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- name: Evan Duffield
title: Lead Developer
title: Strategy Advisor
description: Evan (AKA “eduffield”, “evan82”) brings Dash over 17 years of software development experience and an interest in artificial intelligence, financial markets and economics.
image: evan.png
email: evan@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/eduffield
twitter:
dashforum: eduffield
team-title: Strategy Advisor
dashforum: /eduffield.104/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Ryan Taylor
title: CEO
description: Ryan (AKA “babygiraffe”) has an MBA with a concentration in Finance & Economics. He has over 15 years of experience in technology, strategy consulting, and finance. As a consultant, he served many of the worlds largest financial institutions on a wide variety of strategy and technology topics. Most recently, Ryan was a hedge fund analyst covering both private equity and public market investments within the payments sector. He brings to the team a deep understanding of payments-specific business strategy, product management, and operations.
image: ryan_taylor.jpg
email: ryan@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/ryanptaylor
twitter:
dashforum: /babygiraffe.1654/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: UdjinM6
title: Lead Developer
description: Brings a total of 12 years of programming experience writing in-house tools for IT companies, user support and quality assurance.
image: udjinm6.png
email: udjinm6@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/udjinm6
twitter:
dashforum: /udjinm6.811/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Andy Freer
title: CTO
description: Andy has 17 years experience as a developer and 12 years as a CTO in the E-commerce, Web, SaaS, ERP, P2P streaming, Supply Chain and Games spaces.
image: andy_f.png
email: andy@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/andyfreer
twitter:
dashforum: /andydark.2146/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Holger Schinzel
title: Quality Assurance, Automation, Testing
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email: holger@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/schinzelh
twitter:
dashforum: flare
team-title: QA
- name: UdjinM6
title: Core Developer
description: Brings a total of 12 years of programming experience writing in-house tools for IT companies, user support and quality assurance.
image: udjinm6.png
email: udjinm6@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/udjinm6
twitter:
dashforum: UdjinM6
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Andy Freer
title: Evolution Team Lead
description: Andy has 17 years experience as a developer and 12 years as a CTO in the E-commerce, Web, SaaS, ERP, P2P streaming, Supply Chain and Games spaces.
image: andy_f.png
email: andy@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/andyfreer
twitter:
dashforum: AndyDark
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Ryan Taylor
title: Director of Finance
description: Ryan (AKA “babygiraffe”) has an MBA with a concentration in Finance & Economics. He has over 15 years of experience in technology, strategy consulting, and finance. As a consultant, he served many of the worlds largest financial institutions on a wide variety of strategy and technology topics. Most recently, Ryan was a hedge fund analyst covering both private equity and public market investments within the payments sector. He brings to the team a deep understanding of payments-specific business strategy, product management, and operations.
image: ryan_taylor.jpg
email: ryan@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/ryanptaylor
twitter:
dashforum: babygiraffe
dashforum: /flare.783/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: MooCowMoo
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email: moo@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/moocowmoo
twitter:
dashforum: MooCowMoo
dashforum: /moocowmoo.1413/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Fernando Gutierrez
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email: fernando@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/fernandog
twitter:
dashforum: fernando
dashforum: /fernando.650/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Philipp Engelhorn
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email: press@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/tungfa
twitter:
dashforum: tungfa
dashforum: /tungfa.269/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Daniel Diaz
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email: daniel@dash.org
keybase:
twitter:
dashforum: minotaur
dashforum: /minotaur.247/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Robert Wiecko
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email: robert@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/robertwiecko
twitter:
dashforum: kot
dashforum: /kot.3244/
team-title: Dash Core DAO Management
- name: Timothy Flynn
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email: timothy@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/tgflynn
twitter:
dashforum:
dashforum: /tgf314.7156/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Nathan Marley
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email: nathan@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/nmarley
twitter:
dashforum: nmarley
dashforum: /nmarley.1605/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Jon Kindel
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email: jon@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/snogcel
twitter:
dashforum: snogcel
team-title: Dash DAPI
- name: Pierre van Rooyen
title:
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team-title: Dash DAPI
- name: Pascal
title:
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- name: Madeleine Shang
title:
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- name: Marthinus Engelbrecht
title:
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twitter:
dashforum: MarthinusEngelbrecht
team-title: Dash DAPI
dashforum: /snogcel.1351/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Crowning
title: Core Development / Testing
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email: crowning@dash.org
keybase:
twitter:
dashforum: crowning
dashforum: /crowning.1102/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Chae-Pil Lim
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email: chaeplin@gmail.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/chaeplin
twitter:
dashforum: chaeplin
dashforum: /chaeplin.206/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: TheLazieR
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email: thelazier@gmail.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/thelazier
twitter:
dashforum: TheLazieR
dashforum: /thelazier.2745/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Cofresi
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email: cofresi@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/cofresi
twitter:
dashforum: Cofresi
team-title: Dash DAPI
dashforum: /cofres%C3%AD.2052/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: 0xfff
title: Evolution Frontend Developer
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email: 0xfff@protonmail.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/0xfff
twitter:
dashforum:
team-title: UX
dashforum: /0xfff.6497/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Joshua Seigler
title: Evolution Frontend Developer
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email: joshua@seigler.net
keybase: https://keybase.io/joshuaseigler
twitter:
dashforum:
team-title: Dash Web
- name: Quantum Explorer
title: iOS Developer
description: QuantumExplorer is a Lead Software Engineer with over 2 years experience leading teams and 6 years experience developing iOS solutions. He has built many successful in-house projects that served multiple millions of users. By night he is a cryptocurrency aficionado who believes that our current economic system is flawed and could be greatly improved by emerging technology. He believes that Dash is the leader of this trend.
