Medici

Overstock Subsidiary to Put Wyoming County Land Registry on the Blockchain

Medici Land Governance has inked a deal to build a blockchain-based land registry for Carbon County, Wyoming – its second such deal in the state.

News  ·  15 April 2020

MIT Wasn’t Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns

A newly declassified DHS cyber audit complicates Thursday’s reports of major security vulnerabilities in the Voatz mobile voting app.

News  ·  14 February 2020
News

Don’t Worry, Overstock’s New CEO Is Already ‘Drunk on Bitcoin’s Kool-Aid’

Overstock.com’s interim CEO Jonathan Johnson, the president of its subsidiary Medici Ventures, plans to continue the company's blockchain work.

Business  ·  26 August 2019
Banks

There’s a New Medici Bank After 500 Years, And This Time It’s Crypto-Friendly

A descendant of the famed Medici Italian banking family has opened a cryptocurrency-friendly bank in Puerto Rico.

Business  ·  9 May 2019
Exchanges

Florincoin – The 2013 Altcoin You Don’t Remember – Is Attracting Real Users

An obscure cryptocurrency that first started getting noticed during the 2014 altcoin boom is showing itself a true diamond in the rough.

Business  ·  9 May 2019
News

Wyoming County Moves to Put Land Records on Blockchain

Medici Land Governance, a subsidiary of Overstock, signed a memorandum of understanding with Teton County, Wyoming, to digitize property titles.

Markets  ·  21 December 2018
Tokens

Overstock Venture Chief Expects Market for Blockchain Products in 2019

Overstock's blockchain arm, Medici Ventures, has big plans for 2019, as the e-commerce giant moves towards a February sale.

Markets  ·  13 December 2018
Payments

Medici-Backed Bitsy Launches User-Friendly Crypto Wallet

Bitsy, a Medici Ventures portfolio firm, wants to spur crypto adoption with the launch of an ultra-simple, beginner-friendly wallet.

Business  ·  14 September 2018
Payments

Prime Minister’s Son to Head Barbados Blockchain Startup

Barbados-based payments startup Bitt has hired Rawdon Adams, the son of an ex-prime minister, as its new CEO.

Business  ·  29 September 2017
Regulation

Regulated ICOs Arrive: Overstock to Open Exchange for Legal Token Trading

U.S. retail giant Overstock is making history today with the launch of the first regulated platform for the exchange of tokens classed as securities.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 September 2017
News

Overstock Ramps Up Blockchain Spending With $8 Million Q1 Loss

Medici, the blockchain technology arm of e-tailer Overstock.com, has reported an $8m pre-tax loss for the first quarter of 2017.

Tech  ·  8 May 2017
Stocks

How the ‘Dole Stock Crisis’ is Reigniting the Push for Blockchain

A recent issue with Dole's public stock highlights the potential for blockchain in capital markets, proponents say.

Markets  ·  14 March 2017
SEC

Overstock Just Closed its First Day of Blockchain Stock Trading

Overstock's CEO marks the end of the first ever day of blockchain trading with an unusual offer to the SEC.

Business  ·  16 December 2016
News

Overstock Could Raise $30 Million With Blockchain Stock Offering

A trove of recently published documents reveal Overstock could raise over $30m for its blockchain stock offering.

Markets  ·  21 November 2016
Overstock

Overstock’s Blockchain and the War Against Naked Shorting

Overstock plans to sell shares of stock on its own transparent blockchain platform, but will it stop the cheating?

Markets  ·  9 November 2016