Dynadot emailed customers today to introduce a new Know Your Customer (KYC) verification process that will pertain to registrants of certain domain name extensions. The registrar announced these KYC requirements are for .DE and .NO domain name registrants, but “additional extensions potentially added in the future.”

Domain registrants who have .DE and .NO domain names will need to be KYC verified in order to make standard changes to their domain names – like registering, transferring, or pushing domain names to other accounts. I am unsure if any changes can be made to domain names in those extensions if KYC is not done.

Porkbun is a domain registrar that is a preferred option for many. It ranked #5 in the Namepros poll of top domain registrars last year. The company has been operating for a little more than ten years.

Although I have not used Porkbun, I understand the registrar has a modern interface and back-end design, reasonably good pricing, and responsive customer service. It’s no surprise the platform has continued on a strong growth curve.

Wow I just checked and saw that Dynadot hit 10 million domains under management. Thank you everyone for trusting us with your business. We are just getting started pic.twitter.com/ppWcKNwzEz

— Todd Han (@dynatodd) May 18, 2026

Dynadot Founder Todd Han announced the popular domain registrar he founded hit the 10 million domain names under management (DUM) milestone. The announcement was understated, but it is a notable accomplishment for this top 10 domain registrar.

Dynadot is a popular choice of domain name investors. The registrar has won the Namepros favorite/best domain registrar poll several times, including this past year. Dynadot was founded in 2002.

Congratulations to Dynadot on hitting the 10 million DUM milestone.

When it comes to domain registrations, price is not the biggest factor for me. Trust, support availability, and ease of use are all more important than the price of domain name registrations, as long as the price is in line with the average. I am not going to transfer or register domain names to save a few dollars if I don’t fully trust the registrar and company behind it.

Over the past couple of years, Atom.com has gained my trust. I have sold more than ten domain names via Atom, and the platform operators quickly respond to any issues and/or feedback to provide a better experience for customers.

Spaceship announced a big milestone this morning. The registrar now has more than 5 million domain names under management (DUM). This metric is used to compare the size of a domain registrar, and it can also be used to show growth. In fact, the company highlighted that it only took two months to go from 4 to 5 million DUM:

5 million domains, infinite futures: all in perfect harmony.

Spaceship’s evolving faster, because your trust is behind it.

Ideas, visions, progress – you’ve made it possible.

Let’s continue to grow, side by side💙

P.S. It took less than two months to grow from 4 to 5… pic.twitter.com/KhbBCkDTd2

— Spaceship (@spaceship) October 21, 2025

NameBright is currently running a promotion for new .com registrations. The price is $6.29/year for pre-funded accounts and $6.59 for credit card payments, which is what I chose. Like many other domain registrars, NameBright offers free domain privacy on all .com registrations.

There is no promo / discount code required to take advantage of the discount, and it does not look like there are any limits to the number of domain names that can be registered. This promotion only applies to new registrations and not transfers or renewals.

I am unsure when this promotion ends.