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MarketCap.com Aims to Rival CoinMarketCap’s Traffic with Innovative Strategies

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Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, the long-time owner of MarketCap.com since created, March 1998

CoinMarketCap.com’s Legacy and Market Potential

Kolnes acknowledges CoinMarketCap.com’s significant achievements, which led to its acquisition by Binance in April 2020 for approximately $400 million, as reported by Forbes.
This valuation highlights the immense market potential for domains in the crypto and financial technology sectors.

MarketCap.com: A Rare Opportunity for Investors

MarketCap.com is like Facebook.com compared to “TheFacebook.com” (early version of Facebook) — a cleaner, broader platform designed to scale far beyond just crypto coins.

Now, Steinar Vigdel Kolnes—an experienced entrepreneur known for pioneering green energy solutions—has listed MarketCap.com for sale at a starting price of USD 3 million, or buy it now for USD 16 million. (in comparison NFTs.com was recently sold for $15M)

This versatile domain caters to a wide range of industries, including:

  • Cryptocurrency
  • Fintech
  • Crowdfunding
  • Digital marketplaces
  • Financial data platforms

In an era where AI-driven technologies and digital innovation are reshaping industries, MarketCap.com presents a unique investment opportunity. Its premium branding potential ensures it stands out as a high-value digital asset with limitless applications.

High profile domain name sales:

Cars.com – $872 million (2014) Buyer: Gannett Co. Notes: Valued as an asset, including the domain and associated business. The domain is a leading platform for car buying and selling in the USA.

Business.com – $345 million (2007) Buyer: RH Donnelly Notes: Initially purchased for $7.5 million in 1999, resold for this amount. A generic, high-value domain for business-related services.

LasVegas.com – $90 million (2005, paid over 35 years) Buyer: VEGAS.com, LLC Notes: Deal started with a $12 million upfront payment, with the remainder payable until 2040. Aimed to capture travel-related traffic.

CarInsurance.com – $49.7 million (2010) Buyer: QuinStreet, Inc. Notes: Acquired for its high-value niche in the insurance comparison market.

Insurance.com – $35.6 million (2010) Buyer: QuinStreet, Inc.Notes: Another QuinStreet purchase for the insurance comparison sector, leveraging high organic traffic potential.

VacationRentals.com – $35 million (2007) Buyer: HomeAway Notes: Acquired to dominate the travel and vacation rental market.

PrivateJet.com – $30.18 million (2012) Buyer: Nations Luxury Transportation (NLT), LLC Notes: Purchased partly in cash and stock, targeting high-net-worth customers in luxury travel.

Voice.com – $30 million in cash on May 30, 2019, marking the highest publicly reported all-cash domain sale at the time. The buyer, Block.one, a blockchain software developer behind the EOS cryptocurrency, acquired the domain to launch a blockchain-based social media platform called Voice, aiming to compete with platforms like Facebook by emphasizing user verification and data ownership. The seller was MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software, which had purchased the domain in 2005 from a Chinese seller for an undisclosed amount. The transaction was facilitated by GoDaddy, with Paul Nicks, GoDaddy’s Aftermarket VP, confirming the deal. The reported $30 million was before GoDaddy’s commission, estimated at 20%, suggesting the total cost to Block.one was closer to $35 million. MicroStrategy’s CMO, Marge Breya, noted that the domain’s universal appeal and searchability made it a strategic choice for instant brand recognition. Block.one later pivoted Voice.com to an NFT platform in 2021 after the social media venture gained little traction, and the company faced a $24 million SEC fine in 2019 for an unregistered ICO


Internet.com – $18 million (2009) Buyer: QuinStreet, Inc. Notes: Purchased for its broad appeal in the tech and marketing space; later listed for $35 million in 2021 but no confirmed sale at that price.

360.com – $17 million (2015) Buyer: Qihoo 360 Notes: Acquired by a Chinese internet company to enhance its online services brand.

