Registry Rules Shake-Up: .CO Limits Expired Auctions, .IN Warns Traders, .UK Changes Hands

June was the month registries reminded investors who writes the rules. The .CO registry moved to limit direct expired-domain auctions; India's NIXI issued a stark warning that aftermarket trading of .IN domains violates policy; and Nominet confirmed a major operational transition for .UK due in early 2027. Meanwhile Smoothie.com put fractional domain ownership in the spotlight as a new model for premium assets. The lesson: extension strategy now depends as much on registry policy as on the name itself.