Shopping - Io White Paper Original
Shopping - Io White Paper Original
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Table of Content
Whitepaper
Abstract 4
Background 5
Introduction 6
About us 7
Our Vision 8
Our Mission 9
Problems and our solution 10
Data ownership 10
Over pricing 10
Dispute Resolution 11
Insecurity for the consumer 11
Delayed Shipments 11
Standout Features 12
Accepting over 100 digital assets 12
Smart Comparison 12
Direct Shopping 12
Free Shipping 12
Big Discounts 12
Borderless 13
Decentralization 13
Trustless Order Execution 9
Incentivized Reviews 9
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Abstract
Crypto & Shopping
SHOPPING.IO A Blockchain-based platform from AZ Cryptocurrency and digital assets have major eCommerce marketplaces while
EXPRESS RETAIL LLC, strives to change this entirely by recorded unprecedented growth over their holders can enjoy free shipping and
offering a unified marketplace that combines all major the course of the last few years. Evolving up to 10% discounts, without even ha-
e-commerce industry players under one website and en- from a simple internet based currency ving to create individual accounts on the
ables digital assets to be used as payment method. with no inherent value, the cryptocurren- respective eCommerce websites.
cy market has grown into a complete in-
dustry with new projects emerging each This Whitepaper gives a detailed de-
day and having a combined valuation of scription of our research and planning.
over 550 Billion Dollars as of December It also aims to demonstrate the current
2020. However, despite its phenomenal status and future plans of the Shop-
growth, real-life use of cryptocurrencies ping.io platform, its associated pro-
is minimal, as they are mainly used for ducts and solutions and SPI token—the
trading and speculating only. native token of the Shopping.io eCom-
merce platform deployed on the Ethere-
Shopping.io, a Blockchain-based plat- um Blockchain network. The document
form from AZ EXPRESS RETAIL LLC, strives to inform our readers how we are
strives to change this entirely by offe- using our teams’ expertise to provide
ring a unified marketplace that com- a unified and cryptocurrency enabled
bines all major e-commerce industry eCommerce marketplace at lower costs,
players under one website and enables minimal fee with higher speed, efficien-
digital assets to be used as payment cy, and higher returns.
method. With the technology infrastruc-
ture offered by Shopping.io, digital asset
(currently top100 as per coinmarketcap)
would now be able to be used across
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Introduction
Background
Cryptocurrency & Conversion
01
In the recent few years, the cryptocurrency consumers. Whether it’s because of the
industry has recorded significant growth— volatility of cryptocurrencies or just the fact
peaking at USD 800 Billion in December 2017 that the technology is still new, major plat-
while fluctuating around USD 550 Billion cur- forms like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart do
rently, as of December 2020. It was expected not accept cryptocurrency for payments.
to bring a whole new dimension in creating Consequently, consumers are looking
value, and given the potential, this market for more comfortable, more secure, and
sector has got, cryptocurrencies were hoped cost-effective ways to shop online, as pay-
to disrupt the traditional method of shopping ment through traditional payment proces-
and payment processing. However, when it sors—both fiat and crypto— is still expensi-
comes to real life usage, consumers regularly ve and insecure.
face the same problem: a place where they
can use such cryptocurrencies or how can This changes entirely with Shopping.io, a
they easily convert the cryptocurrencies they Blockchain-based platform that strives to
hold into fiat currency? revolutionize modern-age online shopping
by unifying all major eCommerce players
Accepting, verifying, and processing cryp- and enabling digital assets as a payment
tocurrency payments is still rocket science method. In the section below, we introduce
for many website owners, merchants, and the Shopping.io platform in detail.
