Overstock Now Accepting Over 40 Alt Coins As Payment Method...Including Bitshares, EOS

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne was an early believer in Bitcoin. He began accepting Bitcoin long before most people had even heard of cryptocurrency. Byrne is a trained economist who has been a staunch supporter of cryptocurrency even offering employees the option to receive their bonuses in Bitcoin.

Overstock will use Shapeshift to accept over 40 alt coins .

A major online entity like Overstock accepting alt coins should only draw more attention to the future of cryptocurrency. Whether these 40+ alt coins will enjoy an increase in price remains to be seen.