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Namecheap says services are back online after major outage
Phoenix in August doesn't need help generating heat. Namecheap got it anyway.
Domain Name Wire
Read the full story.Factory becomes first known contention set
The domain aftermarket doesn't manufacture goods — it manufactures scarcity.
Domain Name Wire
TLD1 applies for .etc., .bewell (updated)
A new applicant with old industry roots is placing quiet bets on generic strings.
Domain Name Wire
ICANN rejects request for new TLD application extension
The calendar is the final authority, and ICANN just proved it doesn't answer to reconsideration.
Domain Name Wire
The 2026 Round of New gTLDs Has Pulled Colin Campbell Back Into the Domain Game with a New Company and a Singular Focus on .Factory
The 2012 land rush became a graveyard of good intentions. Colin Campbell is returning because he knows which corpses still have pulse.
Domain Name Journal
James Booth successfully defends .ai domain in cybersquatting dispute.
A .ai domain is the modern lottery ticket, and this one just survived a hostile claim.
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: 1,600 new top level domain applications submitted
The gold rush is over. The claim-staking has begun.
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy opens updated Auctions API to all users
GoDaddy just handed every domain investor the same set of keys previously reserved for the house.
Domain Name Wire
ClownPenis.Fart May Come to Fruition
In the domain trade, absurdity is just another asset class.
DomainInvesting.com
.AI sales hit $37.7 million at Escrow.com last quarter
The .ai gold rush has a cash ledger now, and it reads $37.7 million.
Domain Name Wire
Need to Prove Ownership with Outbound
A domain can sit in your portfolio like a silent asset—until you try to sell it, and silence becomes suspicion.
DomainInvesting.com
Link Freedom Group Goes All in on New gTLDs - Company Filed Over 300 Submissions Before ICANN's New gTLD Application Window Closed Wednesday Night
The application window didn't close. It locked the door on a race that will define the internet's next decade.
Domain Name Journal