Verisign Continues to Lose Customers, .norton and .capitalone Domains Move to GoDaddy

Verisign has recently continued to lose clients for its back-end registrar services, with two well-known generic top-level domains (gTLDs) transferring from Verisign to the GoDaddy registrar. The domains, .norton and .capitalone, have both been updated in their IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) records to indicate GoDaddy is now the technical contact.

.norton is a well-known antivirus software brand owned by Gen Digital. Notably, Verisign has a history with the brand. In 2010, Verisign and Symantec reached a $1.3 billion deal, allowing Symantec to sell SSL certificates under the Verisign brand for several years. However, in recent years, Verisign has been interested in transferring its registrar services clients to competitors.

.capitalone is the branded domain of financial services company Capital One. Capital One's official website indicates that the technical contact for the .capitalone domain has been updated to GoDaddy Registry.

Verisign is a leading global domain name registration service provider, managing the registration of multiple top-level domains, including .com and .net. However, in recent years, Verisign has faced competitive pressure from other registrars. For example, in 2021, GoDaddy Registry became the registration service provider for the .tv domain, while Verisign did not participate in the renewal.

For businesses, when choosing a domain name registrar, in addition to considering price and service quality, they should also pay attention to the registrar's stability and reputation. Frequent registrar changes can affect brand image and user trust. Therefore, when choosing a domain name registrar, businesses should conduct thorough research and evaluation to ensure the long-term stability and security of their domain name.