PhantomPhreak's comments

My question is about publicized hacks of any kind, which I’d still call “security breaches”.

I strongly disagree with the way that Ethereum was launched and the way that it was run---indeed Ethereum was a competitor of Counterparty's, with a polar opposite approach and ethos---but Greg Maxwell is the one that's rewriting history there.

Yup. Creator of Counterparty here. It's funny to think that if the Core devs hadn't be so incredibly resistant to people using the Bitcoin blockchain in unexpected ways, Ethereum wouldn't exist in its current form.

See https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/929804867568373760

Symbiont.io | New York, NY | Full-Time

We are a venture-backed, New York City-based startup that is using distributed systems and blockchain technology to revolutionize financial markets. We are looking for intelligent and passionate self-starters who are able to pick up new programming languages and frameworks quickly.

We offer competitive salary, plus equity and benefits. Applicants must live in the New York Metropolitan area, but work schedules are flexible. By joining Symbiont, you have the opportunity to become an integral team member on a project to revolutionize modern finance, as well as the ability to define and build truly cutting-edge technology.

Full job descriptions for all positions: https://angel.co/symbiont/jobs

[1] http://counterparty.io

[2] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0823a136-0ead-11e5-9ae0-00144...

[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-04/wall-stree...

[4] http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/symbiont-blockchain...

Symbiont.io | New York, NY | Full-Time

We are a venture-backed, New York City-based startup that is using distributed systems and blockchain technology to revolutionize financial markets. We are looking for intelligent and passionate self-starters who are able to pick up new programming languages and frameworks quickly.

We offer competitive salary, plus equity and benefits. Applicants must live in the New York Metropolitan area, but work schedules are flexible. By joining Symbiont, you have the opportunity to become an integral team member on a project to revolutionize modern finance, as well as the ability to define and build truly cutting-edge technology.

Full job descriptions for all positions: https://angel.co/symbiont/jobs

[1] http://counterparty.io

[2] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0823a136-0ead-11e5-9ae0-00144...

[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-04/wall-stree...

[4] http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/symbiont-blockchain...

Symbiont - New York - http://symbiont.io

We are a venture-backed, New York-based startup that is using distributed systems and blockchain technology to revolutionize financial markets.

We are looking for intelligent and passionate self-starters. We are attempting to set a new standard for enterprise software in finance, and so our team members must be creative and able to think for themselves, while simultaneously able to take business requirements, and implement them according to specification.

On the frontend, we use React and Redux, and the backend is written in Python and Tornado. We don't expect you to be familiar with our tech stack when you join, but you must be able to pick up new programming languages and frameworks quickly.

We offer competitive salary, plus equity and benefits. Applicants must live in the New York area, but work schedules are flexible. Symbiont's investors include high-profile angels, institutions and companies in finance.

Although we are a new company, we have already attracted significant investor interest and press coverage, and our founding team has a history of pioneering in the cryptocurrency space.

By joining Symbiont, you have the opportunity to become an integral team member of a project to revolutionize modern finance, as well as the ability to help to define truly cutting-edge technology.

Full job descriptions for all positions: https://angel.co/symbiont/jobs

[1] http://counterparty.io

[2] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0823a136-0ead-11e5-9ae0-00144...

[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-04/wall-stree...

[4] http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/symbiont-blockchain...

Symbiont - New York - http://symbiont.io

Symbiont.io is a financial technology startup working to bridge the gap between blockchain technology and mainstream finance. Our team consists of leaders in both fields, with three of its founders having co-founded the Counterparty [1] platform, and its other founder being behind two alternative trading systems and the original LavaFlow ECN. We are venture/angel funded, and have already attracted significant investor interest and press coverage (FT [2], Bloomberg [3], Reuters [4], etc).

We are currently looking for engineers with expertise in distributed systems, as well as UX designers that are also capable front-end developers.

Applicants must be intelligent and passionate self-starters who work well with a team and who can pick up new programming languages and frameworks quickly. You'll have the ability to participate in technology selection at multiple levels, and we are offering a competitive salary, plus generous stock options.

By joining Symbiont, you'd the opportunity to become an early, integral team member of a project to revolutionize modern finance, as well as the ability to work with (and help to define) truly cutting-edge blockchain technology.

Full job descriptions for all positions: https://angel.co/symbiont/jobs

[1] http://counterparty.io

[2] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0823a136-0ead-11e5-9ae0-00144...

[3] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-04/wall-stree...

[4] http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/symbiont-blockchain...

Symbiont - New York

http://symbiont.io

Symbiont.io is a financial technology startup working to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency technology and mainstream finance. Our team consists of known leaders in both fields, with three of its founders having co-founded the Counterparty [1] platform, and its other founder behind two alternative trading systems and the original LavaFlow ECN. We are venture/angel funded, and have already attracted significant investor interest [2] and press coverage (FT [3], Reuters [4], etc).

We are currently looking for experienced front-end/full-stack web developers, and also for developers with expertise in cryptocurrency and distributed systems.

Applicants must be intelligent and passionate self-starters who work well with a team and who can pick up new programming languages and frameworks quickly. You'll have the ability to participate in technology selection at multiple levels, and we are offering a competitive salary, plus stock options.

By joining Symbiont, you have the opportunity to become an early, integral team member of a project to revolutionize modern finance, as well as the ability to work with (and help to define) truly cutting-edge blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.

