The leading Next gens are Nxt, Counterparty, coloredcoin mastercoin, bitshares, ethereum I list them in order of completion of most of the basic core functionalities: decentralized exchange, ipo-able and dividnd paying capabilities. Basically at the point in the game NXT and Counterparty are the main contenders for the first mainstream release with easy to use wallets that are being tested on their respective testnets..Ethereum has the potential to blow everyone out of the water if their code base was ready for general public texting, but thats not going to be until Q4
See NXT wallet:
http://nxtra.org/nxt-client/some nxt features scheduled for release with client early APRIL!!!: Full proof of stake currency / Transparent forging process (minning)
Automated Transactions: Turing complete based scripts (essentially giving ethereum a run for its money:
http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20140228080813138000&ident=M100V120&chksum=ba3b7b5cDecentralized asset exchange (Decentralized exchange / colored coins/ dividend paying mechanism)
Decentralized marketplace with judging
Instant Transactions
Voting System
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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=345619.0Talk to these guys below, they are real cool and looking for java devs, there is a very vibrant and supportive community, but watch out for a super troll named "emule".
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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=46556Jean luc
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=166843https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=345619.msg5544275#msg5544275Also See Counterparty wallet scheduled for release with client early APRIL!!: https://testnet.counterwallet.co/Decentralized exchange / colored coins/ dividend paying mechanism
CFD
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