Sale analysis, extension trends and naming strategy — reported and explained so a founder can act on it.
Reported Relationships.com $226,000 GoDaddy sale Sep 19, 2026 — NamePros, NameBio, DNJournal context and what dictionary relationship .com still teaches investors.
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Reported Avive.com $210,000 sale Sep 24, 2026 on NamePros — five-letter brandable .com comps, phone test, and September 2026 pricing discipline.
Read article →ICANN confirmed 1,616 paid new gTLD apps proceeding Sep 22, 2026 — Reveal Day ~mid-Oct checklist for founders locking .com, .app, or .ai before hype hits.
Read article →Relationships.com vs Avive.com September 2026 comps — when founders pay for dictionary .com versus coined names, .app compounds, escrow, and ICANN context.
Read article →Reported SuperintelligenceAI.com $39,888 NamePros sale amid September 2026 SI keyword hype — BBC context, .ai comps, and why .si is not the acronym.
Read article →Separate SI acronym keyword .com from Slovenia .si — September 2026 NameBio comps for Carro.ai, Orchestra.ai, Wealth.si, and SuperintelligenceAI.com.
Read article →Reported Relationships.com $226K sale does not replace Helpful Content — Google site names, Organization schema, and dictionary .com SEO after September 2026.
Read article →Reported Avive.com $210K brandable .com — site names, ranking systems, branded search KPIs, and SEO after a premium coined name buy in September 2026.
Read article →Trump's Sep 2026 UN super intelligence / SI rename, State Dept nomenclature email, BBC expert context, and what it means for .ai domains and founders.
Read article →Separate SI acronym hype from .si Slovenia ccTLD speculation after Trump's 2026 UN speech — NamePros, NameBio, DNJournal, and .ai liquidity discipline.
Read article →Name interactive product-demo and sales-demo SaaS with demo-first verbs, .app vs .com trust, NameBio comps, and escrow-safe premium buys.
Read article →When demo and sales tools should buy .app vs chase .com after reported SUPA.app, Exe.app, and Prism.app comps — NameBio, DNJournal, NamePros.
Read article →Exe.app at $35,000 topped August 2026 new gTLD rollup volume near $809K — how it fits SUPA.app and Prism.app mid-band .app pricing.
Read article →Plateful.com sold for $87,500 on Snagged.com Sept 3, 2026 — how to filter food brandable .com comps without pun spam.
Read article →5749.com closed at $48,051 via 313.com on Sept 10, 2026 — another mid-five numeric .com print after 0802.com.
Read article →JEV.ai sold for $44,995 via Atom on Sept 16, 2026 — three-letter .ai liquidity with a reported end-user AI launch story.
Read article →ANVO.com closed at $22,500 via GoDaddy on Sept 10, 2026 — short invented brandable .com on the same tape as 5749.com.
Read article →CryptoPunks.io sold for $21,000 via Afternic on Sept 10, 2026 — brand-culture .io liquidity on a busy numeric day.
Read article →CommerceAi.ai sold for $35,000 via Afternic — a keywordAI.ai pattern print that reset the compound .ai comps conversation.
Read article →Bcove.me closed at $12,501 via GoDaddy on Sept 10, 2026 — short .me aftermarket liquidity on a multi-extension tape.
Read article →5749.com cleared $48,051 — when a numeric .com domain is real liquidity versus digit junk after Sept 2026 comps.
Read article →AI domain investment risk is mostly junk fashion .ai — rebalance toward clean .app and .com while keeping elite speakable .ai.
Read article →Trump calls AI fear a hoax while Huang praises Coxon — markets split. Build an AI domain hedge with .app and .com.
Read article →Now domain investing after April’s .now boom — xxx.now $50K, Oxygen/Youth comps, wholesale buyers, and filters that keep junk out.
Read article →Cheapest .now domain registrar comparison for 2026 — Nordname, Nicnames, Spaceship, Porkbun, Dynadot, and renewal traps.
Read article →Cheapest .app domain registrar comparison for 2026 — Sav, Spaceship, Porkbun, Dynadot, Cloudflare, and renewal traps.
