Malaysian Man Sells AI.com Domain for Rs 634 Crore After Rs 300 Purchase in 1993
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Malaysian Man Sells AI.com for Rs 634 Crore, Bought for Rs 300 in 1993
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Moneycontrol•11-02-2026, 14:17
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.