There seems to be more and more articles coming out with regards to .io and how the natives of the Chagos Islands want their extension back. I first wrote about it back in 2015, and then again in July of this year. Fortune is out with another article, the provocative title of, 'Colonialism' and crypto claims: Why the .io domain name extension faces an uncertain future" The article (which is … [Read more...]
Joe.Link being used by Biden Campaign
The Biden campaign looks to be using Joe.Link in probably the best way .link should be used. As a branded URL shortener. Video announcing Kamala Harris as VP (read the description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfACU9wC1ok JOE.LINK/APP for App Store: … [Read more...]
Jerrick.media changing name to Creatd. The .com looks to have sold on Brandpa
Jerrick.media is rebranding to Creatd. The company looks to have purchased the domain name Creatd.com from Brandpa. The name was listed at BrandBucket for $2,395 as seen here on DNBolt.com. Jerrick is the owner of Vocal.media “650,000 creators who have published over 150 million words, which has been attributed to over 400 million minutes of people reading stories on Vocal.” They are … [Read more...]
Sex sells even in Crypto – Sex.Crypto sold for approx $90,000
CoinTelegraph posted that the domain name Sex.crypto sold for 230 ETH or close to $90,000. .crypto is run by Unstoppable Domains. Earlier today, the domain 'sex.crypto' sold for 230 ETH, or approximately $90,000 at press time. The domain extension .crypto is generated by Unstoppable Domains and is censorship-resistant. The transaction, which occurred on OpenSea's token marketplace, was … [Read more...]
New rules coming to the .Au domain space
Some new rules coming to the Australian domain name space. According to an article on CSCDBS.com the auDA will be putting new rules in place that go into effect on October 5, 2020. Rules apply to both new and existing domain names. What’s changing? Previously, an Australian trademark application or registration may constitute the required Australian presence for an .AU domain name, but the … [Read more...]
Verisign 2020 Q2 DNIB shows an increases of 3.3 million domain name registrations
Verisign VRSN (NASDAQ) released their second quarter Domain Name Industry Brief. Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2020 closed with 370.1 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.3 million domain name registrations, or 0.9 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2020. Domain name registrations have grown by 15.3 … [Read more...]
Blogspot.in a name that Google allowed it’s registration to lapse, sells for $5,999 at Sedo
Back in June Google lost control of the Blogspot.in domain name. It was reported about in many tech blogs and publications. This error on Google's part caused millions of blogs to break 9to5 Google reported Spotted by The Next Web and BleepingComputer, Google apparently let the blogspot.in domain lapse in early June, with Google no longer in control of that domain. Rather, it’s now being … [Read more...]