Overstock.com has received $130,000 BTC orders on its first day
The first day of Overstock.com with the newly integrated Bitcoin payment was a great success. Founder and CEO of Overstock, Patrick Byrne announced that Bitcoin orders accounted for $130,000 spread over 840 orders after its first day of accepting it.
#Bitcoin's first full day on @overstock.com was a huge success: 840 orders, $130,000 in sales. Almost all new customers. #stunned
— Patrick Byrne (@PatrickByrne) January 10, 2014
This is great news and is sure to lead other companies in accepting Bitcoin. Online electronics retailer, Newegg did hint that they are planning to accept Bitcoin sometime soon. Surely that company is paying attention to Overclock’s success.
