[2014-08-04] Overstock Wants To Issue Stock Via Bitcoin Technologies

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http://www.benzinga.com/general/politics/14/08/4750411/overstock-free-processing-and-oppressive-regulations-highlight-bitcoi



Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said the company is exploring the issuing of stock on bitcoin technologies. This would make it the first publicly traded company to do so. Byrne wants the new securities to be as close to common stock as possible: having voting rights, receiving proxy statements and complying with government laws.

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