WEEK IN DOMAINING # 58

Newsletter - 58 | Jun 08, 2025

June 08, 2025

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ICANN Seeks Initial Feedback on Proposed Next Round Base gTLD Registry Agreement. Read more
GoDaddy loses last Amazon business to Identity Digital. Read more
Third Amazon gTLD launch dates revealed. Read more
ICANN Calls for Transparency and Fairness in AFRINIC Board Elections. Read more
Nearly 15,000 .med pre-registrations in May. Read more
GoDaddy to replace its domain brokers with self-aware AI agents. Read more
ICANN Expanded Annual Audit Findings Delivered for IANA Functions. Read more
Tucows Announces Appointment of Board Chair, Vice Chair and Committee Leadership Following 2025 AGM. Read more
Wix’s Momentum On Course Despite Missed Q1 Earnings Report. Read more
Sedo: Most searched keywords for May 2025. Read more
James Booth sells BrB .com in 7 figure deal. Read more
ICANN Request for Proposal: Interpretation Equipment and Technical Support. Read more
Radix Releases UA Readiness Study of E-Commerce Platforms to Gauge Universal Acceptance for New TLDs. Read more
.Cloud changes premium pricing model, increases regular fees 33%. Read more
Identity Digital Unveils Strategic Partnerships to Bring Personalized Online Identities to Trusted SaaS Platforms. Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Flat .fi. Read more

RDNH: Nolaelectric .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Paralegalbootcamp .us was denied. Read more
UDRP: Mmdsmarter .com was denied. Read more
RDNH in Finsure .com. Read more
UDRP: Coopart .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: 1979cessna210 .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Fairwell .com was denied. Read more
.TOP Registry Has Cured the Notice of Breach of its Registry Agreement. Read more
Company files claim over rights to Moldova’s .md domain name. Read more
Court denies ICANN’s #MeToo “cover up” attempt. Read more
Tesla wins cybersquatting case against Russian cryptocurrency scammer. Read more
DakotaBank .com vs. Dacotah: Geo-domain battled Complainant’s trademark. Read more
FTC Enforces 20-Year Monitoring on GoDaddy for Security Compliance Failures. Read more

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All-Time Top Domain Brokers – An Analysis of Escrow .com Masters of Domains Awards by Bob Hawkes. Read blog
ICANN to Raise Registrar Fees for First Time in 10+ Years — Here’s How Much You’ll Pay by Bill Hartzer. Read blog
June Workshop and ICANN83 Preview Blog by Tripti Sinha. Read blog
My Fear with AI Logos by Elliot Silver. Read blog
Industry News Digest: May 2025 by Ilona K. Read blog
Welcome to Prague: A Preview of the ICANN83 Policy Forum by Russ Weinstein. Read blog
Building Capacity and Increasing Access Through ICANN’s ASP by Kristy Buckley. Read blog
Winning over the next generation of investors by Eshan Pancholi. Read blog
Behind the Privacy Shield: How I Expose Hidden Website Owners in Minutes by Bill Hartzer. Read blog
Why Some Companies Won’t Sell a Domain Name by Elliot Silver. Read blog
The $1.8 Million Domain That Got Ghosted: How HBO Fumbled Max .com by Andrew Richard. Read blog
Murder .net — A Cyber Thriller for Domain Name Enthusiasts and Beyond by John Colascione. Read blog
How to minimize the climate impact of your website by Owen Rogers. Read blog

ICA Webinar: The Initial Report of the WIPO–ICA UDRP Review Project Team. Watch
Greatest hits: inventing the DNS – DNW Podcast #537. Listen
DomainSherpa – Sherpa Shorts: Miami Vice. Watch
Ayoub Kehel : How to protect your Brand Names with domain Names. Watch

GoDaddy releases details of new, more expensive Pro plan for domain investors. Read more
The Evolution of Catches: From Legacy Platform to Modern Domain Acquisition. Read more
Launching MyPublicWallet on Doma. Read more
Akamai Launches First-Ever Tool to Clean Up DNS Security Mess. Read more