Why eGifter added Litecoin and Dogecoin, and the reason for Walmart's Departure From Gyft

Why eGifter added Litecoin and Dogecoin, and the reason for Walmart's Departure From Gyft

Recently I was able to ask Tyler Roye of eGifter.com about what his impetus was for adding Litecoin and Dogecoin as forms of accepted payment alongside Bitcoin. I also asked him about why Walmart left Gyft. On eGifter's impetuous to add LTC and especially Dogecoin to the marketplace. One of eGifter's biggest priorities for choosing new retailers and brands to add to our marketplace is customer feedback - and the same applies to how the market is run. The Litecoin and Dogecoin communities are growing fast, and we began receiving several requests from active members of each community to add....


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