Read article →Numeric .com pricing after Rua69.com $145,348 — filters for 4N patterns vs junk after September 2026 comps.
Read article →Short .ai domain pricing after SIFU.ai $22K and Orchestra.ai $250K — speakable mid-band vs fashion leftovers.
Read article →Orchestra.ai sold for $250,000 via DomainBooth — lessons on mid-six .ai liquidity versus fashion leftovers.
Read article →Paragon.xyz closed at $50,000 via Efty on Sept 7, 2026 — a mid-five .xyz headline after Predict’s six-figure print.
Read article →Fureur.com sold for $59,888 via DomainMarket on Sept 9, 2026 — brandable .com liquidity with French-fire energy.
Read article →Triangular.com closed at $18,260 via GoDaddy on Sept 7, 2026 — dictionary geometry .com in the registrar aftermarket.
Read article →0802.com sold for $26,008 via GoDaddy on Sept 9, 2026 — numeric short .com liquidity on a busy DomainMarket day.
Read article →Moovly.com closed at $12,166 via DropCatch on Sept 7, 2026 — motion/video brandable .com recovered at auction.
Read article →Robota.ai sold for $9,988 via Namecheap on Sept 7, 2026 — speakable robotics-flavored .ai in the high-four band.
Read article →Paragon.xyz cleared $50,000 — when a brandable .xyz is worth buying versus junk inventory after mid-five comps.
Read article →Fureur.com sold for $59,888 — practical brandable .com pricing bands for founders and sellers with Sept 2026 comps.
Read article →Predict.xyz closed at $148,795 via Afternic on Sept 1, 2026 — a six-figure .xyz headline that resets premium .xyz comps.
Read article →ABIT.com closed at $101,999 via GoDaddy on Sept 1, 2026 — short acronym .com liquidity in the registrar aftermarket.
Read article →Plateful.com sold for $87,500 via Snagged.com on Sept 3, 2026 — food-brand dictionary .com for restaurants and meal apps.
Read article →SUPA.app closed at $41,000 in a private sale on Sept 3, 2026 — a high five-figure .app brandable founders can comp.
Read article →Mellon.ai sold for $25,000 via Afternic on Sept 3, 2026 — dictionary/name .ai liquidity in the mid-five-figure band.
Read article →Klo.com closed at $39,500 via Sedo on Sept 1, 2026 — three-letter .com liquidity the same day as ABIT.com and Predict.xyz.
Read article →Predict.xyz cleared $148,795 — when .xyz is a premium brand vs junk inventory, and how founders should buy or skip.
Read article →CENTR April 2026 shows European ccTLD growth at +2.5%. How .eu, .de, .es, and Sedo comps shape investor and founder strategy.
Read article →Leta.com closed at £100,000 (about $135,000) on DNJournal's 2026 YTD chart — a UK dictionary .com signal for European buyers.
Read article →8494.com closed at $28,001 via GoDaddy on Aug 30, 2026 — mid-tier numeric NNNN liquidity after 9799.com's $133K headline.
Read article →Diana.ai closed at $17,950 via Namecheap on Aug 30, 2026 — first-name .ai liquidity beside Glenn.ai's $22,498 Atom comp.
Read article →QwenIntelligence.com sold for $20,000 via Spaceship on Aug 29, 2026 — AI brand compound .com in the same week as Orchestra.ai.
Read article →Orchestra.ai closed at $250,000 via Afternic on Aug 28, 2026 — headline .ai comp in a week that also saw Rainstorm.ai at $27K.
Read article →Little.co sold for $83,945 via Atom on Aug 27, 2026 — same-week context as Joiner.com's $210K and a clean short .co comp.
Read article →BrBet.com closed at $56,000 via GoDaddy on Aug 29, 2026 — betting/fintech-grade .com liquidity in the aftermarket.
Read article →Muse.sh sold for $25,000 via Afternic on Aug 29, 2026 — creator/dev .sh comp for founders weighing short brand TLDs.
Read article →Pools.xyz closed at $24,888 via Afternic on Aug 28, 2026 — DeFi-adjacent .xyz liquidity in the mid-five-figure band.