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Introduction
State of the art platform
It serves as the bridge between the cryptocur- cryptocurrencies through future-oriented pro-
rency world and the physical world to satisfy ducts and services.
consumers who previously couldn’t shop whi-
le using their digital assets. With the techno- Shopping.io will not have a dedicated payment
logy infrastructure offered by Shopping.io, coin. The native token; SPI will only be used as
digital asset users (currently top100 as per a utility token, use case currently granting dis-
coinmarketcap) would now be able to shop counts and other advantages. Payments will
across their favorite major eCommerce mar- be accepted via other coins that would serve
ketplaces and enjoy free shipping and up to as multiple payment gateways, enabling effi-
10% discounts, without even having to create cient payment processing, remittance engine,
individual accounts on the respective social media tipping integration, smart cont-
eCommerce websites. ract-based escrow manager, and enabling the
transfer of value through mobile app and the
Shopping.io provides an efficient, Block- desktop wallet directly to the desired user. It
chain-based payment processer without com- will strive to fully harness the Blockchain tech-
promising security. The Shopping.io Platform nology to allow seamless buying and selling
will serve as the next generation eCommerce of products through various cryptocurrencies,
marketplace and payment processor. As a without having the involvement of a third par-
commodity that is not bound to any geogra- ty. It will address the issue of conversion and
phic restrictions or national borders, the SPI liquidity by enabling consumers to spend their
Coin strives to connect the real world with tokens directly through the platform.
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About us
Online environment
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Our Vision
eCommerce Marketplace
We envision to streamline the process of online shopping by enab-
ling consumers to shop across a unified eCommerce Marketplace,
whereby they will get quality products in a transparent, seamless
manner at cost-effective rates while using digital assets of their choice,
without having to compromise on quality, security, and authenticity.
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Our Mission
Blockchain Platform
Our mission is to become the leading eCommerce marketplace
of choice for sellers and buyers for digital asset users. We strive to
develop a platform that harnesses the power of technolo-
gy offered by Blockchain, Smart Contracts, and Cryptography.
Our mission is to enable digital asset holders to have a place where-
by they can utilize their crypto assets seamlessly and cost-effectively.
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Data ownership
On any given eCommerce platform, a consumer is required to cre-
ate an account and provide his credentials such as name, address
and credit card/banking information. However, ownership of ever-
ything on the page belongs to the eCommerce platform. Moreover,
sales information and user behavior patterns stored on eCom-
merce platforms can also be used for unequal competition with
selling similar products.
Over pricing
Prices on Amazon and other eCommerce platforms may appear
low. But this is only because the other point of reference we can
compare to is brick and mortar stores, which have huge costs to
keep the store open, and thus need to charge a bit more for the
products they sell. But as mentioned above, the eCommerce world
has a ton of hidden fees on the retailer-side that end up getting
passed to the consumer. No store, online or physical, is going to
sell a product without making a profit.
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Dispute Resolution
The process of dispute resolution in traditional eCom- Our implementation of a combination of private hyper-led-
merce platforms, in case of bad consumer experience with ger chain combined with public Ethereum Blockchain-based
a merchant, is hectic, time-consuming and often biased. A decentralized business model will essentially allow differing
consumer has to wait for days for the customer support to re- degrees of access to a given asset. All payments are secu-
spond, wherein majority cases the customer plea for product red through smart contracts while the platform and its review
replacement or order cancellation is even rejected. model and user data are secured through Blockchain. All user
data is encrypted and stored on a decentralized Blockchain
Instead of relying on traditional escrow and hiring a particular network. Moreover, we use security protocols SSL and comply
representative for dispute resolutions, Shopping.io would use with the standards of Payment Card Industry Data Security
dedicated Smart Contracts which will record mutual agreed Standard (PCI DSS), among other measures.
set of rules before the placement of an order. Once the order
has been delivered, the Smart Contracts based on AI will as-
sess whether mutually agreed a set of rules are followed or
not. Upon successful execution of an order, funds would be
released to the respective retailer.
