WEEK IN DOMAINING # 57

[Sarfraz S]

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HIGHLIGHTS​

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  PayPal policy changes: Domain investors might need a Business Account. Read more​
  
  
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  Atom becomes an ICANN accredited registrar. Read more​
  
  
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  PIR Receives 13 2025 Telly Awards – Including the People’s Telly. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Announces First Cohort of Grant Program Recipients. Read more​
  
  
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  GNAME now has 501 registrar accreditations. Read more​
  
  
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  NameSilo reports 24% revenue growth in Q1. Read more​
  
  
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  Spaceship Hits 3 Million DUM. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Opens Public Comment on Draft Applicant Guidebook. Read more​
  
  
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  Identity Digital Domain Trend Report Q1 2025. Read more​
  
  
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  NamesCon Global Provides a Peak Into Social Activities Planned for 2025 Conference in Miami. Read more​
  
  
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  Domain rebranding: HOLY acquired Holy.com. Read more​
  
  
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  Dharmesh Shah Acquires DomainValue .com for Appraisal Agent. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Seeks Input on the Complete Draft Next Round Applicant Guidebook. Read more​
  
  
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  GoDaddy has finally changed its domain transfer away process. Read more​
  
  
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  Update on New gTLD Program: Next Round. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN83 Policy Forum Set for Prague Amid Key Milestones. Read more​
  
  
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  GoDaddy announced its next premium domain auction. Read more​
  
  
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  AI is once again the top keyword at Afternic for March 2025. Read more​
  
  
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  Sedo weekly domain sales led by YSTech .com. Read more​
  
  
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  Dynadot April 2025 Aftermarket sales report led by a pair of NNN .ai. Read more​

LEGAL NEWS​

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  UDRP: Francismallmann .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Revnue .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Cleansnutra .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Metacomp .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Ontro .ai was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  NintendoSwitch2 .com UDRP: Chinese respondent delivers hilarious explanation. Read more​
  
  
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  Dexatel .com: UDRP uncovered activities of former CTO. Read more​
  
  
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  PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains. Read more​
  
  
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  GoDaddy patent targets spam-induced domain search overload. Read more​
  
  
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  Unstoppable Domains applies for patent for blockchain control of web2 domains. Read more​

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BLOGS​

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  How Worried Should We Be? by Bob Hawkes. Read blog​
  
  
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  Tim Berners-Lee says internet DNS should have been more decentralized by Adrian Zmudzinski. Read blog​
  
  
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  The Real Reason You Can Still Buy A Great Domain by Darpan Munjal. Read blog​
  
  
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  Domain Industry Insights 2025: Acquisition Methods, Valuation Metrics and Future Trends by Kean Ong. Read blog​
  
  
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  Chair’s Blog: Takeaways From the May Board Workshop by Tripti Sinha. Read blog​
  
  
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  How to Get a Domain Name Without Money by Andrew Richard. Read blog​
  
  
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  Hackers Use "Lure" Sites to Secretly Spread Infected Chrome Extensions by Jordan Sprogis. Read blog​
  
  
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  Why Green Web Hosting Matters: Powering Your Online Sustainably by Christopher G. Simon. Read blog​
  
  
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  The Hidden Pattern in Afternic’s Best-Selling Domains by Bill Hartzer. Read blog​
  
  
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  The Internet Commerce Association Congratulates ICANN Grant Recipients by Kamila Sekiewicz. Read blog​
  
  
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  The ICANN Policy Development Accelerator: A Participant’s Perspective by Henrietta Ampofo. Read blog​

PODCAST / INTERVIEW​

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  As he celebrates his 16th year in the domain industry, Jeff Gabriel shares some thoughts. Read​
  
  
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  What’s next for dot-brands – DNW Podcast #536. Listen​
  
  
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  ICA : Initial Report of the WIPO–ICA UDRP Review Project Team. Watch​

UPCOMING EVENTS​

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  TechEx North America : Jun 4-5, 2025 | California, USA​
  
  
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  ICANN83 Policy Forum : Jun 9-12, 2025 | Prague, the Czech Republic​
  
  
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  Domain Summit Europe 2025 : Sep 02-03, 2025 | London, UK​
  
  
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  TechEx Europe : Sep 24-25, 2025 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands​
  
  
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  Domain Days Dubai 2025 : Oct 22-23, 2025 | Dubai, UAE​
  
  
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  CyberChess : Oct 29-30, 2025 | Riga, Latvia​
  
  
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  NamesCon Global : Nov 5-6, 2025 | Miami, USA​
  
  
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  CloudFest USA : Nov 5-6, 2025 | Miami, USA​
  
  
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  ICA Annual Member Meeting : Jan 15-17, 2026 | Las Vegas, USA​
  
  
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  TechEx Global : Feb 4-5, 2026 | London, UK​

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Sarfraz Saleem
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Editor-in-Chief | WEEK IN DOMAINING

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