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Sex.com is up for grabs

Sex.com, one of the most valuable domain names, has been sold several times, once for $12 million. It was supposed to go to auction again today, but the site’s creditors just filed chapter 11 bankruptcy, leaving the future of the domain uncertain.

Sex.com seems to be one of the most valuable domain names. It’s been sold several times, once for $12 million. It was supposed to go to auction again today, but the site’s creditors filed chapter 11 bankruptcy last night, leaving the future of the domain uncertain.

For more, we’re joined by Kieren McCarthy, author of “Sex.com: One Domain, Two Men, Twelve Years, and the Brutal Battle for the Jewel of the Internet’s Crown.”