Epik buys DNForum, explores member ownership options
Controversial registrar Epik has acquired DNForum and says it is thinking about ways to make the site member-owned.
DNForum is a forum targeted mainly at domain investors. It competes with NamePros and has seen multiple sets of owners over the last few years.
Posting on DNForum, Epik CEO Rob Monster said he hopes to improve industry communication, interoperability and commercial opportunities — registrars will be welcome to pitch their promotions to users.
He said that Epik is “actively investigating a legally compliant way to turn DNForum into a member owned community based on crypto token”.
While popular with domainers, Epik has attracted controversy in recent years for soliciting and welcoming the business of domain names that have been “cancelled” elsewhere due to political extremism.
Whether this laissez-faire stance on free speech will extend to DNForum’s moderation practices in future remains to be seen.
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