Domainer poll: Who is best suited to become the new CEO of Epik?
Yesterday ICANN added Epik LLC as an accredited domain registrar, thus removing Epik Inc. from its roster. The new company announced in a press release that neither founder Rob Monster or transitional CEO, Brian Royce, are part of the new company that still operates from the domain name Epik.com. The latter is creating issues with […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN: We got your back, Epik customers!
ICANN wants you to know that they got your back, if you’re having issues with Epik. Whether it’s Epik, Epik 2.0, or Epik 3.0, the domain registrar is still ICANN-accredited. With great power comes great responsibility, however. As a domain registrar, Epik.com must take the funds its customers provide and renew their domains fully and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epik post claims company was sold, lawsuits were settled
A lengthy post from “Epik LLC” at NamePros yesterday claims that the company was successfully sold, all while 3 pending lawsuits were released as the plaintiffs were paid. It is not clear who is the person writing the post that begins with several points: JJE, TVT, and Adkisson were all paid today and released lawsuits. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epik & Masterbucks hit with lawsuit involving the sale of Nourish.com
Epik.com, Masterbucks, its founder Rob Monster, and the current CEO, Brian Royce, are defendants in a lawsuit that involves the domain name Nourish.com. In this lawsuit filed in Washington state, Plaintiff Matthew Adkisson alleges that Epik and its founder, Rob Monster, failed to deliver the domain name Nourish.com following the receipt of $327,000 dollars. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epik: Pakistani orphans to get 1/2 of warehoused #domain’s auction proceeds
An epic thread over at NamePros about an expired domain at Epik has all the ingredients of a soap opera: backorders kicking in at 15 days past expiry, accusations of clickbait and thuggery, and a domain auctioned off with half of the proceeds to go towards orphans in Pakistan. This incredible exchange is now 4 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CNN on Epik: “An online refuge for extremists”
CNN has published a lengthy investigative report on Epik, titled “An online refuge for extremists.” It includes an interview with Rob Monster, founder and CEO of the multi-discipline internet tech company, familiar to most domain investors as a domain registrar and escrow services provider. In the months since a much-publicized security breach of Epik, things […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.An epic #domain: Someone registered Rob.Monster 👾
Rob Monster is the founder and CEO of Epik, the domain services company that has recently found itself in the eye of a major data breach storm. Rob Monster’s last name is Dutch for “specimen” or “sample.” This is the most common meaning in Dutch and its Germanic root, “muster,” all while it means something […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Researchers digging into the #Epik domains
As the Epik data leak incident enters its second week, many security experts and investigative journalists are peeking into the data. Domain sales that apparently took place with the assistance of Epik as the handling escrow appear to include ultra-valuable domains, such as 503.com, 450.com, and 795.com among others. Most of those who are digging […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pillow Guy vs. Monster: Who won?
Michael James Lindell, also known as the MyPillow Guy, is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and conspiracy theorist. A few months ago he attempted to launch a new social media platform called VOCL (pronounced “vocal”) and for that purpose acquired the domain VOCL.com. That transaction was brokered by Epik, netting its founder, Rob Monster, a portion […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BC30.com #UDRP : What not to do when negotiating a #domain sale
The domain BC30.com was just lost via the UDRP process at the WIPO. The Complainant’s trademark claims appear to be far-fetched: their trademark incorporates “BC30” but is GANEDENBC30. Unfortunately for the Respondent, Rob Monster of Epik.com, they did not file a proper response e.g. via a qualified IP attorney. Another thing that went wrong was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epic thread about #NamePros being sold for zero dollars!
An epic thread over at NamePros, the domain name forum that never sleeps, is titled “Rob Monster bought Namepros without paying a dime.” In less than 24 hours, the ensuing discussion has ballooned into a dozen pages and thousands of pageviews, but why? Apparently, Epik founder Rob Monster, who has been controversial in the past, […]
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