October 12 gave us a commercialized country-code domain, a simpler .ca, and a $405,000 reminder to check whether your auto-renew actually worked.
1997 — .cc Gets Its Commercial Start
On October 12, 1997, the application by eNIC to manage the .cc country-code domain was approved. Domain registrations began shortly afterward. .cc belongs to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands but would later be marketed internationally.
Tiny islands.
Global domain extension.
Domain business in one sentence.
2010 — Canada Simplifies .ca
On October 12, 2010, CIRA stopped accepting new third- and fourth-level .ca registrations, including provincial structures such as example.on.ca. Existing domains were allowed to continue.
Canada basically decided:
Why use three dots when one will do?
Domainers approve.
2025 — Blockchain.ai Reaches $405,000… and a Lawsuit
On October 12, 2025, an expired-domain auction for Blockchain.ai closed at $405,000 on Namecheap.
There was just one small complication: the previous registrant filed a lawsuit claiming he had already paid to renew the domain and that it should never have reached auction.
Probably the most expensive possible reminder to check your renewal status.
“The value of a domain is not what it is, it is what it can become.”
— Rick Schwartz
Three dates. Three useful domainer lessons: good extensions travel, simpler names usually win, and never completely trust auto-renew.
Have a great day… and even better domain sales !
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