The top domain news this week includes a high-quality three-letter domain, DOA.com, being auctioned off due to a forgotten renewal, surpassing $70,000 within the first 24 hours before being withdrawn from the auction. Another notable event is the transfer of Microwave.com to GoDaddy under Whois privacy, possibly indicating a change in ownership.
Additionally, premium LLL .com domain KQ.com transferred to GoDaddy under Whois privacy, and .gate became the first major crypto exchange to apply for and obtain a Top-Level Domain (TLD) in the upcoming ICANN application window. The domain game featured Infrared.com, and the recent tweet from @MichaelCyger discussed the idea of a “neoregistrar.