HIGHLIGHTS

• ICANN Board seeks feedback on Transfer Policy Review Working Group Final Report. Read more

• Verisign Reports First Quarter 2025 Results. Read more

• A2 Hosting acquired by World Host Group in January - Now rebranding to Hosting .com. Read more

• Spaceship opens up Seller Hub to all users. Read more

• The DNIB Quarterly Report Q1 2025. Read more

• Icon .com Acquired for $12 Million. Read more

• ICANN Seeks Feedback on FY26–30 Africa Regional Plan. Read more

• Mine .com: Domain auction closed at DropCatch for $680,000 dollars. Read more

• The DN Journal Report. Read more

• Google registered hundreds of typo domains of its brands. Read more

• Andrew Miller Turns Random Sunday Thoughts into LinkedIn Newsletter. Read more

• PTI Board Adopts 2025–30 Strategic Plan and FY26 Operating Plan and Budget. Read more

• ICANN DNS Forum in Hanoi: Leaders Convene to Shape the Multilingual Internet. Read more

• DropCatch Auctions No Longer Close on Weekends. Read more

• Newfold is killing the Web .com brand, accounts will migrate to Network Solutions. Read more

• Trillion dollar .gov domains registered by the US government. Read more

• GoDaddy to Retire SmartName This Month. Read more

• TXT .com reported as sold for $500k on the Fruits .co platform. Read more

• Dynadot Top 10 Aftermarket Sales - March 2025. Read more

• Sedo releases two weeks of domain name sales led by Raju .com. Read more

• NameJet/SnapNames March 2025 Aftermarket report led by Bet55 .com. Read more

• Afternic: February’s top keywords in domain sales. Read more

LEGAL NEWS

• RDNH in Genomedx .com. Read more

• RDNH in Soskin .com. Read more

• UDRP: Fashiongogo .com was denied. Read more

• UDRP: Jdsport .com was denied. Read more

• UDRP: Priority-airs .com was denied. Read more

• UDRP: Coloradokitchendesign .com was denied. Read more

• RDNH in Renewcda .com. Read more

• UDRP: Abbyjosephcohenadvisory .com was denied. Read more

• Spaceship resolves redemption issue affecting 154 domain names. Read more

• Swetha’s X account has been suspended. Read more

• Indian IVF giant Indira IVF recovers stolen domain. Read more

• Sketchy trademark claims lead to the loss of MikroSystems .com via the UDRP process. Read more

• Kathy Byrd domains: Realtor’s personal brand won back via the UDRP process. Read more

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BLOGS

• The impact of AI on the domain industry by Simone Catania. Read blog

• New TLDs: Useful Tips for Domain Investors in 2025 by Christopher G. Simon. Read blog

• ICANN 2030: Our New Strategic Plan by Tripti Sinha. Read blog

• .com is back as Verisign discounts bear fruit by Kevin Murphy. Read blog

• What’s New at Afternic? Transaction Assurance Upgrades, Self-Brokerage, and More by James Illes. Read blog

• ICANN Chair’s Blog: Previewing the May Board Workshop by Tripti Sinha. Read blog

• Howard Fellman Releases Modern AI Powered Domain Name Appraisal System by Bob Hawkes. Read blog

• What 5,000 Startup Domains Reveal About Naming In 2025 by Darpan Munjal. Read blog

• WSIS+20: A Critical Juncture for the Internet’s Future by  Rebecca McGilley and Angela Wibawa. Read blog

• Using ChatGPT to Modify a Landing Page by Elliot Silver. Read blog

• What are we even talking about anyway? by Sten Lillieström. Read blog

• What Is a Brand TLD and Does Your Business Need It? by Ilona K. Read blog

• The Next Round of Domain Extensions Is Coming — Here’s Why Your Brand Shouldn’t Miss It by Kevin Kopas. Read blog

• Is this a simple and cheap way to increase a domain’s chance of selling? By Andrew Allemann. Read blog

• Rick Schwartz details every domain he has acquired since 2022 by Raymond Hackney. Read blog

• 2025 Nordic Domain Days Delighted Attendees from Around the World With 10th Anniversary Event in Stockholm by Ron Jackson. Read blog

PODCAST / INTERVIEW

• Shane Cultra on the Moneywise Podcast. Watch

• New domain battles and sales – DNW Podcast #532. Listen

• DomainSherpa Review – Hold Your Horses. Watch

• Rick Schwartz X Ten With Jen. Watch

UPCOMING EVENTS

• APAC DNS Forum 2025 : May 8-9, 2025 | Hanoi, Vietnam

• Consensus 2025 : May 14-16 , 2025 | Toronto, Canada

• Web Summit : May 27-30, 2025 | Vancouver, Canada

• ICANN83 Policy Forum : Jun 9-12, 2025 | Prague, the Czech Republic

• Domain Summit Europe 2025 : Sep 02-03, 2025 | London, UK

• Domain Days Dubai 2025 : Oct 22-23, 2025 | Dubai, UAE

• NamesCon Global : Nov 5-6, 2025 | Miami, USA

• CloudFest USA : Nov 5-6, 2025 | Miami, USA
  

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