Web3 #domain squatting a real problem

Riding on the NFT craze arrives the so-called Web3 domain name squatting. Numerous non-official TLDs that exist on the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) blockchain are being registered and that’s a good thing. What’s not so good is the high number of trademark and brand infringements that take place in that namespace. Popular companies, their products […]

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Winamp relaunch with an #NFT focus

When you obtain a legendary brand such as Winamp, the stakes are high. Operating from the domain Winamp.com, the iconic music player made MP3 music files popular in the late 90’s and early 2000’s but its popularity fell later on and AOL shut it down. The company was sold twice, first in 1999 to AOL […]

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Domain Apes.io sold for five figures a year after $155 dollar sale!

The domain Apes.io was just announced as sold for five figures USD. The sale was shared by domain brokerage Mr. Premium – the brainchild of domain broker Mark Ghoriafi. Apes.io sold for $20,000 dollars, scoring a remarkable return on investment against its acquisition cost a year ago: a mere $155 dollars via Sav, according to […]

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Metamask.com: Crypto wallet company is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker

Metamask, a company formed to assist with crypto wallet transactions via the browser, was found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. What happened: The company operates from Metamask.io and they filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Metamask.com. Why did the UDRP fail: The domain Metamask.com was registered in 2005, long before Metamask […]

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Domain pioneer to auction off massive #Theranos stock certificate as an #NFT

In 1999, domain industry pioneer, Marc Ostrofsky, sold Business.com in a deal valued at $7.5 million dollars—a new world record at the time. According to Wikipedia, Marc Ostrofsky owns the domains Photographer.com, TechToys.com, Bachelor.com, HeartDisease.com, and many more. But domain investments isn’t Marc Ostrofsky’s primary business; as an early investor in the Theranos technology, he […]

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Minting NFTs? Don’t use subdomains

If you’re rolling out a fun new NFT, such as the Paradise Trippies, there’s one thing you should not do. No, it’s not about how many pre-minting (aka whitelisted) passes you give away, something that the Metasaurs NFT went all in. Once you choose the main domain that represents your NFT, don’t use subdomains. For […]

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TrademarkMyNFT.com applies to register as a trademark

The operators of TrademarkMyNFT.com have filed an application with the USPTO to trademark TRADEMARKMYNFT.COM – quite ironic! According to their web site: Trademarkmynft.com is a trademark filing service for NFT brand creators from Carriman Law Group in NY. Registering a trademark for your NFT Brand Name gives government-backed ownership rights & protections that you don’t […]

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Metasaurs.com: NFT project launches, copycat #domains registered en masse

Metasaurs.com, the NFT project by domain investor, Merlin Kauffman, launched on Friday among high levels of anticipation. After gathering more than 200,000 followers in its Discord, the Metasaurs project faced some pre-release glitches. Eventually, it sent fewer than 2,000 of the 10k NFT Metasaurs into the public mint process, whereupon they “evaporated” in under one […]

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Known #domain broker bidding on OpenSea.com?

OpenSea is the biggest NFT marketplace, operating from the domain OpenSea.io. The rapid increase in NFT interest has turned an already busy platform into the quintessential destination for trading NFTs. OpenSea just announced the launch of its OpenSea app, not forgetting to pat themselves on the back: Oh, and OpenSea is now in the top […]

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OpenSeas.com: Best buoys and zero #NFT

OpenSea is one of the biggest NFT platforms with millions of dollars in daily transactions. The digital goods platform grew exponentially in 2021 and operates from the domain OpenSea.io. Sedo will be auctioning off the matching .com domain, OpenSea.com, in a Great Domains auction from October 14th, and while some people say that the only […]

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OpenSea.com: NFT keyword domain is now for sale at Sedo

Sedo, our premium sponsor, announced the availability of OpenSea.com—a major NFT keyword—via a timed auction. OpenSea.com was registered in 2002, presumably due to its generic nature. OpenSea.io is the most popular NFT platform, with millions of dollars in daily transactions. In recent weeks, a fake OpenSea .com domain was apparently used in some type of […]

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Metasaurs.com: Merlin Kauffman’s NFT project in the making!

Rise, Metasaurs! Domain investor and entrepreneur, Merlin Kauffman of Soothe.com fame, is about to launch a new NFT that’s a cross between the BAYC apes and the Jurrassic Park! 😀 Called “Metasaurs” this is an NFT featuring 9,999 dinosaurs with BAYC-like characteristics (traits) and other more unique elements. Using the domain Metasaurs.com that was registered […]

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