Full job description for the front-end position: https://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/86268/senior-frontend...

[1] http://counterparty.io

[2] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-09/symbiont-s...

[3] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0823a136-0ead-11e5-9ae0-00144...

[4] http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/06/09/symbiont-blockchain...

New York - Full Time - Senior Frontend Developer

Symbiont.io is a financial technology startup working to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency technology and mainstream finance. Our team consists of known leaders in both fields, with three of its founders having co-founded the Counterparty platform, and its other founder behind two alternative trading systems and the original LavaFlow ECN. We are looking for a strong full-stack web developer. Applicants must be intelligent and passionate self-starters who have experience working remotely, work well with a team, and can pick up new programming languages and frameworks quickly.

We are offering a competitive salary, plus benefits. We want our team members to share in our success, and to have equity to benefit from it. Native English speakers are preferred. Although you will primarily be working from home, applicants must live within a one hour commute of Manhattan. Hours will be flexible.

Although we are a new company, we have already attracted significant investor interest and press coverage, and our founding team has a history of pioneering in the cryptocurrency space. By joining Symbiont, you have the opportunity to become an early, integral team member of a project to revolutionize modern finance, as well as the ability to work with (and help to define) truly cutting-edge blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.

For the complete job requirements, please see our listing on Stack Overflow Careers: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/86268/senior-frontend-...

Only 21,000 years ago, Boston was buried under a sheet of ice over a kilometer thick.

Source: http://xkcd.com/1225/

Counterparty - REMOTE - http://counterparty.io

Counterparty is a freely licensed and open-source platform for peer-to-peer finance that lives on the Bitcoin blockchain. The network has been live since January, and it has seen over 130k transactions since then.[1] Overstock.com recently announced that it would be building the world's first SEC-regulated stock market for cryptosecurities on our platform.[2]

The non-profit Counterparty Foundation is hiring a developer to join a team of two (myself and one other) dedicated to further developing the Counterparty Protocol and software ecosystem (e.g. wallet software, block explorers). Experience with Python is strongly preferred, as much of the work will be with the protocol's reference implementation, counterpartyd.[3]

It goes without saying that this is an unconventional position requiring a great deal of independence, self-direction and creativity. More details about the position: http://counterparty.io/jobs

Contact: [email protected]

Web Wallet: https://counterwallet.io

[1] - https://blockscan.com

[2] - http://www.coindesk.com/overstock-hires-counterparty-develop....

[3] - https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterpartyd

Counterparty - REMOTE - http://counterparty.io

Counterparty is a freely licensed and open-source platform for peer-to-peer finance that lives on the Bitcoin blockchain. The network has been live since January, and it has seen over 100k transactions since then.[1] Overstock.com recently announced that it would be building the world's first SEC-regulated stock market for cryptosecurities on our platform.[2]

The non-profit Counterparty Foundation is hiring a developer to join a team of two (myself and one other) dedicated to further developing the Counterparty Protocol and software ecosystem (e.g. wallet software, block explorers). Experience with Python is strongly preferred, as much of the work will be with the protocol's reference implementation, counterpartyd.[3]

It goes without saying that this is an unconventional position requiring a great deal of independence, self-direction and creativity. More details about the position: http://counterparty.io/jobs

Contact: [email protected]

Web Wallet: https://counterwallet.io

[1] - https://blockscan.com

[2] - http://www.coindesk.com/overstock-hires-counterparty-develop....

[3] - https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterpartyd

Yes. And 'catching up' with the blockchain is much faster before, with this set of changes (only a couple of hours on my machine): https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterpartyd/pull/409

Counterparty doesn't use a delegate system. All contract code is run on all Counterparty nodes.

Counterparty - REMOTE - http://counterparty.io

Counterparty is a freely licensed and open-source platform for peer-to-peer finance that lives on the Bitcoin blockchain. The network has been live since January, and it has seen over 90k transactions since then.[1] Overstock.com recently announced that it would be building the world's first SEC-regulated stock market for cryptosecurities on our platform.[2]

The non-profit Counterparty Foundation is hiring a developer to join a team of two (myself and one other) dedicated to further developing the Counterparty Protocol and software ecosystem (e.g. wallet software, block explorers). Experience with Python is strongly preferred, as much of the work will be with the protocol's reference implementation, counterpartyd.[3]

It goes without saying, this is an unconventional position requiring a great deal of independence, self-direction and creativity.

Contact: [email protected]

Web Wallet: https://counterwallet.io

[1] - https://blockscan.com

[2] - http://www.coindesk.com/overstock-hires-counterparty-develop...

[3] - https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterpartyd

Quite generally, Counterparty functionality that requires the use of XCP simply can't exist on platforms without their own currency. That's why it's there.

The title is misleading: the exchange will actually be built on top of Bitcoin using Counterparty (counterparty.io).

Exactly. All bets are matched and all fees are handled by the Counterparty protocol. The only thing that XBet.io does is broadcast the results of the games (and provide a nice UI for making bets on those future broadcasts).

Bitcoins were sent by the Bitcoin community to an unspendable address (1CounterpartyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUWLpVr, which has no knowable private key), and the Counterparty protocol detects this and creates XCP in proportion to the destroyed bitcoins, crediting them to the sending address. (This was only for the month of January... don't send any bitcoins to that address now!)