Buffett's Berkshire sells one-third of VeriSign stake for $1.23 billion reut.rs/4opoLFo
Buffett's Berkshire sells one-third of VeriSign stake for $1.23 billion
Berkshire Hathaway sold about one-third of its stake in VeriSign , an internet infrastructure and domain name registry company that Warren Buffett's conglomerate has invested in since 2012, VeriSign said on Monday.
reut.rs
July 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Buffett's Berkshire sells one-third of VeriSign stake for $1.23 billion reut.rs/4opoLFo
DigiCert/Verisign/etc:
July 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
DigiCert/Verisign/etc:
Buffett's Berkshire to sell one-third of VeriSign stake reut.rs/458gVqN
Buffett's Berkshire to sell one-third of VeriSign stake
Berkshire Hathaway will sell about one-third of its more than $4 billion stake in VeriSign , an internet infrastructure and domain name registry company that Warren Buffett's conglomerate has invested in since 2012, VeriSign said on Monday.
reut.rs
July 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Buffett's Berkshire to sell one-third of VeriSign stake reut.rs/458gVqN
US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Internet ‘Monopoly’ You've Never Heard Of
US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:36 PM
US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.
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November 30, 2024 at 12:12 AM
bluesky brought to you by verisign
Elizabeth Warren is urging an antitrust investigation into VeriSign, which manages the .com domain for alleged price-gouging.
Prices have risen 30% since 2018, despite unchanged services that others could offer more cheaply.
Warren makes a valid point, but it’s unclear if most people are concerned
Prices have risen 30% since 2018, despite unchanged services that others could offer more cheaply.
Warren makes a valid point, but it’s unclear if most people are concerned
Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet “monopoly” you’ve never heard of
Senator wants to investigate whether VeriSign is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws.
arstechnica.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Elizabeth Warren is urging an antitrust investigation into VeriSign, which manages the .com domain for alleged price-gouging.
Prices have risen 30% since 2018, despite unchanged services that others could offer more cheaply.
Warren makes a valid point, but it’s unclear if most people are concerned
Prices have risen 30% since 2018, despite unchanged services that others could offer more cheaply.
Warren makes a valid point, but it’s unclear if most people are concerned
why does Windows's latest certificate stores have VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, 2010 CA, but not 2009-2 CA?
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
why does Windows's latest certificate stores have VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, 2010 CA, but not 2009-2 CA?
VeriSign beats second-quarter profit estimates on steady demand for domain names reut.rs/4lLJvp7
VeriSign beats second-quarter profit estimates on steady demand for domain names
Internet services company VeriSign posted second-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, helped by stable demand for domain name registrations as businesses bolster their digital footprints.
reut.rs
July 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
VeriSign beats second-quarter profit estimates on steady demand for domain names reut.rs/4lLJvp7
were you aware that one time twitter got their dns hijacked because of a fucking fax machine?
yeah - the badguys FAXED verisign, faked twitter letterhead, and asked for dns changes to the main A record - and verisign complied.
and thats not even one of the three.
we got popped BY FUCKKING FAX
yeah - the badguys FAXED verisign, faked twitter letterhead, and asked for dns changes to the main A record - and verisign complied.
and thats not even one of the three.
we got popped BY FUCKKING FAX
December 18, 2024 at 1:17 AM
were you aware that one time twitter got their dns hijacked because of a fucking fax machine?
yeah - the badguys FAXED verisign, faked twitter letterhead, and asked for dns changes to the main A record - and verisign complied.
and thats not even one of the three.
we got popped BY FUCKKING FAX
yeah - the badguys FAXED verisign, faked twitter letterhead, and asked for dns changes to the main A record - and verisign complied.
and thats not even one of the three.
we got popped BY FUCKKING FAX
you kids today take your free https for granted. back in my day some of us paid through the nose for a prized ssl certificate from verisign. through the freakin’ nose.
May 6, 2024 at 12:27 AM
you kids today take your free https for granted. back in my day some of us paid through the nose for a prized ssl certificate from verisign. through the freakin’ nose.
(remember that time in 2003 Verisign broke NXDOMAIN with a wildcard that showed ads?)
August 12, 2026 at 1:24 AM
(remember that time in 2003 Verisign broke NXDOMAIN with a wildcard that showed ads?)
VeriSign is the most profitable company in America and maybe the world, which is amazing because all it does (essentially) is collect $10/year for .com domain registrations
prospect.org/power/2024-0...
prospect.org/power/2024-0...
The Government Created the Most Profitable Company in America
Now, the Biden administration has the opportunity to slash the astronomical profit margins of VeriSign, the obscure company making a mint on annual .com website registrations.
prospect.org
December 2, 2024 at 9:47 PM
VeriSign is the most profitable company in America and maybe the world, which is amazing because all it does (essentially) is collect $10/year for .com domain registrations
prospect.org/power/2024-0...
prospect.org/power/2024-0...
🚨Join us TOMORROW for ROW15!
📆 September 29, 13:00–17:00 UTC.
Agenda, slides and registration 👉https://regiops.net
ROW is an informal industry conference offering a platform for discussing the technical intricacies of DNS registration operations.
@cira.ca
#ICANN #Verisign #COFOMO
📆 September 29, 13:00–17:00 UTC.
Agenda, slides and registration 👉https://regiops.net
ROW is an informal industry conference offering a platform for discussing the technical intricacies of DNS registration operations.
@cira.ca
#ICANN #Verisign #COFOMO
September 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway activity for Q4, 2024
Buys
Domino's $DPZ
Pool Corp $POOL
Sirius $SIRI
Verisign $VRSN
Occidental Petroleum $OXY
Constellation Brands $STZ
Buys
Domino's $DPZ
Pool Corp $POOL
Sirius $SIRI
Verisign $VRSN
Occidental Petroleum $OXY
Constellation Brands $STZ
February 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway activity for Q4, 2024
Buys
Domino's $DPZ
Pool Corp $POOL
Sirius $SIRI
Verisign $VRSN
Occidental Petroleum $OXY
Constellation Brands $STZ
Buys
Domino's $DPZ
Pool Corp $POOL
Sirius $SIRI
Verisign $VRSN
Occidental Petroleum $OXY
Constellation Brands $STZ
.internet
I like it, think I'd buy a domain or two
and btw, Verisign announced that .web will finally be available 10 years after they won the auction (legal limbo)
I like it, think I'd buy a domain or two
and btw, Verisign announced that .web will finally be available 10 years after they won the auction (legal limbo)
August 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
.internet
I like it, think I'd buy a domain or two
and btw, Verisign announced that .web will finally be available 10 years after they won the auction (legal limbo)
I like it, think I'd buy a domain or two
and btw, Verisign announced that .web will finally be available 10 years after they won the auction (legal limbo)
Warren Buffett Insider Trading Alert 🚨
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway purchased $74 million worth of Verisign $VRSN
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway purchased $74 million worth of Verisign $VRSN
December 29, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Warren Buffett Insider Trading Alert 🚨
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway purchased $74 million worth of Verisign $VRSN
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway purchased $74 million worth of Verisign $VRSN
Verisign would be the ones to talk to. They're responsible for .com IIRC, and they can override GoDaddy - or at least freeze the domain.
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Verisign would be the ones to talk to. They're responsible for .com IIRC, and they can override GoDaddy - or at least freeze the domain.
Just waiting for the day someone gets mad enough about handles being URLs on here that they hack verisign and change their handle to @com.
January 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just waiting for the day someone gets mad enough about handles being URLs on here that they hack verisign and change their handle to @com.