{"id":1642,"date":"2021-12-13T17:12:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2021-12-13T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:12:50","slug":"hoskinson-vents-as-bitpay-list-shiba-inu-over-ada-despite-cardano-poll-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=1642","title":{"rendered":"Hoskinson vents as BitPay list Shiba Inu over ADA despite Cardano poll lead"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Crypto payment provider BitPay irked Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson by listing $SHIB over $ADA, despite the results of a user poll favoring the latter.<\/p>\n

On December 8, BitPay<\/a> posted a Twitter poll asking users which token they would like to see listed. The options included a choice of 15 prominent tokens, such as Algorand, Polygon, and Avalanche.<\/p>\n

However, BitPay decided to support $SHIB even before the poll ended. This drew criticisms concerned why BitPay would hold the poll in the first place.<\/p>\n

But has the situation been taken out of context?<\/p>\n

Shiba Inu is on a roll despite stalling price<\/h2>\n

On the same day as posting the poll, BitPay<\/a> announced support for Shiba Inu. In a blog post<\/a>, the crypto payment provider said buying, storing, swapping, and spending $SHIB was now possible via its app.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAttention SHIBArmy! Shiba Inu (SHIB) joins the lineup of coins now available at BitPay. Now you can buy, store, swap and spend with this Ethereum ERC-20 token directly in the BitPay app.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, over the weekend, Gemini-backed digital payment network Flexa<\/a> announced they too were adding support for $SHIB.<\/p>\n

Shiba Inu holders can now spend their $SHIB tokens at more than 40,000 physical locations in the U.S and Canada, including in Barnes and Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond, Lowe\u2019s hardware, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Whole Foods Market, and GameStop.<\/p>\n

Both cases demonstrate strengthening fundamentals for Shiba Inu. But, despite the positive developments, the price of $SHIB remains caught in a six-week downtrend.<\/p>\n

While a local bottom, of $0.00003318, was established on Friday and Saturday just gone, it looks as though a retest of that level is incoming. Should this break, the next significant support level lies at $0.00002942.<\/p>\n

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Cardano founder vents his frustration<\/h2>\n

In response to BitPay\u2019s $SHIB listing, the Cardano founder took to Twitter<\/a> to ask, \u201cwhat was the point of the poll?\u201d if the payment provider was always going to list Shiba Inu anyway.<\/p>\n

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What was the point of the poll? https:\/\/t.co\/MBjBMktjE3<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/R1bUg8OUQg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One Twitter user<\/a> echoed Hoskinson\u2019s sentiment. He captured the voting results as they stood on December 10. It shows Cardano leading the poll with 41% of the votes, followed by Tron with 36%, and Shiba Inu making third at 17%.<\/p>\n

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However, despite the apparent disconnect between the poll results and listing announcements, there is still a possibility that Cardano could get listed on BitPay.<\/p>\n

While BitPay has yet to comment on the situation or clarify whether the poll influences listing decisions, submitting a vote shows that the poll will run until December 30.<\/p>\n

The community should withhold conclusions about BitPay\u2019s listing policy and social media marketing until then.<\/p>\n

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