it's really funny, you started posting about your BitX card in E-Coin's and Xapo's threads and articles long time ago. There are a lot of examples on bitcointalks,redit, cointelegraph, where you are pretending that you not working in BitX and trying to deface Xapo and E-Coin.
just a couple of recent examples
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and you now you are so surprised that I am asking the question that all people want to know - why do you charge people such high fees, while it costs nothing for you. Do you understand that it slows bitcoin adoption and damages bitcoin reputation?
I do not decide fees, the operators and managers of Bit-X do and they have done so to cover running costs.
As you might have missed, I am supporting the Xapo card, not trying to deface it. Do you know the running costs of a true debit card? (rhetorical question) Not an e-coin prepaid card, those are cheaper to run (funds are in USD in advance and can be loaded easily at anytime, no actual link to a user's wallet or account needed). Likewise with your question, do you understand that hidden fees in lower exchange rates and a 'new' product (that isn't anything different) also "slows bitcoin adoption and damages bitcoin reputation?"
As I posted above, Xapo's and Bit-X's debit cards (from my experiences) can be cheaper than (and often the same price as) the e-coin and advcash prepaid cards.