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.Co domain registry nukes expired domain auctions

The .co registry just pulled the auction block out from under expiring domains.

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Saw.com domain appraisal review: struggles with two word domains

An appraisal is a sales pitch wearing a lab coat, and Saw.com's lab coat fits some domains better than others.

Top sale midnight.com $1,150,000 5 sales cited

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Registrars

What percentage of new domain registrations are for malicious purposes?

A new study puts a hard number on an uncomfortable fact: one in five new domains may be born to do harm.

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Trend watch

Domains in Stockholm – DNW Podcast #589

Stockholm is a small room where the domain industry goes to talk; this episode opens the door.

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Domain sales

Eighteen domain names end users recently acquired

A list of eighteen end-user acquisitions is the quiet evidence of what the aftermarket actually clears.

Top USD sale sfdata.com $14,995 18 sales cited

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Domain sales

Michael Sumner gives a detailed breakdown of 290 LTO deals at Afternic – News you can use

Lease-to-own at Afternic is a numbers game where the listing is only the opening bid on commitment.

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Domain sales

Lease-to-own statistics from a large domain portfolio

Lease-to-own is the quiet financing layer of domain sales; 290 transactions finally give it a measuring stick.

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Domain sales

Don’t Re-Upload Premium Atom.com Names

On Atom, the first listing is inventory; the second listing is a signal you do not understand the platform.

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Domain sales

Escrow.com: .Com hits record high, .ai settles

Escrow.com's Q1 ledger shows .com still carries the market and .ai is learning to sit still.

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Brand protection

Panel denies cybersquatting claim against RapidPay.com

Green Dot tried to take RapidPay.com by force; the panel told it to keep its wallet closed.

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Domain sales

NameWorth domain appraisals: based on old data?

An appraisal is only as strong as the data behind it, and NameWorth’s foundation looks cracked.

Top sale midnight.com $1,150,000 5 sales cited

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Marketplaces

Sedo makes cuts and Wix lays off 20% of staff

Sedo's staff cuts are a quiet admission that even established domain marketplaces feel the market's weight.

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