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Why do two people want it?  Did the .info owner put a bounty on it?

Is there any information that can help them to find the owner.thx

piuk has put a 5BTC bounty on another thread, and before him there was an user looking for it already.

Now this "Blockchain_Helper" wants to contact the owner too, and "World" has replied to every thread about the subject (including this one) with the same message:

refused to prove ownership of the domain.

That should be very easy and costs them nothing, even changing the whois email would do IMO. I'd say it's some scammer trying to get the bounty.

This person claims to be the owner of blockchain.com (http://blockchain.com):

http://www.facebook.com/fannnnnnnnneww (http://www.facebook.com/fannnnnnnnneww)

I contacted them,  agreed on a price in Bitcoins,  but they:

1. Insisted that I pay the bitcoins first.
2. Refused to use an escrow service.
3. Refused to provide any proof that they actually own the domain.

They also said many strange things during the Skype chat in regards to the domain.

Does anyone know if this person is the real owner or if they can be trusted? 

I sent unrelated email to blockchain.info support and no answer in days, whats up with that?

Blockchain_Helper, since you are following this thread, I sent unrelated email to blockchain.info support and no answer in days, whats up with that?

If they don't prove nothing, don't pay.

It should be trivially easy to prove that you own a domain, so if someone refuses to do so I would consider them a scammer.

This person claims to be the owner of blockchain.com (http://blockchain.com):

http://www.facebook.com/fannnnnnnnneww (http://www.facebook.com/fannnnnnnnneww)

I contacted them,  agreed on a price in Bitcoins,  but they:

1. Insisted that I pay the bitcoins first.
2. Refused to use an escrow service.
3. Refused to provide any proof that they actually own the domain.

They also said many strange things during the Skype chat in regards to the domain.

Does anyone know if this person is the real owner or if they can be trusted?  

Update,

I will pay $500 for simply putting me in contact with the owner of Blockchain.COM
I will pay this even if the owner doesn't actually sell me the domain.

Hi Blockchain_Helper,

I'm in the race for the $500 (in BTC):
http://whois.domaintools.com/blockchain.com

The WhoisGuard email address will be forwarded to the real address:
"When some one sends an email to your uniquely generated xyz.protect@whoisguard.com address, we will in-turn forward it your real email address which you specify. "

Here you go:
6e5cca004afd476fb202080a04a2d443.protect@whoisguard.com


Good luck! Robert

Well, I wasn't sure if it had been tried. Since it was not written explicitly. At least, I thought. "the owner of the contact address does not respond", almost explicit...

I've learned not to think too much for other people. Especially when free coins are involved.

My guess is that if they hadn't come forward by now then they probably will not.  Which is sad as I love piuk's services.  😰

This is exactly why people get scammed so often. This guy is screaming scammer, You should not even consider doing business with him. There is absolutely no legitimate reason he shouldn't prove he is the owner or use escrow and there are ways to do that without compromising his anonymity. Run the other way! Don't waste your Bitcoins because it'll be just throwing them down the drain.

I'm starting to suspect the owner is satoshi himself...

And if there's any truth to the rumors that he's dead,
that would explain the lack of response...

Well, I wasn't sure if it had been tried. Since it was not written explicitly. At least, I thought. "the owner of the contact address does not respond", almost explicit...

I've learned not to think too much for other people. Especially when free coins are involved.

Hi, here's something perfectly useless and banal I've spent fifty seconds on (only because I am retarded, normally it would take five). I refuse to put any thought into this (or anything else), but please consider me for a large windfall (at least comparatively to my meager means).

Why doesnt he just dispute the registration of it with icann?


it currently has malware on it as well.

Cancellation of Registrations in the Event of Material Breach by the Registrant

If the registrant fails to respond "for over fifteen calendar days to inquiries by Registrar concerning the accuracy of contact details", then pursuant to RAA Subsection 3.7.7.2 the registrant is in "material breach" of its registration agreement with the registrar. That subsection also provides that "willful provision of inaccurate or unreliable information" shall constitute a material beach of the registration agreement. Under either of these circumstances, the RAA provides that the material breach of the registration agreement shall be "a basis for cancellation of the Registered Name registration."

Registration Service Provided By: Namecheap.com
Contact: support@namecheap.com
Visit: http://namecheap.com
   
Domain name: BLOCKCHAIN.COM

Registrant Contact:
   WhoisGuard
   WhoisGuard Protected ()
   
   Fax:
   11400 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 200
   Los Angeles, CA 90064
   US

Administrative Contact:
   WhoisGuard
   WhoisGuard Protected (6e5cca004afd476fb202080a04a2d443.protect@whoisguard.com)
   +1.6613102107
   Fax: +1.6613102107
   11400 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 200
   Los Angeles, CA 90064
   US

Technical Contact:
   WhoisGuard
   WhoisGuard Protected (6e5cca004afd476fb202080a04a2d443.protect@whoisguard.com)
   +1.6613102107
   Fax: +1.6613102107
   11400 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 200
   Los Angeles, CA 90064
   US

Status: Locked

Name Servers:
   dns1.registrar-servers.com
   dns2.registrar-servers.com
   dns3.registrar-servers.com
   dns4.registrar-servers.com
   dns5.registrar-servers.com
   
Creation date: 08 Mar 2011 10:04:00
Expiration date: 08 Mar 2014 05:04:00

Expiration date: 08 Mar 2013 05:04:00

I contacted him (not the whois protected stuff) and waiting for his response...

$1000? For real? :D $1000 is low price even for pointless random domains. This one is worth much, much, MUCH more.

Stop looking at the whois information like noobs. It is a private registration (http://www.whoisguard.com/), and the information you see there is the privacy company.

Result: Domain - Blockchain.com IS currently subscribed to WhoisGuard.

If the person doesn't answer their emails, then the only way you might even find out the owner is by using law enforcement in Panama. Suing the domain registrar won't help you either. http://domainnamewire.com/2011/05/09/namecheap-sued-over-whoisguard/

Even if you were to trademark the domain name and pay the $5000+ to file with ICANN, you would likely get tossed under arbitration (possibly with the registrar representing); they only need evidence that you acted in bad faith to obtain the domain and you have no established business.

G. The Role of the Registrar

What is the registrar's role in the administrative proceeding?

Except as decribed below, the registrar does not and will not participate in the administration or conduct of the administrative proceeding. The WIPO Center has prepared a flowchart (word or pdf) illustrating the basic interactions between the WIPO Center and a registrar in the course of a case.

The registrar's role in the administrative proceeding is as follows:

(i) To provide requested information to the WIPO Center, including confirming that the disputed domain name is registered with it, that it is registered by the person or entity identified as the Respondent in the Complaint, providing the Respondent's contact details and, when necessary, the Registration Agreement and associated documents;

(ii) To prevent the transfer to a third party of a domain name registration after an Administrative Proceeding has commenced; and

(iii) To implement the Administrative Panel's decision.

Worst casenario you can wait until next year when it expires and bid it out from under him.

Hard to outbid if they renew before expiry

http://www.namecheap.com/ (http://www.namecheap.com/)


$4 to register a domain, I would say $1000 is a very fair price