Domain Owner Asks $1M for grok.bot from xAI
arthurcolle · x · 2026-08-20
The owner of the grok.bot domain posted an open note to xAI, revealing he bought the domain a month before Grok's launch by pure luck. Facing crypto losses and expecting a baby, he is asking for $1M for the domain, pitching it as a marketing spend for the company.
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