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Is Crypto.com the Best Cryptocurrency Domain Name?

Elliot Silver
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In 2018, the Crypto.com domain name was reportedly acquired for $12 million. Perhaps because the sale price was never confirmed, it was not added to the DNJournal sales archive for 2018, where it would have ranked at the top of the chart. Since that time, Crypto.com has become a platform to buy and sell cryptocurrency with “a mission to accelerate the world’s transition to cryptocurrency.”

It appears that Crypto.com is looking to turn itself into a well-known, mainstream cryptocurrency brand. I’ve noticed a big increase in television for Crypto.com over the last several weeks. Yesterday, it was announced that Crypto.com purchased the naming rights for the Los Angeles, California arena that has been known as the Staples Center since its opening in 1999:

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GCD to Host Webinar on Blockchain Domain Names

Elliot Silver
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I was chatting with a Chiropractor friend yesterday about domain names. He has been into cryptocurrency trading for several years, and we regularly chat about that despite the fact that my knowledge is generally limited to what I read on my Twitter feed.

Yesterday, my friend asked me about .ETH domain names, and admittedly, I did not know much. He mentioned that he tried to secure one but the gas fee was outrageous. I told him I know very little about the topic beyond the fact that .ETH is not governed by ICANN and you couldn’t easily access a .ETH website. I typed in nic.eth on my phone to show him what I meant, and it returned a Google search rather than a website or error page.

I reiterated that I don’t know much about blockchain domain names and felt badly that I couldn’t share more information with him.

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After Passing on $35k Offer, Panet.com is Lost in UDRP

Elliot Silver
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According to NameBio, Panet.com was acquired for $5,752 via auction at DropCatch.com in September of 2020. A company that operates on a Panet ccTLD filed a UDRP against the domain name at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the single member panel ruled in favor of the complainant. You should have a look at the published decision in its entirety to understand the facts of the case.

Notably, it appears the domain registrant could have sold the domain name to the complainant for $35,000. Here’s an excerpt about that from the decision:

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How to Fix the “No Data Found” Error at NameJet

Elliot Silver
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For the last couple of weeks give or take, I have been unable to visit current auctions and closed auctions by clicking NameJet email links on my Chrome browser. When I click one of the auction links in an Auction Start or Outbid Notice email, here’s what the page looks like to me:

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Details About Namecheap Marketplace Platform

Elliot Silver
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In a press release distributed this morning, Namecheap unveiled its domain name marketplace platform for users to buy and sell domain names. In addition, Namecheap will also auction its expiry stream of domain names instead of sending expired domain name to GoDaddy Auctions. The marketplace quietly launched a few weeks ago, and there are now over 300,000 active listings.

From what I can tell, it looks like Namecheap customers can list their Namecheap-registered domain names for sale with a buy it now price or send them to auction. In addition, there’s a section called “Closeout Auctions,” and those appear to be expired domain names that are registered at Namecheap.

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Will Alt Remain Alt After Funding?

Elliot Silver
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TechCrunch just published an article about a $75 million fundraising round for a collectible card startup called Alt. The startup had previously raised $31 million in funding:

For its website, Alt uses the off-brand OnlyAlt.com domain name. An alternative to a keyword brand .com domain name like this might be a brand-match alternative extension. Ordinarily, this would probably be no big deal, but the usage of the Alt.com domain name could pose a unique challenge to the card trading platform.

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