The article makes it sound like his ouster had nothing to do with Maria Butina, and everything to do with speculating on shady crypto ventures.
> The problem is, with just two tokens—representing Overstock’s and Tzero’s own shares—available to trade on Tzero’s platform, almost no one uses it. The company says it is aiming for 5 to 10 tokens by the end of the year.
A nearly empty stock exchange that no one uses. What a joke.
> Fumed Byrne in May, after investors bombarded him with calls and emails when he sold 900,000 shares of stock, “Frankly, I had no idea that shareholders would demand explanations of why and how I might want to use my cash derived from my labor and my property to pursue my ends in life.”
Nonsense. Every CEO is familiar with the concept of "skin in the game." You're cashing out because you've lost confidence, and that sends a signal to your shareholders.