4 days ago · Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Tyres.co.uk led the way at 300,000 GBP, ($373,257) SimpleStudy.com was the top .com at $40,000. 25Bet.com was right behind at 25,000…

14 hours ago · The domain name business convened in Las Vegas this week. I spent the past few days in Las Vegas, first at the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) meeting and then at D3’s Dominion conference. The ICA meeting was a hit once again. Close to 200 people registered for the event. While that’s a record, it’s still

1 day ago · Domain name company raises funds for its ambitious DomainFi ecosystem. Domain name company D3 Global announced today that it has raised a $25 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Paradigm with investments from Coinbase Ventures, Dharmesh Shah, the founder of HubSpot, and Richard Kirkendall, CEO of Namecheap, among others. D3 is

3 days ago · In 2011, Marchex LLC sold the domain name Endorse.com to Endorse Corp for $100,000 USD, a transaction highlighted in DN Journal’s historical Marchex report in 2012. This sale emphasized the enduring value of premium one-word .com domain names in the ever-evolving digital marketplace. A Strategic Domain Upgrade Endorse Corp, a San Mateo-based startup, made a

Jan 10, 2025 · Here’s what made news in December. 1. Stuart Lawley, who fought for .xxx, has died – Lawley, former CEO of ICM Registry, died at 61. 2. Companies refile expired domain clawback lawsuit against GoDaddy – Two buyers of expired domains have refiled a lawsuit alleging GoDaddy improperly took the domains back. 3. Namecheap reveals 2024

Jan 20, 2025 · Following on from the annual ccTLD growth statistics DI published last week, today we’ll look at the gTLDs, where .shop was by far the biggest volume winner and .com was by far the biggest loser. GMO Registry’s .shop added 1,315,000 names to its zone file in 2024, ending the year with 3,470,000 domains. It’s now

Jan 6, 2025 · GoDaddy and NameSilo gained; Team Internet Group and Tucows faced headwinds. With 2024 in the books, here’s a look at how domain name stocks performed for the year. For reference, the NASDAQ was up nearly 29% for the year. NameSilo (OTC: URL.CN): NameSilo posted a 141% gain for the year as it continued to grow.

Jan 3, 2025 · Afternic introduces Boost and more domain sales platforms launch. Most domain investors make money by selling their domains through aftermarket platforms such as Afternic and Sedo. This year brought significant developments to these platforms. The biggest story comes from the largest platform, Afternic, which faced business challenges and introduced changes to adapt. In August, Afternic

Dec 12, 2024 · .Com accounted for 61% of registrations at Namecheap this year. Namecheap released a report this week showing which top level domains were most popular with its customers this year. With just a couple of weeks left in the year, the winners are clear in terms of new registrations: 1. .com 3,661,899 2. .shop 721,532 3.

Dec 27, 2024 · What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• Get ready to dive into the ultimate year-in-review of the domain industry! This action-packed highlight reel features standout moments from every DomainSherpa episode in 2024..• Relive the biggest sales and thrilling auctions, gain exclusive insights from domain investing heavyweights, and see