Read article →Rainstorm.ai sold for $27,000 via Atom on Aug 28, 2026 — paired with Orchestra.ai's $250K as the week's .ai spread.
Read article →Joiner.com sold for $210,000 via K-Ventures on Aug 27, 2026 — NameBio's lead sale and #30 on DNJournal's 2026 YTD chart.
Read article →AlphaOne.com closed at $149,999 via K-Ventures on Aug 27, 2026 — same-day sibling to Joiner.com's $210K headline.
Read article →Bouncy.com sold for $125,000 via Appraise.net on Aug 26, 2026 — after a $36,000 buy in 2023. Flip math investors should study.
Read article →9799.com closed at $133,000 via GoDaddy on Aug 25, 2026 — NNNN numeric .com liquidity in a crowded aftermarket week.
Read article →Trade.io sold for $75,000 via Sedo in the week ending Aug 25, 2026 — a fintech-grade .io comp for founders and investors.
Read article →Glenn.ai closed at $22,498 via Atom on Aug 26, 2026 — first-name .ai liquidity in the mid-five-figure band founders can comp.
Read article →Handreg, expired drops, closeouts, and free NameBio comps — honest low-budget domain flipping methods without premium-buy hype.
Read article →ZANO.com sold for $500,000 via Atom on Aug 22, 2026 — NameBio's lead sale of the week and a four-letter .com benchmark investors should read carefully.
Read article →Link Freedom Group filed 300+ gTLD applications with ICANN — $227K+ fee context, PR Newswire Aug 13 disclosure, and October 2026 Reveal Day mapping for investors.
Read article →Grapes.ai sold for $5,557 via Namecheap on Aug 22, 2026 — same-day .ai liquidity with vrgames.ai at $3,500 and what AI stem comps mean for founders.
Read article →Teach.co sold for $7,575 via GoDaddy on Aug 22, 2026 — category .co comps for edtech, creator education, and startup brands choosing short verbs.
Read article →Exchange.io sold for $28,400 via Dynadot on Aug 21, 2026 — fintech and crypto brand .io comps for startups choosing category nouns on tech extensions.
Read article →.app domain value in August 2026 — Prism.app $120K, Viral.app $100K, 1.9M+ registrations past .io, ~$42,718 average resale, and price bands for premium .app inventory.
Read article →Prism.app sold for $120,000 via TOP.DOMAINS on January 17, 2026 — NameBio's lead .app sale of the year and a six-figure benchmark for short product-native names.
Read article →Exe.app sold for $35,000 via TOP.DOMAINS on August 4, 2026 — NameBio's 20th-highest .app sale ever, with Captain.dev at $29K as the dev-TLD parallel.
Read article →H2 com sold for $240,000 on Sedo with School.ai at $105,000 — August 21 2026 NameBio comps, DropCatch .org context, and what I'd actually buy next.
Read article →Email forwarding for domain owners: MX, SPF, Cloudflare vs ImprovMX, catch-all delivery tests, and transfer-day hygiene for portfolio landers.
Read article →James Booth sold TrueScan.ai for $120,000 at Atom after a ~$140 Dec 2025 handreg — eight-month ROI lesson every .ai investor should study now.
Read article →Stan.com sold for $750,000 via Lumis — NameBio's top sale on Aug 20, 2026, proving first-name .coms still clear beside viral .ai headlines now.
Read article →Beel.com sold for $88,838 via Atom — Hiren Patel / QualityNames after a ~7-year 4L hold, plus the Tokenize.it to Beel rebrand story in 2026.
Read article →Longevity.now sold for $25,002 at Atom on Aug 20, 2026 — category + .now naming ideas for healthspan startups watching their founder budgets.
Read article →Car.co sold for $90,000 at Atom on Aug 19, 2026 — NameBio's top sale that day, and a hard lesson on category .co exact-match demand.
Read article →Windwood.com sold for $36,000 on Afternic Aug 19, 2026 — a mid-five brandable clear with live-site / end-user signal notes worth studying.
Read article →Yono.com sold for $149,888 at GoDaddy on Aug 13, 2026 after ~221 bids — a deep 4L auction lesson on heat versus real string quality.