image: anon.png
email: quantumexplorerdash@gmail.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/quantumexplorer
twitter:
dashforum: quantumexplorer
team-title: Mobile
- name: Tomasz Ludek
title: Android Developer
description: \"Tomasz\" is an experienced software craftsman, bringing 7 years of commercial experience with Android and excellent practical knowledge of Java. He is a passionate programmer with a proven ability to develop efficient, stable, and user-friendly software. In his spare time he likes to play tri-sport.
image: tomasz.png
email: tomasz@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/tomaszludek
twitter:
dashforum: tomasz
team-title: Mobile
dashforum: /j0shua.4693/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Chuck Williams
title: UI/UX Development
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keybase: https://keybase.io/chuckwilliams
twitter:
dashforum: ChuckWilliams
team-title: UX
- name: Etherdesign
title:
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team-title: UX
- name: Lee Wong
title: Evolution Developer
description:
image: LeeWong.jpg
email: leewong.dash@gmail.com
keybase:
twitter:
dashforum:
team-title: Dash Web
- name: Jon Rudd
title:
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team-title: Dash Web
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: prtfw
title: FrontEnd Developer
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keybase: https://keybase.io/longgamma_act
twitter:
dashforum:
team-title: Integrations
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Akhavr
title: Developer
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email: akhavr@gmail.com
keybase:
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dashforum: akhavr
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dashforum: /akhavr.2324/
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- name: Etherdesign
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- name: Lee Wong
title: Evolution Developer
description:
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email: leewong.dash@gmail.com
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- name: Jon Rudd
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- name: Pierre van Rooyen
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- name: Pascal
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- name: Madeleine Shang
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- name: Marthinus Engelbrecht
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team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Quantum Explorer
title: iOS Developer
description: QuantumExplorer is a Lead Software Engineer with over 2 years experience leading teams and 6 years experience developing iOS solutions. He has built many successful in-house projects that served multiple millions of users. By night he is a cryptocurrency aficionado who believes that our current economic system is flawed and could be greatly improved by emerging technology. He believes that Dash is the leader of this trend.
image: anon.png
email: quantumexplorerdash@gmail.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/quantumexplorer
twitter:
dashforum: /quantumexplorer.2025/
team-title: Mobile
- name: Tomasz Ludek
title: Android Developer
description: \"Tomasz\" is an experienced software craftsman, bringing 7 years of commercial experience with Android and excellent practical knowledge of Java. He is a passionate programmer with a proven ability to develop efficient, stable, and user-friendly software. In his spare time he likes to play tri-sport.
