Overstock’s Judd Bagley: Crypto is in our DNA, No Reason to Worry
CoinTelegraph spoke to Judd Bagley, Overstock’s Director of Communications, about the company’s continuing support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Online retail giant Overstock.com has historically had a demonstrable interest in cryptocurrency, accepting Bitcoin for payments and extending special deals to crypto-using customers. This has been largely due to CEO Patrick Byrne's passion for all things crypto, and his commitment to what he calls “the crypto revolution.” Byrne’s recent exit from the company has left doubts in the minds of some as to the company’s future as it relates to....
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Judd Bagley, director of communications at Overstock.com, didn't take long to become a bitcoin enthusiast after the online retailer became one of the first major U. S. companies to let customers pay with bitcoin. Speaking to Sarah Martin, vice president of Digital Currency Council, Bagley discussed his experience as a spokesman for one of the leading retailers to support bitcoin. He will be speaking as one of the thought leaders at the Virtual Currency Today Summit on April 29. The event will be held at the Hilton Boston Back Bay in Boston, Mass. Bagley noted during the interview that the....
Overstock’s Farmers Market service connects organic, local farms with customers, allowing their products to be sold for Bitcoin - without even knowing it. Aside from the occasional creative Russian farmer or underground market in New Hampshire, the average agricultural worker is not that well-versed in fintech, and as such few are likely to accept Bitcoin for their products. Online retailer Overstock.com, which proudly accepts Bitcoin, launched Farmers Market in 2014, seamlessly connecting farmers and ranchers to customers. Through Overstock, farmers can inadvertently be paid for their....
Article now includes comment from Overstock's Judd Bagley. Online retail giant Overstock has announced plans to offer its employees a bitcoin bonus scheme. Overstock representative Judd Bagley told Mashable that the company is "trying to figure out" how it can pay out bitcoin bonuses and aims to get the program in place by the end of the year. Under the scheme, Overstock employees will be incentivised to accept their bonuses in bitcoin by offering a premium over cash payments. Bagley told CoinDesk: "The first step will be to offer to pay employees their annual bonuses in bitcoin. Those....