Insure.com – $16 million (2009) Buyer: QuinStreet, Inc. Notes: Purchased for its insurance comparison platform, significantly higher than its 2001 sale price.

Chat.com – $15.5 million (2023) Buyer: OpenAI Notes: Acquired for its relevance to AI-driven communication platforms.

NFTs.com – $15 million (2022) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Purchased during the NFT market peak, tied to digital asset platforms. Purchase was facilitated by Domainer.com and GoDaddy, with Escrow.com handling the transaction. Ian Garner from Domainer.com acted as the buyer broker, and speculation suggests the buyer may be linked to DigitalArtists.com or iGaming.com, though no definitive identity was confirmed. The payment was made entirely in cash, not cryptocurrency.

Sex.com – $14 million (2005) and $13 million (2010) Buyer: Various (2005: Gary Kremen; 2010: Clover Holdings) Notes: Sold twice due to its high-traffic adult industry appeal.

Crypto.com – $12 million 2018) Buyer; Crypto.com (operated by Foris DAX MT Limited) itself, which acquired it from Matt Blaze, a cryptography professor who had owned it since 1993. The exact date within 2018 is not specified in available records.

Hotels.com – $11 million (2001) Buyer: Expedia Group Notes: Considered a bargain given its 45 million monthly visitors today.

Tesla.com – $11 million (2014) Buyer: Tesla, Inc. Notes: Took 10 years of negotiations to secure, critical for brand alignment.

AI.com – $11 million (2023) Buyer: OpenAI Notes: Acquired for its relevance to artificial intelligence branding.

Fund.com – $10 million (2008) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Targeted financial services but has not maintained significant activity.

Connect.com – $10 million (Not dated in sources) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Valued for its broad applicability in networking and tech.

Porn.com – $9.5 million (2007) Buyer: MXN Limited Notes: High-value adult industry domain with significant traffic.

Porno.com – $8.9 million (2015) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Another adult industry domain with strong market demand.

HealthInsurance.com – $8.8 million (Not dated in sources) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Valued for its niche in the insurance sector.

Fb.com – $8.5 million (2010) Buyer: Facebook (Meta) Notes: Acquired from the American Farm Bureau Federation for internal use and to capture mistyped traffic.

Gold.com – $8.515 million (2023) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Purchased for its direct relevance to gold sales and branding.

Shoes.com – $7 million (2017) Buyer: Walmart Notes: Acquired for retail branding in the footwear market.

We.com – $6 million (2015) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Short, memorable domain with broad applicability.

Toys.com – $5.1 million (2009) Buyer: ToysRUs Notes: Purchased to strengthen its online retail presence.

Social.com – $2.6 million (2011) Buyer: Salesforce Notes: Redirects to Salesforce’s advertising pages, leveraging social media branding.

Youxi.com – $2.4 million (2014) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Means “games” in Chinese, valued for gaming market potential.

KK.com – $2.4 million (2013) Buyer: Liang Zeng (Zijin Digital Plaza, Beijing) Notes: Short, memorable domain, now inactive.

Fly.com – $2.4 million (2009) Buyer: Travelzoo Notes: Used for flight comparison services, similar to Kayak.

Auction.com – $1.7 million (2009) Buyer: Real Estate Disposition Corp. Notes: Acquired for real estate auction services.

Dating.com – $1.7 million (2012) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Purchased for online dating services.

Cameras.com – $1.5 million (2006) Buyer: Sig Solares (Parked.com) Notes: Acquired for potential resale and camera retail.

Ticket.com – $1.5 million (2009) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Redirected to StubHub initially, now a Swedish reservation site.

Shift.com – $1.365 million (2024) Buyer: Shift (Canadian web browser company) Notes: Purchased during a bankruptcy sale.

eBet.com – $1.35 million (2015) Buyer: Network Solutions Notes: Sold by domain investor Rick Schwartz after holding it for nearly 20 years.

Ad.com – $1.2 million (2009) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed Notes: Valued for its advertising industry relevance.

