Trump administration's promotion of the "SI" narrative may still conceal a large amount of insider trading activity.

BlockBeats news, September 30: Crypto researcher Adam Cochran posted on X on Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration's recent promotion of "SI" as a new term for artificial intelligence of potentially creating a market for .si domain speculation. He further claimed that some may have stockpiled related domains before policy signals became clear and profited from the subsequent brand demand; however, direct connections between domain holders and the Trump family, government officials, or their associates have not yet been independently confirmed.

The so-called SI, or "Super Intelligence," has recently been promoted by the Trump administration in artificial intelligence discussions. On September 19, Trump first initiated a discussion on Truth Social, testing alternative terms to replace AI; around September 21, he began explicitly using the term "SI (Super Intelligence)." On September 22, Trump announced in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly that future U.S. government documents would adopt the term "Super Intelligence"; on September 29, after meeting with AI executives at the White House, Trump signed an executive order, further bringing "Super Intelligence / SI" into the formal policy framework of the federal government.

The problem is that .si is also the country code top-level domain for Slovenia. Once the policy term shifts from AI to SI, the previously obscure .si domain could become a digital asset sought after by tech companies, policy institutions, and brand marketers.

Cochran cited data to support his claim, stating that .si domain registrations have risen significantly this year: from 2023 to 2025, daily new registrations averaged about 55, with single-day registrations exceeding 400 in late June this year, and new registrations in July even surpassing 7,000. He said he found about 12,000 .si domains related to AI, MAGA, or U.S. politics that were newly registered or transferred before policy signals became clear, some of which were subsequently listed for millions of dollars; for example, build.si was listed at $14 million.

According to Cochran's reasoning, if companies adopt the "SI" brand to align with Washington's latest narrative, they might need to purchase .si domains, giving early registrants an exit opportunity. But this reasoning still has key gaps: major registrars use privacy protection measures for Whois information, and public records cannot confirm the actual beneficiaries of the relevant domains; high-priced listings also do not equate to completed sales. For now, this is more of a public questioning around policy naming, domain squatting, and potential conflicts of interest, rather than a confirmed case of benefit transfer.