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.bank registry looking for new boss domainincite.com/31948-bank-… #domains #newgtlds

.bank registry looking for new boss - Domain Incite

fTLD Registry Services, which runs .bank and .insurance as restricted gTLDs for the financial services industry, is looking for a new president and CEO. Craig Schwartz, a one-time ICANNer who has...

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Junk drop hits .my domains hard domainincite.com/31936-junk-… #domains

Junk drop hits .my domains hard - Domain Incite

.my domains slumped hard in September, apparently as a result of a junk drop a year after a largely successful promotion. Local registry MYNIC is reporting 693,122 .my domains at the end of the...

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As GoDaddy loses .us to Identity Digital, some domains may be at risk domainincite.com/31934-as-go… #domains

As GoDaddy loses .us to Identity Digital, some domains may be at risk - Domain Incite

Identity Digital will replace rival GoDaddy Registry as manager of the .us ccTLD, but new contractual terms could put some registrants -- and potentially even registrars -- at risk. The US National...

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“Time to lawyer up…” Anger grows over Verisign’s .name bloodbath domainincite.com/31930-time-… #domains #icann

“Time to lawyer up…” Anger grows over Verisign’s .name bloodbath - Domain Incite

When Verisign said it wanted to unilaterally delete 22,000 .name domains from its registry, it assured ICANN that most of them were not in use and seizing them would not cause any security concerns....

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stupid.domain.name owner fights Verisign turn-off domainincite.com/31926-stupi… #domains #icann

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Unliked — Chinese gTLD calls it quits domainincite.com/31923-unlik… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Unliked — Chinese gTLD calls it quits - Domain Incite

Chinese technology giant Qihoo 360 is abandoning one of its portfolio of gTLDs, a Latinized version of the Chinese word for "to like". The company has asked ICANN to terminate its registry contract...

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.phone domain gets launch dates domainincite.com/31921-phone… #domains #newgtlds

.phone domain gets launch dates - Domain Incite

The rush to get long-dormant gTLDs on to the market before the 2026 cohort starts to come online continues apace, with Dish Registry announcing launch plans for .phone. The company intends to run its...

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Domainer AI slop crackdown on the cards in Oz domainincite.com/31918-domai… #domains

Domainer AI slop crackdown on the cards in Oz - Domain Incite

Startling rule changes have been proposed for Australia's .au domain, potentially making it much tougher and more expensive to register names to monetize or resell. If implemented, the proposed new...

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Team Internet still expects over $160 million for domains business domainincite.com/31916-team-… #domains

Team Internet still expects over $160 million for domains business - Domain Incite

Team Internet is continuing talks to sell off its domain name business and seems confident it could close a deal worth $160 million or more before the end of the year. The company has been talking...

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Newfold settles Meta cybersquatting lawsuit domainincite.com/31914-newfo… #domains

Newfold settles Meta cybersquatting lawsuit - Domain Incite

Newfold Digital says it has settled a cybersquatting lawsuit with Facebook owner Meta, and will make an undisclosed payment to Meta as a result. Judging by the registrar's press release, it's pretty...

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DropCatch acquires 300 more registrars domainincite.com/31912-dropc… #domains

DropCatch acquires 300 more registrars - Domain Incite

Almost half of all ICANN-accredited registrars are now under the control of a single business, after DropCatch.com owner TurnCommerce bought 300 more accreditations. Numbered shell LLCs named...

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Helsinki throws in the towel on city gTLD domainincite.com/31910-helsi… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Helsinki throws in the towel on city gTLD - Domain Incite

Helsinki has become the third of the world's capital cities to decide that it doesn't want to run its city gTLD after all. The City of Helsinki has notified ICANN that it wants to terminate its...

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“Bulletproof” registrar takes a bullet to the head domainincite.com/31908-bulle… #domains #icann

“Bulletproof” registrar takes a bullet to the head - Domain Incite

ICANN has terminated a rogue registrar that claimed it offered "bulletproof" domain registrations services. Fewmoretaps, which went by the ironic d/b/a Trustname.com, will lose its right to sell gTLD...

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Robles to join ICANN board domainincite.com/31904-roble… #icann

Robles to join ICANN board - Domain Incite

ICANN's Address Supporting Organization has selected Oscar Robles to serve an abridged term on ICANN's board of directors. He will serve until the end of ICANN's public meeting in November 2027,...

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Former ICANN director Bertrand de La Chapelle dies domainincite.com/31902-forme… #icann

Former ICANN director Bertrand de La Chapelle dies - Domain Incite

Former ICANN director Bertrand de La Chapelle has died unexpectedly, according to friends and colleagues paying tribute to his life this week. La Chapelle served on the ICANN board between 2010 and...

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Texas will object to .texas gTLD domainincite.com/31896-texas… #icann #domains #newgtlds

Texas will object to .texas gTLD - Domain Incite

The US State of Texas has become the first government to publicly object to any gTLD applications matching its name. Anthony Sauerhoff, state chief information officer, wrote to ICANN earlier this...

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WordPress hints it applied for more new gTLDs domainincite.com/31894-wordp… #domains #icann #newgtlds

WordPress hints it applied for more new gTLDs - Domain Incite

WordPress.com owner Automattic has dropped some pretty major hints that it applied for a modest portfolio of new gTLDs in ICANN's just-closed application window. In a blog post, the company all but...

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Could you type a .chrysanthemun domain name? domainincite.com/31889-could… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Could you type a .chrysanthemun domain name? - Domain Incite

Does .chrysanthemam portend the end of type-in domain names, or is it just an incredibly dumb gTLD idea? Chinese portfolio applicant Journey To The West Corporation announced earlier in the week that...

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LFG boss on why Telegram gTLD fight might not be all bad news domainincite.com/31883-lfg-b… #domains #icann #newgtlds

LFG boss on why Telegram gTLD fight might not be all bad news - Domain Incite

It's currently the highest-profile fight of the 2026 new gTLD round, but the CEO of one applicant has a positive spin on having to go up against one or two deep-pocketed social media giants. The...

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Harper replaces Deutsch on ICANN board domainincite.com/31875-harpe… #icann #domains

Harper replaces Deutsch on ICANN board - Domain Incite

ICANN's Nominating Committee has revealed its picks for ICANN's board of directors and it looks like they will be considerably less controversial than last year's round. Sarah Deutsch is leaving the...

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