Read article →PureApp.com sold for $24,999 at Atom on Aug 16, 2026 — a two-word .com lesson for startups that need product clarity inside a real seed budget.
Read article →After 1,600+ gTLD apps closed Aug 12, the ICANN payment gate and Reveal Day timeline (mid-Sept announce, ~late Oct) decide what investors should do next.
Read article →Learn domain flipping in 2026: budget tiers, NameBio comps, Afternic BIN listings, ~20% fees, and escrow — never transfer before funds clear.
Read article →How domain auctions work in 2026: proxy bids, reserves, GoDaddy Auctions, DropCatch, closeouts, payment, and transfer — with beginner bid caps.
Read article →Best domain marketplace in 2026: Afternic Fast Transfer (~20%), Sedo global/broker, Atom brandables — plus the Dan.com → Afternic migration note.
Read article →How to sell a domain in 2026: NameBio comps, BIN pricing, Afternic listing, Fast Transfer, Escrow.com — transfer only after funds clear.
Read article →Expired domains for beginners: filter drops, NameBio max bids, GoDaddy Auctions & DropCatch, trademark warnings, and list winners the same week.
Read article →Pavel Durov said Telegram applied for .gram on 18 Aug 2026. Application ≠ approval — what domain investors should watch before Reveal Day.
Read article →Telegram's .gram pitch shows platform TLDs as identity rails. Here's why portable .com ownership still wins for brand assets.
Read article →GOAI.com closed at $215,000 on August 15, 2026 through Kumbaya.com — one sale on a NameBio day with 806 six-figure-plus comps totaling $707,355.
Read article →OF.ai and Folk.com both closed at $250,000 in 2026 — twin sales that show how .ai and .com still compete for the same strategic buyer wallet.
Read article →Spaceship reported roughly 20 .ai sales in August 2026 — including Perform.ai at $200K and Leo.ai at $150K on Atom — a chart run investors should study.
Read article →Link Freedom Group filed 300+ new gTLD applications before the August 12, 2026 close — publishing its list early versus ICANN Reveal Day.
Read article →Porkbun crossed roughly 4 million domains under management with 1.5M+ .com — wholesale-plus pricing and an end-user skew that domain investors should read.
Read article →Folk.com closed at $250K in July 2026 while already running a live messaging product. Here's what that buy-then-build close teaches founders about timing.
Read article →Insure.ag sold for $24,888 on Afternic August 15, 2026. Here's when ccTLD branding beats chasing an unaffordable .com for insurance tech startups.
Read article →August 2026 stacked six-figure closes from Folk.com to OF.ai. Here's how I'd reset a founder domain budget without panic-buying the headlines.
Read article →Perform.ai sold for $200K via Spaceship in August 2026. Verb stems on .ai still command six figures — here's how to read the comp.
Read article →QuantumShift.ai sold privately for $19,895 in August 2026. Here's how coined compounds price against six-figure dictionary stems.
Read article →Google's GSC AI report shows AI impressions but no clicks or queries as of August 2026. Here's how to read the gap without fooling yourself.
Read article →Kingdom.ai closed at $130,000 on Spaceship in the DNJournal chart ending 9 August 2026. Here's the next name I'd actually write a check for.
Read article →Team.ai closed at $136,500 on Namecheap on 11 August 2026. NamePros already doubts the end-user story — here's how I'd underwrite the hammer.
Read article →Billionaire.ai, Blueberry.ai, Quake.ai, and Unstoppable.ai each sold for $100,000 on Spaceship in the same 2026 chart. Round numbers, real buyers.
Read article →CenturyCruises.com sold for $100,000 on DomainMarket in the chart ending 9 August 2026. Exact-match travel .com still clears six figures next to dictionary .ai.
Read article →Fills.com sold for $95,000 on Atom.com in the DNJournal chart ending 9 Aug 2026. Here's how I'd treat a dictionary .com at that price.
Read article →Router.ai sold for $80,000 on Spaceship in August 2026, tying Parameter.ai. Here's how I'd treat twin infra stems at that price.
