Pay-to-PubKeyHash Functionality Added

Pay-to-PubKeyHash Functionality Added

An important new feature has just been added to Counterparty. Transactions may be embedded in the blockchain as fake Bitcoin addresses—the so-called Pay-to-PubKeyHash method. (This is similar to the Class A encoding that Mastercoin uses.) With this addition, even if...
Pay-to-PubKeyHash Functionality Added

Full-time Developer Added to Counterparty Team

We are happy to announce Bitcointalk that user JahPowerBit is now able to work on Counterparty full-time. Jah’s two major contributions to date have been the web-based desktop GUI, “BoottleXCP“, and the “light” replacement client for Bitcoind,...
Pay-to-PubKeyHash Functionality Added

Why Proof-of-Burn

One of the most striking things about Counterparty is that its native cryptocurrency, XCP, was created and distributed by destroying bitcoins in a process known as “proof-of-burn”. All XCP that will ever exist were given out proportionally to those who recognized...
Pay-to-PubKeyHash Functionality Added

Counterwallet Live on Testnet

Over a week ago, internal testing began on Counterwallet and today we are happy to announce that Counterwallet is available for public testing. Get testnet BTC using the BTC testnet faucet. To obtain testnet XCP, either burn testnet BTC using Counterwallet or post a...
Pay-to-PubKeyHash Functionality Added

An Open Letter and Plea to the Bitcoin Core Development Team

Counterparty is a ‘metacoin‘ protocol and currency built on top of Bitcoin by hiding message data in Bitcoin transactions. Counterparty provides functionality for a distributed exchange, user-created assets, contracts for difference, betting, and other powerful...