ICANN’s Board approved most of a new policy for selecting and removing internationalized country-code domains, but rejected a risk-appraisal procedure for strings that look confusingly similar in uppercase. The decision returns the disagreement to the ccNSO.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "ICANN’s Board approved most of a new policy for selecting and removing internationalized country-code domains, but rejected a risk-appraisal procedure for strings that look confusingly similar in uppercase. The decision returns the disagreement to the ccNSO.", "date_published": "2026-10-23T17:21:31Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-23T17:21:31Z", "tags": [ ".policy" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/new-gtlds-grew-32-percent-year-their-estimated-renewal-rate/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/new-gtlds-grew-32-percent-year-their-estimated-renewal-rate/", "external_url": "https://domainbrief.de/artikel/neue-gtlds-wachsen-binnen-eines-jahres-um-32-prozent-die-geschaetzte-verlaengeru?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "New gTLDs grew 32 percent in a year, but their estimated renewal rate is below 30 percent", "content_html": "Verisign's Domain Name Industry Brief counts 411.6 million registered domains worldwide at the end of September. New gTLDs grew 32 percent in a year to 56.6 million, but their estimated renewal rate is 28.6 percent, well below .com and .net at 74.3 percent.
Source: Domain Brief
", "summary": "Verisign's Domain Name Industry Brief counts 411.6 million registered domains worldwide at the end of September. New gTLDs grew 32 percent in a year to 56.6 million, but their estimated renewal rate is 28.6 percent, well below .com and .net at 74.3 percent.", "date_published": "2026-10-23T16:07:49Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-23T16:07:49Z", "tags": [ ".gtld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/domain-name-registrations-reached-411-6-million-end-q3-2026/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/domain-name-registrations-reached-411-6-million-end-q3-2026/", "external_url": "https://investor.verisign.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dnibcom-reports-internet-has-4116-million-domain-name?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Domain name registrations reached 411.6 million at end of Q3 2026", "content_html": "Verisign says global domain name registrations totaled 411.6 million at the end of the third quarter of 2026, up 2.5% from the second quarter, according to DNIB.com's quarterly report. Registrations in .com and .net rose to 182.5 million.
Source: investor.verisign.com
", "summary": "Verisign says global domain name registrations totaled 411.6 million at the end of the third quarter of 2026, up 2.5% from the second quarter, according to DNIB.com's quarterly report. Registrations in .com and .net rose to 182.5 million.", "date_published": "2026-10-22T21:42:26Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-22T21:42:26Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-drops-plan-strip-existing-com-au-net-au-holders-only/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/auda-drops-plan-strip-existing-com-au-net-au-holders-only/", "external_url": "https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2026/posts/1021.htm?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "auDA drops plan to strip existing .com.au and .net.au holders, but only for new registrants", "content_html": "auDA, the administrator of Australia’s .au domain space, has reversed a rule that would have required registrants of .com.au and .net.au names to hold a matching trademark or company name. Existing registrants are now exempt, while new registrants must meet the requirement.
Source: dnjournal.com
", "summary": "auDA, the administrator of Australia’s .au domain space, has reversed a rule that would have required registrants of .com.au and .net.au names to hold a matching trademark or company name. Existing registrants are now exempt, while new registrants must meet the requirement.", "date_published": "2026-10-21T14:02:54Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-22T15:15:47Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/interisle-finds-cheap-bulk-registered-free-subdomain-domains/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/interisle-finds-cheap-bulk-registered-free-subdomain-domains/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/20/report-cheap-domains-bulk-registrations-subdomains-favored-among-cybercriminals/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Interisle finds cheap, bulk-registered and free-subdomain domains favored by cybercriminals", "content_html": "Security firm Interisle’s 2026 Cybercrime Supply Chain report finds new top-level domains hold 15% of registrations but 52% of malicious ones, while ccTLDs hold 34% and 16%. Cheap pricing, bulk registration and free subdomains are linked to more crime.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Security firm Interisle’s 2026 Cybercrime Supply Chain report finds new top-level domains hold 15% of registrations but 52% of malicious ones, while ccTLDs hold 34% and 16%. Cheap pricing, bulk registration and free subdomains are linked to more crime.", "date_published": "2026-10-20T17:28:51Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-21T10:53:03Z", "tags": [ ".security" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/domain-market-growth-shifts-volume-value-report-finds/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/domain-market-growth-shifts-volume-value-report-finds/", "external_url": "https://circleid.com/posts/the-domain-industrys-next-growth-phase-is-about-value-not-volume?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Domain market growth shifts from volume toward value, report finds", "content_html": "The Global Domain Report 2026 says about 387 million domain names were registered worldwide in 2025, with growth slowing. Hello Registry, a sponsored contributor on CircleID, argues that registries should now focus on the quality and lasting use of registrations.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "The Global Domain Report 2026 says about 387 million domain names were registered worldwide in 2025, with growth slowing. Hello Registry, a sponsored contributor on CircleID, argues that registries should now focus on the quality and lasting use of registrations.", "date_published": "2026-10-20T17:28:29Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-20T17:28:29Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/scammers-com-sells-48-444-sedo-weekly-sales-report/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/scammers-com-sells-48-444-sedo-weekly-sales-report/", "external_url": "https://domaingang.com/domain-news/sedo-domain-sales-report-october-20-2026-scammers-com-sold-for-48444/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Scammers.com sells for $48,444 in Sedo weekly sales report", "content_html": "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
