The domain name circle has ushered in a historic moment! According to a revelation from a globally authoritative domain name media outlet, the core domain name of the AI industry, AI.com, has been sold for 70 million US dollars (approximately 510 million RMB), directly setting a new global record for domain name transactions and becoming the most expensive domain name ever.

It is reported that the owner of Crypto.com, a globally renowned cryptocurrency platform, has acquired AI.com. Its co-founder and CEO, Kris Marszalek, has officially announced this transaction. He stated that the acquisition of AI.com is to launch a new AI business, which will focus on the field of autonomous AI agents. Users can generate their own private AI agents with just a few clicks, which can not only answer questions but also handle tasks, send messages, perform operations across applications, and even improve functions autonomously and share them across the entire network.

What deserves more attention is that Crypto.com will officially launch this new business through advertisements during the Super Bowl final between Seattle and New England on February 8th. Leveraging the global exposure of the Super Bowl, AI.com will quickly capture users' minds.

In fact, as early as 2023, AI.com briefly redirected to OpenAI's ChatGPT page, but it was later resold. In 2025, this domain name was acquired by a mysterious buyer, and at that time, the industry speculated that the sale price might set a record.

The shocking aspect of this transaction lies not only in the astronomical price of $70 million, but also in its far surpassing of the previous record for domain name transactions, which was set by voice.com in 2019 with a transaction price of $30 million. The transaction price of AI.com more than doubled that record, making it a "phenomenal event" in the domain name industry.

Crypto.com's decision to spend a whopping $70 million to acquire AI.com is a firm bet on the AI sector. Currently, the fields of generative AI, embodied intelligence, and AI agents are experiencing explosive growth. By 2026, the total global expenditure related to AI is expected to surpass $2.5 trillion, indicating that AI is transitioning from technology research and development to widespread application.

As the most intuitive and core domain name in the AI field, AI.com can quickly link global users to its business attributes without any additional explanation. The value of such a top-level digital entry is precisely the core reason why Crypto.com is willing to invest heavily in it.

For the entire AI domain name sector, the astronomical sale price of AI.com is undoubtedly a "shot in the arm", bringing multiple long-term benefits. Firstly, it has completely raised the ceiling of value for AI-related domain names, making the market re-recognize the scarcity and commercial potential of high-quality AI domain names - especially those that are concise, easy to remember, and highly aligned with the AI sector, which will become a "must-conquer territory" for enterprises to deploy AI business.

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