Trump's SI Executive Order Sparks Domain Trading Allegations

US President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Super Intelligence (SI) has sparked allegations of insider domain trading. According to independent journalist Adam Cochran, a spike in '.si' domain name registrations across June and July preceded the announcement on September 19.

Cochran found that 12,000 .si domains were registered before the announcement, with AI- and MAGA-related domains being bought for tens of thousands of dollars and then listed for millions. The re-listed domain 'Build.si' is currently on offer for over $14 million.

Cochran believes that insiders linked to the Trump administration used their knowledge of the upcoming executive order to buy up .si domains, unlike traditional domain squatters who purchase bulk domain names of common words.