Online retailer turned bitcoin play Overstock.com Inc. (OSTK) continues to gain Tuesday morning, up 2% at $56.10 per share after skyrocketing over 22% on Monday followings news that Morgan Stanley (MS) bought a stake in the company. The Wall Street investment bank disclosed a 11.4% stake in the Salt Lake City-based platform just days before the company’s cryptocurrency trading goes live..
OSTK has rallied 220% this year on blockchain enthusiasm as the virtual currency bitcoin continues to break through milestones, up over 2,000% at $17,354 on Tuesday morning. On Sunday, Cboe Futures Exchange launched bitcoin futures, marking a major win for the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization as it pushes into the mainstream financial market..
In early November, Overstock.com stock saw its best day ever, jumping nearly 31% on a bullish research note from Davidson’s Tom Forte, who predicted over 60% upside in shares. The analyst highlighted Overstock’s third-quarter earnings call, in which management indicated the platform could get rid of its home goods e-commerce segment to double down on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency bitcoin, which it handles via its Medici Ventures division..
Over the past few months, Overstock’s gains have picked up momentum on news that the retailer is planning to launch of licensed digital coin trading platform through its subsidiary tZero and raise funds through an initial coin offering. The company has been accepting bitcoin as payment since 2014..
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