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Dynadot Now Offering Cryptocurrency Payments

Dynadot just announced that it now offers customers the ability to make payments using cryptocurrency. The offering is made via Bitpay, which supports more than 100 crypto wallets and coin options. Customers can pay with Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrency options. Payments using cryptocurrency are available in USD.

Supplementing the email news release, Dynadot published a blog post with full details about this new payment option. For those who wish to pay using cryptocurrency, the process seems pretty easy:

Bodis “Unable to Monetize Adult Classified Domain Traffic”

If you have adult-related domain names monetized with pay per click links at Bodis, you may consider changing where you point them. According to an email from the parking service, the company’s upstream advertising provider will no longer allow the monetization of domain names classified as adult. I suspect this may impact other parking services as well.

Here’s the email I received from Bodis with more information about the situation:

Building for Domain Investors is Happening

One of the criticisms of companies catering to domain investors is the lack of innovation in the space. Those people aren’t wrong. There are a handful of companies intent on making innovative changes to domain investor services, but the needle doesn’t seem move much. I am hopeful that is going to change.

I was in Las Vegas for the ICA meeting last week and had the chance to connect with domain investor colleagues. One thing I heard from several people is that they / their companies are building new products and services that are tailored to domain investor needs.

DropCatch Listened to Feedback

Last week, I wrote about the frustration I have had with the DropCatch.com login requirements. It wasn’t unusual for me to login via 2FA to place a backorder on a domain name at DropCatch and then have to go through the login process again a short time later to backorder another domain name. Doing this multiple times per day added a speed bump to my morning. It got to the point that I would not bid on a marginal name to avoid this.

Over the weekend, I noticed a maintenance message on the DropCatch website. I held out hope that the company was going to address an issue that bothers other customers as well.

Video: Efty to Launch Efty Pay

Efty has become known as a platform that enables customers to utilize customize domain name landing pages to sell domain names and track their leads. Efty customers would then choose a third party payment and transaction platform – like Escrow.com or Dan.com – to close their deals.

This afternoon, Efty announced Efty Pay, a “frictionless domain name transfer engine” that will enable customers to transact within the Efty ecosystem. The benefit to customers is the ability to transact directly within Efty’s platform at an equal or lower commission rate to third parties. The company is expecting to launch this offering soon, but a firm date hasn’t been announced yet.

DropCatch Maintenance: Auctions to be Extended

DropCatch.com will be undergoing some maintenance later on today. As a result, auctions that were expected to conclude today during this time period will end on Tuesday instead. The note on the top of the website provides the update:

“DropCatch will be undergoing routine maintenance on Monday, January 8th between 2:00PM and 6:00PM Mountain Time. The site will be unavailable during this time. Auctions scheduled to end on Monday will be extended until Tuesday, January 9th.”

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