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3strato.de+0.7%
4wix.com+1.1%
5ionos.com+1.5%
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Web3 Naming Bids for the DNS Root, and ICANN Names Its Price
by Natalia Nowak · 13 Aug 2026
ICANN's study group concluded that blockchain naming can integrate with the DNS root, but only if the same string stays under the same owner in both systems. Days before the deadline, ENS reorganized into a foundation to pursue .ens as a closed brand domain, with the earliest launch in 2028.
Security
WordPress 7.0.4 Fixes a PNG That Runs Code. The Flaw Was Almost 10 Years Old.
by Natalia Nowak · 13 Aug 2026
WordPress 7.0.4 closes CVE-2026-65640, present since version 4.7: a file named .png that hides PostScript could reach ImageMagick and Ghostscript and run code on the server. It needs an author account, but XML-RPC skips the upload check, so multi-author and membership sites should update first.
Events
Webhosting Today Experts Join Exclusive Delegate Roster at Domain Summit Europe 2026
by Michiel Grotenhuis · 13 Aug 2026
Domain Summit Europe 2026 opens August 16 in Kempten, Germany, capping attendance at 60 invited delegates. Three of our experts, Frederick Schiwek, Michiel Grotenhuis and Daniel Stanica, join two days of executive sessions on European hosting and domains, August 17-18.
Industry reports
Google’s Field Data Ranks the Platforms Behind Live Sites by Speed, and the Gap Is More Than Twofold
by Natalia Nowak · 12 Aug 2026
We pulled real-user Core Web Vitals for two dozen platforms from Google's field data. Closed builders beat premium hosts, sister brands differ by 21 points, HostGator anchors the bottom, and the developer clouds fail on responsiveness. Speed turns out to be a rankable output.
Security
Metabase Cloud Customers Were Patched Before They Knew. Self-Hosted Users Had to Do It Themselves.
by Natalia Nowak · 12 Aug 2026
Metabase's cloud service was breached through a zero-day, and the vendor patched every hosted instance before most customers heard. Self-hosted operators had to find out, patch by hand and hunt for evidence. Five customers came forward in four days, and about 2,500 instances remain visible online.
M&A
GoDaddy Averages 24 Million Domains Per Brand. team.blue Averages 163,000.
by Natalia Nowak · 11 Aug 2026
Consolidation is not one strategy. Some groups buy scale and run three brands, others buy presence and run forty-one, and the gap between them is about 150 to 1. Meanwhile six in ten tracked domains still sit outside every group we track.
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