Tagged: patrick byrne

November 8, 2018 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ: OSTK) reported Q3 earnings today after the market closed. While the company is best known for its e-commerce expertise, most of the earnings call was about crypto, blockchain, and the future according to Patrick Byrne. As for Overstock,  top-line revenue came in at… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 8:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitsy, a “user-friendly bridge” between the US dollar and Bitcoin will be publicly available this Monday (November 12, 2018). Bitsy is a portfolio company of Medici Ventures – Overstocks (NASDAQ: OSTK) – blockchain accelerator. According to a release, Bitsy users will be able to download the… Read More

November 2, 2018 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock. (NASDAQ:OSTK) subsidiary Medici Land Governance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rwanda Land Management and Use Authority (RLMUA) and the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) to utilize their blockchain based land management tech. This is the second MOU that Medici has signed… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 1:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK), via subsidiary Medici Ventures, has invested in Minds, Inc. a cryptocurrency social network. The investment will be joined by Overstock founder and CEO Patrick Byrne joining the board of directors of Mind. Details on the amount invested were not disclosed. Patrick M. Byrne,… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

tZero, Overstock.com’s (NASDAQ:OSTK) blockchain based crypto platform, has distributed its own security token. tZero, a registered alternative trading system (ATS), closed a funding round in August with investors purchasing $134 million of preferred equity in the startup. The funding delivered unicorn status to a marketplace… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) subsidiary Medici Ventures has invested in VinX – an Israel based company which is developing a blockchain platform for wine futures trading. VinX is working with another Israel Fintech, Zen Protocol, a company that has created a new type of blockchain, written from scratch…. Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) founder and CEO Patrick Byrne has purchased 43% of Medici Land Governance – an existing blockchain portfolio company of Overstock.  Details on the transaction were not provided. Medici Land Governance was founded in 2018 to help individuals around the world connect by using blockchain and… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has announced it will commence selling Bitcoin on its retail site. Additionally, Medici Ventures, part of the Overstock portfolio of blockchain based companies, has announced that Bitsy.com has kicked off a beta launch of its cryptocurrency wallet that “creates a simple, secure, and… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shares in Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) moved higher today following a much anticipated Q2 earnings call yesterday after market close that provided not only operational guidance but added perspective on the emerging blockchain based segment of the business. In an extended call, Overstock founder Patrick Byrne shed… Read More

August 9, 2018 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018 today. Top line numbers included $483.1 million in revenue a 12% increase versus same quarter last year. Gross profit increased by 9% to $91.7. Overall, performance came in as follows: Gross margin: 19.0% vs…. Read More

August 9, 2018 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZero has announced a significant investment from GSR Capital. The VC has backed tZero with a term sheet to invest up to $270 million at a valuation of $1.5 billion post money. At the same time, tZero has shared that its just completed security token… Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Medici Land Governance, a subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Zambia. The agreement is for Medici to provide a land governance program that collects and secures property ownership information using blockchain. The MOU was signed by Trevor Kaunda,… Read More

July 17, 2018 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Medici Ventures, part of Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK), has announced that portfolio company Bitt has appointed  Brian Popelka as President of the Fintech firm. Bitt is based in Barbados and is developing a digital currency ecosystem that seeks to provide a decentralized banking and payment platform. Bitt’s mMoney digital… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO and BOX Digital Markets LLC, have signed a joint venture (JV) that is expected to enable the two companies to launch the world’s first security token exchange. tZero said the JV will now seek approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The… Read More

May 8, 2018 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has reported financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2018. According to the numbers, Overstock revenue: increased from the prior year quarter $445.3M vs. $432.4M (3% increase). Overstock reported the following Key Q1 2018 metrics comparing numbers to Q1 of 2017:… Read More

May 7, 2018 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In a letter to shareholders Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) founder and CEO Patrick Byrne announced a significant management shuffle of executives at both tZero and Overstock. The corporate change is described as intending to accelerate growth at tZero – overstock’s emerging initial coin offering platform for securities on… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO) has received a much needed investment from Overstock.com. According to a public release, Overstock has agreed to purchase $2.5 million in Elio equity at a price of $2.75 per share. Simultaneously, Elio Motors announced its intent to do an initial coin offering… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

  tZero, the ambitious blockchain based startup launched by Overstock, says its platform is pretty much ready to go. In fact the token trading platform should be ready to trade digital assets this May. tZero and Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne explained what has been accomplished… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 7:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) posted earnings today sharing full year 2017 numbers of revenue of $1.7 billion (-3% growth) and a pre-tax loss of ($47.7) million. Q4 did not help as revenue declined by $456 million with a pre-loss of ($24.9 million). Shares dropped following the news but for many individuals… Read More

March 1, 2018 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock SEC Filing Indicates SEC Investigation Regarding ICO tZero has finally provided some clarity on the progress of its initial coin offering (ICO). While the most recent Form D filed with the SEC indicated over $64 million had been raised it did not include international… Read More