Overstock Files Crypto Stock Exchange Prospectus with the SEC

Overstock Files Crypto Stock Exchange Prospectus with the SEC

The Salt Lake City-based online retailer Overstock is working on a revolutionary new development: a new independent stock exchange powered by Bitcoin technology. The new stock exchange could sidestep traditional stock exchanges such as NYSE and NASDAQ and issue corporate stock directly over the Internet. Overstock, one of the first and largest online....


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