Respondent Ping Lin, claiming common-law rights in NANO BANANA tied to its new AI image tool. Google's UDRP claim leaned on a LMArena release (Aug 12, 2025), social chatter, and a Business Insider piece plus allegations that the domain had redirected to a competing […] The po...
DropCatch is a top-tier backordering platform built to secure expiring domains the instant they drop. With the backing of hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, the service maximizes success by sending rapid-fire registration attempts the moment a name is released. If more than one user has placed a backorder, the domain moves to auctionwhere inv...
Active domain investors always re-invest their sales proceed in you guessed right domain names. James Booth shared news of his latest acquisition,AR.ai, a rare, two letter domain in the world's hottest ccTLD currently. Whilst James did not reveal how much money he spent on this beauty registered in 2017, we're certain that he […] The post J...
Memelord founder, Jason Levin, broke the internet earlier todayor at least the portion that follows his meme-making business venture, launched in 2024 on the domain Memelord.tech. Jason shared a printout of a transaction completed via Escrow.com, showing partial details for the acquisition of Memelord.com for the sum of $25,000 dollars. That domain...
Even after high-profile domain hijackings, many companies don't use this low-cost service for added protection. In 2013, a hacker gained access to The New York Times' domain registrar account and changed the nameservers. It was an attack the publication could have avoided if it had used Verisign Registry Lock. Registry Lock adds another layer of [&...
Tuning.com led all domain name sales this week at Sedo. The domain name sold for 72,000 Euro, ($83,928). RubberDuck.com sold for $56,048 to take second place. Dink.ai sold for $30,000 as three .ai led all the cctld sales at Sedo for the week. Domain name …
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Tuning.com led the way at 72,000 Euro, ($83,928). RubberDuck.com was second at $56,048 and Dink.ai was third at $30,000. 47 .com sales 27 cctld sales 12 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM tuning.com 72000 EUR rubberduck.com […] The post Sedo weekly domain name sales led by...
Sedo Domain Sales report: The domain Tuning.com sold for 72,000 Euro ($83,945 dollars) tops this week's list of sales at the Sedo marketplace. This is the latest domain sales report by Sedo.com, for the week ending on October 28, 2025. Information in this report has been provided by Sedo, premium sponsors of DomainGang. […] The post #Sedo :...
VUR Village Trading No 1 Limited, operator of the "Village Hotels" chain across the UK, tried to claim the Ghanaian domain TheVillageHotelGh.com, arguing it infringed its registered VILLAGE and VILLAGE HOTELS marks. The site in question promoted a small boutique hotel in Kumasi, Ghana, with no apparent connection to the British group. While the Pan...
Domain Days Dubai 2025 hosted by AEserver.com and the Dubai Blockchain Center wrapped up its most ambitious edition yet at the Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah on October 2223, delivering a record attendance, powerhouse sessions, and a closing night worthy of a Hollywood finale. More than 300 attendees, 51 speakers, and 30 international sponsors [&#...
This argument comes up every now and then and it drives me a little crazy. Someone posts about building out one of their domains and the gatekeepers show up: "Real domainers don't develop, they invest." As if the two things can't coexist. I don't get this mentality at all. When I'm looking at a domain to buy, I'm already thinking about what could ...
Complainant Demanded Respondent Sell Domain Name or Would Bring UDRP Most UDRP cases are run of the mill cases that consist mainly of very similar fact patterns which disclose a clear case of cybersquatting. A significant minority however, are laden with unique circumstances, challenging legal questions, or conflicting evidence. Some such complicat...
I follow Jason Levin on X and he is a funny dude. His business is making memes. He has a whole business around it and raised $3M this summer. He started the business on a .tech and the .com was too expensive. After raising the money and hiring a GoDaddy broker, he eventually got the […] The post Jason Levin tells the story of MemeLord and his...