image: tomasz.png
email: tomasz@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/tomaszludek
twitter:
dashforum: /tomasz-ludek.4173/
team-title: Mobile
- name: Alexandre Devilliers
title: Testing and Deployment
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email: elberethz@dashninja.pl
keybase: https://keybase.io/elbereth
twitter:
dashforum: elbereth
dashforum: /elbereth.175/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Slawek
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email: splawik21@protonmail.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/splawik21
twitter:
dashforum: splawik21
dashforum: /splawik21.264/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Jeff Smith
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email: jeff@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/coingun
twitter:
dashforum: coingun
team-title: Infrastructure
dashforum: /coingun.1715/
team-title: DashCore Developers
- name: Matt Meek
title: Business Development
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email: matt@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/itscrazybro
twitter:
dashforum: itscrazybro
team-title: Business Development
dashforum: /itscrazybro.322/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Balu
title: Project Manager
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email: balu@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/balu
twitter:
dashforum: balu
team-title: Project Managers
dashforum: /balu.2312/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Alex-ru
title: Dash Russia Coordinator
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email: alex.ru@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/alex_ru
twitter:
dashforum: alex-ru
dashforum: /alex-ru.1771/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Alexy
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email: alexy@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/alexy_ys
twitter:
dashforum: alexy
dashforum: /alexy.2413/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Raico
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email: raico@dash.org
keybase: https://keybase.io/raico
twitter:
dashforum: raico
dashforum: /raico.1053/
team-title: Testing + Support
- name: David Dinkins
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email: david@dashpay.io
keybase: https://keybase.io/ddink7
twitter:
dashforum: ddink7
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team-title: Testing + Support
- name: Perry Woodin
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email: perry@node40.com
keybase: https://keybase.io/perrywoodin
twitter:
dashforum: node40
dashforum: /orangecycle.2279/
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author: tungfa
layout: post
image: "Ryan-Taylor.jpg"
title: "Why I Left A Multi-Billion Dollar Hedge Fund For Dash"
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Just one year ago, I made the equal parts thrilling and terrifying decision to quit my position at a multi-billion dollar hedge fund in New York to help lead Dashs Core Team an open source digital currency project similar to Bitcoin. The offer was incredibly compelling… compensation below minimum wage, no benefits, long hours and the opportunity to help transform the digital currency landscape.
Naturally, my family, friends, and colleagues widely considered this decision to be risky and even stupid. I held a conviction others couldnt understand at the time. At the hedge fund, I covered the payments industry, and I determined that Dash was making incredibly savvy moves to position itself for success.
The past year has proven my loved-ones concerns to be unfounded. Whilst I had been partially involved in the Dash project since 2014, I joined full time March 31st last year as Director of Finance. The total market capitalization has increased a phenomenal 1,137% since then, breaking into the list of top 5 most valuable cryptocurrencies in the world, but its growth since inception has been equally impressive. We have experienced at least triple digit growth for the fourth year in a row, and adoption is climbing rapidly; trading volumes increased 7,929% from March 2016 to March 2017 to over $33 million USD per day.
More importantly, Dash is seeing its ecosystem of available end-user services beginning to match those available through Bitcoin. From asset trading at WhaleClub, to purchasing discount Amazon gift cards at Bitcart, to topping up a debit card, Dash is increasingly being added alongside previously Bitcoin-only services.
So why is Dash growing so much faster than other digital currencies? There are many reasons why. To put it simply, Dash anticipated and solved the key issues plaguing first-generation digital currencies like Bitcoin and the many “copy/paste” versions of nearly identical currencies.
First, and perhaps most importantly, Dash has an effective voting-based governance mechanism built-in, allowing key decisions affecting the network to be made quickly and without unnecessary drama. This results in incredible cohesion among Dashs users, miners, and operators. In fact, Dashs latest software upgrade took only 100 hours for our miners to update, compared with months or even years for new features in many other projects. This allows Dash to more nimbly compete in the market and avoid deadlocks.
Second, Dash is self-funding. Whereas most digital currencies raise the funds needed for development through either fundraising, developer sponsorships, or “initial coin offerings” (ICOs), the Dash network itself pays a number of entities that serve its needs directly from its blockchain including the Dash Core Team, for whom I work.
This self-funding model keeps Dash free from outside influencers, and ensures funding is perpetually available. It also ensures that all of the networks needs are being met, not just development. This includes normal business functions such as marketing, legal counsel, business development, and administrative functions. As a result, integrating Dash is a much easier decision for merchants to make. They can get funding support for implementation and technical support as needed, as though they were interacting with a regular company.
Third, Dash focuses on delivering features and improvements end-users value. For example, Dash offers instant transactions, which confirm as fast as a credit card. Bitcoin transactions take about 10 minutes under optimal conditions, but can take hours during periods of network congestion. Dash also offers enhanced privacy for balances and transactions.
But Dash is only getting started. At our current market cap, Dashs self-funding budget is now over $6 million. The Dash Core Teams full-time staff is doubling to over 35 people, and is able to poach some of the best programmers in the industry from other projects with generous compensation.
Whats next for Dash is our landmark software release, codenamed Evolution. Dashs Evolution release will fundamentally change the digital currency user experience, for both end-users and merchants. Long cryptographic addresses will be replaced with usernames. Users will be able to login with a username and password from any device and store frequently-used contacts similar to centralized networks like PayPal. It will integrate a loyalty program to incentivize consumers to switch, while shifting transaction fees to the merchant. In short, Evolution applies payments industry best-practices to a field that has woefully underserved its end-users.
Dash is extremely unconventional within the digital currency industry. And that is precisely what makes it so compelling. Dash is unwilling to accept the current paradigms of how a digital currency should work, and are challenging the industry to improve and learn from what already works in the payments industry. I believe that doing so will enable the benefits of digital currency to reach a much wider audience, and in short time.