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Standout Features
Direct & Borderless
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100 Cryptocurrencies
Trustless Order Execution
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Secure
The Shopping.io Platform uses Block-
chain based transactions which are
immutable. In the event that a block is
altered, the block would be rejected by
most of the nodes and the information
Mobile Trust and transparency would not persist in the ledger. This is
With fiat currencies, it is difficult to carry Shopping.io eCommerce marketplace because the block is hashed using the
around large amounts of money. Cash being deployed on a public blockchain hash of the previous block which would
amounting to millions is risky to carry brings transparency in transactions, link the blocks together and creating a
for several reasons and even not allowed which fosters trust. Every transaction is chain. If a block is altered the data would
while traveling abroad. With SPI Token, recorded in a shared ledger and cannot also affect the hash for the subsequent
you can easily carry around a million be modified by anyone. It offers high-se- block which in turn causes the nodes in
dollars’ worth of Coins directly in your curity, radical visibility, and faster pro- the network to reject it. This ensures that
mobile phone. cessing speed, along with traceability the information has not been tampered
through the decentralized system. with which would ensure eCommerce
Fast ecosystems for customers, suppliers,
Shopping.io eCommerce marketplace sellers, and shipping companies to
utilizes blockchain technology for the fi- Cost-effectiveness highly protected.
nancial transactions which enables near eCommerce sellers can rely on SPI To-
to zero cost financial transactions, high ken to avail cost-effective digital pay- Private
security standards, User friendly wallets, ment solutions. Since there are no pay- The Shopping.io Platform ensures that
and an overall amazing customer expe- ment processes or third parties involved all user data is kept as private and en-
rience. Transactions are quick and easy, in a crypto-transaction, SPI cannot be crypted, something that only the user
sending or spending. used to buy from the website. can access.
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Search the Item you want to shop Smart Contracts Execute the order
If you are a buyer, you can choose from a huge variety of pro- Once the order has been finalized, the Smart Contracts
ducts available on your favorite eCommerce site e.g. Amazon, will automatically release the earned amount to the
eBay etc. Add a specific item you want into the explorer option Vendor, seller.
available at Shopping.io to buy into the cart and continue on if
you want to shop further.
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Market Overview
B2C
For private consumers around the globe the most well-known form of eCommerce
falls into the business to consumer (B2C) category, which includes online retail or on-
line shopping. It refers to online purchases from bricks-and-mortar retailers, such
as Walmart, as well as from web-only online retailing corporations such as Amazon.
com or Rakuten. In 2018, an estimated 1.8 billion people worldwide purchase goods
online10. During the same year, global e-retail sales amounted to 2.8 trillion
U.S. dollars11 and projections show a growth of up to 4.8 trillion U.S. dollars by 2021.
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Sales in billions
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3000 2842
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1336
1000
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Source:www.statistica.com
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This statistic gives information on retail 2017 survey, 11% of online shoppers stated
eCommerce sales worldwide from 2014 to that they shopped online via smartphone on
2021. In 2017, retail eCommerce sales wor- a weekly basis.
ldwide amounted to 2.3 trillion US dollars The average online shopping and purchase
and e-retail revenues are projected to grow intention rates among online shoppers also
to 4.88 trillion US dollars in 2021. Online vary strongly by product category - clothing,
shopping is one of the most popular online shoes and consumer electronics were the
activities worldwide but the usage varies by most popular online shopping categories
region - in 2016, an estimated 19% of all re- worldwide. Average shopper spending per
tail sales in China occurred via internet but visit was - unsurprisingly - highest in the lu-
in Japan the share was only 6.7%. xury apparel vertical.