Nearly a year and a half ago, I wrote about the $400,000 acquisition of Somewhere.com, which was one of the largest one word .com domain name sales last year. Somewhere.com was acquired by Nick Huber, and the domain name was used to brand Support Shepherd. In a LinkedIn video posted yesterday, Nick Huber discussed why […]Catchy.com
This month has been an absolute whirlwind for .ART CMO Jeff Sass, Over the past 17 days he's gone from Florida to Portland, Oregon to London to Dubai to Dublin, Ireland, spending time in every one of those city's to help grow the community around that TLD. He's not done yet either. Next week it is on to Miami for NamesCon Global.
DropCatch is a top-tier backordering platform built to secure expiring domains the instant they drop. With the backing of hundreds of ICANN-accredited registrars, the service maximizes success by sending rapid-fire registration attempts the moment a name is released. If more than one user has placed a backorder, the domain moves to auctionwhere inv...
DNS Magnitude rankings are a surprising way to look at top level domain popularity. Cloudflare announced today that it is publishing new data related to top level domains and their popularity. The new section in Cloudflare Radar ranks top level domains by their "DNS Magnitude", which is a measure of how many unique clients send […] Post link:...
.CV has been doing more in 2025 to increase their visibility. They only have a couple reported domain sales at Namebio. Ai.Cv sold for $20,000 at the end of 2024. I interviewed Opeyemi Awoyemi and I was surprised to see that after being used for personal resume sites, another angle is CV being used for […] The post Talking all things .CV with...
Popular domain registrar Spaceship has crossed a major milestone: 5 million domains under management, a huge leap from the 1 million mark it celebrated just a year ago. The surge appears fueled by new registrations rather than portfolio migrations: 86% of domains were registered directly at Spaceship, while 14% arrived via transfers. When domains d...
Spaceship has hit 5Million domains under management and released a recent trends breakdown. com vs. all other TLD registrations Only 17% of registrations are .com, compared to all other TLDs, which represent 83%. When we hit 1 million domains under management, .com accounted for 13% of registrations. While theres been a slight increase, it still [&...
Dynadot released their September 2025 Aftermarket report. The sales data comes in a number of categories. Expired auctions, Last Chance auctions, Backorder auctions, User auctions and Marketplace. The top sale came from the marketplace so the domain investor reaped the rewards. Auto.Finance sold for $45,000. Zeus.org sold for $15,071.26 to take sec...
Hub.xyz – GoDaddy customer (United States) Forwardthinking developers use .xyz domains to champion innovation in AI. Ethereum Layer-2 network Ten.xyz is designed to bring encrypted computation and AI agents to web3. AI platform Side.xyz introduces AI-Agent-Marketing infrastructure to support sustainable community growth in web3. Decentralize...
Verisign provides data after short seller raises alarm. Shares in Verisign plummeted on Friday before swiftly recovering. It was a bit surprising to see the decline after Thursday's earnings release. It seemed like the company had a solid quarter and, more importantly, things were looking up for domain growth. But Verisign created an opening with [...
Atom.com is holding its Black Friday sale beginning on November 28th. The deep sale prices may be good for buyers, but they may not be great for sellers who will still have to pay the (relatively high) commission rate on a successful sale. Sellers are able to opt-in or opt-out of offering Black Friday sale […]Catchy.com
Exploring hype vs. reality in web3 and domain names. There's been a lot more noise lately about web3 and how blockchain can be applied to domain names. Domain investor Shane Cultra is well-versed in this intersection, so I asked him to come on the show to separate hype from reality and to discuss where he […] Post link: What is web3 good for?...
Rock Robotic Inc. filed a UDRP against RockRobotics.com, pointing to its registered ROCK ROBOTIC trademark for lidar hardware and alleging the domain was configured to redirect to a competitors website. Respondent, Phoenix LiDAR Systems, remained the listed registrant according to the registrar despite asserting a transfer had occurred. Complainant...
On Saturday we covered Swetha‘s sale of Surge.xyz so what's a better way to start the week than with another domain sale by the Indian prodigy domainer! Launching her first sale on Spaceship‘s SellerHub, Swetha scored $7,000 dollars in exchange for the domain Shoal.xyz. The buyer is upgrading from ShoalResearch.xyz and is now forwarding...
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