For better or worse hopefully they think the two examples the same. Using the example above, "multiplying $100 with £20" can be achieved just by making the bet

For better or worse hopefully they think the two examples the same. Using the example above, "multiplying $100 with £20" can be achieved just by making the better engineer a remote employee paid in pounds. It adds the exchange rate into the mix, so the math will change over time, but conceptually the math is the same as the "dollar * dollar" example.