Overstock CEO: Crypto Investments Are Ready for Prime Time

Overstock CEO and Medici Ventures President Jonathan Johnson has been betting on crypto companies for most of the last decade.

Now he believes these investments are finally ready to enter the real world.

He still believes the ecosystem is being driven by early adopters.

"There will always be early adopters who take it and it will become more widespread. I think we're in the early adopter stage of product in production, not the widespread stage quite yet," he said.

Johnson believes the real value blockchain brings isn't quite clear but it will be as the use cases become more visible.

Ultimately, he believes mass adoption comes from understanding.

"Blockchain technologies could So when these companies can explain the solution that they're providing, then I think it becomes more readily adopted," he said.

Check out the rest of the video for the rest of his comments on blockchain adoption.

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