Original research, data, and strategic thinking from the frontline of the global IP ecosystem. Brokers write to move blocks; the registry writes for the system. This page is written for the holder.
Roughly 600 transactions and five million addresses changed hands in the first half. Averages near $20, a RIPE premium over ARIN, large blocks at multi-year discounts, and the leasing market rewriting what holders do next. The quarterly read, written for the holder.
The trajectory of 1.5 billion addresses moving through transfers and consolidation, with practical frameworks for governance and IPv6 risk.
What to expect from the Assisted Registry Check and registry investigations, and how to prepare so the engagement is constructive. Written by a former RIPE NCC Chief Registry Officer.
A due-diligence checklist for IPv4 transfers. Leasing without losing control. The KIPA Governance Maturity Model, explained. Published here first.
Tracking the massive movement of IP assets across the landscape, driven by market trading, cloud infrastructure moves, and M&A consolidation.
The 2026–2035 landscape will be shaped by which combination of these trajectories plays out. Your strategy needs to be ready for all of them.
Driven by hyperscalers, AI infrastructure demand, mobile/IoT growth, and emerging IPv6-only regulations. Accelerates the transition and reshapes demand dynamics.
IPv6 growth continues steadily while IPv4 recycling and the active transfer/leasing market persist. The practical middle path most organisations are on today.
With large blocks trading at multi-year discounts, acquiring IPv4 capacity can cost less than the technical debt of a forced IPv6 migration. The case for IPv4 permanence is real, and it is priced block by block, not by headline averages.
Whichever future arrives, the constant is the same: estates with clean records and governed decisions move first. That is what the IP Estate Health Check is for →
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