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Crypto.com founder buys AI.com for record $70 million in crypto

The most expensive domain ever sold just changed hands for AI's future.

Deep Dive

Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek has purchased the domain AI.com for a record $70 million, making it the most expensive domain sale in history. The deal was funded entirely in cryptocurrency. Marszalek plans to launch AI.com as a personal AI agent for messaging, apps, and stock trading. The sale surpasses previous records held by CarInsurance.com ($49.7M) and Voice.com ($35M), highlighting the soaring perceived value of prime AI-related digital real estate.

Why It Matters

This signals massive financial bets on AI's mainstream future and could launch a major new consumer AI platform.

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