The NFTs.com domain name was acquired for $15 million, making it the largest public domain name sale of the year.
according to domain investmentthe transaction was brokered for undisclosed buyers by Domainer and GoDaddy while Escrow.com facilitated the purchase.
The deal, which closed on August 3, is the largest publicly reported domain name sale in years, following Voice.com’s $30 million acquisition in 2019. It is also the most expensive crypto-related domain name, surpassing Eth.com, which was bought for $2 million in 2017. platform.
In April 2021, the Bitcoin.com domain was briefly listed on GoDaddy for $100 million, but other registrars such as NameCheap disputed these claims, claiming it was not for sale. .
NFTs.com sellers also remain anonymous. Previous purchase prices for domains are not publicly available. Except for the asking price of $25,795, Archive.org Recorded End of 2018.
Matt Holden, GoDaddy’s president and former Domainer employee, said domain names are “a phenomenal asset” given how NFTs are laying the foundation for the metaverse economy and GameFi.
“It has been a pleasure working with all parties involved with NFTS.com.It is a great opportunity for buyers to acquire a category killer domain and not one of the best possible dotcom domains in the entire Web3 space. ” he said. press release.
No official plans for NFTs.com have been announced yet. However, according to Domainer, domain buyers are associated with several other Web3 projects, including: DigitalArtists.coma platform that provides curated Web3 services to artists.
