March 18, 2026 — Ethereum Name Service (ENS) officially announced that it will formally submit an application for the .ENS top-level domain in ICANN's new round of general top-level domain (gTLD) expansion plan.
Recently, news broke in the domain name trading market that the domain name botan.ai was sold for $50,000 on March 19, 2026, becoming a recent focus of domain name transactions in the AI vertical field.
The highest-priced domain name sold that day was Anne-Carriere.fr, which sold for $35,601. The total transaction value for the day reached $653,619, with an average transaction price of $1,052.53.
The highest-priced domain name sold that day was EngageOnline.com, which sold for $24,888. The total transaction value for the day reached $574,870, with an average transaction price of $906.74.
In March 2026, the premium industry domain name ngbet.com was sold for a high price of US$158,000 , becoming the focus of the domain name trading market that month.
The highest-priced domain name sold that day was DictionaryOfArchitectsInCanada.org, which sold for $20,251. The total transaction value for the day reached $540,593, with an average transaction price of $750.82.
Recently, the core domain name localbet.com was sold for $27,389 on March 15, 2026, highlighting the market value of regional and vertical industry domain names and becoming a recent highlight in the domain name trading market.