After reading a post by @blocktrades
https://steemit.com/steemit/@blocktrades/would-you-buy-a-steem-account-for-a-friend-with-steem-or-sbd
It made me think about what certain Steemit usernames could be worth in the future.
$600,000
That's what exchange.eth was auctioned for by Ethereum Name Service a decentralised domain register on top of the Ethereum blockchain.
Here are some others among many;
Foundation.eth $27,000
Weather.eth $9,000.
When Steemit reaches the potential we all see in it and the masses come flooding in with celebrities and big companies can you imagine the value some of these usernames could be worth.
What if someone has taken the username @amazon or @sony for instance.
If Steemit reaches the level of Facebook these companies will want those usernames to promote their products.
Can you imagine what Amazon would be willing to pay for that?
You'd be looking at potential millions.
Thinking about this makes me wish I'd have been more clever picking my username when I joined.
It's food for thought!
Good observation ! This makes since and now I can see people will or are trying to grab their unique or popular username.
Great post!!
It's very possible! The potential future worth could be very nice
I suppose you could use anonsteem to register a bunch of brand name accounts and then just sit on them...
Unless they change the format a bit, create business profiles and so on it could be pretty lucrative
nice post
wow, nice thought , still they can come searching for you since you will be a major influencer on steemit
It's just food for thought and with what blocktrades posted got me thinking about it
hmmm.maybe we can still change our usernames ;)
I'm not sure about that, to be honest this isn't something I'd do it's just an interesting thought
just a thought in response to what you've said :)
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Guess i'll be opening steemit.com/@apple.... lol
Haha you never know....😁