2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (446+ words) Launching a new TLD is more than securing a string. Success will depend on the operational decisions made long before a domain goes live, from infrastructure and policy design to the ability to adapt as expectations evolve. Whether you’re a…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (284+ words) What has been missing from discussions about this model is a systematic measurement of the market it governs. Concentration among a small number of large operators is widely assumed in the industry. But assumptions are not measurements, and until recently,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (437+ words) This post was co-authored by Greg Aaron, Partner of Interisle Consulting Group. Interisle just released a new study that quantifies the number of malicious domain registrations being made by cybercriminals. We found that bad actors made an estimated 20% of all…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (293+ words) According to newly released data from Escrow.com, the domain-name market posted its strongest quarter in three years, with transaction volume rising 25% quarter-on-quarter to $128 million in the first quarter of 2026. The report suggests investors are increasingly treating domain names as…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (316+ words) The number of domain names challenged under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) rose sharply in the first quarter of 2026, driven largely by two unusually large cybersquatting complaints, according to a new report released by GigaLaw. GigaLaw found…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (170+ words) Legacy domains still dominate corporate strategy as new extensions grow, leaving firms to navigate rising fraud risks and a fragmented, fast-evolving digital naming landscape. Taken together, these trends point to a more complex domain landscape. Registering every possible variation is…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (167+ words) The move revives a process last undertaken in 2012, when ICANN received nearly 2,000 applications and ultimately delegated more than 1,200 new domains. That round dramatically expanded the internet beyond familiar suffixes such as.com and.org, enabling everything from corporate-branded domains to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (188+ words) AI companies, Web3 protocols, and quantum computing ventures starting up in 2026 face a domain naming gap that doesn’t get discussed much. It’s worth laying out clearly. The 2012 gTLD strings that map most directly onto the current naming gap are worth enumerating:…...