It is learned from relevant persons in the industry that the short domain name 3W.COM has recently welcomed new buyers, and finally completed the transaction at a price of 3 million US dollars. The news also shows that the domain name is expected to be used in the web3 business direction in the future.

It is understood that the 3W.COM domain name was registered in 2002. A few years ago, it attracted attention in the domain name investment market due to its high transaction price. It is a classic short domain name with a long history. 3W has meanings such as "WWW, 3web", and the derived interpretation is closer to "the next generation Internet - web3", which is very suitable for web3 related projects, perhaps this is why it can be completed the transaction with 3 million US dollars this time.

At present, there is no reliable information showing the exact identity of the seller and buyer of the 3W.COM domain name transaction, but according to people familiar with the matter, the new buyer is indeed very optimistic about the development prospects of the web3 industry market. This huge investment of 3 million US dollars to win 3W.COM, may indicate that 3W.COM will enter the web3 field in a large scale in the future. Perhaps in the near future, 3W.COM will emerge in the web3 industry.

Short domain 3W.COM trades for US$3 million

Recently, a market source revealed that the best short domain name 3W.COM has completed a new round of transactions and was acquired by a web3 project company at a price of 3 million US dollars, setting a new high for the domain name’s previous market transaction price. The news attracted extensive attention from the web3 industry and the global investment market.

Through the domain name server Whois query, it is learned that the 3W.COM domain name was registered in May 2002 and has been around for more than 20 years. It is a classic short domain name with a long history. Public transaction records show that the most well-known change of ownership of domain name 3W.COM occurred in 2017. At that time, 3W.COM completed the delivery at a price of 280,000 US dollars, and changed owners twice within ten days, refreshing the transaction price of the domain name trading market at that time and shocking the industry.

After a lapse of 5 years, 3W.COM, a classic short domain name, has completed the transaction again. This time, the market price of 3 million US dollars has been nearly 10 times higher than that at that time! The value of the domain name 3W.COM is expected to continue to grow as the latest acquirer has clearly stated that it will aim at the potential web3 industry market.

In addition, a number of high-quality domain names with a long history have recently gained "value certification" from the trading market: the short domain name w3.com registered in July 2001 has reached a market price of $5 million; the price of the top-level domain name web3.com registered in November 1995 has exceeded 10 million US dollars; the current market price of the classic domain name www.com registered in November 1998 is also more than 10 million US dollars.

These high-quality domain names, like 3W.COM, have one thing in common, that is, they are literally similar to the current hot Web3, which can be said to reflect the characteristics of Web3, and to some extent are already a fully qualified sign, and we expect them to show a new look in the future with "Web3".

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