MM.com – $1.2 million (2014) Buyer: Hangzhou Duomai E-Commerce Co. Ltd. Notes: Short, two-letter domain with broad appeal.

Unlock.com – $1.228 million (2022) Buyer: Not publicly disclosed

Contact Information

To inquire about acquiring MarketCap.com, reach out to:
Owner: Steinar V. Kolnes
Website: marketcap.com
Email: steinar@marketcap.com / steinar@kolnes.com
X (Twitter): @steinarkolnes | @marketcap__com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/skolnes
Phone/WhatsApp: +47 900 42 374

Ready to buy the domain name MarketCap.com now?
The first person to transfer 16,000,000 USDC via one of the approved blockchains will own the domain name!
Contact me through any of the provided contact methods, and I will send you the domain Auth-Info/EPP code once payment is confirmed.

Ethereum USDC Deposit Address 0x99b0e8bbb69b57da3e70233d2bdd7e5df7138787

Stellar USDC Deposit Address GB3RMPTL47E4ULVANHBNCXSXM2ZA5JFY5ISDRERPCXNJUDEO73QFZUNK

Solana USDC Deposit Address Cr8QvP9XMjpKar1zny2Qv1L8Cg7qiUrebWJnEbnLVpg

Polygon USDC Deposit Address 0x99b0e8bbb69b57da3e70233d2bdd7e5df7138787

Noble USDC Address noble123hp5ux20x3p7s67qpsuk28hfv8furt3cpv0hv

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25 Most Prominent Crypto Entrepreneurs, and Innovators

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25 Most Prominent Crypto Entrepreneurs, and Innovators ranked by net MarketCap [Download PDF file here]

No industry has created such vast wealth, at least on paper, as the crypto industry, and in such a short timeframe.

However, the crypto industry has also caused a lot of controversy, including confrontations with authorities (e.g., the US SEC).

It is also highly unusual that the wealthiest person on this list, Changpeng Zhao (Net MarketCap ~$37 billion), has actually served jail time, being found guilty of money laundering violations.

At the other end of the list, we find that Sam Bankman-Fried still holds a net market cap of ~$250 million.

From ChatGPT:
“Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in November 2023. On March 28, 2024, he was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. AP News

As of January 2025, Bankman-Fried is incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York. Reports indicate that he has been assigned to the same dormitory-style cell as rapper Sean Combs. Wikipedia

In addition to his prison sentence, Bankman-Fried was ordered to pay $11.02 billion in forfeiture for his fraudulent activities. Wikipedia

Bankman-Fried has appealed his conviction and sentence, with the appeals process expected to take several years. Wikipedia”

The crypto industry still has a way to go to improve protection and counter money laundering and terror financing.

Another controversy is the power requirement needed for mining.
On the other hand, Bitcoin mining can also help fund renewable energy.
One company that has demonstrated this is the startup Carnetic, which has made its wind turbine open-source/public domain and promotes the fact that “trapped” wind energy can be used for crypto mining, thereby helping fund renewable energy.

Bottom line: Crypto is still going strong, despite its high volatility. It still has some way to go before overtaking the gold marketcap ($18T vs. Bitcoin $1.85T, as of January 9, 2025).
Also, how Crypto and AI will play out is still to be seen.

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Domain name PABX.com for sale

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PABX.com: Your Versatile Domain for Crypto, Fintech, AI, Startups, IT, and Telecom contact: steinar@kolnes.com

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Whether you’re launching the next big crypto platform, a fintech innovation, or an AI solution, PABX.com offers the perfect branding opportunity. Unlock its potential today!

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Unveiling the Complete Truth: Jews’ Right to the Land of Israel and Beyond

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After the resolution in San Remo on April 25, 1920, standing outside Villa Devachan, from left to right: Matsui, Lloyd George, Curzon, Berthelot, Millerand, Vittorio Scialoja, Nitti. Photo: Unknown / Public Domain / Wikipedia.

