Topic: [ANN] Bitcoin.com (Read 4482 times)

Nice job getting that domain!

Hopefully MtGox doesnt try to get it from you since they own the bitcoin name trademark.

Well, it was actually created way before... in 2000.. But apparently was destroyed later several times.

http://www.hosterstats.com/historicaldns.php?domain=bitcoin.com


The domain is a mine of gold... 

An unrelated micropayment company owned bitcoin.com before Bitcoin was released. They never actually managed to develop a product, AFAIK.

Facebook.com registered 1997-03-28...

Actually I'm surprised it was created only in 2008...

whoa! dotcom? whois...


Domain Name:BITCOIN.ORG
Created On:18-Aug-2008 13:19:55 UTC
Expiration Date:18-Aug-2019 13:19:55 UTC

Status:ACTIVE


Domain Name: BITCOIN.COM
Registration Date: 04-Jan-2008 !!!!
Expiration Date: 04-Jan-2015

Status:ACTIVE


Who is this? Satoshi or a visionary domainer? 

whoa! dotcom? whois...


Domain Name:BITCOIN.ORG
Created On:18-Aug-2008 13:19:55 UTC
Expiration Date:18-Aug-2019 13:19:55 UTC

Status:ACTIVE


Domain Name: BITCOIN.COM
Registration Date: 04-Jan-2008 !!!!
Expiration Date: 04-Jan-2015

Status:ACTIVE


Who is this? Satoshi or a visionary domainer? 

That must be the greatest domain name in bitcoin space since
www.bitco.in

www.tradehillblog.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    
TradeHill, Inc. Files Suit Against Dwolla, Inc.



San Francisco, California - March 6th 2012 - As we have mentioned in previous press releases and blog posts, we at TradeHill believe we unjustifiably lost tens of thousands of dollars when we used Dwolla as our money transmitter during June and July 2011.  We spent months attempting to contact Dwolla to resolve this dispute but were met with silence or obfuscations.  To this day, though Dwolla has claimed these losses were due to chargebacks, we have not received any kind of documentation accounting for those losses.  Regardless, Dwolla's contracts and advertisements from the time specifically and repeatedly highlighted a "no chargeback" policy.

As a result of these losses, TradeHill was unable to pay its employees and was forced to shut down exchange operations on February 13, 2012.  We did not want to do this.  We believe in Bitcoin and greatly enjoyed being involved in the community in such an integral way.  Though we had hoped to continue different business operations on bitcoin.com, we were contractually obligated to return that domain name (along with bitcoin.co and bitcoin.co.nz) once we stopped operating as an exchange.  As such, bitcoin.com is no longer owned and operated by TradeHill.

Yesterday, TradeHill filed a complaint for damages in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Dwolla and two of its officers.  In the complaint, we allege that Dwolla fraudulently reversed nearly $100,000 in supposedly "credited" transactions and unjustifiably blocked an attempt by TradeHill to transfer $70,000 of its funds from Dwolla's control.  Besides these direct damages, TradeHill is also claiming damages resulting from Dwolla's actions, including the harm to TradeHill's reputation and the loss of bitcoin.com, a very valuable domain.

We have received confirmation from other former Dwolla customers that they also lost money when Dwolla reversed supposedly completed and credited transactions without notice and in violation of Dwolla's own policies.  If you also believe you were treated in a similar fashion by Dwolla, do not hesitate to contact us.



Jered Kenna
Chief Executive Officer
TradeHill

Twitter: @jeredkenna   @tradehill
Please send all press inquiries to [email protected]

ENDS

I'm pleased to announce that Bitcoin.com is launching today as an independent website geared toward the needs of bitcoin beginners.

When people hear about Bitcoin, their first visit is often to http://bitcoin.com. They're generally looking for a basic understanding and may hope to acquire some for themselves. Veterans here know the frustration that can involve.

Our goal with the new site is to make it easy for each visitor to get their first bitcoins by highlighting a single wallet and dealer based on the visitor's geographic location. The new site is launching today with Coinbase as the featured provider. Expanded offerings for international visitors will be added in near future. 

In all cases, a "fast track" home page design will provide a way to get started quickly. Links to bitcoin.org and the original client will offer an additional path forward for the adventurous.

As investors and enthusiasts, we acquired bitcoin.com at a time when the domain was empty of useful content. We hope this new site will begin to repay the investment while also accelerating adoption among new users.

Paid placements and content sharing arrangements will be sparingly considered where beneficial to visitors. Interested parties can send proposals to admin at bitcoin.com.

Thanks all,

Bitcoin.com

Nice domain name!