Malaysian Man Sells AI.com for Rs 634 Crore, Bought for Rs 300 in 1993

• Arsyan Ismail, a Malaysian tech entrepreneur, sold the AI.com domain for $70 million (Rs 634 crore) to Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek.
• He acquired AI.com in 1993 for just $100 (Rs 300) when he was 10 years old, choosing it because the letters matched his initials, not for AI prediction.
• The sale, paid entirely in cryptocurrency, is the most expensive publicly reported domain name sale ever, surpassing CarInsurance.com's $49.7 million in 2010.
• AI.com relaunched during Super Bowl LX by Crypto.com for a new "agentic AI" platform.
• Ismail, active in Malaysia's tech scene, advised not to "over-negotiate with a billionaire" after receiving offers up to $100 million.