Patrick Byrne on Bitcoin: Space Cash, Beam it Across the Galaxy

Patrick Byrne on Bitcoin: Space Cash, Beam it Across the Galaxy

Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne is a vocal Bitcoin proponent, even launching his own startup T0 to disrupt Wall Street. In a recent interview, Byrne discussed both Bitcoin and blockchain’s unique advantages. Patrick Byrne is a well known influential person within the bitcoin world, since his company Overstock.com was one of the first companies to accept....


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