Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne to Keynote Bitcoin 2014 Conference
Overstock.com CEO and bitcoin convert Patrick M Byrne will deliver the keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2014 conference on 15th-17th May at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. He is expected to speak about his vision for the future of bitcoin; its potential for global financial inclusion; non-currency uses like proving ownership of stocks and bonds; and the network's relation to society as a whole. Jon Matonis, executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, said: "We are delighted to have one of bitcoin's most prominent and prescient champions at our conference. Patrick's decision to accept....
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Source: @OverstockCEO, Twitter. Just announced this morning by the Bitcoin Foundation is news that Overstock.com CEO and Chairman Patrick Byrne will be the keynote speaker for the Bitcoin 2014 Conference taking place between May 15th-17th in Amsterdam. Byrne made news in late 2013 when he announced first to newsBTC that his company would be accepting bitcoin in 2014. At the time of my interview with Byrne, he projected that bitcoin payments would begin some time in the second half of this year. Due to overwhelming press attention, however, the company worked tirelessly to enable bitcoin....
For the countless bitcoin enthusiast who were unable to make it to Bitcoin 2014 in Amsterdam (myself included), you've probably been looking for a video of Mr. Patrick Byrne's keynote. Thankfully, the folks at "Coinsider This!" have posted the video many of us have been waiting to see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkf04kQw1YU. Patrick Byrne, as you might be aware, is the CEO of Overstock.com. He rose to fame in the bitcoin community last year, when he announced (to NEWSBTC first) that his company would soon be accepting bitcoin. During my interview with Patrick, he originally aimed....
The Bitcoin2014 conference kicked off today in the Netherlands with a keynote address from Overstock CEO and bitcoin enthusiast Patrick Byrne. Byrne delivered his keynote speech to a large portion of the 1,100 registered participants at the conference gathered in the Passenger Terminal in Amsterdam. The talk was an information-heavy lesson in the historical context of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Byrne used historical great thinkers like Marx, Hegel and Kant, as well as modern-day academics like Francis Fukayama, to explain why he backs the cryptocurrency revolution. "As much as I love....
Patrick Byrne announced he will donate 3% of all Overstock Bitcoin payments to promote the spread of Bitcoin around the world. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne delivered the keynote address at Saturday'sBitcoin in the Beltway conference. He spoke a lot about the past, but he also talked about Bitcoin's future. Specifically, Byrne announced a timetable for international Overstock Bitcoin payments and revealed a plan to donate "3% of all Overstock Bitcoin sales" to organizations working to promote cryptocurrency around the world. 3% of Overstock Bitcoin Profits to Be Used to Spread Bitcoin....
Overstock making strides again with Bitcoin adoption! Unlike many companies that use Bitpay and Coinbase as a processor and immediately convert to fiat, Overstock actually holds 10% of Bitcoin received as Bitcoin. In fact, according to Patrick Byrne when he delivered his keynote address on Saturday at the Bitcoin in the Beltway conference, 3% of Bitcoin sales from Overstock will be used to spread awareness of it. Also, Patrick is hard at work on trying to get Overstock internationally (Bitcoin is only accepted in US as of writing) to accept Bitcoin. As if you cannot tell, Patrick is a....