On April 24-25 this year, it will be 104 years since the victorious allies Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and the USA met in the Italian city of San Remo to decide on the distribution of land won in the victory over the Ottoman Turkish Empire during the First World War.

The Peace Conference established three so-called mandated territories to be developed into future states. The mandate for Palestine granted legal sovereignty to the entire Jewish people where most were still scattered around the world.
Inhabitants (mostly Arabs) settled in Iraq and Syria/Lebanon were granted similar rights in their areas.

Previously, the term “Palestine” had been used to refer to a geographically varying area.

This term had never defined a separate state!
Before the Romans conquered the Middle East around 63 BC, the state of Israel had been an independent state in this area for centuries.

The intention of the Palestine Mandate was precisely to restore the Jewish state to its original extent after nearly 2000 years under foreign rule.

For many, the San Remo Conference in 1920 is unknown.

Most have heard of the peace conference in Paris after the First World War and the establishment of the League of Nations.

But the fact is that San Remo, which was part of the Paris conference, had enormous significance in laying the legal foundation for the Middle East as we know it today.

However, powerful forces have had an interest in obscuring or denying that the decisions formed international law.
The Balfour Declaration of November 1917 to establish “a national home for the Jewish people” initiated a legal process that led to the decisions in San Remo.

There, this British declaration was transformed into a binding international treaty.

The historical right of the Jews to their ancient homeland became a legal right from then on.

Extremely important is the fact that this sovereignty granted in San Remo still exists as a legal claim, both for the state of Israel and for the Jewish people.

At the centenary, it is important to know that the rights granted encompassed a much larger territory than what is incorporated into the state of Israel today.

The Mandate for Palestine included areas on both sides of the Jordan River: the current state of Jordan to the east, and Judea and Samaria (“the West Bank”) and Gaza to the west. Additionally, large parts of the Golan Heights were included.

The decision in San Remo was inserted into the peace treaty with Turkey on August 10, 1920, and laid the foundation for the Franco-British border agreement on December 23, 1920, which delineated the exact boundaries of the mandate area.

The decision was unanimously confirmed by the League of Nations on July 24, 1922, with Norway’s support, and by the United States in a treaty with Britain on December 3, 1924.

Britain, as the mandatory power, already violated the main intention of the decision in San Remo in 1921 by putting the area in the east temporarily on hold as part of a future Jewish state.

The League of Nations approved this temporary solution.

The temporariness was emphasized by the fact that the Mandate continued as a legal entity. It indicated that the Jews’ right to the eastern area was not revoked.

But the Jews were expelled, and in 1946, Britain unilaterally established the state of Jordan.

Thus, 78% of the area allocated to the Jews was given to the Arabs and made “Jew-free.”

Today’s (2024) demand for a “two-state solution” is therefore 78 years too late.

Britain also failed in its responsibility as a mandate power west of the Jordan River.

They succumbed to Arab pressure and reneged on their commitments to the Jews.

The British obscured the legal decisions after the First World War and often acted as a colonial power.

The most tragic was that in 1939 they closed the mandate territory to Jewish immigration, contrary to the main intention of the Mandate.

It happened at the worst possible time for Jews who could otherwise have escaped the Nazis.

When the League of Nations was replaced by the UN in 1945, many were concerned that the Jews’ acquired legal rights would disappear.

Therefore, Article 80 was inserted into the UN Charter as an additional safeguard to preserve these rights.

The article, referred to in 1945 as the Palestine clause, expressly states:
“Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in or of itself to alter in any manner the rights whatsoever of any states or any peoples or the terms of existing international instruments to which Members of the United Nations may respectively be parties.”

Thus, the UN Charter confirmed that the rights granted in San Remo were to be preserved for the future.

The decision in San Remo is still valid international law.
The text approved by the League of Nations in 1922 began by referring to this decision as the basis for the Mandate for Palestine.

