Freename Aftermarket: New marketplace for both Web3 and traditional domains

Freename Aftermarket: New marketplace for both Web3 and traditional domains

April 21, 2025 · FEATURED POST

(Sponsored) Freename has launched a game-changing platform that bridges the gap between Web3 and traditional domains. Debuting on April 7, 2025, the Freename Aftermarket is the first unified marketplace where blockchain and standard domain names are traded together—offering a seamless experience across... [Read more]

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Ocean Front Domains (OFD) rolled out a new, AI-driven domain valuation tool. Unlike other, established tools such as Estibot and Saw.com‘s homegrown valuator, OFD is interactive and rather chatty. Most likely driven...

Kathy Byrd domains: Realtor’s personal brand won back via the UDRP process

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Realtors take note: Your personal brand requires a domain name that should include your own name. In the case of Kathy Byrd, a realtor with the state of Alabama, her full name was registered by someone in her home state...

JDSport.com UDRP: Sports retailer bought own domain in the aftermarket!

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JD Sports Fashion plc is a British multinational retailer specializing in branded sports fashion and outdoor apparel, footwear, and accessories. Founded in 1981 in Manchester, UK, the company has expanded globally, operating...

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

Domain News: April 23, 2025 - 9:28 amdomain-news

The domain name TXT.com was reported as sold for $502,400 dollars with the sale taking place on Fruits.co, a relatively new platform to sell domains on. Registered in 1990, TXT.com was sold in 2023 for $300,000 dollars...

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Domain News: April 22, 2025 - 5:49 pmdomain-news

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires, was the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, serving from 2013 until his death on April 21, 2025, at age 88 from a stroke and heart failure. Known for...

Soskin.com: Respondent by the same last name wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Domain News: April 22, 2025 - 10:40 amdomain-law

The UDRP filed against the domain Soskin.com ended with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking — an easy decision, as the Respondent’s last name is Soskin. The Complainant is Cosmetic Research Group, France,...

Genomedx.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision despite no show from Respondent

Domain News: April 22, 2025 - 8:49 amdomain-law

Veracyte, Inc. sought the transfer of the domain Genomedx.com via the UDRP process, claiming common law rights to the GENOMEDX mark. According to the Forum’s panelist, the case was so weak that the lack of a response...

The Forward acquired Yiddish.com and Yiddish.org—A donation from philanthropist Elie Hirschfeld

Domain News: April 21, 2025 - 6:08 pmdomain-news

The Forward, a historic pillar of Jewish-American journalism, has announced the acquisition of the premium domains Yiddish.com and Yiddish.org. The domains were donated by Elie Hirschfeld, a New York-based real estate...

InlandBoatClub.com: Bankruptcy sale did not deliver domain—What happened next?

Domain News: April 21, 2025 - 10:18 amdomain-law

The acquisition of a business due to bankruptcy is a straightforward process: a court order describes the assets that must be transferred via the liquidation. In the case of InlandBoatClub.com the business folded and...

Lowballers & Bad Brokers: A Holy Easter sermon by Father Domainicus

Domain News: April 20, 2025 - 5:49 pmdomain-news

Greetings and jubilations, my domainer brothers and sisters, on this glorious Easter Sunday! I, Father Domainicus, arrive bearing eulogies and full to my ears with a sacrificial lamb meal. Today we celebrate the resurrection...

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