You know that list of registrars that Afternic claims to have on their Afternic Premium Network that are using Fast-Transfer (FT)? Well it turns out the list is either completely outdated or it was inaccurate from the start. Either way it is a mess and a disgrace to GoDaddy and Afternic. I was trying to [...] Continue reading →

CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a publishing network of revenue generating websites (“Publishing Network”) for a consideration of USD 6.5m in cash and assumed working capital liabilities (“Acquisition”) from White & Case Ltd. The Acquisition is expected to complete on or around 1 October 2021 [...] Continue reading →

Today, GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), hosted GoDaddy OPEN 2021, an online event for small business owners to learn, connect and grow their businesses. In a special fireside chat, GoDaddy CMO Fara Howard sat down with entrepreneur and four-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka to discuss starting a business, building a brand and what motivates her [...] Continue reading →

The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Q2/2021 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. Highlights from the report: The median growth of European ccTLDs at July 2021 was 3.6% YOY, down from a [...] Continue reading →

Mike Mann reported 7 of his domain name sales in August 2021 for a total of $99,114. Reported prices started at $1,888 and went up to $30,000. Mike sold 7 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $14,159. If you want to further understand Mike Mann’s pricing and sell-through rates read here: A few [...] Continue reading →

DAN.com together with NamesCon announced 5 new awards given to five domain community members for their great achievements and community-driven spirit. The winners are: The award for the most data-driven domainer of the year 2021 goes to Nikhil Jain. The award for the most community-driven domainer of the year 2021 goes to Leanne McMahon. The [...] Continue reading →

According to what I have read and seen the data leak includes credit card numbers, registered names, whois data, whois privacy data, usernames, emails, passwords, failed password attempts, auth codes, etc. Pretty much EVERYTHING a registrar stores on its servers. More on this coming soon… Epik sent an update to its customers confirming the hack: [...] Continue reading →