Counterparty (platform)

Counterparty
Developer(s)Robby Dermody, Adam Krellenstein, Ouziel Slama
Stable release
9.55.2
Written inPython, JavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
LicenseMIT
Websitewww.counterparty.io

Counterparty is a peer-to-peer financial platform and a distributed, open source protocol built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain and network.[1] It was one of the most well-known "Bitcoin 2.0" (later known as non-fungible token) platforms in 2014, along with Mastercoin, Ethereum, Colored Coins, Ripple and BitShares.[2]

It is a "metacoin"-type protocol, and provides features such as tradable user-created currencies, additional financial instruments and a decentralized asset exchange.[3]

Over time, it has developed a strong user base, mostly due to the protocol hosting the non-fungible token collections Spells Of Genesis (2015) and Rare Pepe (2016).

  1. ^ Seijas, Pablo Lamela; Thompson, Simon; McAdams, Darryl (2016). "Scripting smart contracts for distributed ledger technology". Cryptology ePrint Archive. IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive 2016. S2CID 12808341. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  2. ^ Kharif, Olga (2014-03-28). "Bitcoin 2.0 Shows Technology Evolving Beyond Use as Money". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  3. ^ Antonopoulos, Andreas (2014-10-07). Mastering Bitcoin. O'Reilly Media.