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Domain registrars push back on Australian domain name changes

Ten Australian registrars have asked auDA to reverse a policy change that would make most existing .com.au and .net.au registrations ineligible for renewal. The outcome will determine whether a large share of the country's 3.5 million domain names remain usable.

TradingCards.com Trades for Seven Figures via GoDaddy

A two-word .com domain name sold for $2 million through a GoDaddy search result. The sale shows how a strong descriptive name can carry a high price, and how the listing surface affects discovery.

Top sale tradingcards.com $2,000,000

End user sales: here comes .si

A political statement about renaming AI has pushed .si domain sales up, but end-user buying so far is defensive. The pattern shows how external events can move domain values without creating new primary use.

Top USD sale plasma.si $20,000 14 sales cited

PIR (.org) names .Org Impact Awards winnners

Public Interest Registry has given out its annual .Org Impact Awards, with $180,000 going to nonprofit organizations. The program matters to domain holders because it shows how .org registry revenue is being spent and what the registry is trying to signal about the .org community.

Verisign and ICANN should reverse course on third-level .name domains

Verisign is discontinuing third-level .name registrations with ICANN approval. Registrants who have held names for decades face losing them, and the decision tests how much weight renewal promises carry.

Simone Catania leaving InterNetX

A senior domain expert is leaving InterNetX, the IONOS Group company behind united-domains. The move removes a known voice in domain research and registrar communications; the open question is what changes for the companies and holders who relied on that work.

Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Hollywood.si

Sedo’s weekly sales report is led by Hollywood.si at $30,000, with several other .si domains close behind. The list shows that short, generic names on smaller country-code extensions can sell at prices that rival mid-range .com deals.

Top USD sale hollywood.si $30,000 81 sales cited

The ease of building web apps seems to be driving aftermarket sales in 2026

A domain seller’s data shows aftermarket names are being developed faster than in prior years. The likely cause is AI tools that let one person build what used to require a team. For domain holders, this connects development cost to aftermarket demand.

Thirty-six end user sales from Atom

A marketplace report lists 36 domains bought by companies last month. The list shows what end users pay for names and what kinds of businesses buy them.

Top sale ragent.com $45,000 36 sales cited

Spaceship Founder Warns Sellers to Keep Listings Current

A domain marketplace only works when a listed price is a real offer. Spaceship has now said sellers who fail to complete sales without a valid reason will lose trading privileges, and buyers face the same rule. Domain holders should treat this as a reminder that listings are commitments, not placeholders.

New Atom app makes it easier to respond to domain offers

Atom’s new iPhone app compresses the marketplace’s main functions into a mobile interface, with the clearest gain in how quickly sellers can act on offers.