The investment fund of George Soros became the third shareholder of Overstock, the pro-cryptocurrency reseller last year. According to a report from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released by CNBC on Thursday, Soros Fund Management secured 2,472,188 shares in Overstock at the end of the year. Patrick Byrne's online platform has become the first major company of its kind to accept Bitcoin for payments in 2014, a practice that she pursued before announcing a new business-focused business in September. .

Following the unveiling of its partnership with tZero, Argon and RenGen, Overstock experienced several months of inventory growth in a phenomenon that has been repeated as more and more companies build links in the Blockchain space.

At the same time, Soros, who publicly declared that cryptocurrency was a "typical bubble" while defending Blockchain technology, dropped shares on Facebook and Google after warning of threats to "monopoly "American.

Facebook itself had opted for a non-interventionist approach to the crypto-currency phenomenon a few weeks ago, banning advertisements relating to the industry because of what it was calling "misleading promotional practices".

The news of the Soros purchase this week meanwhile come amidst an equally independent approach to Berkshire Hathaway, although completely different in tone. Company Vice President Charlie Munger said it was "disgusting" that anyone had any connection to cryptocurrency.