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George Kirikos
@GeorgeKirikos
President of Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. If important, email or phone me, don't tweet me. (Retweets/likes/following do not imply endorsement.)
Toronto, Canada.
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    George Kirikos
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    Apr 5, 2019
    For those who were waiting, I finally did launch the blog today, at freespeech.com #ICANN #domainnames #freespeech
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    George Kirikos
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    Jul 14, 2018
    I'm considering finally launching a blog to provide my insights into the world of domain names and #ICANN in long form (more than 280 characters!). If I launched such a blog, would you read it? #uncensored #unvarnished #FreeSpeech
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    George Kirikos
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    Oct 25, 2024
    Just blogged: Rocket[.]com domain name changed hands for USD $14 million
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    Rocket.com domain name changed hands for USD $14 million
    According to a financial filing today by the seller of the Rocket.com domain name, L3Harris: “For the quarter and three quarters ended September 27, 2024, includes $14 million of income net o…
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    George Kirikos
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    Jan 7, 2025
    "Shopify has purchased the domains shop.ca and shop.us from Toronto-based Emerge Commerce for $375,000 USD ($536,000 CAD)." via @BetaKit betakit.com/shopify-acquir…
    Shop | The most amazing way to shop online
    From shop.app
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    George Kirikos
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    Jan 12, 2022
    Just turned down a $10MM opening offer for one of my company's domain names. 🚀
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    George Kirikos
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    Jan 7, 2022
    95%+ felt that another 8-figure domain name deal will come to light in 2022.
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    George Kirikos
    @GeorgeKirikos
    Aug 7, 2022
    Sunday Surprise: While I'm still 'on strike', I'll make an exception for an 8-figure deal. Just blogged: Connect[.]com domain name was acquired by @HubSpot for $10 million. freespeech.com/2022/08/07/con… Take a moment to ask #ICANN 💩to extend their comments deadline to mid-Sept.
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    Connect.com domain name acquired by Hubspot for $10 million
    [NB: As I’ve noted on Twitter, I don’t appreciate folks who are not citing my work. So, I’m “on strike”. That being said, I’ll make an exception for an eight-fig…
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    George Kirikos
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    May 30, 2021
    Just blogged: Exodus(.)com domain name acquired for $1,945,000 freespeech.com/2021/05/30/exo… @DNJournal @NameBio
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    Exodus.com domain name acquired for $1,945,000
    Exodus Movement, a company involved in the crypto field, has disclosed that they purchased the Exodus.com domain name for USD $1,945,000. This was revealed in a recent SEC filing (page 21): The Com…
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    George Kirikos
    @GeorgeKirikos
    Aug 6, 2023
    I am 99% confident that I’ve uncovered the true owner of the elite ai[.]com domain name. If this post gets 100 reposts within 24 hours of this post (i.e. by 4 pm on Monday, August 7, 2023) I’ll blog my research. 💯
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    George Kirikos
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    Mar 29, 2024
    Just Blogged: Shift[.]com and Fair[.]com domains change hands for $1,365,000 and $900,000 respectively in bankruptcy auctions freespeech.com/2024/03/29/shi… Hat Tip: Joshua Schoen @jstenn13
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    Shift.com and Fair.com domains change hands for $1,365,000 and $900,000 respectively in bankruptcy...
    Happy Good Friday and Easter to those Christians who are celebrating their holiest days of the calendar this long weekend (Greek Orthodox Christians like myself will need to wait until May this yea…
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    George Kirikos
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    Aug 21, 2021
    I just discovered another 7-figure domain name deal. It took a lot of sleuthing to figure this one out! I'll spill the beans once this tweet is retweeted 100 times. (Likes don't count towards the 100.) #IsItWorthARetweet #YouAreGettingThisResearchForFree
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    George Kirikos
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    Aug 22, 2021
    Just bloggged: Hippo(.)com domain name acquired for $3.3 million
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    Hippo.com domain name acquired for $3.3 million
    Careful analysis of recent SEC filings allow us to conclude that the Hippo.com domain name was acquired for USD $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2021.
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    George Kirikos
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    May 9, 2024
    Just blogged: In March 2024, JMB acquired $8.5 million of intangible assets that included Gold[.]com’s domain name freespeech.com/2024/05/09/in-… Normally, I'd not share this research, given the widespread parasitic "journalism" in the domain name industry.....
    Gold.com domain transaction documented in SEC filing
    In March 2024, JMB acquired $8.5 million of intangible assets that included Gold.com’s domain name
    From freespeech.com
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    George Kirikos
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    Sep 29, 2021
    Just blogged: NFT(.)com domain name acquired for USD $2 million @NameBio @DNJournal
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    NFT.com domain name acquired for USD $2 million
    According to a Canadian securities filing, the NFT.com domain name was acquired for USD $2 million.
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    George Kirikos
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    Aug 3, 2022
    Just blogged: NFTs[.]com domain name “appraisals” vs. actual transaction price Is today the day that domain appraisal tools *finally* died? @DomainKing #ByeByeMissAmericanPie ⚰️💀🪦⚱️
    Alter appraisal of NFTs.com on August 3, 2022
    NFTs.com domain name “appraisals” vs. actual transaction price
    From freespeech.com
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    George Kirikos
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    Jan 29, 2022
    Just blogged: Galaxy(.)com domain name acquired for $1.8 million by Galaxy Digital This is yet another domain name upgrade by a #crypto company. Perhaps Michael Novogratz @novogratz would be a potential guest on @DomainSherpa?
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    Galaxy Digital acquired the Galaxy.com domain name for $1.8 million
    [UPDATED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 11, 2023:  In a more recent filing from Galaxy, we can determine a more accurate figure for the domain name transaction, namely USD $1,761,000. This figure appears in sev…