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It’s been clear from the start that Overstock’s support of Bitcoin is more than just a business decision, or even an attempt to benefit from the “Bitcoin Bump.” It’s clear that cryptocurrencies and free market economics are topics near and dear to...

Last Saturday, during the D.C.-hosted “Bitcoin in the Beltway” conference, the CEO of OverStock.com, Patrick Byrne, announced during a keynote that his company, Overstock.com, in light of its booming Bitcoin sales, will be donating three percent of its profits from...

Since accepting bitcoin as a payment option earlier this year, Overstock.com has found new success with the digital platform. New customer bases have joined the Overstock community through being able to use their hard earned bitcoins on a recognizable site. Overstock Holds onto...

Ever wondered if Amazon might start accepting Bitcoin as payment for on-sale items? During a recent interview with newssite Re/code, major online retailer Amazon has made its stance on Bitcoin pretty clear. It has no current plans to incorporate Bitcoin into its payment systems....

Record Breaking Bitcoin Sales TigerDirect has reached a new milestone in terms of bitcoin sales, as it is the second online retailer to pass $1 million in sales after welcoming the digital currency. The first retailer to set the record was Overstock.com earlier this month....

Patrick Byrne: Settling the score for the common person What can be said about the unorthodox Overstock.com CEO, Patrick Byrne? Not usually one for attributing personality traits to a person based on their name, nonetheless I looked up the origins of the surname Byrne. Maybe...

Overstock Bitcoin Customers CEO and founder of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne said that more of the site’s customers are paying for purchases in bitcoin. Overstock began accepting bitcoin back in January 2014, and expectations for the use of the digital currency on the site...

After Overstock, an online discount retailer, started accepting Bitcoin in January 2014, the store has gotten $870,000 in sales from around 4000 orders through Bitcoin. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne says that after making a comment about the site potentially accepting Bitcoin to a...

  TigerDirect.com is a Florida- based major retailer who specializes in the sale of electronics. Now it’s their turn to announce that they will accept bitcoin payments. The website offers a guide on the uses of bitcoin and tells users that they can “Start Mining with...