IP addresses are essential digital capital that enable connectivity, drive economic value and shape modern business strategy.
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Regional Internet Registries coordinate IPv4 but lack legal authority, driving scarcity and market dynamics in digital asset management.
IP address scarcity has turned IPv4 into a valuable asset, reshaping governance, costs and the future of internet infrastructure.
How enterprises unlock recurring income from unused IPv4 addresses via leasing, and how it impacts financial strategy and balance sheets.
How IPv4 scarcity and structural constraints shape its economic value and capital debate in the digital age.
IPv4 addresses are scarce and active in secondary markets, prompting debate over claims they could be worth as much as $60 trillion
IPv4 addresses have become scarce digital assets with rising market value due to limited supply, slow IPv6 adoption and secondary trading.
Why CFOs must treat IPv4 addresses as balance sheet assets and consider leasing versus ownership in financial strategy.
IPv4 leasing is not innovation but adaptation, revealing how scarcity reshapes incentives in the Internet’s core systems.
Organisations treat IP addresses as strategic assets, managing IPv4 and IPv6 to prevent conflicts and outages across networks.
Critics say buying IPv4 addresses is a lease, not true ownership, raising questions about governance and trillions in telecom asset value.
The governance crisis at AFRINIC is directly impacting IP resource management in Africa, with implications for IPv4 and IPv6 allocation.