JanTue 7:37pm
alarm
@team
It is with great regret to inform you all that @seatrips and I are resigning from Shift.
We have enjoyed working to bring Shift where it is now for the last 10 months, but we have faced incredible resistance from Ralfs and Goldeneye regarding rights, obligations, and most importantly compensation. We cannot afford to invest any more of our energy and time at this point, it’s a never-ending discussion that will likely never conclude.
Rise:
The Rise Team asked us to help them out. Seatrips and I invested countless hours to set up their new mainnet and we do not intend on sharing the compensation we received with the individuals who did not contribute.
Oxycoin:
Before starting Oxycoin, I asked Ralfs to collaborate with us on the project. In my opinion (which coincides with many others), a mobile platform such as Oxycoin will contribute to increasing adoption and growth of the existing dPOS projects. Ralfs told me a mobile application was unnecessary and that I should only focus on Shift.
Discussion:
Ralfs wants to get paid (500,000 RISE) by us for forking Shift (like Shift forked Lisk).
He is paying new members whilst having an unpaid debt for the 10 months of hard labor with old dedicated members like seatrips, mq, goldeneye and myself.
Seatrips and I regret this situation very much as we both believe in Shift and want to continue working on it. Ralfs fired seatrips for having a different opinion, and threatened us with a channel mention giving you all "the facts" like he sees it. He also told me to take a step down from Shift last month because of my work on Rise and Oxycoin, and ironically now demands money for something he did not collaborate on entirely. We will not accept this unethical way of doing business. Why should Shift Team members have to work for almost a year without payment? This is truly unfair treatment and consequently we must part ways.
We stand by our ethics, thus everyone from Rise and Oxycoin that deserves to be paid will actually get paid for their work.
In conclusion, to stop the discussion with Ralfs - and therefore letting him win? - we are parting ways with Shift today. We cannot continue working with people who are unethical and refuse to pay us for our work.
Good bye, we wish you all the very best in your future endeavors.