Andy Booth was one of the first people I know that took bitcoin as a payment for domains. I wrote this story in 2014 and I imagine that he added some more coin since then. He was one of the few people that didn’t get burned in the Mt. Gox implosion. In all honesty it seems like a lifetime ago when this happened. I probably need to talk to Andy and fill in the gaps between now and then
Most people know of the sale by Andy Booth of Gox.com to Mt. Gox and the subsequent bankruptcy that followed (of Mt.Gox not Andy). I knew that Andy had received Bitcoins of part of the deal and was curious if he had lost any with the closure of the company. You will be relieved to know that he still has all the coins and they’ve actually gone up in value.
Andy didn’t net quite as much as you’d think after he paid the broker and his brother but part of the deal was he got $5K in Bitcoins. And here’s the Kicker. Mark Karpeles, the CEO at the time, suggested that Andy take the Bitcoins out of Mt. Gox. He even walked him through the process of putting them in a cold wallet. In the words of Andy, Karpeles “explained how it works, told me to download the protocol on bitcoin.org and suggested I password encrypted it”
Evidently Andy was getting a heads up and didn’t even know it. By pulling the coins out he kept his money and it even went up 20% in value since. If only Karpeles would have given that advice to a few more people.
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Quote of the Day: “Hands that help are holier than lips that pray.” – Mother Teresa
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Park.io Names at Auction or Available for Pickup
Doto.co Love the rhyming here
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Nova.gg The nova is super….sorry
FanClub.gg. Because you know there are some fanboys for those pro gamers
Namejet, Sedo, and Catched.com Names at Auction
Chis.com Closes today. Last chance
Hist.org History . Taken in 84 extensions and the dot org is perfect for it
TheRoot.io Not going to get the dot com although you might be able to with a few zeros
Curbing.com Not a great word but its going to be cheap and maybe it will become a young person’s term for something
Limso.com I used to get these for under $100
FlyingHands.com its but up for auction several times. Might hit reserve this time
WeGetItForYou.com I like it better than PostMate
4-4.com I think this one is worth more than $1500 . My opinion only. Make the buy your own
Vali.io Only a few bids
Godaddy Domains With Bids
SportSocks.com Everyone I’ve met owns a few pairs of socks. Most bids on the board today
ActualFacts.com I see no no demand for this right now
Asses.net this one on the other hand has plenty of users
uDry.com Hey bro. We’re going to disrupt the dry cleaning business
JONP.com The real question is will the final end user be Jon P or use it as Jonp?
OkTrade.com For 50 years people have OK to brands to make it stand out. And now to save money on a domain
CorporateRealEstate.com Has anyone ever really made money in Commercial Real Estate? joking
Resume101.com Resume builder all the way
685888.com Can’t lose with three 8s
TheTeams.com Sports or online meetings/collaboration
Concentrations.com I’m thinking marijuana extraction
ElevateDispensary.com Just marijuana here
SativaGroup.com Still there
SlickRick.com I used to LOVE Slick Rick. He and Doug E Fresh peaked at the same time
LifeNuggets.com Great name for a Life Hack site
Identik.com The future of identity
DrugSnow.com Shows the need for camel casing. It’s DrugsNow
Artag.com I see Art
Healthyist.com I’ve sold 3 ist names. Gardenist was one
DiscountAutoRepair.com On the surface it sounds cheaper
WildflowerProject.com Right up my alley but I know they won’t pay anything
Backlink and Juice Names
SeniorMag.com Have a site trying to reach seniors. This site will give you some juice
PetAndNet.com A little bit of pet juice here
Godaddy Domains with One or No Bids
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40038.com
46505.com
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CountryclubProjects.com
DallasTechFest.com
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DSCRevolution.com
EatsShootSandLeaves.com
EffectivePerl.com
EgmontUSA.com
EnvironmentalConsortium.org
FindSavings.com
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FourMileRanch.com
GeekBlue.net
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GetPanAcast.com
HelloZiyi.com
HickoryStation.com
HivesMusic.com
Holopoint.com
imasseria.com
JackieLacey.com
Kalevami.com
Koweb.com
LearningMethod.com
MagoGuide.net
MatrixSupply.com
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MNKBusiness.com
MobileMarketingServices.com
MTLGroup.com
MultItUnity.com
OnReturn.com
PackardMotorFDN.org
PCT50.com
PhotoTrip.com
ProsperityPartnership.org
ProvenRoot.com
Raporku.net
SallyAnderson.com
SJIndependent.org
SleepyhollowChamber.com
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SpeedPac.com
SpiralTeck.com
StaresCue.org
SunDove.com
Suyx.com
TahoeBrewTours.com
TheHealingUniverse.com
ThereThinkers.com
TurnkeyLending.com
tv7.net
u1o.com
UpTiny.com
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usgpe.com
VKOS.com
Weddings101.com
WEKV.com
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laughing at slickrick.com…. those lyrics didn’t go over well back then – the response to a high schooler singing them out loud today would be 10x worse…
There’s a man named Mike that knows everything about Bitcoin. I call him “Hindsight Mike”