XYZ Registry Domains Report – September 2024

September 2024 Highlights

• 91 premium XYZ Registry domains were registered*
• Most popular TLDs in premium sales*: .XYZ, .Security, and .Storage
• Examples: 99.xyz, Cogent.Security, and PM.Storage (redirects to PropertyManagement.Storage)
• Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .XYZ, .LOL, and .Lat
• Highest .xyz premium sale(s):
  • 99.xyz – $3,000/year MSRP
• Highest aftermarket sale(s) reported:
  • Ready.xyz – $3,650
• 4-letter domains accounted for 14.29% of the .xyz aftermarket sales reported at NameBio, for example:
  • Aftermarket sale Font.xyz for $2,651
  • Aftermarket sale Stem.xyz for $2,551
  • Aftermarket sale Heir.xyz for $324
• Various businesses and platforms launched websites on premium XYZ Registry domains
  • Super.Game ($1,500/year MSRP) registered by a Solana-based onchain game
  • Motion.Game ($1,500/year MSRP) registered by an onchain fitness platform
  • Cogent.Security ($2,500/year MSRP) registered by an AI-powered vulnerability management group
  • BlackCat.Security (domain upgrade from blackcat.mx) ($2,500/year MSRP) registered by an information risk management platform
• The top 10 most popular SLD keywords for .xyz registrations in September were: play, ai, me, online, win, sol, game, app, tech, VIP
• In China, 398 .xyz websites received their ICP license in the month of September, including:
  • GOIO.xyz, a personal website
  • NIFC.xyz, a middle school soccer tournament schedule
• Notable influencers using XYZ Domains
  • Filmmakers Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple use EthereumFilm.xyz to host Vitalik: An Ethereum Story, a feature documentary.
• Freshly funded companies using XYZ Domains
  • Decentralized exchange (DEX) Infinex.xyz raised $65.3M¹
  • DeFi startup ChaosLabs.xyz raised $55M²
  • Crypto startup Bridge.xyz raised $40M, taking the total raised to $58M³
  • AI research company Slingshot.xyz raised $30M⁴
  • Autonomous vehicle company Bot.Auto raised $20M⁵
  • Blockchain startup Hemi.xyz raised $15M⁶
  • Blockchain project Initia.xyz raised $14M⁷
  • Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) layer MindNetwork.xyz raised $10M⁸
  • Bitcoin restaking platform SatLayer.xyz raised $8M⁹
  • Crypto startup SorellaLabs.xyz raised $7.5M¹⁰
  • Crypto transaction engine Daylight.xyz raised $6M¹¹
  • Tech startup Element.Security raised $5M¹²
  • Blockchain developer Fermah.xyz raised $5.2M¹³
  • Wearable tech company Cudis.xyz raised $5M¹⁴
  • Ethereum Layer2 RiseLabs.xyz raised $3.2M¹⁵
  • GameFi project 0xAstra.xyz raised $3M¹⁶
  • Decentralized lending exchange (DLEX) Ammalgam.xyz raised $2.5M¹⁷

Words from #GenerationXYZ:

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Discover a curated selection of available .xyz domains with our .xyz premiums, .xyz numbers, and CNOX search tools.

* Premium XYZ Registry domains refer to premium domains for extensions with standard and premium domains, and XYZ’s premium namespaces such as .Cars, .Car, .Auto, .Theatre, .Storage, .Security, and .Protection.***

** “BIN” (or High/Low) priced premium domain. Domains in this tier have a premium price for the first year, but renew at standard pricing. All other premium domains have annual premium renewal fees.

XYZ Registry Domains Report – September 2024

Top 20 Premium XYZ Domains Registered

(not ranked)

More Standout Premium Registrations

September .xyz Aftermarket Overview

(source: Namebio.com)

*** Starting March 2023, the top 10 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords are expanded to include 2-character keywords.

Starting July 2023, we have expanded from Top 10 to Top 20 Trending .xyz SLD Keywords, and added the 2-character keyword “my” in our dataset. Though we consider “my” to be a keyword modifier, this addition is intended to align with industry focal points.

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2. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/08/15/chaos-labs-raises-55m-as-demand-grows-for-on-chain-risk-management/
3. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/08/30/bridge-fundraising-for-stablecoin-based-payments-network-totals-58m-report/
4. https://www.businessinsider.com/scoop-slingshot-ai-raises-30-million-a16z-menlo-follow-2024-8
5. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240926127309/en/Bot-Auto-Secures-20M-in-Pre-A-Funding-to-Commercially-Deploy-Autonomous-Trucking
6. https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20240917913695/hemi-labs-raises-15-million-to-launch-advanced-modular-blockchain-network-powered-by-bitcoin-and-ethereum
7. https://www.theblock.co/post/318102/initia-funding-token-valuation
8. https://www.coindesk.com/press-release/2024/09/26/mind-network-secures-10-million-in-pre-a-round-funding-to-continually-build-fhe-fully-homomorphic-encryption-layer/
9. https://www.theblock.co/post/312646/bitcoin-restaking-platform-satlayer-funding
10. https://www.theblock.co/post/312222/paradigm-sorella-labs-ethereum-mev-problem
11. https://www.cmointern.com/2024/09/daylight-raises-6m-to-power.html?m=1
12. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkg711c3ha
13. https://www.theblock.co/post/316695/a16z-csx-fund-and-lemniscap-lead-5-2-million-seed-round-for-fermah
14. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/cudis-secures-5m-seed-led-by-draper-associates-to-challenge-oura-ring-in-the-wearables-market-with-blockchain-and-ai-1033780899
15. https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/rise-labs-seed–7b094ec4
16. https://x.com/0xAstra_xyz/status/1836039358954328341?lang=en
17. https://www.finsmes.com/2024/09/ammalgam-raises-2-5m-in-funding.html</sup>