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Crypto.com CEO Buys AI.com for $70M

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Sohrab Khawas

Cryptocom co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek has purchased the domain AIcom for approximately $70 million, marking the largest publicly disclosed domain name sale. He plans to use it to launch a consumer-focused AI platform, promoted with a Super Bowl ad, featuring an AI agent that can message, use apps, and trade stocks. The entire purchase was made in cryptocurrency, signaling Marszalek’s long-term confidence in AI as a major technological wave shaping the future.

Sohrab Khawas

Sohrab is a passionate cryptocurrency news writer with over five years of experience covering the industry. He keeps a keen interest in blockchain technology and its potential to revolutionize finance. Whether he's trading or writing, Sohrab always keeps his finger on the pulse of the crypto world, using his expertise to deliver informative and engaging articles that educate and inspire. When he's not analyzing the markets, Sohrab indulges in his hobbies of graphic design, minimal design or listening to his favorite hip-hop tunes.

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