🟡 Snoop Dogg wins cybersquatting dispute
The rapper filed the dispute (pdf) against the domain name SnoopDoggBush.com with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Bush is the name of Snoop’s 13th album, which was released in 2015. Calvin Broadus, more commonly known as Snoop Dogg, has won a cybersquatting dispute he filed against a person in Ukraine. /domainnamewire.com/
🟡 .EA for the countries of Eurasia
The Vice Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation proposed to register a new Internet domain “.ea” for the countries of Eurasia. The new domain can enhance digital cooperation and the region’s geopolitical influence, reflecting a multipolar world and strengthening ties between Eurasian countries. ru.sputnik.kz/
🟡 IPv4 game – use it as a collateral foe getting cash!
IP address marketplace IPv4.Global has started offering loans on terms that consider public IPv4 network addresses as valid collateral. “While we’re using the IPv4 addresses as our primary collateral, the specific terms of each loan will depend on the borrower’s credit profile and balance sheet”. /www.theregister.com/
🟡 Tokenized domains are a new real-world asset
Michael Ho (D3) envisions a radical transformation of the domain industry through the Doma protocol, which aims to make domains more composable, accessible, and integrated into the broader digital economy. /mpost.io/
🟡 Three thousand fake websites are parasitizing DeepSeek
Popularity shows the other side of the moon – according to statistics, in the two months since the launch of DeepSeek, the number of phishing sites imitating DeepSeek has increased to almost three thousand. /www.chinanews.com.cn/
🟡 An example of “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
A French nutrition supplements company tried to reverse hijack the domain name nutriforce.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined. /domainnamewire.com/