You don't see a 1990 registration on auction every day. Gradient.com still has 3 days and change left to go. The auction is currently at $31,000. There are 108 bids currently, GoDaddy values the name at $21,736 and Estibot values it at $79,000. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gradient-resources-inc Bid history: Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount 2017/11/15 07:49 AM … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by a Country code sale
Sedo reported their weekly sales and J.de topped the list at 49,000 Euros, ($57,787). Ani.com was the top .com sale at $49,000. 44.com sales (6 were 5 figures) 13 cctld sales 6 other gtld sales BitcoinRewards.com sold for $4,995 and Crypto.ca sold for $2,500. I think the crypto.ca buy was a very good buy. HHO.org sold for $9,888 Domain … [Read more...]
WordPress sites getting exploited by Crypto miners
Wordfence a popular security plugin for WordPress published an article about crypto mining malware. It's worth a read if you run a bunch of websites using WordPress. The article explains what's going on and what to do if you have a problem with infected websites. From the article: During the last month, the information security media has paid a lot of attention to cryptocurrency mining … [Read more...]
Nat Cohen gives some food for thought on potential UDRP reform
This kind of went under the radar except for some replies on Namepros. Nat Cohen replied to a post and outlined what could be in the works for domain investors if there is significant UDRP reform. I came across this after reading the excellent back and forth between Josh and Elliot on the purple.com post that DomainInvesting.com published. Elliot had alerted Josh to paragraph 2 and the rule … [Read more...]
Josh Metnick sells BTC.exchange for $12,500
Josh Metnick has been on a roll when it comes to new gtld sales. A few weeks back Josh emailed me on the sales of Coin.exchange and Coins.exchange both at $5,000 to separate buyers. He also sold Crypto.media for $1,800 (payment in Bitcoin). Well now Josh has sold the following: BTC.Exchange for $12,500 Chicago.bio for $500 I just got another update and this sale is just wow to me, … [Read more...]
What kind of domains are you buying and what are you avoiding?
We have seen many trends come and go, and other niches are evergreen like 3L.com. I was having a couple chats about brandable names and the trend was the people were displeased with a lack of sales/offers for made up words. That frustration took me back to a post I read from Brandworthy on Namepros. He has been one of the more successful sellers on BrandBucket. He had mentioned about a month … [Read more...]
Startup on Radix domain has more downloads on Play Store than Lyft and Hulu combined
Sponsored by Radix Radix, one of the largest domain portfolio registries, announced that AI startup, Kika Tech (www.kika.tech), has more than 100 million Android app downloads worldwide. Kika is one of the many startups on Radix domains that have acclaimed global recognition. This is just one of the many startups, in various stages of their lifecycle, that are using Radix … [Read more...]