So over the weekend someone was asking me when Web3 domain names were going to take off? While being far from an expert on every little nook and cranny with regards to Web3 domains, my take was when the confusion ends. Then I read this article this morning on CoinTelegraph "Web3 usernames may see greater adoption due to recent advancements." Now the author addressed some of the problems with … [Read more...]
Researchers found a way to take control over an .ai domain name
TheStack.Technology published an interesting and troubling piece on security researchers figuring out how to take control over any .ai domain name they wanted. Luckily they did report their findings to the proper parties and patches were applied. Still an interesting read. From the article: A group of security researchers exploring how to hack domain registries ended up with the ability to … [Read more...]
Squarespace to acquire Google Domains assets
Squarespace is buying the domain business of Google. This purchase includes approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers. Squarespace issued a press release, from the release: Upon closing, Squarespace, a long- time reseller of Google Workspace, will become the exclusive domains provider for any customer purchasing a domain along with their … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aim.io
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aim.io led the way at 45,101 GBP, ($56,880). The top .com was ArBet.com at $49,995. AiJobs.com was third at 29,000 Euro, ($31,339). 33 .com sales 24 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: Domain … [Read more...]
.Ai has already surpassed it’s sales for all of 2022
We are almost at the halfway point of 2023 and reported .ai domain name sales have already surpassed all of 2022 reported domain name sales. June 2023 .ai sales at whois.ai came in at $221,500. In 2022 Namebio reported 718 sales, for a dollar volume of $878.7k the average sales price came in at $1,224 Five and a half months into 2023 and Namebio reports 877 sales for a dollar volume of … [Read more...]
Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: May 2023
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their April 2023 domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of May 2023, SLDs registered on Identity Digital TLDs were 24% shorter than .com domain registrations. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered In The Month Of May … [Read more...]
Verisign:”354.0 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2023″
Verisign released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q1 2023. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The first quarter of 2023 closed with 354.0 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.5 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.1,2 Domain name registrations also increased by 3.5 million, or 1.0%, year over … [Read more...]