Read article →ZipChat.com sold for $40,000 in a private sale on the DNJournal five-figure list ending 9 Aug 2026. Here's the founder-budget lesson.
Read article →X.gg sold for $115,000 via Nam.es and DomainNames.com, charted 7/6/26. Max Guerin's short ccTLD close — and why I stopped treating .gg as a gaming joke.
Read article →Magnitude.ai sold for $89,000 on Spaceship, logged on DNJournal's chart ending 9 August 2026. Why I had the dictionary .ai floor wrong — and how I'd price the next one.
Read article →Products.ai sold for $77,000 on Spaceship. Exact-match commercial stem, branded search, and AI Overviews citations — not another Search Console how-to.
Read article →ICANN's 2026 round closed with 1,600+ gTLD applications. Here's the fee deadline, Reveal Day timing, and what I'd do with aftermarket names now.
Read article →New gTLD window ends Aug 12 — fees, TAMS, and what investors do next.
Read article →ICANN ended private contention settlements — auctions only when strings collide.
Read article →Castellos listed Smoothie.com on Doma — what fractional stakes mean for investors.
Read article →What the Global Domain Report 2026 says about buyer motives and pricing.
Read article →The .bali ICANN bid and what geoTLD filings signal for domain investors.
Read article →AI.com at $70M is a reminder why .com still commands startup budgets.
Read article →A comps ladder for premium .ai after Bot.ai at $1.2M.
Read article →Use the GSC Generative AI performance report without over-reading noise.
Read article →The Source.ai $200K private deal via fruits.co and OpusDNS proves off-market brokerage still beats public listings for the right category of name.
Read article →ICANN Reveal Day in November 2026 is the aftermarket investor's real starting gun — a playbook for domain holders who didn't file an application.
Read article →10+ RSPs offering discounts to ICANN Applicant Support recipients signals a wider 2026 gTLD applicant pool — and indirect effects on aftermarket positioning.
Read article →Most domain names belong on a marketplace. A few don't. Here's how to choose between private brokerage and public listing channels in 2026.
Read article →gTLD contention sets create three distinct pressure mechanisms on premium .com pricing. Here's how to position ahead of Reveal Day in 2026.
Read article →Source.ai sold for $200K in July 2026. Here's what buyers actually paid for — and the stem brand lesson every founder naming an AI company needs to read.
Read article →Branded search is your highest-intent domain traffic. Here's how to own the exact-match query for every name you list — and why most sellers are ignoring it.
Read article →Smoothie.com hit Doma with a $3.5M mark and fractional tokens. Here's how fractional domain ownership works, what's risky, and what I'd do next.
Read article →The internet hit 401.6 million domain names in Verisign Q2 2026. Growth at the base won't cheapen premium .coms — here's my buyer and investor playbook.
Read article →Afternic Request Price under $10K now shows instant price on GoDaddy.com. Seller playbook and buyer moves when the listed price is visible to everyone.
Read article →Escrow.com moved US$255M in domain deals in H1 2026, up 56% YoY. What hot volume means for buyer competition, escrow discipline, and seller liquidity.
Read article →DNJournal's July 6–19 chart: Flourish.ai $165K, KBF.com $260K, AIAgents.ai $65K. Here's my read on what moved and what it signals for AI buyers.
Read article →Riggs.com cleared ~$102K and RYU.com hit ~$76K at GoDaddy expired auctions. I unpack what these results reveal about real domain demand in 2026.
Read article →AI.com sold for $70M, Club.com for $10M, Green.com for $7.5M. DNJournal's mid-year 2026 data confirms .com dominance — and .ai as a real #2.
Read article →Lease-to-own domain deals are surging in 2026 — one seller closed 5 of 6 recent sales as LTO. What this shift means for pricing, risk, and escrow on both sides.
Read article →ICANN's new gTLD application window closes Aug 12, 2026 at 23:59 UTC. Here is what marketplace buyers — not applicants — should actually do before and after.
Read article →WIPO's March 2026 expedited UDRP lane promises a decision in one month for $4,000. Here's what domain owners and investors need to know now.
