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Can we use our domaining experience successfully in NFTs?

Domain names and NFTs both have one very common property - they are non-fungible. No 2 domain names are the same, and by definition, NFTs are also ...NFTs.

Do you think there are ways how we can use our domaining experience in NFT investing? If so, what principles would you apply? I can imagine that things like scarcity, history, usability, and provenance are some of the factors, but would love to hear your approach. Also, do you have some favourite NFT collections you put your money into? Please share your views :)
 
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The whole purpose of the .io extension becoming so popular amongst certain startups is because they are able to get some top one word keywords that might cost them millions if they were in .com ,

But I haven't seen too many two word .io domains that have sold recently,

The Meta in .life is still still considered a one word domain, but in .io it would be a two word domain and as such it might not be as much sought after by the end users as something like the Meta .io that supposedly sold for a big sum recently.

If the time comes that the startups start venturing into two word domains in .io then it's not just Meta+Life but all the Meta+keyword that are already popular in .com that will become sought after too , but for now I believe that everyone is just sticking to one word domains in .io

Anyway that's is just my understanding of the .io domains at the present time, perhaps things can change later on, but for now I believe that Meta in .Life is better than Meta+Life in .io but perhaps not as good as Meta .io and certainly not as good as Meta .com when it comes to top domain names.

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I was comparing Meta in .io and Meta in .life as OP was asking for half a million for the .life when the .io sold for $100k. At least, we both agree that the .io is better.

PS: Dunno how you got MetaLife in what I wrote in my last post. I had to recheck to be sure. Lol
 
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And we can both agree that the .io is better.

Not necessarily,

.io is a temporary means for startups to get by

But .com and certain domains in New gTLDs such as Meta .Life are long term investments that are worth hanging onto.

But you never know, nothing is guaranteed when it comes to the future, that's why there is a certain risk associated with any investment in domain names no matter what the extension.

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I believe that Meta in .Life is better than Meta+Life in .io but perhaps not as good as Meta .io and certainly not as good as Meta .com when it comes to top domain names.
I was agreeing with this.
 
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I was agreeing with this.

I believe we both agree on the same thing when it comes to the present time,

Top single word domains in .io are certainly hot right now,

But as to what extensions have staying power in the long run as far as domain investments are concerned I am not 100% sure if every startup that gets an .io domain right now is going to keep it forever,

They might decide to switch to a more credible extension later on.

Disclaimer: this is just my personal understanding of this situation and is not meant as and should not be taken as domain investment advice.

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Meta in the .life extension is a very good match. But I think the .io extension has more end-users in general when compared to the .life extension. Just saying
Definitely, .io is very HOT in crypto now :)
 
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The whole purpose of the .io extension becoming so popular amongst certain startups is because they are able to get some top one word keywords that might cost them millions if they were in .com ,

But I haven't seen too many two word .io domains that have sold recently,

The Meta in .life is still still considered a one word domain, but in .io it would be a two word domain and as such it might not be as much sought after by the end users as something like the Meta .io that supposedly sold for a big sum recently.

If the time comes that the startups start venturing into two word domains in .io then it's not just Meta+Life but all the Meta+keyword that are already popular in .com that will become sought after too , but for now I believe that everyone is just sticking to one word domains in .io

Anyway that's is just my understanding of the .io domains at the present time, perhaps things can change later on, but for now I believe that Meta in .Life is better than Meta+Life in .io but perhaps not as good as Meta .io and certainly not as good as Meta .com when it comes to top domain names.

Although things can change in the future and that's why that certain domains in New gTLDs are considered to be long term investments and are worth hanging onto.

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My understanding as well :)
In the end, the market will decide what is good and what is not. I stick to my price, after all, it is less than 10 BTC, it is not that much.
 
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My understanding as well :)
In the end, the market will decide what is good and what is not. I stick to my price, after all, it is less than 10 BTC, it is not that much.

How much do you think I should ask for:

Meta.Broker

I just hand registered it :xf.smile:
 
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In my opinion domains are NFT's and the blockchain domains like.crypto and .eth are being sold as NFT's in auctions.
 
