We build, acquire, and operate digital asset systems beyond traditional Web3 gatekeepers.

Web domains represent digital-native real-world assets—serving the same foundational role online that land parcels serve in the physical economy.

Digital asset and Domain Investment Strategy Meets Innovation

url.ventures endeavors to create meaningful partnership and collaboration opportunities, redefine digital asset investing by combining data-driven domain valuation, Web3 integration, and strategic acquisition marketing. Our expertise spans high-value domain trading, AI-powered pricing, and next-gen monetization models—bridging the gap between traditional domain markets and modern digital ecosystems.

Disruption = Exponential Leverage

URL Ventures believes in real market pricing — not manipulated valuations. Our domain pricing intelligence, asset liquidity models, and alternative financing structures ensure domain investors get true value for their assets.

- February 2026 -

Proposal to Revolutionize the Domain Trading Market through Centralized Appraisals and AI-driven Pricing

Over the past two-plus years, our team has immersed itself in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and high-value web domain acquisition. The domain trading market remains inefficient and ripe for disruption—especially now, as blockbuster sales like ai.com (acquired for $70 million in early 2026, the largest website name deal on record) underscore the massive, untapped value in premium digital real estate. Dominant platforms like GoDaddy, Sedo, and Afternic still control sales, brokerage, and appraisals, yet their opaque, often suppressed pricing models continue to undervalue assets, stifling liquidity and market maturity.

The Problem: An Underdeveloped Market + Constrained Price Discovery Systematically Exploited by Registrars and After-Market Quasi-Brokers The domain trading market fails to function as a true, efficient marketplace. Appraisals from major players lack transparency and systematically undervalue domains—particularly in high-growth categories like AI, where legacy algorithms from years ago (e.g., April 2023 baselines) look absurdly outdated against current realities. High-profile examples, such as ai.com commanding $70 million, highlight how mispricing by incumbents leaves billions on the table and discourages active participation.

Per the latest DNIB.com/Verisign report (Q4 2025), global domain registrations reached 386.9 million, with .com at 161.0 million and .com/.net combined at 173.5 million—reflecting steady 2.6% YoY growth in the core base and record new registrations (41.7 million in 2025, the highest since 2021). Despite this foundation, the secondary trading market lags in liquidity and transparency, especially as AI-driven demand explodes and Web3 integrates deeper into digital identities.

The Opportunity: Building a True Marketplace Domain trading parallels maturing collectibles like NFTs, crypto assets, or premium digital brands—markets that have surged with better data and tools. The Web3 blockchain market is projected to grow explosively, with estimates ranging from 41-73% CAGR through 2030-2031 (e.g., from ~$7-10B in 2025-2026 to $50-200B+), fueled by DeFi, tokenized assets, decentralized apps, and AI-blockchain convergence. Premium domains—especially short, keyword-rich .com/.ai names tied to AI, crypto, or decentralized tech—are becoming critical digital identities, with values skyrocketing as adoption accelerates.

The absence of a transparent principal market allows registrars to dominate and suppress pricing, preventing the domain ecosystem from capitalizing on this wave. Recent mega-sales prove domains are no longer static; they're high-beta digital assets poised for explosive appreciation.

The Solution: AI-Driven Centralized Pricing Tool We propose a centralized, AI-powered domain appraisal and pricing platform that aggregates data from multiple sources to deliver weighted, market-reflective valuations far superior to outdated incumbents. By incorporating real-time sales data (including outliers like ai.com), trend signals, and predictive models, the tool corrects chronic mispricing—particularly for high-value domains ($5,000+ and especially AI-themed ones), which are routinely undervalued by tens or hundreds of thousands. Behavior of the one of the two primary variables in any market - traded/sale price - validates that accurate pricing can unlock dramatically higher market floors and drive volume. Our tool creates a virtuous cycle: better valuations → elevated prices → increased trading activity → more data for refinement.

Strategic Partnership with Domain Appraisers We will partner with major appraisal providers, integrating their API data while offering tiered revenue shares (up to 10% for largest contributors, down to 2% for smaller ones). This collaborative model incentivizes participation, boosts tool accuracy, and builds industry consensus around fairer pricing—countering suppression tactics seen in legacy systems.

Leveraging Web3, Blockchain, and AI Trends for Market Growth The convergence of AI hype, blockchain maturity, and decentralized identity needs positions domains as foundational Web3 assets. With Fortune-level enterprises and startups racing into blockchain use cases, demand for unique, brandable domains (especially .ai and keyword .com) will intensify. Aligning our platform with these trends—via AI-enhanced valuations and potential Web3 integrations—positions domain trading as a core pillar of the digital economy.

Market Potential and Scalability Domain registrations continue steady growth (Verisign guiding 1.5-3.5% base expansion in 2026), but the aftermarket is heating up with record sales and AI-driven interest. The broader digital assets space, including domains, is on track for massive expansion amid Web3's projected multi-billion-dollar surges. Our AI system scales naturally—self-improving with more data—and opens doors to brokerage, escrow, market-making, and liquidity tools. While a typical digital asset portfolio is by no means liquid, with sell-through-rates in the 2-5% range, our empirical data analysis of available sales and experience with our principal portfolio consistently model to a roll-off/unsaleable adjusted portfolio return multiples of over 5x with a portfolio duration of at least 3 years.

Long-Term Vision Beyond immediate appraisal improvements, we aim to foster a robust, liquid domain trading marketplace. Advanced AI models will enable true market-making, dynamic pricing, and reduced friction, transforming domains into a thriving digital asset class on par with crypto or NFTs.

Conclusion We have secured domainprice.ai, subdomainregistration.com, domainaggregate.com, domainregistrar.ai, domainesg.com, and domainpricingtool.com - amongst a broader set of top-tier and emerging asset category "verticals" - as the foundation for this centralized pricing platform. With landmark sales like ai.com proving domains' explosive upside—and incumbents lagging in accurate valuation—it's time to modernize the market. By fixing inefficiencies through AI aggregation and transparency, we can elevate true values, boost participation, and capture the next wave of digital asset growth.