After more than three years of development, blockchain-powered tokenized security exchange tZERO appears to be on the verge of a full public debut. The Overstock.com-backed project released series of videos yesterday, demonstrating how tokenized versions of stocks and other securities can be bought, sold, and traded on the platform. While some cryptocurrency exchanges currently allow […]

After months of speculation, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne confirmed yesterday that his company will be enabling buy-with-bitcoin options on their international site, O.co, starting Sept. 1. Although the move was known to be the works since July, the date of the bitcoin-buying service expansion wasn’t known beyond a general “within a few months” estimate. The […]

According to a report published today by Reuters, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne estimates that bitcoin sales will account for 4 cents in profit per share of the company in 2014. Byrne told the news outlet that current EPS projections for the company are 75-80 cents per share, making bitcoin’s contribution far from insignificant. The company […]

On Tuesday, bitcoin-accepting online marketplace Overstock.com quietly updated its website to include an open-source wiki page entitled “How to issue a cryptosecurity.” Not surprisingly, rumors began to spread that the Utah-based retailer might be considering issuing a digital security of its own, something that CEO Patrick Byrne has hinted at before. Through such a system, […]

Speaking on the Fox Business segment “Opening Bell”, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne explained his long-term view for the virtual currency. During a discussion about the overall state of the online retail economy, host Maria Bartiromo asked Byrne “Where’s the money [in bitcoin]?” “Bitcoin is tiny at this point, but it’s growing about 25% a month,” […]

Giving the keynote speech today at the Bitcoin2014 conference in the Netherlands, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne announced that his company was looking into the possibility of dual-listing its stock on “a block chain kind of a stock exchange” in addition to the NASDAQ. Should Overstock follow up on this plan, the company would become the […]

Although bitcoin is unlikely to have played a major role in Overstock.com’s significant first-quarter earnings uptick, it’s good to know that one of the rare major online retailers to advocate for virtual currencies seems to be doing just fine. Overstock’s quarterly report was published today, showing a strong 9% growth in both revenue and gross […]