I'm not sure about that.  You would be taxed on each gain but you can write off each loss so I think the break-even point would be about the same.  Do I have that right?

All the features in the world don't mean anything if nobody wants to build on them.  Just look at NXT.  So the question is, does anybody want to build on them?  It would be nice to hear from Symbiont but they aren't in the business of looking after XCP investor sentiment.

So the Counterparty protocol checks to make sure XCP was burned when scanning for transactions?

What is stopping me from modifying the Counterparty installation on my system to provide all of the same functionality without burning XCP?

Transparency is when you record something on a blockchain so everyone can verify that you've done what you say you've done.  Non-transparency is when you record something in your own internal database and expect everyone to trust you.

So the dividend payments are based on the entire previous week's staking activity?

Not that the author demonstrates any knowledge of "the Bitcoin" but here's an article which indicates that Koinify's tokens are Counterparty tokens:

http://technode.com/2014/07/31/launch-coin-like-boss-koinify/



More Importantly: So Koinify is simply a non-transparent centralized service that does not use blockchain technology to record the "vouchers" it marks in its database in exchange for BTC?

Aren't Counterparty's smart tokens completely distinct from its smart contracts?

Vennd used to provide something like that vending machine you describe.  The last I heard they were shutting down temporarily to deal with the legal implications:

http://www.vennd.io/

Swarm expects to accept credit card payment for tokens?

If Koinify is just an opaque centralized service taking BTC and marking Factom balances in its own internal database, why is it built on top of Counterparty?

Surely they are Counterparty tokens.  Koinify's platform is build on Counterparty.

If I may ask, since Counterparty produces the tokens, where is the functionality gap that requires so much work?  Maybe the web interface to Counterparty?  Or distributing the tokens to SWARM holders?

Crazy.  Thanks guys.

And Bitcointalk is ultra-slow.  DDoS?

Any update on this?

BTW, what are your favorite Swarm projects currently?  Vevue looks interesting.

Aren't Factom tokens just Counterparty tokens?  If so, why can't they be released to the buyers right away?

Does usage of Counterparty's smart token system burn any XCP?

Why would you write that about someone else's thread?

Has anyone been able to get NRS running in a chroot on Linux?

How does that work?  Wouldn't I be trusting jnxt.org?