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Counterparty (XCP), first trust-free decentralized asset exchange, is now live

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Re: Counterparty (XCP), first trust-free decentralized asset exchange, is now live

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Here are some links to get started: Block explorer: http://blockscan.com/ Official site (under construction) https://counterparty.co/ Installation instructions: http://counterpartyd-build.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ Github: https://github.com/PhantomPhreak/counterpartyd Discussion thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=395761.0

So thing is this, you're using proof of burn and/or some derivative of proof of stake or whatever. Thing is what proof of * you use don't matter. You're not in control of the chain, and anybody can just spam the bitcoin blockchain with fraudulent transactions (double spends, etc.) And the only way for anybody want to accept any of those assets, would be to calculate the probability of having a real asset in hand from…

They are actually not using proof of burn. Counterparty is a decentralized exchange that sits on top of bitcoin. As such, I don't think it should be minable, not with proof of work and not with proof of anything.

Proof of burn was used during an initialization phase (let's call it distributed minting) which is over. Should really check it out more thoroughly, it looks like a pretty neat idea.

Re: Counterparty (XCP), first trust-free decentralized asset exchange, is now live

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Can someone "explain like I'm 5" what some of the use cases are for this service? I've been following bitcoin and distributed services for a while and I'm still confused (or lazy). The website copy is extremely abstract and non-specific. It's in need of a copywriter.

It let's you trade tokens using bitcoin... i hope you understand that...
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