Desktop PCs are still the most popular de-
vice for placing online shopping orders but Amazon.com is one of the most popular and
mobile devices, especially smartphones, well-known example of an online shopping
are catching up. platform. Founded in 1995, the Seattle-ba-
sed site started out as an online bookstore,
In recent years, mobile shopping has been but soon began expanding its product ran-
on the rise, with customers increasingly ge towards other retail goods and consu-
using their mobile devices for various on- mer electronics. The online company con-
line shopping activities. As of the fourth sistently ranks among the top ten leading
quarter of 2018, desktop PCs accounted for retailers worldwide - online and offline. On-
approximately the same amount of global line retailers are the most popular starting
e-retail orders as smartphones. However, point for first-time14 purchasers but online
smartphones were the number one device marketplaces are more attractive for repeat
in terms of retail website visits. During a buyers.
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Market Overview
B2C
This timeline displays a forecast of the number of digital buyers worldwide from 2014.
to 2021. In 2021, over 2.14 billion people worldwide are expected to buy goods and
services online, up from 1.66 billion global digital buyers in 2016.
2.5
2.14
2.05
1.92
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1.79
1.66
1.52
Digital buyers in billion
1.46
1.5
1.32
0.5
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Digital buyers worldwide Purchasing goods expected to remain popular in the future, as
and services online has become a common the country is one of the leading online re-
practice among many people around the tail markets ranked by online shopper reach
world. Some choose to make online purcha- with growth projections for the next years.
ses for convenience, others because of the About 80% of internet users in the U.S. are
competitive price offered by some eCom- expected to make at least one purchase on-
merce platforms. Digital buyers can also be line during the calendar year in 2019, a signi-
influenced by a range of digital resources ficant increase from 2013, when this share
when shopping, such as brand emails and stood at 73%.
product reviews. Reasons to purchase asi-
de, the number of digital buyers is on the As per the above discussion, the potenti-
rise. PayPal is the preferred payment me- al for growth of the eCommerce sector is
thod amongst online shoppers worldwide, unprecedented. Popular eCommerce plat-
as more than 40% of online shoppers af- forms like Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba have
firmed using this method. The traditional changed the way we live and shop. The con-
credit card ranks second with a 31% usage venience, option to order and get things at
rate, followed by debit cards. The range of home, and a huge variety of available pro-
devices with internet connections available ducts are only a few of the major benefits
to online shoppers allows products to be that eCommerce platforms offer consu-
purchased almost anywhere from any de- mers. And with the addition of cryptocurren-
vice. During the last quarter of 2016, online cy being accepted as a payment method,
orders which were placed from a tablet had Shopping.io has a market segment of over 1
an average value of 106.98 U.S. dollars, whi- Trillion Dollar eCommerce and digital asset
le orders from PC devices averaged 143.35 market to target.
U.S. dollars. In the U.S., online shopping is
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Revenue Generation
Ongoing sale
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Token Economics
Blockchain Driven Analysis
All funds contributed will be used for the development and growth of our
platforms i.e. technical infrastructure of the Shopping.io platform, its Blockchain
systems, applications and tools as well as for the SPI Token.
Any holder of at least 1000 $SPI shall be eligible to participate in monthly Giveaways
/physical prizes (Prizes TBD)
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Roadmap
Non-conventional
The Shopping.io product roadmap helps us share what we’re working on next and the
direction that we’re taking our business in. It helps us open up a practical dialogue with
our customers and leads about what they want and need without giving away any top
secret details. Below given is a summary of what we have achieved so far and how we
aim to make the Shopping.io Platform as the leading online eCommerce marketplace
platform on the global sphere.
2021
April Ali-Express
Mobile-app
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Leading Team
Executive Team and Leaders
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This document is a Whitepaper setting out the current and fu- paper and will notify a reader or recipient through its social
ture developments of the Shopping.io Marketplace and the SPI channels and communities thereof in the event that any matter
Token. This paper is for information purposes only and is not stated herein, or any opinion, projection, forecast or estimate
a statement of future intent. Unless expressly specified other- set forth herein, changes or subsequently becomes inaccurate.
