At the start of 2026, Chinese domain investor Mamba|1024.eth reported good news on the X platform: on the last day of 2025, his domain llama.org was sold for $25,000 through the Afternic platform; on the first day of 2026, he successfully sold axion.trade for $3,999, kicking off the new year’s domain investment business with two eye-catching transactions. The sale of llama.org, in particular, sparked heated discussions within the industry regarding the buyer’s identity and the domain’s value.
From the domain’s perspective, llama.org possesses significant value advantages. “llama” literally translates to “llama,” but in the currently booming AI field, it has a more special meaning—Meta (formerly Facebook) previously launched an open-source large language model named “LLaMA,” which enjoys high visibility and wide application in AI research. This strong correlation has led to widespread speculation that Meta is likely the buyer of llama.org. For Meta, acquiring llama.org would not only create brand synergy with its LLaMA model, strengthening user awareness, but also leverage the credibility of the .org suffix in the technical community to pave the way for its model-related developer platform and technical documentation site, further solidifying its influence in the AI field.
Besides Meta, potential buyers may include AI open-source platforms like Hugging Face, or startups focused on large-scale model development. They could use this highly recognizable domain to quickly build community trust and attract developer attention.
The successful first sale of Mamba|1024.eth in the new year not only demonstrates its accurate domain selection and timing capabilities but also injects vitality into the domain investment market in 2026. With the continued development of AI, Web3.0, and other fields, high-quality domains with industry attributes and brand potential will remain investment hotspots. The llama.org sale provides domain investors with a reference for “targeting industry trends and uncovering the potential value of domains.”
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