Overstock invests in blockchain voting firm SettleMint

Online retailer Overstock is furthering its efforts to build a crypto-trading platform by taking a stake in Belgian blockchain startup SettleMint. A fintech firm specialising in developing software leveraging distributed ledger technology, SettleMint most recently released SettleMint Ballot Box, an application for recording voting to an immutable blockchain. The investment was made by Medici Ventures, the US e-commerce giant’s blockchain trading subsidiary. read more: finextra.com