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D3 partners apply for .gate and .sui
Two web3 brands are moving to own their address space at the root, not just their apps.
Domain Name Wire
Read the full story.Ai end user domain stories – DNW Podcast #601
.AI is no longer just a registry product; it is a business bet that entrepreneurs are explaining in public.
2 sales cited
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed over GoDaddy promo gone wrong
A shareholder lawsuit turns GoDaddy’s .com discount into a disclosure problem.
Domain Name Wire
Stan.com Reportedly Acquired for $750,000 (Updated)
A CEO's LinkedIn post just priced the cost of brand legitimacy at $750,000.
Top sale stan
DomainInvesting.com
ICANN’s answer on pre-Reveal Day deals doesn’t settle debate
ICANN answered a question the way ICANN answers most questions: precisely enough to keep the question alive.
Domain Name Wire
Brian Harbin hopes to spread grit with .grit top level domain name
Brian Harbin has spent years selling names inside someone else's extension. Now he wants to own the dot.
Domain Name Wire
How Sedo's Mark Ghoriafi Managed to Close Two Previously Unreleased 6-Figure Sales While Vacationing in the Alaskan Wilderness This Month
The wilderness is the backdrop; the six-figure closings are the transaction.
Top sale a1
Domain Name Journal
Ramp Acquired Router.com via DomainNames.com and Lumis
Ramp didn't buy Router.com for the letters; it bought the category.
1 sale cited
DomainInvesting.com
Exclusive: Namecheap applies for 40 top level domains
Namecheap is no longer content to rent the shelves; it wants to own the building.
Domain Name Wire
Blackjack! Twenty-one recent end user domain sales
After a quiet August, Sedo dealt out twenty-one end-user sales in one hand.
Top USD sale pestlab
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Global 2026 Update: The AI Focused Preliminary Agenda Is Out and Ticket Prices are Going Up Friday Night
NamesCon is using the calendar the way brokers use scarcity: a concrete deadline to move buyers.
Domain Name Journal
Telegram applies for .gram top level domain name
Telegram has applied for .gram, betting it can do for domain names what it did for messaging.
Domain Name Wire