BlackRock files cybersquatting lawsuit

Large finance company seeks to recover 49 domain names. Financial services company BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against 49 domain names that it alleges infringe its trademarks. The company filed the in rem lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia, where both the .com registry, Verisign, and the .org registry, Public [...]

By |December 19th, 2025|Uncategorized|

13 end user domain sales up to $56,482

A bitcoin forum, a private equity company, and Delaware North bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was a private equity company buying the .com to match its .co.uk domain. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that were completed at Sedo over the past week. You can view previous lists [...]

By |December 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|

Ethos Capital brings new investors into Identity Digital via continuation vehicle

Move comes ahead of more top level domain expansion. Ethos Capital, the private equity firm that acquired a majority stake in Identity Digital in 2021, announced a new funding round for the company today. Ethos completed a continuation vehicle (CV) transaction for Identity Digital, bringing in institutional investors including TPG GP Solutions, funds managed by Neuberger, Accel-KKR, Coller [...]

By |December 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|

These startups are building innovations that make life (and death) better

Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) share what it takes to build in heavily regulated industries where “move fast and break things” simply won’t work. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal the realities of navigating FDA approval processes, state-by-state regulations, and cultural taboos while building products that are literally [...]

By |December 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|

Making life (and death) better despite regulatory barriers

Founders Gabriel Sanchez (Enspectra Health) and Tom Harries (Earth Funeral) share what it takes to build in heavily regulated industries where “move fast and break things” simply won’t work. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal the realities of navigating FDA approval processes, state-by-state regulations, and cultural taboos while building products that are literally [...]

By |December 18th, 2025|Uncategorized|