Alternative currency pitched as way to avoid taxes could be behind PayPal’s decision to stop providing services to Epik. This screenshot from June 2018, captured
Category: domain industry
PayPal drops Epik, sparking registrar to cry it is being “deplatformed”
PayPal apparently inquired about flows of money through the registrar before terminating services; domain name registrar with controversial customers says it is being deplatformed. PayPal
Namecheap revenue jumps 38.5% in Q3
Revenue keeps surging ahead at Namecheap. Privately-held domain name registrar Namecheap has more to celebrate this year than just its 20th anniversary. The company saw
Namecheap overtakes Alibaba, Endurance over Web.com
Shakeup on the overall leaderboard. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June
GoDaddy sues Anexio Data Centers
GoDaddy alleges that company stiffed it for over $1 million. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a breach of contract lawsuit (pdf) against Anexio Data Centers.
Top domain registrars in China, and how to use them in English (updated)
Here’s an updated list of registrars in China, and how you can interact with some of them in English. Based on the “Internet and Domain
Is Wechat.com registrar migration a harbinger of things to come in the China domain market?
Chinese companies might move their domains from the United States. Domaingang.com reported on September 24 that WeChat.com has recently moved from the USA-based registrar MarkMonitor
GoDaddy fixes domain listing glitch
Two-factor users should no longer get errors when submitting domains through Domain Listing Service. They fixed the glitch. GoDaddy has fixed an annoying issue with
Does the truth matter?
False information does significant damage. False allegations and stories seem to travel around the internet much faster than the truth. And I’m not just talking
Web.com loses WebCentral bidding war despite 80% increase
Australian registrar drops Web.com despite higher bid. “But mine is bigger than his!” It looks like Web.com’s planned acquisition of Australian domain name company WebCentral