Epik retracts statement about Kiwi Farms

Domain registrar says it has no direct knowledge of underage porn on the website. Domain name registrar Epik has retracted a statement it made after booting the website Kiwi Farms from its service in December. At the time, Epik stated that it received a complaint about the controversial Kiwi Farms website that it believed to [...]

By |March 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|

2024 Global Domain Report: .ai, buy now and SedoMLS

Sedo reveals interesting domain aftermarket data. Sedo and InterNetX have released their annual Global Domain Report. The report contains interesting data about both the primary and secondary domain name markets and includes quotes from many people in the domain name business. My favorite part of the report is data about the aftermarket, primarily sourced from [...]

By |March 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|

YC-backed digital bank Onyx Private tells customers it’s closing their accounts

Miami-based Onyx Private, a Y Combinator-backed digital bank that provided banking and investment services for high-earning Millennials and Gen Zers, is terminating its bank operations. In a March 13 email to a customer viewed by TechCrunch, with a subject line that read: “Important Notice: Termination of Bank Operations and Account Closure” Onyx wrote, “We are [...]

By |March 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Telegram raises $330 million fresh capital through bond sales

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov said on his channel today that the company secured $330 million in investment through bond sales last week. Durov said that the offering was oversubscribed with favorable terms to the company. “This bond offering was oversubscribed, and we were delighted to have global funds of the highest caliber with [...]

By |March 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|