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NamesCon Global 2026 will be held in Miami on November 11 and 12, alongside CloudFest Americas at Ice Palace Studios. The program includes a live domain auction, a pickleball tournament, a luncheon and a server throwing competition.
Source: DomainGang published on
Afternic has opened its Portfolio API to all sellers, letting them automate listings and pull search data for their domains. The API can be connected to other tools and to GoDaddy's Auctions and Domains APIs.
Source: Domain Name Wire published on
Sedo has introduced a Seller Verification process that requires domain sellers to confirm their identity before receiving proceeds from domain sales. The checks follow European anti-money laundering rules and run through Sedo’s payment partner Adyen.
Source: DomainGang published on
Tobias Sattler, publisher of Domain Brief, has co-founded the consultancy TLD Support with three partners. The firm reviews domain and hosting companies before a takeover and supports the integration that follows.
Source: Domain Brief original in German published on
George Hong of Guta.com said on X that 365.com sold for ¥100 million RMB, about $15 million USD, a couple of months earlier through a private channel. The domain is registered at GoDaddy and previously belonged to Hangzhou 365 e-Commerce Co., Ltd., which also owned 365.org.
Source: thedomains.com published on
Sedo's weekly domain sales report for the week ending October 20, 2026 lists Scammers.com as the top sale at $48,444. Four .com names sold for five-figure prices, and several ccTLD names, including fractal.si and game.si, also sold for large sums.
Source: DomainGang published on
Freelancer Limited, the parent company of Escrow.com, reported that its gross marketplace value rose 28.0% year over year to $153.1 million in U.S. dollars in its Q3 business update. Revenue fell, which the company attributed to a slowdown in the domain market during the Northern Hemisphere summer, and it expects a bounceback in Q4.
Source: Domain Name Wire published on
Clipster, a creator marketing platform, says it bought Clipster.com from hair salon operator Regis Corporation for $100,000 after a 13-month negotiation, moving from its Clipster.gg name.
Source: DomainGang published on
An opinion piece by Imteaz Chowdhury, a domain broker, looks at the 263 contention sets in ICANN's 2026 new gTLD round. It argues that the sets show applicant belief but do not predict what strings will sell for at auction.
Source: circleid.com published on
A quarterly report on liquid .com domains, compiled by Giuseppe Graziano of GGRG with Escrow.com, NameBio.com, Estibot parent Intelium and ShortNames.com, shows Escrow.com sales up 92.18% to $31.44M. Publicly disclosed sales fell 13.78% to $6.74M.
Source: onlinedomain.com published on
Nor.com has sold for $700,000 through Atom.com, according to Zack Gabor, Director of Sales and Partnerships at Atom. The buyer is not named, and the sale would rank as the second largest three-letter .com sale of 2026.
Source: domaininvesting.com published on
SK-NIC, the registry for .sk, has scheduled its next round of unique .sk domain auctions to start on October 14, 2026. Bidders must log into its auction system and hold a EUR 500 collateral to take part.
Source: SK-NIC published on