chinese domain market

Chinese domain sales are rebounding in terms of volume, and we might see a jump in prices short term. One thing is certain: the buyers aren’t interested in silly, long combinations of 6N, 7N, or even 8N and 9N anymore; the focus is 3 to 4 digits, along with LL and LLL .com domains. Domain Gang

Verisign reported its earnings for the 4th quarter of 2015 and financial results for 2015. In the earnings call today, Verisign made some interesting comments about that huge volume of .Com domain name registration we saw from Asia the 4th quarter of 2015: Bottom line Verisign expects those...

The Chinese economic indexes are at their lowest point since 2014, after Shanghai’s composite closed down 6.4% on Tuesday. China’s central bank injected 360 billion yuan into money markets, attempting to sustain liquidity just as the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday looms ahead. An interesting...

The Chinese stock market ended its week with a loss, closing down 3.6% on Friday; that’s more than 20% below its high in December. An oncoming bear market in China should be taken into consideration, as far as domain name investments go, particularly as analysts have warned of the chance for...

Wu Maoqing, a 32-year-old banker in Beijing, lost so much money in China’s stock markets last summer that he describes himself as “scarred” by the experience. But in October, he discovered a new asset class he hopes will help make the money back—short domain names. Since then, Wu has invested...

China’s stock market took a whipping during the first week of 2016; the volatility is a warning to everyone in China investing in stocks that can yo-yo uncontrollably. Chinese investors have been turning to domain names for some time now, and this can be interpreted as using domains as “cash...