Patrick Byrne

Founder of Overstock.com

CEO of tZero

Patrick Byrne is CEO and co-founder of the internet retail company Overstock.com and CEO of tZero, an ICO training platform he founded. Under his leadership, Overstock.com became the first business with more than $1 million in revenue to accept bitcoin as a payment method. Later, using the familiarity gained with the blockchain technology at the heart of digital currencies such as bitcoin, Byrne created Medici Ventures, a subsidiary within Overstock.com devoted to advancing blockchain-based technology solutions. In 2015, he used Medici’s t0.com securities trading platform to become the first person to purchase a digital bond entirely on the bitcoin blockchain.

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Bitcoin Is More Than a Bubble and Here to Stay

With Patrick Byrne, Tim Draper, Eric Posner, Gillian Tett

April 21, 2018

Is Bitcoin here to stay, or is it a bubble waiting to pop? Less than a decade old, Bitcoin is worth billions. The cryptocurrency promises to revolutionize global finance by placing control of currency in the hands of users, not nations, and make financial exchanges more transparent, efficient, and democratic. And it seems to be taking hold: Earlier this year both the Cboe and CME debuted Bitcoin futures. But is Bitcoin really a safe bet? Proponents say the hype around…

Bitcoin Is More Than a Bubble and Here to Stay

With Patrick Byrne, Tim Draper, Eric Posner, Gillian Tett

April 21, 2018

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