", "summary": "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.", "date_published": "2026-10-20T17:27:46Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-20T19:28:56Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/pakistans-pk-now-carries-dnssec-signing-only-one-domain/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/pakistans-pk-now-carries-dnssec-signing-only-one-domain/", "external_url": "https://circleid.com/posts/pakistans-.pk-is-now-dnssec-signed-but-only-one-domain-validates?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Pakistan's .pk now carries DNSSEC signing, but only one domain validates", "content_html": "The .pk zone for Pakistan's country-code domains became DNSSEC-signed in early October 2026, with its DS record added to the root. A scan of 158,561 .pk domains found only one, newspak.pk, validates end to end.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "The .pk zone for Pakistan's country-code domains became DNSSEC-signed in early October 2026, with its DS record added to the root. A scan of 158,561 .pk domains found only one, newspak.pk, validates end to end.", "date_published": "2026-10-20T17:27:21Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-20T17:27:21Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/citizens-initiative-european-ia-domain-registered-commission/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/citizens-initiative-european-ia-domain-registered-commission/", "external_url": "https://www.elladodelmal.com/2026/10/el-dominio-ia-se-juega-su-futuro-el-6.html?m=1&utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Citizens' initiative for a European .IA domain registered by the Commission", "content_html": "Organizers say the European Commission has declared their citizens' initiative for a .IA domain legally admissible and registered it. The proposal links the domain to the Greek island of Anticythera and argues Europe should not pay fees to Anguilla for AI-related names.
Source: El Lado del Mal
", "summary": "Organizers say the European Commission has declared their citizens' initiative for a .IA domain legally admissible and registered it. The proposal links the domain to the Greek island of Anticythera and argues Europe should not pay fees to Anguilla for AI-related names.", "date_published": "2026-10-20T12:35:31Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-20T12:35:31Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/registration-opens-2026-us-virtual-town-hall/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/registration-opens-2026-us-virtual-town-hall/", "external_url": "https://circleid.com/posts/registration-opens-for-the-2026-.us-town-hall-featuring-internet-policy-pioneer-karen-rose?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Registration opens for the 2026 .US Virtual Town Hall", "content_html": "GoDaddy Registry says registration is open for the free 2026 .US Virtual Town Hall on November 5. Registry Services and the .US Stakeholder Council host it, with Karen Rose as a guest speaker.
Source: circleid.com
", "summary": "GoDaddy Registry says registration is open for the free 2026 .US Virtual Town Hall on November 5. Registry Services and the .US Stakeholder Council host it, with Karen Rose as a guest speaker.", "date_published": "2026-10-19T20:26:06Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-19T20:26:06Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/qatar-limits-who-can-register-qa-domains-tightens-transfer/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/qatar-limits-who-can-register-qa-domains-tightens-transfer/", "external_url": "https://qhost.qa/qatar-qa-domain-policy-changes-october-2026/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Qatar limits who can register .qa domains and tightens transfer and renewal rules from October 2026", "content_html": "The Qatar Domains Registry, run by the Communications Regulatory Authority, is bringing in new .qa rules from 22 October 2026. The changes cover who may register, transfers, renewals, grace periods and the redemption of deleted names.
Source: QHost
", "summary": "The Qatar Domains Registry, run by the Communications Regulatory Authority, is bringing in new .qa rules from 22 October 2026. The changes cover who may register, transfers, renewals, grace periods and the redemption of deleted names.", "date_published": "2026-10-19T09:32:58Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-21T18:19:21Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/paris-court-rejects-beins-bid-daily-penalties-against-vpns/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/paris-court-rejects-beins-bid-daily-penalties-against-vpns/", "external_url": "https://torrentfreak.com/vpns-and-cloudflare-escape-beins-e10000-a-day-piracy-blocking-penalties/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Paris court rejects beIN's bid for daily penalties against VPNs and Cloudflare over WTA piracy blocks", "content_html": "A Paris court refused beIN Sports' request for daily penalties of €10,000 per domain against VPN providers and Cloudflare over blocking of pirate tennis streaming sites. The court said the intermediaries made reasonable efforts and need not guarantee results.
Source: torrentfreak.com
", "summary": "A Paris court refused beIN Sports' request for daily penalties of €10,000 per domain against VPN providers and Cloudflare over blocking of pirate tennis streaming sites. The court said the intermediaries made reasonable efforts and need not guarantee results.", "date_published": "2026-10-16T07:16:38Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-16T07:16:38Z", "tags": [ ".legal" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/registrars-ask-auda-reverse-australian-com-au-eligibility/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/registrars-ask-auda-reverse-australian-com-au-eligibility/", "external_url": "https://domainnamewire.com/2026/10/15/domain-registrars-push-back-on-australian-domain-name-changes/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Registrars ask auDA to reverse Australian .com.au eligibility change", "content_html": "Ten domain registrars have asked the auDA board to reverse a decision that would narrow who can register .com.au and .net.au names. They warn that the change could affect most existing registrations in those domains.
