Sedo reported their weekly sales and Spend.com topped the list at $275,000. VV365.com for $20,000 incredible sale. Robotics.cloud was the only new gtld sale but it was a nice one at 8,950 Euros ($10,633). 53 com sales 20 cctld sales 5 other gtld sales Domain … [Read more...]
Bidding war reels in $29,650 for Unafraid.com
Unafraid.com just closed at auction on GoDaddy, the closing price $29,650. Bidder 18 and 19 were the two that came in and shook things up, prior to their entry the name was hovering at $2,300. Only one more bidder even bid after the back and forth started. Bidder 20 was out after bidding $6,100. Unafraid.com is a 22 year old domain that was the web address for Unafraid Publications. … [Read more...]
Buy bitcoin overtakes buy gold when it comes to search
Bloomberg published a piece today that dealt with global search data on bitcoin vs gold. "Buy Bitcoin" seems to have surpassed "Buy Gold" as indicated by Google trends. From the article: According to Google Trends, global searches for “buy bitcoin” have overtaken “buy gold” after previously exceeding searches for how to purchase silver. Last month, the amount of gold changing hands on … [Read more...]
ccTLDs make up around 40.7% of the global TLD market
Centr.org released their DomainWire Global TLD Report Q3/2017 Highlights include: Global market Global domains under all TLDs have contracted slightly due to declines in several larger new gTLDs. Without these outliers, global growth was 2.5% YOY and combined domains globally are an estimated 311 million. ccTLDs make up around 40.7% of the global TLD market, with the remaining … [Read more...]
The next tech bubble?
When you look at the proliferation of alt coins that have come to market, there is always concern about a bubble and also outright scams. BusinessInsider.com published an article that quoted VC Bill Gurley and his opinion of the recent rise in ICO's. The article is a good read whether you are a bull or a bear on crypto. From the article: Smart people like VC Bill Gurley are beginning to … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Sanda.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Sanda.com was the top sale at $75,000. GDPR.org at $15,000 was a nice sale, with the upcoming regulations coming up a smart buy. EUGDPR.org is a developed website. 48.com sales 15 cctld sales 6 other gtld sales I really liked Zenco.com (5,000 Euros) I think pronounceable 5L.com ending in co are excellent. Cloud and Coin/BTC related names were … [Read more...]
The Domain King is getting upset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9JgMt4okM Rick Schwartz is getting tired of some of the games in the auction business. Rick has been tweeting out a few things today about GoDaddy auctions I am still trying to get off the floor. My @GoDaddy rep just told me that they have no problem with people bidding on their own #Domains in their auctions. Please someone revive me and tell me I’m not … [Read more...]