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

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Learn more about Counterparty: https://counterparty.io/

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Love yall! See you in the next episode. Peace!