Coming from some one who really doesn't know anything about shopify or G&M, I found these two things really interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopify
Per the FFS proposal section "Why the Secrecy?" - "Revealing any details might allow others to get ahead of this opportunity, so we unfortunately need to keep it secret." So partly to prevent other cryptocurrencies (some of whom had been offered this) from getting the deal, and partly because it's better to be able to reveal the details when it is a fait accompli.
I do have to ask though Fluffy... Does Shopify actually want Monero as a payment method or is this guy like "doing you a solid"..? Sounds like they want to accept cryptocurrencies in general (maybe to avoid global payment issues). So would they just want just any cryptocurrency, or whichever cryptocurrency community that pays the bounty? And don't you, as the CEO, have somewhat of a say in what cryptos you would recommend for shopify to use?
I'm still a little confused as to why/how other cryptocurrency projects might "beat us to the punch" if the news was leaked.
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Shopify is both a Canadian e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and the name of its computer software platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.[2]
The Shopify company was founded in 2004, and its software platform was initially based on earlier software written by its founders for their online snowboard store.[3][4] The company reports that it has more than 500,000 merchants using its platform,[5] with total gross merchandise volume exceeding $40 billion.[5][6][7][8]
The Shopify company was founded in 2004, and its software platform was initially based on earlier software written by its founders for their online snowboard store.[3][4] The company reports that it has more than 500,000 merchants using its platform,[5] with total gross merchandise volume exceeding $40 billion.[5][6][7][8]
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In January 2017, Shopify announced integration with Amazon that would allow merchants to sell on Amazon from their Shopify stores.[38] Shopify's stock rose almost 10% upon this announcement.[38]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopify
If it's legit (seems possible to me) it looks great, to me: what's the problem? Why did that have to be "leaked" vs just part of the project explainer?
Per the FFS proposal section "Why the Secrecy?" - "Revealing any details might allow others to get ahead of this opportunity, so we unfortunately need to keep it secret." So partly to prevent other cryptocurrencies (some of whom had been offered this) from getting the deal, and partly because it's better to be able to reveal the details when it is a fait accompli.
I do have to ask though Fluffy... Does Shopify actually want Monero as a payment method or is this guy like "doing you a solid"..? Sounds like they want to accept cryptocurrencies in general (maybe to avoid global payment issues). So would they just want just any cryptocurrency, or whichever cryptocurrency community that pays the bounty? And don't you, as the CEO, have somewhat of a say in what cryptos you would recommend for shopify to use?
I'm still a little confused as to why/how other cryptocurrency projects might "beat us to the punch" if the news was leaked.