How a domainer is using the ultimate “paper hands” #domain

Posted by DomainGang on September 8, 2021, at 12:44 pm

If you’re into NFT and crypto, but also stock market trading, you’ve heard about Diamond Hands. The reference to holding these assets long term without blinking to market fluctuations, mostly negative, has an antonym: Paper hands. So what exactly is “paper hands” in the NFT market? Simply put, panicking and selling your assets when their […]

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EasyDNS: No Doge for you

Posted by DomainGang on May 20, 2021, at 3:49 pm

It’s no surprise that domain registrars have moved towards cryptocurrency. This allows access to the unbanked, and those unable to get credit. Last month, EasyDNS.com announced they were going to take it a step further and started accepting Doge: Making an about face decision, EasyDNS announced today that they no longer accept Doge: “To mitigate […]

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#Crypto analyst details alleged “social engineering” trend at #GoDaddy

Posted by DomainGang on December 30, 2020, at 11:38 am

Adam Cochran, a crypto analyst and professor, experienced an attempt to hijack his domain name, Cochran.io, by hackers seeking to gain access to his personal cryptocurrency wallets. The domain’s DNS records were temporarily changed by the perpetrators, who allegedly managed to fool GoDaddy support. According to Cochran, the social engineering attempt was successful, leading to […]

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#PayPal rolled out #crypto transactions via its platform

Posted by DomainGang on November 12, 2020, at 5:39 pm

PayPal rolled out its cryptocurrency portal today, enabling users to acquire Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. Following up on its announcement earlier this month, the portal allows fractional purchases of these cryptocurrencies. In early 2021, PayPal will facilitate transactions in crypto as a payment method. This is great news for domain investors, that will […]

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The #Torrent Man : Winner of PirateBay.org auction using it to fund movie!

Posted by DomainGang on September 18, 2020, at 4:16 pm

The winner of the domain auction for PirateBay.org essentially spent $50,000 dollars to fund “The Torrent Man” movie. Using a notorious domain of a peer to peer repository as the seed for a crowdsourced project breaks new grounds, and the new registrant wants $1.99 million dollars for PirateBay.org. PirateBay.org now offers the domain for sale, […]

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TuckerChaseSettlement.com : Get money for your #crypto CC surcharges

Posted by DomainGang on July 19, 2020, at 12:50 pm

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to refund $2.5 million dollars as compensation for cash advance fees charged on Cryptocurrency purchases. The lawsuit decided on the status of such cryptocurrency transactions: They are not to be treated as “cash-like transactions” and these cash-advance fees and interest were not supposed to be paid by the credit card holders. […]

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BW Global CEO: BW.com #domain is worth over $10 million dollars

Posted by DomainGang on June 2, 2020, at 4:44 pm

In 2017, were reported on ZB.com, a crypto exchange platform. ZB .com : Multi-million dollar #domain used as #crypto exchange platform Interestingly, the same company acquired the two letter .com domain name BW.com in 2014, forming by BW Global, a crypto mining and exchange platform. Cathy Zhu, CEO of BW Global, gave an interview about […]

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#Domain authority : Splitting away from #ICANN and the zone

Posted by DomainGang on June 1, 2020, at 10:06 am

It seems that 2019 set a new record – and we’re not talking about Joey Chestnut eating 71 hotdogs in 10 minutes at the annual Coney Island contest. In 2019 there were 3216 UDRPs filed. With the huge, global, move to online business, you can expect more of the same in 2020. There might be […]

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Digital #Yuan might lead #Chinese #domain name investors back to LLLL .com peak

Posted by DomainGang on April 17, 2020, at 11:33 am

China is rolling out its digital Yuan in four cities, and this is a hot cryptocurrency we’re talking about. The Chinese central bank digital currency is being tested as part of a subsidies method for local government and enterprise workers in four cities: Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou, and Xiongan. A digital wallet app has been released […]

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Odd #crypto : Fabulous.com uses #Dogecoin for #domain transactions

Posted by DomainGang on April 30, 2019, at 3:54 pm

Using popular cryptocurrencies as a method of transacting with domain Registrars isn’t novel. With regards to the most popular cryptos out there, the list is being updated constantly. As we can see, the top coins are as follows: Bitcoin (BTC) Litecoin (LTC) Ethereum (ETH) Zcash (ZEC) Dash (DASH) Ripple (XRP) Monero (XMR) Bitcoin Cash (BCH) […]

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#Chinese investments : After #domains and #Bitcoin, #China is after #Greek real estate properties

Posted by DomainGang on October 30, 2018, at 11:47 am

Chinese investors moved away from LLLL .com domains, crashing the “Chips” market this year. Their apparent move onto other types of investments, such as cryptocurrency, heralded the end of the “domain as a wealth vessel” economy. It was a well-disguised game of musical chairs, orchestrated by investment companies based in Hong Kong, and they made […]

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“Reserve met” notice removed from #Ethereum dot .com lander

Posted by DomainGang on October 23, 2018, at 2:59 pm

A few months ago we noted that Ethereum.com, a domain registered in 2011, posted a notice worth $10 million dollars: “Reserve Reached.” That notice has now been removed, as the most recent screenshot from Ethereum.com shows. Was that $10 million dollar offer retracted, or were the sellers – whoever they are – looking to get […]

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