Area title “Bitcoin.com” briefly goes on sale for $100 million

Bitcoin.com, probably the most recognizable domains on the earth of crypto, in the present day was listed for sale by American Web area registrar and hosting firm GoDaddy for $100 million.

“This area is presently registered however has been listed on the market by its proprietor. Any supply at or above the quantity proven could also be accepted, rejected, or countered by the proprietor. Presents lower than the quantity proven won’t be submitted. The method might final 5-10 days,” stated the outline on GoDaddy.

Nevertheless, the web page was rapidly up to date and now simply states that “bitcoin.com is taken.”

Since 2014, Bitcoin.com belongs to well-known early crypto investor Roger Ver. Over the previous few years, the web site operated primarily as a crypto and blockchain information outlet. In 2016, Bitcoin.com launched a mining service, and in 2017—its personal crypto pockets. In September 2019, the undertaking subsequently launched a cryptocurrency change.

Prior to now, Bitcoin.com additionally repeatedly got here below fireplace for selling Bitcoin Money—which Ver is an enormous proponent of—because the “true” Bitcoin.

Roger is broke 😂🤣

— ASIAN HODL PhD (@asianhodl1) April 5, 2021

In the meantime, in the present day’s itemizing raised some questions from the get-go. While Bitcoin.com’s web page on GoDaddy’s platform claimed that it was listed on the market by its proprietor, different registrars similar to NameCheap (the place the area was initially registered in 2008) contradicted this assertion.

“This area is just not listed on the market, however you’ll be able to nonetheless make a proposal. DomainAgents will monitor down the area proprietor, current your supply, and produce them into the negotiation,” stated the outline on NameCheap.

CryptoSlate has reached out to Bitcoin.com for feedback however didn’t obtain any replies at press time.

Notably, a sale of a website title for $100 million or extra would grow to be the biggest deal of this type thus far. For instance, this report is currently held by enterprise intelligence agency MicroStrategy which—even earlier than it invested billions of {dollars} in Bitcoin—bought its Voice.com area to Block.one for $30 million in 2019.

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