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title: The case against abstention

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Fellow community member,

I represent Finsig and am reaching out about our mutual interest in Polkadot. I would like to ask your consideration in not abstaining from voting on Referendum 70, the Finsig SDK.

The core value proposition I am attempting to communicate is the following:

> In order to access the addressable market locked into the Apple platform, Polkadot needs increased interest from developers currently outside our ecosystem. While this will not be easy to accomplish, it is a worthwhile endeavor that will benefit Polkadot both short and long term. More concretely, it will expand the number of app use cases possible for Polkadot.

The reason why I believe a vote can be made without abstaining are as follows:

* Finsig reached out to existing developers. No replies were received and no technical arguments were made against the Finsig SDK. 
* While the Finsig SDK will benefit existing Polkadot developers, the focus is on helping new developers. The Finsig SDK deliverables are equal parts technical and educational. 
* The Finsig SDK will expand the reach of the Polkadot network in a specific, large, and currently unaddressed market.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kind regards,
Steven Boynes