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domainnamewire.com 02/07/2026

The coming .ai "junk drop" - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Unlike new TLD launches, there was no one-year junk drop. But many domains are coming up for renewal. Last week, domain registrar Dynadot announced a new auction category to help people sell domains they donโ€™t plan to renew. Itโ€™s starting with .ai do
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domainnamewire.com 02/07/2026

How I'm adapting my domain investing - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Iโ€™m focusing more on hand registration and repricing my tech domains. Iโ€™ve recently made significant changes to how I acquire and price domains, and the shift is already paying off. In fact, year to date, 2026 is shaping up to be my best year yet in
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domainnamewire.com 02/07/2026

Financial firm files a "poster child" reverse domain name hijacking case - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Panelist admonishes company for complaint over creditGPT.com domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf) that CCP3 LLC filed a case thatโ€™s a โ€œposter child for RDNHโ€. The company filed the dispute over the domain n
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domainnamewire.com 02/07/2026

Texas gets porn site domain suspended for violating age verification requirements - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Domain owner must post $9.14 million bond to get domain back. The State of Texas has successfully used its age verification law to get .com registry Verisign to suspend a domain used for a porn site. Texas has a law that requires sites with โ€œsexual m
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domainnamewire.com 02/07/2026

AI is leveling the playing field for smaller domain investors - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

You no longer need a dev team to access and analyze data. Individual domain investors have been at a disadvantage to the big guys for a long time. While theyโ€™re still at some disadvantage, the gap has narrowed. Two things have traditionally given the
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domainnamewire.com 27/06/2026

Produce company harvests a reverse domain name hijacking finding - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

The domain name was registered more than two decades before the company had any trademark rights. A Forum panelist hasย ruled that produce company Planet Harvest, LLC, attempted to reverse hijack the domain name planetharvest.com. The company uses the
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domainnamewire.com 27/06/2026

Nearly $700k of recent expired domain name sales up to $83k - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Expired domain names continue to command top dollar. Newfold Digital has released sales data for its NameJet and SnapNames platforms for May. The two platforms combined to sell 143 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $693k. Here are some of the high
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domainnamewire.com 27/06/2026

NameJet and SnapNames launch refreshed sites - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Expired domain platforms have a more modern look and new features. Newfold Digitalโ€™s domain auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames, have been refreshed. For a few weeks, people have been able to access the new design. Now itโ€™s the default, and the
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domainnamewire.com 27/06/2026

SageSure insurance company files cybersquatting and trademark infringement suit - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Insurer goes after business using matching .io domain name. SageSure, a large insurer covering catastrophe-prone states, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the operators of SageSure.io. The insurer uses the domain name SageSure.com. A company called M
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domainnamewire.com 27/06/2026

Panel: UK company's name isn't so special - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Panelist finds that food service products company filed case in bad faith. A Nominet Domain Resolution Service panelist has found (pdf) that Especial Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain names especial.co.uk and especial.uk. The company, which cons
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domainnamewire.com 27/06/2026

Europe market share - top 20 chart - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Who the top 20 domain registrars are for European ccTLDs, and how theyโ€™re trending. In previous posts, weโ€™ve looked at how the European domain market differs from others with ccTLD dominance and who the dominant players are in Europe. In this final p
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domainnamewire.com 22/06/2026

GoDaddy customer must pay $652k after suing over domain suspension - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Court grants GoDaddyโ€™s motion for attorneysโ€™ fees; domain registrant files appeal. A GoDaddy customer has been ordered to pay $652k to the domain registrar after losing a lawsuit against it. Leo India Films Limited registered einthusan .tv, a site th
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domainnamewire.com 22/06/2026

Anand Vora, Namecheap and Spaceship - DNW Podcast #591 - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Anand Vora explains why he joined Namecheap and what to expect from the company going forward. Anand Vora, who oversees Namecheapโ€™s and Spaceshipโ€™s domain businesses, joins me on the show this week. We discuss Anandโ€™s history in the domain business,
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www.domaining.com 18/06/2026

A look at who invests in domain names - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Identity Digital releases data about age, popular domains, and what investors look for in a registrar. Domain Registry Identity Digital issued a report (pdf) today that looked into domain investing. The company combined qualitative interviews and a s
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domainnamewire.com 14/06/2026

India's .IN domain registry threatens domain investor crackdown - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Company warns that it may suspend domains or de-accredit domain registrars. NIXI, the organization that manages Indiaโ€™s .in country code domain, has issued an advisory warning domain registrants and registrars not to sell (or help to sell) .in domain
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domainnamewire.com 14/06/2026

Understanding the European domain name market - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Europeโ€™s domain market is very different than other parts of the world. The European domain market has always fascinated me. Living in North America, I usually see .com domains in advertisements, on billboards, or on the sides of service vans. Itโ€™s m
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domainnamewire.com 14/06/2026

Domain investor gets RDNH win over four letter domain name - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Panel faults financial services company for weak case and for continuing after learning the registrantโ€™s identity. Domain name investment company Blue Nova has successfully defended its domain name inyo.com in a UDRP dispute. A three-person panel fou
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domainnamewire.com 14/06/2026

ICANN sends breach notice to TrustName - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

Registrar for โ€œsensitive nichesโ€ has not been handling DNS abuse properly, ICANN says. ICANN sent a breach notice (pdf) to domain name registrar Fewmoretaps OU, d/b/a TrustName.com, today. TrustNameโ€™s website bills itself as the โ€œmost trusted indepen