Porkbun hits 4 million domains, adopts DomainAttest

Registrar has 750,000 domain customers. Domain name registrar Porkbun announced today that it hit four million domains under management. Unlike some registrars that grow mostly through discounted, low-cost TLDs, Porkbun is popular with end users, particularly developers. It has 750,000 active domain customers, which averages out to about 5 domains each. Porkbun has over 1.5 [...]

Last month’s top domain name stories

Telegram’s domain suspension, the U.S. trying to seize a valuable domain name, and .web were top stories in July. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Telegram’s t.me domain suspended, leading to outages – Telegram uses the domain as a shortener, and a URL on it [...]

Why GoDaddy’s First Ever Liquid Auction Event is Something Special – Upcoming Sale Opens Sorely Needed Fast Track for Converting Domains Into Cash

When I first heard about the event, I thought that's a very good idea, especially with an industry giant like GoDaddy presenting it, which assures it will get maximum attention and attract a broad array of buyers from around the world. However, shortly after I heard about it, the event changed from a "good idea" [...]