Overstock.com

Overstock.com, Inc. is an American internet retailer headquartered in Midvale, Utah, near Salt Lake City. Overstock.com was originally founded in 1997 by Robert Brazell as D2: Discounts Direct. Two years later, it was sold to Patrick M. Byrne who renamed it Overstock.com.

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Overstock tZero Spends $12M For Minority Stake In StockCross
Overstock tZero Spends $12M For Minority Stake In StockCross
December 26, 2017  |  Partnerships

Overstock’s tZERO unit announced Friday (Dec. 22) it was acquiring a minority stake in StockCross Financial Services, a DTC clearing firm. “As we have told...

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Overstock CEO Alt Trading Platform To Replace IPOs With ICOs
Overstock CEO Alt Trading Platform To Replace IPOs With ICOs
December 20, 2017  |  Blockchain

Medici, the blockchain unit of Overstock.com, announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 19) of the launch of tZero, an alternative trading system that is creating a...

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Overstock CEO To Sell eCommerce Business To Focus on Blockchain
Overstock CEO To Sell eCommerce Business To Focus on Blockchain
December 14, 2017  |  Blockchain

On Thursday (Dec. 14), Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne revealed that within the next three months the company should have a deal to sell or reorganize...

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eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
December 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Online retailer eBay, following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Scott Cutler,...

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Overstock Shares Jump On Morgan Stanley Stake
Overstock Shares Jump On Morgan Stanley Stake
December 12, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Online discount retailer Overstock saw its stock jump more than 23 percent in trading Monday (Dec. 11) after Morgan Stanley Investment Management said it had acquired...

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Analyst Says Overstock Should Ditch Retail To Focus On Blockchain
Analyst Says Overstock Should Ditch Retail To Focus On Blockchain
November 13, 2017  |  Blockchain

Overstock got its price target lifted last week after the company indicated that it could sell the home eCommerce unit to focus more on its...

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Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
October 26, 2017  |  Retail

The Overstock.com subsidiary, tZERO, is planning to launch an initial coin offering (ICO), according to news from CNBC. The company wants to raise up to...

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Google, Overstock Among Biggest Blockchain Investors
Google, Overstock Among Biggest Blockchain Investors
October 19, 2017  |  Blockchain

Plenty of industries and companies are eyeing blockchain – the technology that enables cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin – but when it comes to corporate investors,...

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Blockchain Provides Boost To Overstock Shares
Blockchain Provides Boost To Overstock Shares
October 18, 2017  |  Blockchain

Shares of Overstock.com rose 11.6 percent on Tuesday (Oct. 17) as a result of the company’s investment in blockchain, CNBC reports. The stock has reached...

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