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Keep Tabs on That Domain Name: Lesson from deBridge

deBridge is a “cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol” startup that has operated on the deBridge.Finance domain name. As one might have imagined, the company pined for its brand matching deBridge.com domain name, but it did not have any luck trying to acquire it – or even receiving a reply to its inquiries and offers.

That changed this past Spring when the company was able to acquire deBridge.com in an expiry auction on NameJet. The company acquired deBridge for $50,999. In a long post on X, deBridge Co-Founder Alex Smirnov detailed the efforts he went through to try and acquire the domain name, and he shared how the domain name was ultimately acquired.

DomainNames.com: GoDaddy’s “Ultra Premium Domains” Marketplace

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A couple of weeks ago, Afternic hinted that it would soon be launching a new domain name marketplace on the ultra generic DomainNames.com domain name. The launch was today, and the DomainNames.com platform marketplace was introduced for the first time:

At a quick glance, the marketplace appears to be stocked with some top quality inventory from the start. Domain names like Harmony.com, Natural.com, FL.com, Invitation.com, Encourage.com, Bankroll.com, and others are exceptional and must be in high demand. Each listing has its own logo, and there is an informational landing page with some suggested uses for each domain name.

Tracking Outbound Interest via Atom

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Yesterday, I thought I would try something a bit different. I did some outbound marketing to attempt to sell a .AI domain name I have listed for sale via Atom.com. In the pitch, the call to action was directing prospective buyers to the Atom landing page:

“You can visit [Redacted].ai to see the purchase price and payment options.”

Sedo’s Derick Clegg Brokers $723,000 Sale of NoLimit.com

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Sedo broker Derick Clegg announced the successful brokerage sale of NoLimit.com for $723,000 USD. Derick began brokering the domain name earlier this year.

Sparc.Energy: UDRP Panel Gives Benefit of the Doubt to Investor

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A UDRP was filed at the National Arbitration Forum against the Sparc.Energy domain name, which was acquired in an expiry auction this past May for $262.17. In a decision that I think could have gone either way, the three member UDRP panel ruled in favor of the domain investor who owned the domain name. The domain name was successfully defended by attorney Jason Schaeffer of ESQWire.com.

The complainant, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), uses the term “SPARC” for a fusion energy project, and it has a US trademark for the term. CFS pointed to the website on the sparc.energy domain name, which featured fusion-energy news and included stories about CFS. It tried to convince the panel that “registering a domain name primarily for the purpose of reselling it for profit is evidence of bad faith registration.”

James Tuplin Moves to Above.com

James Tuplin has considerable experience on the monetization and supplier side of the domain investment business. For the last ten years, James worked as Director of Business Develipment at Bodis, and he announced his departure last week. That news was covered by Theo at DomainGang.com.

This morning, David Warmuz, CEO of Trillion.com, announced that James will be joining Above.com as Director of Business Development. Trillion.com owns and operates Above.com. In his new role, James will continue to work with domain investors and corporate partners.

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Keep Tabs on That Domain Name: Lesson from deBridge

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deBridge is a "cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol" startup that has operated on the deBridge.Finance domain name. As one might have imagined, the...

DomainNames.com: GoDaddy’s “Ultra Premium Domains” Marketplace

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A couple of weeks ago, Afternic hinted that it would soon be launching a new domain name marketplace on the ultra generic DomainNames.com domain...

Tracking Outbound Interest via Atom

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Yesterday, I thought I would try something a bit different. I did some outbound marketing to attempt to sell a .AI domain name I...

Sedo’s Derick Clegg Brokers $723,000 Sale of NoLimit.com

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Sedo broker Derick Clegg announced the successful brokerage sale of NoLimit.com for $723,000 USD. Derick began brokering the domain name earlier this year. SOLD! 🚀...

Sparc.Energy: UDRP Panel Gives Benefit of the Doubt to Investor

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A UDRP was filed at the National Arbitration Forum against the Sparc.Energy domain name, which was acquired in an expiry auction this past May...