Counterparty is back in active development after taking a long hiatus. For the newer Bitcoiners that typically listen to this podcast, you may not know what Counterparty is. In this conversation, we discuss: [0:00] Shitcoins on Bitcoin. 2014 vs Now. [4:40] Meta-Protocols vs Forking Bitcoin [6:52] Centralization Fears: Core Devs vs Mining [9:20] OP_Return Debate [11:00] Alternative tokens on Bitcoin [16:00] What is Counterparty [22:04] Counterparty 2.0: Big upgrades [28:25] What does XCP token do [31:10] Where do Counterparty'ers hang out [33:40] Future Roadmap [37:00] What Adam's most excited about Follow Adam on Twitter: @agkrellenstein Learn more about Counterparty: https://counterparty.io/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain Stay updated on everything Built on Bitcoin podcast: https://www.builtonbitcoin.xyz/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Building something amazing on Bitcoin? Connect with us at the Bitcoin Frontier Fund. We invest and assist the best early-stage founders building new user-cases for Bitcoin. Website: https://www.btcfrontier.fund/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BTCFrontierFund Love yall! See you in the next episode. Peace!