wise, the products and innovations set out in this paper are cur- The regulatory status of tokens and distributed ledger techno-
rently under development and are not currently in deployment. logy is unclear or unsettled in many jurisdictions. It is difficult to
The SPI Team and its management makes no warranties or re- predict how or whether regulatory agencies may apply existing
presentations as to the successful development or implemen- regulation with respect to such technology and its applications,
tation of such technologies and innovations, or achievement including the Shopping.io Marketplace and SPI Tokens. It is li-
of any other activities noted in the paper, and disclaims any kewise difficult to predict how or whether legislatures or regula-
warranties implied by law or otherwise, to the extent permitted tory agencies may implement changes to laws and regulations
by law. No person is entitled to rely on the contents of this pa- affecting distributed ledger technology and its applications,
per or any inferences drawn from it, including in relation to any including the Shopping.io Marketplace and SPI Tokens. Regula-
interactions with Shopping.io Marketplace or the technologies tory actions could negatively affect the Shopping.io Marketpla-
mentioned in this paper. Shopping.io Marketplace disclaims all ce in various ways, including, for purposes of illustration only,
liability for any loss or damage of whatsoever kind (whether fo- through a determination that the purchase, sale, and delivery of
reseeable or not) which may arise from any person acting on SPI Tokens constitutes unlawful activity or that SPI Tokens are
any information and opinions relating to the Shopping.io Mar- a regulated instrument that requires registration or the licen-
ketplace, the SPI Token contained in this paper or any informa- sing of some or all of the parties involved in the purchase, sale,
tion which is made available in connection with any further en- and delivery thereof. The Shopping.io Marketplace may cease
quiries, notwithstanding any negligence, default or lack of care. operations in a jurisdiction in the event that regulatory actions,
or changes to laws or regulations, make it illegal to operate
The information contained in this publication is derived from in such jurisdiction or commercially undesirable to obtain the
data obtained from sources believed by Shopping.io Marketpla- necessary regulatory approval(s) to operate in such jurisdiction.
ce to be reliable and is given in good faith, but no warranties or
guarantees, representations are made by Shopping.io Market- Given that SPI Tokens are based on the Ethereum protocol, any
place with regard to the accuracy, completeness or suitability malfunction, breakdown, or abandonment of the Ethereum pro-
of the information presented. It should not be relied upon, and tocol may have a material adverse effect on SPI Tokens. Mo-
shall not confer rights or remedies upon, you or any of your em- reover, advances in cryptography or technical advances, such
ployees, creditors, holders of securities or other equity holders as the development of quantum computing, could present risks
or any other person. Any opinions expressed reflect the current to SPI Tokens and the Shopping.io Marketplace, including the
judgment of the authors of this paper and do not necessarily utility of SPI Token by rendering ineffective the cryptographic
represent the opinion of Shopping.io Marketplace. The opinions consensus mechanism that underpins the Ethereum proto-
reflected herein may change without notice and the opinions col. As with other decentralized cryptographic tokens based
do not necessarily correspond to the opinions of Shopping.io on the Ethereum protocol, SPI Tokens are susceptible to atta-
Marketplace. cks by miners in the course of validating SPI Token transac-
tions on the Ethereum Blockchain, including, but not limited
Shopping.io Marketplace may amend, modify or update this to, double-spend attacks, majority mining power attacks, and
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selfish-mining attacks. Any successful attacks present a risk of any jurisdiction. The publication, distribution or dissemination of
to the Shopping.io Marketplace and SPI Tokens, including but this Whitepaper does not imply that the applicable laws, regulato-
not limited to, accurate execution and recording of transactions ry requirements or rules have been complied with. There are risks
involving SPI Tokens. and uncertainties associated with Shopping.io Marketplace and/
or the Distributor and their respective businesses and operations,
Shopping.io Marketplace, its founders, directors, employees, the Shopping.io Marketplace, the SPI Token Initial Token Sale and
contractors and representatives do not have any responsibility the Shopping.io Marketplace Wallet (each as referred to in this
or liability to any person or recipient (whether by reason of neg- Whitepaper).
