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University of Florida athletic group tries to reverse hijack TheSwamp.com

The University of Florida's athletic arm tried to reclaim a fan-run domain through a UDRP filing, and the panel politely told them to sit down.

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Welcome to the busiest month in the domain business

August, the month the domain industry pretends to sleep. This year, it doesn't get the chance.

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Registrars

New Domain Registrar NamesLink Dives into One of the Industry's Most Completive Pools Confident They Can Out Swim the Pack

Another registrar enters a market that has been quietly bleeding margins for a decade.

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Registrars

Five interesting takeaways from Dynadot’s Quarterly Intelligence Report

A registrar's quarterly report is rarely about the registrar. It is a map of where the next thousand domain bets are being placed.

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Cosmetics company Morphe tries to reverse hijack domain

Morphe tried to use a UDRP panel as a corporate paintbrush, and the panel handed the brush back with a stain on it.

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Registrars

Trust and identity with AI agents – DNW Podcast #598

The pitch is simple: every agent needs a name, and the world's most boring infrastructure already knows how to hand them out.

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Domain sales

Why Some Startups Insist on NDAs for Domain Name Purchases

A quarter-million dollars for a string of characters. The real story is what happens before the wire transfer clears.

Top sale folk.com $250,000

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PMC Weekend is Here – $10k+ Raised So Far

A domain investor pedals for charity, and the ledger quietly reveals the real economy of goodwill.

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Tucows stock pops nearly 50% on debt news

A 50% pop is rarely about the news itself. It's about what the news permits.

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Registrars

GoDaddy Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

A beat on the bottom line, a shrug from the market.

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GoDaddy aftermarket revenue up 9% year over year, shares sink on earnings

GoDaddy posted a tidy nine percent bump in aftermarket revenue, and the market treated it like a confession.

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