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Changing the nameservers is one step in moving domains to a new sales page. The receiving DNS service also needs to be ready for each name. However, .de makes part of that preparation mandatory. DENIC now checks that the new nameservers are reachable and authoritative before accepting the...

Meta has filed for .SUPERINTELLIGENCE, while investors are watching .SI as a shorthand for superintelligence. The Meta application is still under review and proposes a generic extension open to eligible registrants. For investors who normally favour .COM, this creates an interesting naming...

As ICANN87 wraps up in Bali, ccTLD participation includes .pt, .uk, .id, .nl, .br, .fr, .ca, .lk and .ke. The registries behind .jp, .au and .pr have also supported the ccNSO networking event as sponsors. An appealing name can still be a difficult purchase if you can't quickly confirm who may...

Registries and registrars at ICANN87 in Bali are discussing the next new gTLD round. New AI-focused extensions could create fresh naming opportunities, but there's another side for .COM holders. Take a hypothetical portfolio of 100 .COM domains. An agent that compares renewal costs and handles...

USDT and USDC are available on multiple networks, and fees, speed and wallet support can differ between them. When you pay for a domain with crypto, do you start with the coin, the network, or your wallet?

.crew actually feels pretty natural for teams and groups.

200K is a nice milestone. Being available through more registrars probably made a big difference too.

Most people here know the TAG process inside out, so I am curious how the change is viewed by people who actually use it regularly. Nominet has confirmed that .UK will move to Transfer Authorisation Codes on 9 February 2027 as part of .UK Standardisation. Once the new process is live, do you...

The tricky part with reported sales is that you only see the final number, not the actual motive. It’s easy for someone to hand-reg a similar variation hoping for a similar payout, without realizing the original sold because of existing backlinks, type-in traffic, or trademark leverage that the...

Thanks for putting this together! Having searchable transcripts is super handy, especially for those times you vaguely recall a specific name being analyzed but have zero clue which episode it actually came up in.

The bit about missing email threads really caught my attention. Years down the road, trying to piece together who reached out first and what was actually agreed upon is a lot trickier than simply looking up whois or creation dates. Keeping raw message archives tied directly to purchase invoices...

"Wait for the right buyer" sounds great until renewal season shows up

That $160M+ number honestly surprised me a bit. With all the attention on AI and SaaS, it’s easy to forget how much value is still sitting in the domain business itself.

Thanks Helmuts! :) I'll try to say hi to Niek when we’re in Bangkok.

ICANN published new Universal Acceptance guidelines this week. Back when new gTLDs launched, longer endings like .photography or .technology could be rejected by older systems, while .COM rarely had that problem. In 2026, does that compatibility gap still exist in practice, or has it mostly...