Re: [ANN][DASH] Dash | First Anonymous Coin | Inventor of X11, DGW, Darksend and InstantX
I know this sucks to read, and I hate saying this, but I feel I must express my thoughts.I have been brewing an (obvious) idea to achieve the same result. Propose the funding of an mk1 non-FIAT WP payment processor plugin for Dash. Still researching and debating with some team members so I can structure a proposal better. The idea is the same at its core as yours, just a different target merchant. This will be software only, outsourced, very low cost and highly deployable throughout thousands of online stores worldwide. The idea came because I'm opening a little web-shop later this year for a very specific target audience and I plan on offering serious discount if payed with Dash, so I incentivise people to go and get Dash because the discount alone will be a huge incentive.
Well, I think your effort to make a Dash plugin is great. And that may gain some adoption. I don't see web purchasing as a clear advantage for Dash. Bitcoin or any other bitclone can do this. The 10+ block time isn't a big deal, since you only ship once a day. If you did this and required InstantX for movies or something that people want for instant download, then you have something. Micropayments would also be a huge win for dash with the low fees.
I already approached a software company to design a payment terminal that would accept Dash for a gas station. They couldn't do it. They had no place to start. InstantX? what is that? I detect it by what now? dashd - huh? Even if I could give them the Dash 101 and Dash 201 class, they still couldn't do it. Even someone working in the Bitcoin space couldn't do InstantX detection. This is cutting edge technology that isn't even possible without the developers in Dash helping us. Once we build out the tools then other parties can deploy.
Now think about your payment plugin. What if that could be used on a wifi portal that is in a retail store? Now you can deploy to any store with just wifi and our smart box. Using your phone you would scan each item and it adds it to your web portal shopping cart page and when done hit pay with your plugin. The advantage with point of sale is huge!