Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com, discusses how Overstock.com became one of the first online retail stores to accept Bitcoin. Byrne provides insight into how Bitcoin lowers transaction costs, making it beneficial to both retailers and consumers, and how governments are attempting to limit access to Bitcoin. Byrne also discusses his project DeepCapture.com, which raises awareness for market manipulation and naked short selling, as well as his philanthropic work and support for education reform.
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For Overstock CEO, Bitcoin Isn’t Just A Publicity Stunt, Forbes
Meet Patrick Byrne: Bitcoin Messiah, CEO of Overstock, Scourge of Wall Street, Wired
UBS, in Theory, a Conspiracy to Naked Short “Tens of Millions” of Shares, Deepcapture
Published on April 22, 2014 03:00