It is essential to maintain that the Jews’ rights to the mandate area did not disappear when the British withdrew in 1948, as many claim.

The mandate did not end when the British left but when Jewish representatives proclaimed the state of Israel on May 14, 1948.

Thus, the goal of the decision in San Remo was achieved in the parts of the country that the Jews actually controlled.
Legally, the Mandate was formulated both as the administration of an estate and as a guardianship.

The British government had undertaken the responsibility both as administrator and as guardian until the Jews could take over.

The fact that an administrator or guardian runs away without completing the task they had taken on does not remove the rights that were supposed to be protected.

When the Mandate for Palestine was established in San Remo, it was for one main purpose: a future Jewish state.

All allocated rights therefore transferred to the state of Israel from midnight on May 15, 1948.

What is easily overlooked is that the Arabs were the group of people who by far received the most in 1920.

They also gained independence after centuries of Turkish occupation, with a total land area 500 times larger than the Jews!

International law expert Jacques Gauthier says: “For the Arabs, San Remo is so important that they should celebrate it every day.”

But they don’t.

Because then they would have to admit that the Jews were granted rights on par with themselves.

They are well helped to this “forgetfulness” by the UN.
The legal significance of San Remo has been attempted to be silenced.
Article 80 is also forgotten.

Thus, the UN can continue to condemn Israel more than all other countries in the world combined.

But the flow of condemning resolutions does not create international law, as is often claimed.

Nevertheless, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, politicians, and the media eagerly applaud.

What they “forget” is that the relevant decisions during the peace settlement after the First World War are still legally binding.

International treaties do not expire unless the parties enter into new agreements.

The Svalbard Treaty of February 9, 1920 where Norway got full sovereignty over Svalbard was formulated in the same legal process as San Remo, and is still valid.

Norway very much wants our rights in Svalbard to be remembered and respected.
But today (2024) Norway has the most antisemitic government since Josef Terboven and the Nazi occupation.
The Norwegian government headed by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and foreign minister Barth Eide, seems to have forgotten these facts.

So what are the rights of the Jews?
Israel waived its claim over the eastern part of the Mandate for Palestine in the peace treaty with Jordan in 1994.

But the rest of the area, west of the Jordan River, belongs to the Jewish people under international law.

Neither the UN nor any other organization or state has the authority to take away this right from Israel. “Illegal occupation” and “breach of international law” have been mantras for over fifty years.

These claims are the greatest distortion and the most extensive abuse of international law the world has ever seen.

The claims are used as weapons to achieve political goals that involve taking away as much as possible — many hope everything — of what was allocated to them in San Remo.

NRK reported Monday morning on a video conference organized by The European Coalition for Israel, where Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke about imminent annexation of areas in Judea and Samaria.

But NRK did not mention one word that the point of the conference was to mark the decision in San Remo that granted the Jews ownership of these areas.

Nor were greetings from several heads of state mentioned. Instead, the state channel continued with the well-known myth of occupation.

Closely related to this myth is the claim that the UN formed Israel through the Partition Plan in 1947.
By then, the Arabs had already received 78 percent of the country in 1946.

The plan, which was contrary to the international law established in 1920 and to the UN’s own Article 80, required acceptance from both groups.

The Arabs flatly refused and resorted to a war of annihilation.

Thus, the plan died. But 78 years later, the plan is still used as an argument to take away even more of the area allocated to the Jews.

But isn’t it truth on which attitudes and policies should be built?

The day Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, politicians, and the media wake up and are willing to hold the historical and legal facts from San Remo as truth, their alleged basis for accusing Israel of conducting “illegal occupation” will disappear.

Originally written in Norwegian by Bjørn Hildrum, which is the author of the book Israel’s Land According to International Law, published in 2018.
Some addition (2024) by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes

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This domain MarketCap.Com is for sale

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Own the Ultimate Domain: MarketCap.com is for Sale to the Highest Bidder Above $3 Million – Contact steinar@marketcap.com Today!

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