In the history of domain name investment, Hotels.com is an unforgettable example. This iconic domain name was acquired by Hotel Reservations Network (HRN) in 2001 for approximately $11 million, shocking the internet community at the time.
On September 17, MetaPlanet, a Japanese listed company, announced that it would establish two wholly-owned subsidiaries and strategically acquire the domain name Bitcoin.jp.
Domain name investor Swetha recently announced through social media account X that she has successfully sold the domain Hyperlink.xyz for $30,000. The buyer's identity has not been disclosed, but the transaction has been confirmed.
Recently, Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall disclosed a batch of newly sold .ai domain names on the X platform. Among them, Orchid.ai and Phenom.ai led the transaction with a price of $80,000.
A notable transaction in the domain name industry: veteran investor James Booth sold the premium domain name Divinity.com for $795,000 through the Atom platform.
Erik Harp d/b/a Gold Rush, a gold and precious metals dealer, recently attempted to obtain ownership of the domain name GoldRushDallas.com through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), but was unsuccessful.
Global private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in domain name registration and hosting company Namecheap at a valuation of approximately $1.5 billion (including debt).
In ICANN's governance framework, registries of small country top-level domain names will face higher annual fee burdens due to the restructuring of the "Financial Guidelines".
On November 17-18, we will host an invitation-only high-end gathering in Hong Kong, China, bringing together 80 industry leaders from registries, registrars, platforms, and senior investors to discuss the Asian domain name market!