<http://www.valuewalk.com/2017/04/bitcoin-dash/>

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author: tungfa
layout: post
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title: "DASH FORCE MEETUP AND PRESENTATION CONTEST UPDATE"
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Dash Force would like to announce that we have recently started budgeting for weekly Meetups and Presentations. At this time we will be offering up to 10 total Dash for high quality weekly meetups and presentations. This contest is International and open for all to enter. Please click here for more information about the Dash Force Meetup and Presentation Contest. If you have any questions or would like some examples of best practices from previously successful community members please contact Dash Force News.
Also, a friendly reminder that there is just under a week left to submit your entries for the Dash Force News YouTube Video Contest. The contest entry deadline is Friday April 28th. We are encouraging people of all languages to enter, not just English. Dash Force member Mark Mason is spearheading this contest so please contact him if you have any questions.
Lastly, dont forget we still have the Wall Of Coins contest going but you better hurry as there is only 1.3 Dash left to be claimed.
To see a list all Dash Force contest and current opportunities [please click here.](https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/dashforce_tips-contest-thread-help-dash-to-win-dash.12172/)
<https://www.dashforcenews.com/dash-force-meetup-presentation-contest-update/>

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author: tungfa
layout: post
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title: "SHAKEPAY CARD REVIEW"
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The ShakePay card is one of the early adopters in a growing field of directly Dash-enabled debit cards. Its a streamlined, simple card that works surprisingly well for how basic it looks.
This review is broken down into function and form categories, with a summary at the end.
FUNCTION
Card The card itself is very plain, a simple black card with no issuer details public visible. The only distinguishing factor is “prepaid” written on the card. The card functions well with swipe or chip. Compared to other cards, with which I had issues being declined at various merchants, with ShakePay Ive never experienced an issue. The card simply works.
Loading Unlike some other cards, which have an internal wallet, with ShakePay you simply send Dash to the card loading address and it gets processed into a fiat balance. Very straightforward. The absence of an internal wallet means that with Bitcoin you cant pre-send some over for quick loading, meaning you might have to wait a few hours every time you decide to load your card, but with Dash this isnt a problem.
For a speed test I sent Dash using InstantSend and gauged the time it took for funds to appear on my card. The time between when the transaction was sent to the time I had available balance on the card was seven minutes total. This is likely due to an additional confirmation beyond InstantSend being required (some services require this), taking up roughly two minutes, and a five minute processing time to load the funds. This means you can drive to morning coffee, realize you dont have enough funds on your card, add Dash, and have available funds by the time youve entered the coffee shop and have to pay for your order.
Fees Issuing a card costs $15, and a monthly $1 maintenance fee is assessed. Bitcoin loading fees are %1, while Dash and Ethereum are 3%. For Dash this ends up being a little high, but compared to using ShapeShift to switch to Bitcoin and dealing with all those fees and delays, it ends up being worth it.
Availability As with most cryptocurrency cards, ShakePay is available all over the world, with a few notable exceptions, namely the US. Cards can still be denominated in US dollars, but must be shipped to a foreign address.
FORM
Web interface The web app is simple and streamlined, providing a clean interface with the requisite information and nothing more. Basic account settings and card information is clearly displayed, along with card limits and fees. Basic options are to load and create cards, as well as upgrade the AML/KYC level of verification.
Mobile interface The mobile app, on the other hand, is extremely bare-bones. Its so simple that when I first download it I thought I had the wrong app. It mainly includes a transaction history and an option to load funds. The simplicity certainly takes some getting used to, and the average consumer may be hesitant to trust it at first.
Ordering a card The ordering process was disconcertingly simple, and a bit confusing. I filled out my address, but could find no clear “order card” option. Instead I was prompted to load the card to get started. The invoice generated amounted to about $36 worth of Dash, while the amount to be loaded said $20. After loading I received a confirmation text.
What really happened was that I ordered a card and loaded it in a single action, and the card was shipped to me. However, none of this was very clear, and for weeks I wasnt even sure that the card had been ordered. To better avoid misunderstandings, customers should be informed that the invoice breakdown includes the card fee, and shown a message indicating that their card has indeed been shipped.
SUMMARY
Pros: Reliable card, verified and unverified options, easy and fast loading.
Cons: High fees for loading Dash, confusingly simple interface, not available in the US.
SHAKEPAY CARD SCORE
77%
SHAKEPAY CARD CONCLUSION A very no-frills but efficient and reliable solution for those looking to live off of Dash.
FUNCTIONALITY
90%
USER EXPERIENCE
70%
FEES
70%
SUPPORT
80%
<https://www.dashforcenews.com/shakepay-card-review/>

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