GoDaddy Sued For Auctioning Off Eth.Link ENS Domain
Internet domain service provider GoDaddy has been named in the lawsuit in relation to a recently auctioned ENS domain name. The eth.link domain name had belonged to registrant Virgil Griffith who had run into trouble with the United States after being caught trying to help North Korea evade sanctions. So since Griffith was behind bars, […]
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The attackers used social engineering to defraud the GoDaddy staff. Yesterday, security researcher KrebsOnSecurity reported that several cryptocurrency platforms hosted by popular hosting provider Godaddy have been attacked over the past week.According to KrebsOnSecurity, the attacks began on or around November 13th on cryptocurrency trading platform liquid.com.Liquid CEO Mike Kayamori said GoDaddy incorrectly transferred control of the account and domain to a malicious actor.Kayamori added that the move allowed a malicious actor to change DNS records and thus, take control of a number of....
GetDotBit.com is a domain name platform for registering .bit (dot-bit) URLs that recently launched. Users can now register a domain name for free. Additional names cost one dollar each. Domain names registered on GetDotBit.com are 10 times less expensive than their traditional counterparts. Domain names typically cost $10 yearly through GoDaddy.com or similar services. The more important benefit provided by GetDotBit domain names, however, is the control provided by a decentralized, open-source information registration and transfer system. GetDotBit domain names are powered by Namecoin, a....
Almost 50% of the 91,130 votes answered that the fair price for 100 years of owning a five-letter .eth domain is under $100. As Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains became more popular, the conversation has steered toward .eth domain pricing and what is considered to be a “fair” price to guarantee ownership for 100 years. In a Twitter thread, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asked the community what price they think is appropriate for registering and keeping ownership of a 5-letter .eth domain for 100 years. Buterin gave four options: under $100, $100–$999, $1000–$9999 and $10,000 or....
April's news that Blockchain.info would be managing the 'Bitcoin.com' domain name for a period of five years made a splash in the community. It's prime internet real estate, not to mention easy to remember. A premium domain broker is now attempting to sell the revered BTC.com domain name. If the fact that a three-letter domain name wasn't enough, it also represents the most common abbreviation of bitcoin. So if you're not getting the point here, it's a rare domain, and it's likely anything but cheap. "Whether you're a Bitcoin startup or existing company wishing to solidify your authority....