Read article →NIXI is cracking down on speculative trading of .in domains. Here's what the policy means for investors and why country-code TLDs carry hidden risk.
Read article →Buying a five-figure domain? Escrow is the difference between a clean deal and a costly disaster. Here's exactly how to protect a $10K+ purchase.
Read article →Want a premium domain without overpaying? This negotiation playbook covers anchoring, timing, and the exact moves that close deals at fair prices.
Read article →The .CO registry is tightening expired domain warehousing rules in 2026. Here's what drop-catchers and portfolio investors need to change right now.
Read article →Google's June 2026 AI Search impression reports are now live inside Search Console. Here's exactly how I read the new data and what I'd change this week.
Read article →Premium domain hold rates climbed in 2026 as buyers waited longer. Here is why liquidity tightened and what smart investors do differently now.
Read article →Domain installment deals and BNPL-style plans are everywhere in 2026. Here is when structured payments help close a sale — and when they hide bad pricing.
Read article →The 2026 new gTLD application window closes soon. Investors and founders should know what launches mean for aftermarket pricing and portfolio strategy.
Read article →Before you add another premium domain, stress-test your portfolio for renewal bleed, hold risk, and liquidity gaps. This framework catches problems early.
Read article →Automated appraisals spit out numbers in seconds. But can they beat a human who has closed $50K domain deals? I tested both sides hard in 2026.
Read article →Operation Offsides seized 1,000+ World Cup piracy domains. What premium domain investors must change in risk checks before the next wave hits.
Read article →Glide offered $103,750 for glide.ai, filed UDRP, and got hit with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. What domain investors should learn.
Read article →Google Registry launches .eat, .here, and .fly in late 2026. Sunrise dates, HTTPS rules, and a practical investor playbook before GA.
Read article →Identity Digital raises .io wholesale from $50 to $56 on Jan 19, 2027. Portfolio keep, drop, or switch strategies for investors.
Read article →NameBio reports ~118,300 sales and $146M in H1 2026, up 19.3% YoY. What's hot, what's caveated, and what investors should do.
Read article →The global domain base crossed 400 million names in 2026. What that milestone means for scarcity, premium pricing, and aftermarket strategy.
Read article →UDRP filings rose 12% in 2026. A practical defensive playbook for domain owners - documentation, use patterns, and how to avoid RDNH traps.
Read article →Domain portfolios do not transfer like bank accounts. Wills, registrar access, and a practical estate checklist every domainer should complete in 2026.
Read article →ICANN's 2026 new gTLD application window is closing. What the final weeks mean for investors, brand owners, and aftermarket pricing.
Read article →MX records and mail setup increasingly show up in UDRP bad-faith findings - even on parked or empty domains. What passive investors must check.
Read article →Verisign's .web TLD delegated in July 2026. Launch phases, .com match rules, and an investor checklist before general availability.
Read article →Freenom returned after the Meta lawsuit era without free domains. What changed, why investors should stay cautious, and what the spam legacy means.
Read article →The U.S. seeks to seize Egypt.com after a $638,000 purchase allegedly tied to darknet proceeds. What six-figure domain buyers must verify first.
Read article →.ai registrations crossed one million and Bot.ai sold for $1.2M. What the boom got right, where investors overpay, and when .com still wins.
Read article →Updated valuation framework for 2026: brandability, extension, comps, liquidity, and use-case fit - with practical rules for $5K-$100K names.
Read article →Marketplace UX, trust, escrow, and curation beat bulk listings. A DN Detector POV on building a domain marketplace that converts in 2026.
Read article →Expired domains still work in 2026 - if you filter spam history, match SEO use cases, and know when brand risk beats DA. A realistic drop hunting guide.
Read article →Short memorable domains are rising in value in 2026 - radio test, voice UI, and pricing psychology explain why five-letter names keep clearing higher.
Read article →AI is changing domain buying and selling in 2026 - appraisals, outbound, brand kits, and buyer research. Where tools help and where human judgment still wins.
Read article →Brandable .com domains still win in 2026 for consumer and enterprise trust. When to pay the premium, what drives five-figure pricing, and rational math.
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