DeSoto Inc

Overstock Gets $100 Million from Soros Fund for Blockchain and More

Overstock.com just got a fat chunk of change from a big-name investor, and CEO Patrick Byrne says much of it will fund the company's blockchain work.

By Michael del CastilloJan 5, 2018

overstock, ecommerce

of 1

Latest Crypto News

Today

6:54 PM

Negative

Circle platform promising tokenized gold, silver swaps is 'fake,' company says

The release, distributed on Christmas Eve, used Circle branding and claimed to quote executives, but a Circle spokesperson said it was "not real."

3:36 PM

Neutral

BTC0.00%

Filecoin drops 2% as crypto markets weaken

Technical factors dominated as FIL maintained a tight correlation with broader crypto sentiment while establishing support above $1.27.

2:46 PM

Neutral

The Protocol: Aave community split

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal

2:42 PM

Negative

EU’s crypto tax reporting starts in January with threat of asset seizure

New directive, which operates alongside MiCA, expands tax data sharing, sets July 1 compliance deadline for exchanges across bloc.

Explore Latest News

Newsletters

Newsletter thumbnail

CoinDesk Headlines

The biggest crypto news and ideas of the day.

By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy.