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by JuddBagley
Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:55 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!
Replies: 36
Views: 17578

Re: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!

Open bazaar is aimed to be a replacement of ebay. Is there a way that overstock can leverage open bazaar? As an example amazon currently hosts 3rd party sellers. Overstock might be able to tap into the reputation systems, or even the review systems that open bazaar could provide.
(This is Patrick ...
by JuddBagley
Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:32 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!
Replies: 36
Views: 17578

Re: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!

What kind of reporting do you have to do for users who spend a lot of Bitcoin on overstock?
(This is Patrick's comms guy Judd Bagley stepping in while Patrick returns to company business.)

We have no reporting requirements for bitcoin purchases.
by JuddBagley
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!
Replies: 36
Views: 17578

Re: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!


(This is Patrick's comms guy Judd Bagley stepping in while Patrick attends to company business.)

t0.com will truly be ledger agnostic, and as such will indeed be able to publish to the Bitcoin blockchain.

Your ability to buy stocks via the t0 platform depends on when we get regulator approval ...
by JuddBagley
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:38 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!
Replies: 36
Views: 17578

Re: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!

Thanks for joining Patrick, I'm fascinated by your ideas. My question:

Not receiving my paycheck in Bitcoin is a barrier to me buying from Overstock with BTC. It's easier to keep BTC as savings in my case.

So: how do you approach the challenge of the average joe having a steady stream of bitcoin ...
by JuddBagley
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:28 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!
Replies: 36
Views: 17578

Re: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!

Shawshank wrote:
When do you think your platform will be ready for public use? NEXT WEEK THE FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER MAY START TWITCHING HIS TOES.

Would SEC and similar regulations be manageable to overcome? SO FAR (HARD AS THIS MAY BE TO BELIEVE), THEY HAVE BEEN UBER-PROFESSIONAL. WE ARE ON THE ONE ...
by JuddBagley
Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:12 pm
Forum: AMA - Ask Me Anything
Topic: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!
Replies: 36
Views: 17578

Re: I'm Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com: Ask Me Anything!

Do you like the new bitshares 2.0
(This is Patrick's comms guy Judd Bagley stepping in while Patrick attends to company business.)

We are not familiar with the new Bitshares. But we will be checking it out.

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