Re:IPv4 Address Auctions
by phil21 on Saturday August 13, 2022 @12:33PM
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> I don’t see an easy way for a hedge fund to rent out the IP space unless they are a cloud provider.
This is a solved problem these days.
I personally know of IPXO[0] and can vouch for them as being legitimate and well ran. If you have an idle /20 laying around or whatever, I highly suggest getting it on their market and making some relatively easy money leasing out your blocks.
The total interaction (short of initial setup) these days is clicking a few buttons in your favorite interface to publish ROA records every so often when an IP block sees churn. A hedge fund could hire a junior neteng to handle those requests, the very rare abuse complaint, and any hijacked routes you need to track down.
Overall this is becoming a mature market with a number of players emerging for a public market. In private it's been going on for some time on a much more informal basis.
This is a solved problem these days.
I personally know of IPXO[0] and can vouch for them as being legitimate and well ran. If you have an idle /20 laying around or whatever, I highly suggest getting it on their market and making some relatively easy money leasing out your blocks.
The total interaction (short of initial setup) these days is clicking a few buttons in your favorite interface to publish ROA records every so often when an IP block sees churn. A hedge fund could hire a junior neteng to handle those requests, the very rare abuse complaint, and any hijacked routes you need to track down.
Overall this is becoming a mature market with a number of players emerging for a public market. In private it's been going on for some time on a much more informal basis.
[0] ipxo.com