Crypto.com CEO Sets Record With AI.com Super Bowl Launch
In a move that has sent ripples through both the tech and advertising worlds, Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek has set a new record with the $70 million acquisition of the AI.com domain—paid entirely in cryptocurrency. The purchase, finalized in April 2025 and announced publicly on February 6, 2026, is now the largest publicly disclosed domain sale on record, according to reporting from the Financial Times and The Block.
The deal eclipsed even the most eye-popping domain sales of the past, including CarInsurance.com’s $49.7 million price tag in 2010, VacationRentals.com’s $35 million in 2007, and Voice.com’s $30 million in 2019. Broker Larry Fischer, who facilitated the transaction, described the…
