AI.com Fetches a Mind-Blowing $70 Million: Registered at 10 with Mom’s Credit Card, Now Worth 700,000 Times More After 32 Years
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Recently, the highly coveted domain name AI.com was sold for an astonishing $70 million (approximately RMB 480 million), setting a new global benchmark for domain name transactions. Initially registered in 1993, the domain was first acquired by Malaysian entrepreneur Arsyan Ismail, who, at the tender age of 10, secured it for a mere $100 using his mother's credit card. Fast forward to February 2026, and Chris Marszalek, co-founder of the cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com, finalized the acquisition using cryptocurrency. He intends to unveil an AI agent service tailored for individual users during the Super Bowl ads, offering capabilities such as messaging, cross-app operations, and stock trading. The high-profile transaction led to a website crash due to inherent system architecture flaws, revealing potential single-point failure risks. The sale of AI.com not only signifies a reevaluation of domain names but also underscores the strategic importance of user access points in the commercialization of AI technology.