I was watching the Spend.com auction at DropCatch. It was closing at $702,500 and then there were errors trying to go the listing, at least for me there was. Now I see, We are currently addressing issues with auctions ending today and will be extending those auctions. Now I see the auction has another 24 […]
Continue ReadingFreename Launches .etherlink Domain for Next-Gen Web3 Identity
Freename announced their launch of .etherlink. Full press release: London, – Freename, the leading multi-chain Web3 namespace platform, has integrated with Etherlink, a Layer 2 blockchain powered by Tezos Smart Rollups, to launch the new top-level domain “.etherlink“. The launch marks an important step in expanding blockchain domain adoption, enabling users to easily create Web3 […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy sees it best year for reported sales in 2024
When we look at reported domain sales GoDaddy continues to dominate. Going through Namebio you see that GoDaddy is responsible year in and year out for roughly 65% of all reported domain sales at Namebio. Note for those new to the domain industry, nearly all of these sales are expired auctions. For the most part […]
Continue ReadingAfternic top keywords for November 2024 led by AI
AI got back to first place on Afternic’s top keywords list for November 2024. Yes I know it’s January 2025 but Afternic has about a 60 day lag getting these statistics out as I am sure it takes some time to get all the numbers. My was in the second spot and home took third. […]
Continue ReadingRows.com sold for $110K in 2020
Saw likes to do Throwback Thursday’s on X and today they announced a previously unreported domain name sale. Rows.com for $110,000. Here is an intro to Rows.com your spreadsheet co-pilot. 🚀 #TBT to April 2020: Rows(dot)com sold for $110,000! 📊 This premium domain became the perfect match for Rows, the platform redefining spreadsheets for modern […]
Continue ReadingA look back at .org in 2024 – Sales up $1M
.Org was up substantially in 2024 vs 2023, both in terms of number of sales and dollar volume. In 2024 there were 11,959 reported .org transactions. This is up from 8,530 in 2023. There was $11.4M in sales vs $10.4M in 2023. There were 5 sales that were $75K or higher vs 2 in 2023. […]
Continue ReadingHere come the DeFAI registrations
DeFAI seems to be the first hot trend for 2025. DeFAI, merging AI automation with decentralized financial innovation. Let me get this out of the way first, I am no expert on DeFAI just learned about it over the weekend. Nothing here is financial advice or recommending you register DeFAI domain names. Reporting on what […]
Continue ReadingA look back at .net in 2024 – Braden Pollock shines
2024 saw an uptick vs 2023 for .net. 4,240 reported .net domain name sales vs 3,580 reported .net sales in 2023. .Net did $1m more in sales coming in at $3.9M vs $2.9M in 2023. Average sales price went from $808 to $918. Only 1 six figure sale in 2023 vs 3 in 2024. Braden […]
Continue ReadingPack.com sold for $100K in 2017 sells at $600K at Sedo
Pack.com sold for $100,000 back in 2017 at BQDN.com. The domain name has resold at Sedo for $600,000. It looks like in 2022 there was a custom lander that just said the domain name was for sale. Then a few months later parked at Sedo. The domain name was brokered by Mark Ghoriafi. It will […]
Continue ReadingMechanical.com closes at $102,001 at GoDaddy auctions
Mechanical.com expired and closed at $102,001 on GoDaddy auctions. The domain name was parked for many years at Sedo. Headquarters.com a company out of Wisconsin looked to be the owner. They famously lost a UDRP 8 years ago for TitleTown.com to the Green Bay Packers. The Packers have developed the name. Registered in 1995. The […]
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