WEEK IN DOMAINING # 57

Newsletter - 57 | May 31, 2025

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PayPal policy changes: Domain investors might need a Business Account. Read more
Atom becomes an ICANN accredited registrar. Read more
PIR Receives 13 2025 Telly Awards – Including the People’s Telly. Read more
ICANN Announces First Cohort of Grant Program Recipients. Read more
GNAME now has 501 registrar accreditations. Read more
NameSilo reports 24% revenue growth in Q1. Read more
Spaceship Hits 3 Million DUM. Read more
ICANN Opens Public Comment on Draft Applicant Guidebook. Read more
Identity Digital Domain Trend Report Q1 2025. Read more
NamesCon Global Provides a Peak Into Social Activities Planned for 2025 Conference in Miami. Read more
Domain rebranding: HOLY acquired Holy.com. Read more
Dharmesh Shah Acquires DomainValue .com for Appraisal Agent. Read more
ICANN Seeks Input on the Complete Draft Next Round Applicant Guidebook. Read more
GoDaddy has finally changed its domain transfer away process. Read more
Update on New gTLD Program: Next Round. Read more
ICANN83 Policy Forum Set for Prague Amid Key Milestones. Read more
GoDaddy announced its next premium domain auction. Read more
AI is once again the top keyword at Afternic for March 2025. Read more
Sedo weekly domain sales led by YSTech .com. Read more
Dynadot April 2025 Aftermarket sales report led by a pair of NNN .ai. Read more

UDRP: Francismallmann .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Revnue .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Cleansnutra .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Metacomp .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Ontro .ai was denied. Read more
NintendoSwitch2 .com UDRP: Chinese respondent delivers hilarious explanation. Read more
Dexatel .com: UDRP uncovered activities of former CTO. Read more
PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains. Read more
GoDaddy patent targets spam-induced domain search overload. Read more
Unstoppable Domains applies for patent for blockchain control of web2 domains. Read more

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How Worried Should We Be? by Bob Hawkes. Read blog
Tim Berners-Lee says internet DNS should have been more decentralized by Adrian Zmudzinski. Read blog
The Real Reason You Can Still Buy A Great Domain by Darpan Munjal. Read blog
Domain Industry Insights 2025: Acquisition Methods, Valuation Metrics and Future Trends by Kean Ong. Read blog
Chair’s Blog: Takeaways From the May Board Workshop by Tripti Sinha. Read blog
How to Get a Domain Name Without Money by Andrew Richard. Read blog
Hackers Use "Lure" Sites to Secretly Spread Infected Chrome Extensions by Jordan Sprogis. Read blog
Why Green Web Hosting Matters: Powering Your Online Sustainably by Christopher G. Simon. Read blog
The Hidden Pattern in Afternic’s Best-Selling Domains by Bill Hartzer. Read blog
The Internet Commerce Association Congratulates ICANN Grant Recipients by Kamila Sekiewicz. Read blog
The ICANN Policy Development Accelerator: A Participant’s Perspective by Henrietta Ampofo. Read blog

As he celebrates his 16th year in the domain industry, Jeff Gabriel shares some thoughts. Read
What’s next for dot-brands – DNW Podcast #536. Listen
ICA : Initial Report of the WIPO–ICA UDRP Review Project Team. Watch