Breaking news! AI.com sold for a record-breaking $70 million! This sets a new global record for domain name transactions.

A historic moment has arrived in the domain name industry! According to a report from a leading global domain name media outlet, AI.com, a core domain name in the AI ​​industry, was sold for $70 million (approximately RMB 510 million), breaking the global domain name transaction record and becoming the most expensive domain name in history.

It has been reported that the company acquiring AI.com is the owner of Crypto.com, a globally renowned cryptocurrency platform. Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, has officially announced the transaction. He stated that the acquisition of AI.com is to launch a new AI business focused on autonomous AI agents. Users can generate their own personalized AI agents with just a few clicks. These agents can not only answer questions but also handle tasks, send messages, perform cross-application operations, and even autonomously improve their functionality and be shared across the entire network.

More notably, Crypto.com will officially launch this new business through advertising during the Super Bowl on February 8th, when Seattle plays New England. Leveraging the global exposure of the Super Bowl, AI.com aims to quickly capture users' attention.

In fact, back in 2023, AI.com briefly linked to OpenAI's ChatGPT page but was subsequently sold. In 2025, the domain was acquired by a mysterious buyer, leading to industry speculation that the price might be record-breaking.

The shock value of this transaction lies not only in the record-breaking $70 million price tag, but also in its far surpassing previous domain transaction records—the previous record held by voice.com in 2019, which sold for $30 million. AI.com's sale price more than doubled that, making it a truly phenomenal event in the domain name industry.

Crypto.com's willingness to spend a whopping $70 million to acquire AI.com reflects its firm bet on the AI ​​sector. Currently, generative AI, embodied intelligence, and AI agents are experiencing explosive growth, and global AI-related spending is projected to exceed $2.5 trillion by 2026, with AI moving from technological research to widespread application.

As the most intuitive and core AI-related domain name, AI.com allows global users to quickly connect it to its business attributes without further explanation. This value as a top-tier digital gateway is the core reason why Crypto.com is willing to invest heavily in it.

For the entire AI domain name sector, the record-breaking sale of AI.com is undoubtedly a shot in the arm, bringing multiple long-term benefits. First, it has significantly raised the value ceiling of 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 ​​industry, which will become a "must-win" area for companies to deploy AI businesses.