Source: Domain Name Wire
", "summary": "Ten domain registrars have asked the auDA board to reverse a decision that would narrow who can register .com.au and .net.au names. They warn that the change could affect most existing registrations in those domains.", "date_published": "2026-10-15T16:39:37Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-15T16:39:37Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/brazils-br-domain-passes-6-million-registered-names/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/brazils-br-domain-passes-6-million-registered-names/", "external_url": "https://www.cgi.br/noticias/cgi.br/noticia/releases/br-atinge-marca-de-6-milhoes-de-dominios-e-se-consolida-entre-os-principais-do-mundo/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Brazil's .br domain passes 6 million registered names", "content_html": "The .br country-code domain for Brazil reached 6 million registered names on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. NIC.br, the Brazilian body that operates it, ranks .br sixth among more than 300 country-code domains worldwide. NIC.br says part of the fees collected for registering and maintaining names goes back to society to fund infrastructure, security, research and training for the internet in Brazil.
Source: cgi.br
", "summary": "The .br country-code domain for Brazil reached 6 million registered names on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. NIC.br, the Brazilian body that operates it, ranks .br sixth among more than 300 country-code domains worldwide. NIC.br says part of the fees collected for registering and maintaining names goes back to society to fund infrastructure, security, research and training for the internet in Brazil.", "date_published": "2026-10-14T13:32:14Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-20T11:20:54Z", "tags": [ ".cctld" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/sk-nic-opens-sk-domain-auctions-october-14-21-2026/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/sk-nic-opens-sk-domain-auctions-october-14-21-2026/", "external_url": "https://sk-nic.sk/en/auctions/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "SK-NIC opens .sk domain auctions for October 14 to 21, 2026", "content_html": "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
", "summary": "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.", "date_published": "2026-10-14T08:50:37Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-14T08:50:37Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/lacnic-joins-caribnog-32-curacao-boost-caribbean-network/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/lacnic-joins-caribnog-32-curacao-boost-caribbean-network/", "external_url": "https://blog.lacnic.net/caribnog-lacnic/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "LACNIC joins CaribNOG 32 in Curaçao to boost Caribbean network resilience", "content_html": "LACNIC took part in CaribNOG 32 in Willemstad, Curaçao, from October 7 to 9, 2026, where staff and ARIN and ICANN representatives advised Caribbean network operators on resilience measures including fibre redundancy, satellite backup and RPKI route validation.
Source: blog.lacnic.net
", "summary": "LACNIC took part in CaribNOG 32 in Willemstad, Curaçao, from October 7 to 9, 2026, where staff and ARIN and ICANN representatives advised Caribbean network operators on resilience measures including fibre redundancy, satellite backup and RPKI route validation.", "date_published": "2026-10-13T17:55:19Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-13T17:55:19Z", "tags": [ ".security" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/sedos-weekly-sales-topped-hollywood-si-30-000/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/sedos-weekly-sales-topped-hollywood-si-30-000/", "external_url": "https://www.thedomains.com/2026/10/13/sedo-weekly-domain-name-sales-led-by-hollywood-si/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "Sedo's weekly sales topped by hollywood.si at $30,000", "content_html": "Sedo's latest weekly domain sales report shows hollywood.si selling for $30,000, the top deal overall, while pempo.com led .com sales at $25,000. The week included 28 .com sales, 44 cctld sales and 9 other extensions.
Source: thedomains.com
", "summary": "Sedo's latest weekly domain sales report shows hollywood.si selling for $30,000, the top deal overall, while pempo.com led .com sales at $25,000. The week included 28 .com sales, 44 cctld sales and 9 other extensions.", "date_published": "2026-10-13T17:47:38Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-13T17:47:38Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" }, { "id": "https://tldlog.com/l/all-three-letter-si-domains-now-registered-tracking-tool/", "url": "https://tldlog.com/l/all-three-letter-si-domains-now-registered-tracking-tool/", "external_url": "https://domaingang.com/domain-news/lll-si-analytics-tool-17576-domains-now-registered/?utm_source=tldlog.com&utm_medium=referral", "title": "All three-letter .si domains now registered, tracking tool shows", "content_html": "A new analytics tool reports that all 17,576 possible three-letter .si domains have been registered, with tmc.si the last to go on October 9. Domain investors drove the sell-out, drawn by .si's low renewal cost.
Source: DomainGang
", "summary": "A new analytics tool reports that all 17,576 possible three-letter .si domains have been registered, with tmc.si the last to go on October 9. Domain investors drove the sell-out, drawn by .si's low renewal cost.", "date_published": "2026-10-13T13:50:03Z", "date_modified": "2026-10-13T13:50:03Z", "tags": [ ".market" ], "language": "en" } ] }