So over the last couple weeks GoDaddy has reaped the rewards of one ladies’ efforts. An avalanche of blockchain related domains sold at auction that had expired.
The registrant was certainly a forward thinker who was earlier than most to the blockchain game.
Jane Angela Maginsky Pantalone Both passed away sadly in March of 2017. It was unexpected as she was out walking her dogs. She was only 50.
Namepros members reached out and found Jane’s son, he joined Namepros and relayed the following:
Hello everyone,
Jane is my Mom, that section of obit wwweb found is her’s.
First I need to thank the kind people who have reached out to me and let me know what was happening, I have hopefully stopped what domains remain in this account from expiring… looks like we’ve missed a lot but not all of them. My Mom was always a little ahead of the curve. Rank carelessness isn’t too far from the truth though I’d like to think I’ve learned my ~$100k lesson.
Here is the list of Blockchain names that closed over the last week, (data courtesy of Namebio).
blockchainservices.com 20,250 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainnetwork.com 10,250 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainescrow.com 9,208 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainonline.com 8,600 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainit.com 8,200 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainfinance.com 8,008 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchaintracker.com 6,800 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainloans.com 6,175 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainrights.com 5,850 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainregistry.com 5,100 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchaincentral.com 4,050 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainbase.com 2,890 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaintools.com 2,605 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainassets.com 2,555 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchaincharts.com 2,200 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainmanagement.com 2,025 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainplatform.com 2,025 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainreview.com 1,425 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainsystem.com 1,330 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaincompany.com 1,225 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainco.com 1,186 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainlink.com 1,134 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainnet.com 1,125 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainexplained.com 1,057 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainloan.com 1,025 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainpro.com 1,010 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaincode.com 995 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainservice.com 990 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaincash.com 985 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaindesign.com 918 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainbot.com 913 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainsmart.com 909 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchaincompliance.com 898 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainmart.com 890 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchaindesk.com 885 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainguide.com 805 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainlife.com 769 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchaingame.com 710 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaintitle.com 710 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchaintoday.com 677 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainfuture.com 675 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainbuilder.com 665 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainwizard.com 615 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainhelp.com 601 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainprotocol.com 600 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainprivacy.com 585 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainpool.com 560 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainbasics.com 555 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainsecure.com 555 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainhome.com 523 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainfutures.com 511 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainbox.com 500 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainmaster.com 467 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainconnection.com 450 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainsafe.com 436 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaintime.com 435 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainwebsite.com 426 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainreward.com 412 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchaintool.com 410 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainmatrix.com 343 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaincheck.com 338 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainprogram.com 320 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainprovider.com 305 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainresources.com 305 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainchart.com 305 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainfaq.com 304 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchaincafe.com 304 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainserver.com 290 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainfestival.com 287 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainltd.com 270 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaindownload.com 261 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainaccount.com 252 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainboss.com 248 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainfundamentals.com 246 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainconnections.com 244 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainverify.com 244 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainchecker.com 227 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainmgmt.com 227 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainlock.com 226 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainrecovery.com 210 USD 2018-01-21 GoDaddy
blockchaincommodities.com 210 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainparty.com 208 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainrisk.com 206 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainmd.com 205 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaindocs.com 205 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainpark.com 204 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainbasic.com 199 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainfuel.com 178 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainoffice.com 176 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainconstruction.com 173 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainbond.com 162 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaindoor.com 151 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchaindept.com 134 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainbtc.com 129 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchaindoctor.com 129 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainpolicy.com 127 USD 2018-01-19 GoDaddy
blockchainrealty.com 127 USD 2018-01-16 GoDaddy
blockchainrules.com 126 USD 2018-01-18 GoDaddy
blockchainfile.com 117 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
blockchainhistory.com 108 USD 2018-01-20 GoDaddy
Of course everyone is responsible for having a plan and to make sure their domains are protected. But sometimes terrible unexpected things happen, and to see a third party profit for doing absolutely nothing, is something that has always pissed me off about this business. It’s another shining example of how far domaining still has to go to be in the same realm as all the other asset classes it likes to compare itself to.
I think I do have a new product for registrars like GoDaddy that also have an auction unit or send their domains to auction.
Let’s say that you offer customers some type of life insurance plan, an upsell where if a customer passed away, their heir’s would have one year to present a death certificate and receive 90% of the proceeds from all expiry auctions of the decedent. GoDaddy would get 10% for their time and effort in processing the transactions.
While I believe a lot of people would not have interest in paying GoDaddy for this service, some would. I think another benefit to GoDaddy would be the fact that some have expressed their disdain for them profiting so much this past week. Some have said they will move their accounts etc… GoDaddy could use this new service as a way of showing they are thinking outside the box and going above and beyond when it comes to portfolio management.
Here is Jane’s obituary for anyone interested, may she rest in peace.