Amazon jumps; Chinese registrars remain among the losers. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com namespace using official data from Verisign. The data is always three months in arrears; the newest data provided is for July 2026. Some observations from the latest numbers: Amazon typically gets about 20k new .com registrations per [...]
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani delivered a keynote address yesterday at NamesCon in Miami, during which he announced a bonus program for Afternic sellers. Through the end of the year, sellers who use Afternic landers will get a 5% bonus in GoDaddy Cash (like store credit) when a domain sells via Buy Now. To be eligible, [...]
The startups work across the deep tech sector, including healthcare, fintech, energy, semiconductors, and AI. All nine are looking to enter the US.
weqt.com Estimated end time: 2026-11-16 12:20 ESTCurrent Bid: 15,000 USD Reserve met Bids: 1 Domain Language: English
mühle.de Estimated end time: 2026-11-16 07:08 ESTCurrent Bid: 5,000 EUR Reserve met Bids: 1 Domain Language: German
mühle.de Estimated end time: 2026-11-16 07:08 ESTCurrent Bid: 5,000 EUR Reserve met Bids: 1 Domain Language: German
wsqv.com Estimated end time: 2026-11-18 12:00 ESTCurrent Bid: 99 USD Reserve met Bids: 1 Domain Language: English
Fractile has now become one of the top-funded players in the race for purpose-built AI chips.
With major registrars selling domains at or below cost, it’s getting harder for smaller competitors to win domain investors on price. It’s getting harder and harder for domain registrars to pick up domain investor market share by competing on price. For years, low prices have been an effective way for registrars to attract domain investors. [...]
Verisign has withdrawn plans to terminate existing third-level .name domains and email-forwarding services following registrant objections. Existing registrations will remain supported while at least one accredited registrar continues offering the services.