Lloyds Auctions has announced The auction of XBT.com, a domain name with strong ties with the historical identity of Bitcoin in traditional finances. Bid starts at $ 2,798,917.
The list claims that the auction, which will be closed on March 28, has already generated considerable media and industrial speculation and is a unique opportunity to acquire a digital active that is related to the official financial ticker of Bitcoin.
From the moment of the press, however, I found only 3 results for the ‘XBT.com auction’ in Google News and there are no bids on the domain.
The Chief Operations Officer of Lloyds Auctions, Mr. Lee Hames, noticed that the domain means more than just a name, but rather ‘the financial future and identity of Bitcoin itself’.
Hames also speculated that prominent figures such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or even former President Donald Trump could participate in bidding.
The meaning of XBT as ISO Ticker from Bitcoin
The value of the domain stems from the connection with “XBT”, the ISO 4217 currency code for Bitcoin, used by institutions, exchanges and traders worldwide.
This code positions XBT.com as a potentially strong brand for crypto fairs, investment companies and fintech companies that want to bridge traditional and digital financing.
The XBT -Ticker was introduced around 2013 and met the ISO 4217 standards. These standards dictate that currencies that are not bound to a specific country must start with “X”, similar to gold (XAU) and silver (XAG).
XBT is employed by institutions And Futures -Markets, including CBOE, as the formal indication for Bitcoin derivatives and financial transactions. However, CBOE left Bitcoin Futures earlier in 2019 repair They under CBOE Digital in 2024 using FBT. It also uses CBTX and MBTXFollowing his Bitcoin ETF index.
Exchanges such as cracking and bitmex still use XBT for some URLs and API end points, but switched to BTC during the last stop cycle of Bitcoin.
Most trading platforms now seem to use BTC via XBT in 2025.
Nevertheless, auction masters predict that XBT.com can exceed or exceed other prominent domain sales, such as Voice.com ($ 30 million), crypto.com ($ 12 million) and BTC.com ($ 1 million+).
Factors that contribute to this appreciation include the short, memorable and authoritative structure of the domain, and its natural attraction for high-intent and the increasing institutional acceptance of Bitcoin.
American regulatory environment as a potential catalyst
The auction also takes place at a time of important legal shifts in the United States, which may have been the catalyst for the list and the observed value of the owner of XBT.com.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to create a less limited environment to encourage greater institutional participation and a broader acceptance of Bitcoin, which could increase the importance of a domain name related to the standardized financial identification.
While BTC dominates the majority of the crypto trade, XBT has some strategic interest within financial institutions, API services and OTC agencies.
Lloyds auctions concluded: “The future of Bitcoin’s financial identity stands for auction. How high will the bids go?” It anticipates the participation of major investors and financial entities, which reflects the increasing coordination of TradeFi with digital asset markets.