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How much do you think I should ask for:

Meta.Broker

I just hand registered it :xf.smile:
I like it, good pick! Price-wise depends on you - if you want to sell it within 1 year period, go to crypto Twitter, shill it, ask for 1 BTC or a small bag of ETH - have some fun :)
With profit, you can buy maybe some NFTs then :)
 
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I like it, good pick! Price-wise depends on you - if you want to sell it within 1 year period, go to crypto Twitter, shill it, ask for 1 BTC or a small bag of ETH - have some fun :)
With profit, you can buy maybe some NFTs then :)

That's great, finally I got a good one,

But how can a domain like this just be sitting there unregistered, specially for less than $30 a year.

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I don't think domains are equal to NFTs they are two different concepts.

Domains are not truly non-fungible because this terms is in NFTs to describe permanent verifiable ownership non-fungible token. While in domains ownership can change easily.
 
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I don't think domains are equal to NFTs they are two different concepts.

Domains are not truly non-fungible because this terms is in NFTs to describe permanent verifiable ownership non-fungible token. While in domains ownership can change easily.

Ownership can change in an NFT as well. People sell buy and sell.
 
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Ownership can change in an NFT as well. People sell buy and sell.

But original publisher / author does not change. right?
 
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But original publisher / author does not change. right?

Ok I see where you coming from. It's all so new and complex. I mean when you look at the conversations on NFTs they are all over the place. It's certainly an interesting topic.

I think of domains as an NFT in the way that there is only one SEX.com there can be other tlds or an idn but there is only one Sex.com. But I see what you mean if people are focused on ownership and provenance.
 
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That's great, finally I got a good one,

But how can a domain like this just be sitting there unregistered, specially for less than $30 a year.

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That is the beauty of hundreds of different new gTLDs .... even I was not really aware of .broker :) But it does not matter, end users are after combos, particular tld does not matter that often afaik, as far as left side and right side goes nicely together.
 
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And you do not need to speak about new gTLDs which is a term many people still do not know - tell them it is "nice domain hack", this is easier to understand :)
 
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i believe there will be a niche that will rise up in the NFTs just like domaining with the 4Ls and 5Ns where a certain subject or art is more valuable than just any of them. which b4 it happens is the trick. :)
 
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NFTs, like domains, are hypothetically valuable but most aren't. NFTs will eventually leave the speculative arena that domains exist in and be more utility based. Your designer sneakers might contain a private key to unlock an NFT that verifies authenticity. Your car's key fob might integrate an NFT that confers ownership of your vehicle. This speculative phase will fade as NFTs become integrated into the larger economy.
 
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Can we use our domaining experience successfully in NFTs?

Domain names and NFTs both have one very common property - they are non-fungible. No 2 domain names are the same, and by definition, NFTs are also ...NFTs.

Do you think there are ways how we can use our domaining experience in NFT investing? If so, what principles would you apply? I can imagine that things like scarcity, history, usability, and provenance are some of the factors, but would love to hear your approach. Also, do you have some favourite NFT collections you put your money into? Please share your views :)
We're currently running an experiment on Flippa to gauge how the market values domains vs NFTs to determine whether this is a potential avenue to pursue or not.

We don't believe this has been done before, so it will be the first idea this industry gets about this potential correlation.

We're apparently not allowed to discuss this experiment in this section or it gets moderated and moved out of sight, but you can see our post history for more details.

Hopefully the results of this experiment will help answer some of the poignant questions in this thread as there are currently too many unknowns.
 
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NFTs, like domains, are hypothetically valuable but most aren't. NFTs will eventually leave the speculative arena that domains exist in and be more utility based. Your designer sneakers might contain a private key to unlock an NFT that verifies authenticity. Your car's key fob might integrate an NFT that confers ownership of your vehicle. This speculative phase will fade as NFTs become integrated into the larger economy.
Interesting, so do you believe that NFT's as collectibles are a fad?
 
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Who's still collecting?

Fun stuff..... and no annual renewals =D
 
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