Lol, $6,000 for a name change.
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The fiat equivalent is not important (10 BTC was always and will always be 10 BTC), and it isn't $6k for a name change but for the Donator rank. VIP costs 50 Bitcoin.
For the record I already saw a couple of name change request granted by theymos lately.
There have only ever been a few granted. Letting just anyone change their name is a bad idea.