Two factor authentication (2FA) has been available at most domain registrars for quite some time. Domain registrants can enable 2FA on their registrar accounts, and they are usually given different 2FA options like SMS, Authenticator App, or Security keyfob.
While 2FA is an option for domain registrants, it is not a requirement at most registrars. In the case of CSC, a well-known corporate domain name registrar, 2FA has been a requirement for customers since 2017:
Earlier this week, Sedo announced the $700,000 sale of You.ai. As I mentioned, it is the largest publicly reported .ai domain name sale of all time. When I published my article, the buyer of the domain name was unknown. That is no longer the case.
If you visit You.ai, it shows the logo found on Dharmesh.ai. I reached out to Dharmesh Shah, Founder of HubSpot and creator of quite a few other projects, and he confirmed that he acquired the domain name. I asked if he could comment about the acquisition, and he shared this with me:
In August of this year, DomainGang reported that Door.com was likely acquired by Latch, Inc., the company operating on Latch.com. Theo noticed this as a result of a trademark filing in the USPTO. In fact, the domain name was acquired, and Latch was rebranded as Door.com, according to an article in The Verge.
In the DomainGang article, Theo wrote that “[T]he domain was brokered this year by brokerage powerhouse, Lumis. No information was released about the amount involved in this transaction.”
Shortly after the untimely and unexpected passing of Lonnie Borck in 2016, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) named an award in his memory with the approval and participation of Lonnie’s family. Each year since, the ICA has continued to honor Lonnie’s memory with the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award.
The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award honors someone from the domain name business who deserves recognition for making an “exceptional contribution to fostering a sense of community within the domain name industry.” Anyone from within the domain industry can nominate another domain industry participant who they believe is deserving of the award.
Sedo published its weekly domain name sales report today, and the largest sale was You.ai, which transacted for $700,000 USD. The domain name was sold via Sedo’s platform rather than through a SedoMLS partner.
This sale sets the public record for .AI domain name sales, according to NameBio. Prior to the $700,000 sale of You.ai, the largest .AI domain name sale was Stack.ai, which sold for $258,888 earlier this year via Afternic. The next highest sale was the sale of NPC.ai for $250,000. That domain name was also sold this year via Sedo.
It is frustrating to see a domain name I own listed for sale on a sales venue without my permission. Sometimes these listings are from a prior owner, sometimes they are done in error, and sometimes they’re fraudulent. Not only can this prevent a domain registrant from listing names that are already listed, a potential buyer could see the name listed for a lower price and have that price in mind when subsequently negotiating a purchase.
When I see one of my names listed for sale somewhere without my permission, I quickly contact my account manager or the support team to request the removal of the listing ASAP. Every sales venue has a procedure for reporting unauthorized listings.
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