4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (278+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Revenue up 18.8% year over year at escrow service popular in domain name industry. The Escrow division reported record revenue of A$12.3 million, up 18.8% year over year. That was a record…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (364+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Planitar Inc. tried to upgrade its domain name through a cybersquatting claim. A company that helps real estate agents create floor plans tried to reverse hijack a domain name, a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (232+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Insurance giant Allstate has won a giant cybersquatting dispute. The company filed a claim with World Intellectual Property Organization against 153 domain names, all of which appear to target the Allstate…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (417+ words) A domain expired for the second time in three years and sold for a lot more this time. Newfold Digital has released a list of domains sold for $2,000+ on NameJet and SnapNames in March. For the month, the two platforms…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago  (748+ words) It's the second-highest sale at DropCatch this year. The domain name mine.com has sold for $680,000 in an expired domain name auction at DropCatch.com. DropCatch has been on a roll with big domain sales this year. It set a…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago  (329+ words) Google snaps up domains related to its brands to prevent them from falling into the hands of malicious actors. Google is getting defensive. On Friday, the company registered hundreds of typo domains of its brands, including Alphabet, Android, and Chrome....

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (343+ words) A big domain company is merging two of its brands. Domain name and hosting rollup Newfold Digital is killing the iconic Web.com brand. The company announced today that it is sunsetting the brand and will transfer all Web.com…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (262+ words) Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News Domain Name Industry News Domain transaction value was the highest in two years. Escrow.com handled USD $107 million of domain name transactions in Q1 2025, the company reported (pdf) today. That's the highest level since Q1 2023 and…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (323+ words) Registrar makes changes to how expired domain auctions work. Namecheap announced today that it's making changes to expired domain name auctions. First, the company is standardizing auction end times rather than staggering them throughout the day. All auctions will end…...