Tom Barrett, founder of Encirca.com, has launched the market’s first trademark search engine for blockchain domains. The project is called https://altroots.com/ Tom was on a Podcast at GritDaily.com where you can here more about the new venture. This is certainly an area that is gaining more attention from both brands and lawyers. Julie Tolek wrote an article on the topic of blockchains and … [Read more...]
Move over Web3 hype here comes Web5
So while there has been a lot of buzz around Web3 it appears some are focused on Web5. Jack Dorsey co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., as well as the founder and principal executive officer of Block, Inc. is the man behind Web5. Dorsey tweeted out: Tracey Follows wrote a post on Web5 for Forbes. The actual definition given in the TBD presentation pack is as follows: “Web5 is a … [Read more...]
Blockchain.com and Unstoppable Domains Introduce .blockchain, First Branded Domain Name
83 million Blockchain.com Wallet users will be able to secure a free .blockchain NFT domain Blockchain.com and Unstoppable Domains put out a press release on new Web3 extension .blockchain. Unstoppable Domains, the leading Web3 digital identity platform and NFT domain name provider with 2.4 million registered usernames, and Blockchain.com, the world's most trusted platform for transacting in … [Read more...]
Quik.com launching blockchain domain name service
Quik.com made an announcement on LinkedIN with regards to their upcoming launch. My good friend Yinan Wang was the person that actually sold them Quik.com. They will be selling the domain names of the future according to their post on LinkedIn. Following its release, Quik.com will allow its users to easily mint, own, and sell the domain names of the future, also known as blockchain-based … [Read more...]
Microsoft sees blockchain domains as the “next big threat”
Fast Company published an article on blockchain domain names and cited a report from Microsoft on how they are not big fans of these domain names. “The next big threat” is how Microsoft’s latest annual security report characterizes domain names written into a distributed ledger maintained across a constellation of computers instead of stored in a traditional, centralized registry. Storing … [Read more...]
1 year after selling for $30 million Voice.com getting ready for public beta
A year ago Voice.com sold for $30 million and became the largest reported domain name only sale of all time. Block.one purchased the domain name from MicroStrategy. Block.one is the company behind EOS.IO a blockchain powered by the cryptocurrency EOS. Voice.com will be a new kind of social media platform. The public beta will launch July 4. (you still need to be invited to … [Read more...]
The Novi domain registrations start pouring in
Yesterday it was announced that Facebook was rebranding the name of their digital wallet Calibra which is tied to their Libra digital currencies. The name was inspired by the Latin words “novus” and “via,” which mean “new” and “way,” respectively. Yes I did say "currencies" as The Verge points out "Although Facebook initially said that there would be a single Libra coin pegged to a … [Read more...]