ligence, negligent misstatement or otherwise) arising from any
statement, opinion or information, expressed or implied, arising This Whitepaper, any part thereof and any copy thereof must not
out of, contained in or derived from or omission from this paper. be taken or transmitted to any country where distribution or disse-
Neither Shopping.io Marketplace nor its advisors has indepen- mination of this Whitepaper is prohibited or restricted. No part of
dently verified any of the information, including the forecasts, this Whitepaper is to be reproduced, distributed or disseminated
prospects and projections contained in this paper. without including this section and the following sections entitled
“Disclaimer of Liability”, “No Representations and Warranties”,
This Whitepaper does not constitute a prospectus or offer do- “Representations and Warranties By You”, “Cautionary Note On
cument of any sort and is not intended to constitute an offer Forward-Looking Statements”, “Market and Industry Information
of securities or a solicitation for investment in securities in any and No Consent of Other Persons”, “Terms Used”, “No Advice”, “No
jurisdiction. This Whitepaper does not constitute or form part Further Information or Update”, “Restrictions On Distribution and
of any opinion on any advice to sell, or any solicitation of any Dissemination”, “No Offer of Securities Or Registration” and “Risks
offer by the distributor/vendor of the Shopping.io (the “Distri- and Uncertainties”.
butor”) to purchase any SPI Tokens nor shall it or any part of
it nor the fact of its presentation form the basis of, or be relied To the maximum extent permitted by the applicable laws, regu-
upon in connection with, any contract or investment decision. lations and rules, Shopping.io Marketplace and/or the Distributor
The Distributor will be an affiliate of Shopping.io Marketplace shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential
(“Shopping.io Marketplace”), and will deploy all proceeds of sale or other losses of any kind, in tort, contract or otherwise (including
of the Shopping.io Marketplace to fund Shopping.io Marketpla- but not limited to loss of revenue, income or profits, and loss of use
ce project, businesses and operations. No person is bound to or data), arising out of or in connection with any acceptance of or
enter into any contract or binding legal commitment in relation reliance on this Whitepaper or any part thereof by you.
to the sale and purchase of the SHOPPING.IO MARKETPLA-
CE and no cryptocurrency or other form of Payment is to be Shopping.io Marketplace and/or the Distributor does not make or
accepted on the basis of this Whitepaper. Any agreement as purport to make, and hereby disclaims, any representation, warran-
between the Distributor and you as a purchaser, and in relation ty or undertaking in any form whatsoever to any entity or person,
to any sale and purchase, of Shopping.io Marketplace (as refer- including any representation, warranty or undertaking in relation to
red to in this Whitepaper) is to be governed by only a separate the truth, accuracy and completeness of any of the information set
document setting out the terms and conditions (the “T&Cs”) of out in this Whitepaper.
such agreement. In the event of any inconsistencies between
the T&Cs and this Whitepaper, the former shall prevail. You are No information in this Whitepaper should be considered to be bu-
not eligible and you are not to purchase any Shopping.io Mar- siness, legal, financial or tax advice regarding Shopping.io Market-
ketplace in the SPI Token Initial Token Sale (as referred to in this place, the Distributor, the Shopping.io Marketplace, the Shopping.
Whitepaper) if you are a citizen, resident (tax or otherwise) or io Marketplace Initial Token Sale. You should consult your own le-
green card holder of the United States of America or a citizen or gal, financial, tax or other professional adviser regarding Shopping.
resident of the Peoples Republic of China, Iran and North Korea. io Marketplace and/or the Distributor and their respective busines-
ses and operations, the SPI Tokens, the Shopping.io Marketplace
No regulatory authority has examined or approved of any of the Exchange Offering Sale. You should be aware that you may be re-
information set out in this Whitepaper. No such action has been quired to bear the financial risk of any purchase of SPI Tokens for
or will be taken under the laws, regulatory requirements or rules an indefinite period of time.
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