Melbourne-based blockchain business, Shping has confirmed that it is moving ahead with its development and expansion roadmap, having already achieved 2 of its 5 funding milestones, and edging closer to its third as its Token Sale draws to a close.

To date, the shopper marketing and brand protection platform has raised over AUD 8.4 million after selling out its January Presale distribution 3 days early.

The success of the Presale allowed Shping to achieve its softcap of AUD 3.7 million, and greenlit several development projects outlined in its whitepaper.

Among the projects now in development are an API-based payment transfer…

Retail Global, Australia’s most trusted eCommerce and retail conference organiser now accepts Shping Coin (SHPING) as payment for their conferences.

With many major brands and retailers in Australia as well as around the world attending these conferences, the adoption of Shping Coin as a payment option would provide more opportunities for brands to become familiar with blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and Shping’s future role in retail.

“We are excited about this development with Retail Global, who have the connections and influence to shape the omnichannel retail experience around the world,” said Shping chief executive officer & founder Gennady Volchek.

“Retail Global’s…

Shping, the blockchain shopper marketing, brand protection and traceability platform, has today announced it will accept Bitclave user profiles as a sign up and login option for the Shping App.

The announcement will see Shping accept the decentralised search engine’s 60,000 global user profiles as a shortcut to access the Shping App, making the onboarding process more seamless for Bitclave users.

Promoted as a revolutionary “product search engine”, the Shping App enables shoppers to earn cryptocurrency for scanning product barcodes to unlock important product information that can help influence consumer purchase decisions. Information such as detailed ingredient and provenance information…

The Shping Token Crowdsale is now LIVE!

The Shping Token Crowdsale is now live and will continue until the end of day, March 23rd 2018 or until sold out.

Shping is an innovative, shopper-marketing ecosystem that enables participating brands and organisations the opportunity to reward shoppers who use the Shping app with a new cryptocurrency called Shping Coin.

The Shping Token Presale was a hit, reaching a hardcap of US$3m three days before its scheduled end date. Since then, Shping has engaged a growing community and has drawn the attention of media from around the world.

Shping Coin is an…

Dear Shping Community,

Scammers are targeting high-profile Token Sales like ours, and we wanted you to be the first to know so you can help identify and stamp out scammers along with us.

In the final day leading up to the launch of our Crowdsale, these awful individuals have increased their efforts ten-fold by creating fake websites, fake social media posts and fake direct messages on Telegram pretending to be from real admins.

Some of the dirty tricks we’ve intercepted have included:

• Pretending the network is congested and supplying you with a false ‘new’ or ‘private’ address
• Redirecting you to…

At Shping, we are very community minded.

We have listened to comments from a cross section of the community and, in particular, we wish to address your concerns about the potential influence that high-volume token holders may have on the value of Shping Coin once the Token Sale is complete.

To alleviate these concerns, we have decided to introduce a voluntary 6-month vesting period for new token purchases for buyers who plan to acquire 1 million or more Shping Coins during the Token Sale.

This in effect will ensure that a percentage of tokens that have been purchased during the…

The Shping Token Presale is now live and will be active for ten days from the 22nd to the 31st January 2018 or until sold out.

Buyers will be able to purchase Shping Coin (SHPING) at the introductory price of US$0.01 per SHPING and will receive a 40 per cent bonus free of charge during the presale.

The minimum purchase for the presale is 300,000 Shping Coins or US$3,000 with a presale hard cap of US$3 million. A total of 5 billion Shping Tokens will available for purchasers during the Token Sale, which is a limited, one-time-only release.

Token Buyers…