Overstock.com

Overstock Short Sellers Fall Short as Judge Gives Digital Dividend Claims Short Shrift

Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com have prevailed over the digital dividend-doubting short sellers.

News  ·  29 September 2020
SEC

Byrne Sells Overstock Stake to Buy Crypto and Battle ‘Deep State’

Former Overstock CO Patrick Byrne dumped his 13% stake in the company he founded to buy cryptocurrency and gold as he prepares to battle his enemies.

Markets  ·  20 September 2019
Markets

tZERO to Open Security Token Market to Retail Traders Next Week

Overstock is opening up trading on its security token market, tZERO, to retail investors starting next week.

Business  ·  8 August 2019
Tzero

Overstock to Pay Shareholders a Dividend in tZERO-Listed ‘Digital Securities’

The digital dividend, Series A-1, will be paid in a ratio of 1:10 to the company's common stock.

Markets  ·  31 July 2019
Exchanges

Overstock’s tZERO Exchange to Launch Bitcoin Trading App This June

tZERO plans to launch its own mobile trading app for buying and selling bitcoin and, possibly, ether.

Business  ·  22 March 2019
Tzero

$404 Million to $100 Million: GSR to Cut Overstock tZERO Investment 75%

A long-awaited capital infusion for Overstock and its tZERO security token platform has been delayed again – and significantly downsized.

Markets  ·  1 March 2019
Tzero

Overstock CEO Predicts Late 2019 Boost in tZERO Token Trading

Overstock's CEO says he expects volumes on the recently launched tZERO platform to soar after the market opens to retail investors in August.

Markets  ·  22 February 2019
Markets

tZERO Is Live, But Volume Is Light and Its Token’s Price Is Down Sharply

Daily trading volume on the recently launched tZERO platform is less than 1% the total supply of the only listed security token.

Markets  ·  15 February 2019
Tzero

Overstock Blockchain Fund Shuffles Management Ahead of tZERO Launch

Overstock has promoted Joel Weight to chief operating officer of Medici Ventures, the company's blockchain venture fund.

Markets  ·  22 January 2019
Tzero

Overstock’s Patrick Byrne Says tZERO Will Launch Next Week

The tZERO security token trading platfrom will go live next week, says Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.

Business  ·  18 January 2019
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

Overstock Venture Arm Invests $3 Million in Blockchain Payments Startup

Bitt, a Barbados-based blockchain payment startup, has received a $3 million investment from Overstock's Medici Ventures.

Business  ·  8 March 2018
Funding Rounds

Overstock Leads $2 Million Funding for Blockchain Voting Startup

Medici Ventures, a subsidiary of online retail giant Overstock.com, has led the seed funding round of mobile voting platform Voatz.

Markets  ·  8 January 2018
News

Patrick Byrne Mulls Overstock Sale to Fund New Blockchain Venture

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has partnered with a well-known economist on a new blockchain land registry venture, and might sell the firm to fund it.

Business  ·  13 December 2017
News

Overstock to Release Blockchain Product to Curb Naked Short Sales

Overstock.com will soon release software designed to help alleviate the very problem that got its founder involved in blockchain in the first place.

Business  ·  24 October 2017