Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 446 domains for sale with history. […]
The top sale of the day was MyVehicle.com which sold for $105,000 at Private. NameBio recorded 539 sales $100+ for a total of $503,549 with an average sale price of $934. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 3% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount increased by 11%. We also recorded an additional 2,086 sales below $100 for a total of $33,684. […]
Unlike some of its previous trademark disputes, this seems like a reasonable case. Entrepreneur Media has sued (pdf) the operator of EntErprenUEr .org, alleging trademark infringement. While the company’s aggressive policing of anyone using the word “Entrepreneur” often goes beyond reasonable bounds, it looks like the company has a good case here. Whomever is behind […]Post link: Entrepreneur Media sues operator of typo website© DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighte
Domains will transfer to Moniker in June. In January, domain registrar Hexonet announced it would shut down, with all domains set to be migrated to fellow Team Internet Group (LON: TIG) registrar Moniker. That transition is now underway. Today, I received a notice from Hexonet stating that my domains will be transferred to Moniker between […]Post link: Have a Hexonet account? Act now if you don’t want your domains at Moniker© DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Doma
Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 387 domains for sale with history. […]
On the other hand, domain management is more about the signage, ads and the life that help customers find your business. They both matter, but they play different parts in making your website accessible and successful and are handled by separate service providers. Let’s break down the differences between domain vs hosting: Feature Hosting Domain Management Purpose Provides storage space and resources for your website files, allowing your site to be access
The top sale of the day was Nanobot.ai which sold for $50,000 at Spaceship.com. NameBio recorded 554 sales $100+ for a total of $452,291 with an average sale price of $816. Compared to the previous day there was an increase of 8% in the number of sales and the total dollar amount increased by 5%. We also recorded an additional 1,838 sales below $100 for a total of $27,873. […]
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 17:35 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's domains are SunFish.com, KnockKnock.co, Audience.org, and Insurrection.com.• They review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including ActiveGuard.com, FirstDefense.com, Sun
Name Sentinel says it has solved some of the issues with AI-powered domain search. AI-powered domain name generators have become a valuable tool for finding available domains. I’ve hand-registered names using these tools and sold a couple, too. But AI domain search doesn’t feel as seamless as traditional keyword search. It’s more like querying ChatGPT: […]Post link: New company aims to speed up AI-powered domain name search© DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted co
Company goes after domains registered on cheap top level domains. Central Source LLC, the company behind the AnnualCreditReport.com service, has filed an in rem lawsuit against domains it says are cybersquatting. The company filed suit (pdf) this week against 12 domain names. All the domains have something in common: they are in top level domains […]Post link: AnnualCreditReport.com operator files cybersquatting lawsuit© DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wir
Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 369 domains for sale with history. […]
Order stems from a failed domain brokerage transaction. A King County Superior Court judge has issued an order of default against former Epik CEO Rob Monster. The order stems from a failed escrow transaction at the domain name registrar that Monster used to run. In a previous lawsuit, Epik customer Matthew Adkisson alleged that he […]Post link: Another order of default issued against former Epik CEO Rob Monster© DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-te
The top sale of the day was CosmoAI.com which sold for $25,000 at Afternic. NameBio recorded 513 sales $100+ for a total of $431,900 with an average sale price of $842. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 9% in the number of sales and the total dollar amount decreased by 45%. We also recorded an additional 1,838 sales below $100 for a total of $27,338. […]
As the global domain name space matures and prime digital real estate becomes increasingly scarce, a new monetization model is gaining traction among registry operators, portfolio holders, and domain investors: micro-leasing of premium domain names. In the context of future new gTLDs, this model promises to reshape how high-value domains are priced, accessed, and utilized—especially as awareness grows that traditional one-time purchases or long-term leases may not align with the needs of startup
The .eu domain name is often cited as a unique hybrid in the domain name system, straddling the line between a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) and a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in both policy and function. Introduced not as a national ccTLD linked to a single country, but rather as a regional extension representing the European Union as a supranational entity, .eu was delegated in 2005 under special circumstances. Its history provides an essential case study for understanding how legac
The evolution of domain name registration data systems, particularly WHOIS, has become a focal point in the broader debate about privacy, transparency, and trust in the DNS ecosystem. Historically, WHOIS has served as a publicly accessible database of registrant information, offering insight into the ownership and administrative details behind domain names. However, the GDPR-era crackdown on open data access, alongside global regulatory shifts and privacy advocacy, has severely curtailed the uti
As ICANN prepares to launch the next round of new gTLDs, potentially opening the door to hundreds or even thousands of additional strings, one of the most consequential and complex ripple effects will be the increase in demand for registry service providers. These providers, who manage the technical backend operations of a TLD—including DNS resolution, EPP systems, WHOIS services, escrow compliance, and abuse mitigation—are the backbone of the domain name system. In the 2012 round, only a handfu
The domain name industry is undergoing a period of deep reimagination, spurred by the convergence of decentralized technologies, shifts in digital ownership norms, and a broader cultural reassessment of what permanence means in the internet age. Against this backdrop, a new model has emerged that redefines how domain names are registered, retained, and valued: the concept of “forever domains.” Inspired by the mechanics of NFTs and digital scarcity models, forever domains are positioned as perpet
One of the most challenging and consequential metrics for any new gTLD operator is the domain renewal rate. While initial registration numbers often dominate launch headlines and early revenue forecasts, it is the year-one and year-two renewal behavior that ultimately determines the long-term viability of a top-level domain. Predicting these renewal rates with accuracy has proven to be as much an art as a science, shaped by a combination of market dynamics, registrant behavior, registrar incenti
As the domain name system prepares for another round of expansion through ICANN’s new gTLD program, applicants seeking to operate TLDs associated with financial services—such as .bank, .pay, .loan, .crypto, or .fintech—must increasingly consider the role of regulatory compliance in their operational planning. In particular, compliance with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has become an essential concern for registry operators, es