Domain name buyer ran into trouble, so Bitcoinist leased BTC.com and has launched it as a site for cryptocurrencies.
The timing of the domain name sale was great…for the seller. Buyer GAWMiners quickly ran into financial (and perhaps other) trouble. But a UK company stepped in to carry the torch and develop the domain name.
Bitcoinist LTD leased the domain name from GAWMiners in a deal lasting until 2018. It launched BTC.com today as a news site for cryptocurrencies.
BTC.com includes news, user forums and beginners guides.
Bitcoinist is also looking to license subdomains, such as exchange.btc.com, mining.btc.com, and wallet.btc.com.
Just sent them an email-we own XBT in an extension and want to lease it-thanks for this posting Andrew.
It’s a pity they ran into financial trouble, I wish them quick recovery.
Interesting to see the subdomain licensing angle.
But GAW bought Bitcoinist a while ago. Something is fishy here.
Interesting…I see this letter of intent:
https://forum.gethashing.com/t/scam-gawminers-paybase-zencloud/67/13188
Do you know if the deal actually went through? If the company ran into trouble it might not have completed the acquisition, but entered into the long term lease deal instead.
ill take the integrity.btc.com sub domain