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Crypto.com CEO Kris stated that after acquiring the AI.com domain for $70 million, he received offers exceeding $500 million to purchase the domain.

According to Malay Mail, Malaysian tech entrepreneur Arsyan Ismail sold the domain name ai.com in April 2025 for a reported amount of up to $70 million (approximately 301 million ringgit at the time), thus generating over 300 million ringgit in revenue.In 1993, at just 10 years old, Arsyan used his mother's credit card to register the domain for only $100. At that time, he did not foresee the current boom in artificial intelligence; the reason for the purchase was simply that "AI" happened to be the initials of his name. This seemingly inexplicable $100 charge even left his mother, who was unaware of the domain name, confused at one point.As a tech veteran with over 30 years of experience, Arsyan has been involved in early internet projects like Friendster and was an early adopter of Bitcoin. Reflecting on this life-changing deal, his advice is: never overplay your hand or try to "entice" ultra-high-net-worth individuals during negotiations, as it may lead to losing a significant opportunity over minor details.

Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek tweeted that the team will launch the official product to registered users of ai.com within 48 hours. Due to the large number of users in the queue, the team will adopt a phased rollout strategy to ensure that the infrastructure can handle it.

According to the Financial Times, Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, purchased the ai.com domain last spring through broker Larry Fischer, with the transaction price exceeding twice the over $30 million deal for voice.com, setting a new record.Since April, he has assembled a team to develop autonomous AI agents, aiming to handle practical tasks such as stock trading and schedule management through a private and user-friendly architecture, dedicated to building a decentralized network that advances the development of general artificial intelligence.It is reported that Kris Marszalek previously spent $12 million to acquire the crypto.com domain, completing the transaction and making it public around July 2018.

ChainCatcher message, now when you enter ai.com in the browser, it will directly redirect to the DeepSeek official website. It is understood that the ai.com domain is seen as a symbol of cutting-edge AI, and previously this domain had long been directed to the ChatGPT and Musk's x AI official website.