"By migrating to the BitShares Exchange Network, Banx.io instantly gains access to all the other services on the platform, such as fiat on- and off-ramps or the NanoCard provided by CCEDK. Its customers can trade seamlessly with the comabined "

https://bitshares.org/blog/2015/06/23/banx-capital-joins-the-bitshares-exchange-network/

With Bitshares 2.0 the technical aspects of voting seemed to be mostly ironed out, but now we need to start focusing on the procedural aspects of voting. I list a few below but i'm sure there are more.

How will proposals be introduced?
What is the time frame for voting?
Will there be regular scheduled events or adhoc?
What is the threshold for an adhoc event?
Are these parameters that can set on the blockchain or outside?

Is CNX going to consider using the JOBS act in the future to source funding and letting some of the AGS/PTS/Keyhottee users the option to provide funding?

The article did not explicitly say that, but it can be inferred that waiting for business to organically grow just relying on the consumer side is the long game. You need to get business to not just accept cryto but actively promote it. So if you can get the institutions that business rely on to actively promote it then that adoption can be faster. It's like what we are doing with our referral system.

Article describing how BitPay is pivoting it's business model, which is looking kinda like you guessed it, ours

http://www.ofnumbers.com/2015/06/17/a-pre-post-mortem-on-bitpay/

"The first batch of bitcoin startups, which includes BitPay, is quite different from the second batch. In the first batch, you had entrepreneurs who got support from bitcoin early adopters to launch businesses that helped the ecosystem. In the second batch, you have serial entrepreneurs, running companies like Xapo, Circle and 21e6, who got millions from Silicon Valley VCs. Startups from the first batch have to make tough choices, given that interest in bitcoin (see price) is not what it used to be, and that they have to get “traditional” funding to survive. If they get such funding, like BitPay did, they may have active investors questioning the direction of the company, looking at the market size etc. In other words, the price of bitcoin and the lack of crowdfunding does not allow startups from the first batch, to continue working on “ideological” agendas, like bitcoin merchant and user adoption. Startups of the first batch can continue working on what they started on only if the bitcoin price rebounds, or if large bitcoin holders support them. BitPay had to pivot in order to create a sustainable business because it could not afford to do otherwise."

I PM's him on Reddit about Bitshares. Have not heard back yet. Problem is his model is primarily going to be microtransactions, the thing we are not catering to in 2.0.

That's the problem, find "volunteers". I don't won't volunteers at this stage. I want paid professionals who know what the fuck they are doing and have the time and focus to do it!

Why is reality a threat?