Radix announced today that Bhavin Turakhia will step down as CEO and that Sandeep Ramchandani will become CEO. There was also a story in the India Times about where Radix sees business for 2018. Full Release 15th Jan 2017, Dubai. Radix, the domain registry founded by serial entrepreneurs Bhavin Turakhia and Divyank Turakhia, has appointed Sandeep Ramchandani as its new global CEO. … [Read more...]
Radix crosses $1 million in premium sales in H2 2017
Radix (an advertiser here) reported their premium sales for (fiscal year second half of 2017. Some of the key highlights of this report are: Radix crosses $1 million in premium sales in H2 2017 64% renewal rate of recurring premiums sold via registrars (applicable for premiums renewing for the 1st time) .FUN emerges as the 3rd largest contributor to premium revenue after … [Read more...]
Josh Metnick sells BTC.exchange for $12,500
Josh Metnick has been on a roll when it comes to new gtld sales. A few weeks back Josh emailed me on the sales of Coin.exchange and Coins.exchange both at $5,000 to separate buyers. He also sold Crypto.media for $1,800 (payment in Bitcoin). Well now Josh has sold the following: BTC.Exchange for $12,500 Chicago.bio for $500 I just got another update and this sale is just wow to me, … [Read more...]
Startup on Radix domain has more downloads on Play Store than Lyft and Hulu combined
Sponsored by Radix Radix, one of the largest domain portfolio registries, announced that AI startup, Kika Tech (www.kika.tech), has more than 100 million Android app downloads worldwide. Kika is one of the many startups on Radix domains that have acclaimed global recognition. This is just one of the many startups, in various stages of their lifecycle, that are using Radix … [Read more...]
Some new gtld sales you may have missed
Over the last two days I came across some new gtld sales that were not reported anywhere. Josh Metnick emailed me two coin related sales: COIN.EXCHANGE and COINS.EXCHANGE to two different buyers - both sales at $5,000. and Namepros member Boker posted a bunch of sales: Sold: Biz.community Fitness.community - Total price: $5525 - Sold via own landing pages, so an inbound … [Read more...]
new gTLDs made up 16 percent of the 2016 cases at WIPO
Ip-Watch.org published an article on the WIPO annual report. In that article William New broke down some statistics related to domain disputes. 2016 showed an increase of 10% in domain cases. From the article: In 2016, the total number of WIPO cybersquatting cases rose 10 percent, with a record 3,036 cases brought by trademark owners, involving 109 countries. The top three sectors for … [Read more...]
.NYC Announces Best of the Boroughs Contest Winners
.NYC announced today the winners of first-ever “Best of the Boroughs” NYC contest. "The contest was designed to showcase the small businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs across New York’s 5 boroughs that are prospering from the unique opportunities a .nyc web address affords them. "All of the Best of Boroughs winners will be featured in a citywide .nyc advertising campaign, including a … [Read more...]