JP Janssen

Donation Dispensers for My XCP Projects

Over the coming months I plan to contribute these open source solutions to Counterparty (and perhaps also Dogeparty). Token History Search [COMPLETE]View live versions for Counterparty and Dogeparty. Source code on Github. Passphrase Tool [COMPLETE]View live version. Source code on Github. Useful for exporting addresses (legacy and segwit), e.g. for import to Electrum.For seed recovery, you can try CounterTools. Opreturn Builder [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]This tool will make it possible to use […]

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JPJA Extraordinary Dividend

Holders of JPJA just received 2 JPGOLD 0.01 JPBULL 0.01 JPBEAR 0.5 CPNEWS per share of JPJA. Background JPJA is the most prominent of my 2014 experiments. However, I also did a few more. In my previous blog post I made a comprehensive list of my early tokens and also notarized a zip file with relevant sources. In short, these tokens represent all my experimentation with peer-to-peer finance in 2014. […]

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Weird n’ Wild (2015)

In November 2015 I issued several trading cards on XCP. These are among the oldest blockchain cards in existence, and quite possibly the first ever set of immutable ones. Card Supply Asset Text Hash GENET 100 2015 2015 2015 GRAYWOLF 100 2015 2015 2015 LOCHNESS 100 2015 2015 2015 WILDDOG 100 2015 2015 2022 WOLVERINE 300 2015/22 2022 2015 CHURCHHILL 100 2021 2021 2015 The first three cards (GENET, GRAYWOLF […]

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How to Reverse Engineer Counterparty TX’s

For my pet-project Electrum Counterparty I need to replicate the various op_return messages used by Counterparty. Beware, this blog post is very technical – not very interesting for most people – but I share my insights to other developers who may be interested. A good starting point is the counterpartylib python code. Each transaction type (also called message) has its own .py script. The overall structure is added to a […]

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Hidden Gems – 2014/’15 Bitcoin NFTs & Collectables

The token ecosystem of 2014 and 2015 is characterized by creativity and experimentation. Little money was involved at the time and a handful of visionaries, driven by ideas not greed, came up with some pretty fascinating stuff. The tokens I present here are all on Bitcoin/Counterparty, which was the dominant standard pre Ethereum. My list is by no means complete. I merely list the most exciting tokens I can remember […]

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JPJA (2014) – Book NFT & DeFi Pioneer

JPJA is a book NFT from June 2014. It was a visionary project that outlined the modern NFT economy. Timeline June 22, 2014: JPJA issued with a fixed supply of 100 indivisible tokens and description “JPJA Share“. June 27, 2014: The eBook is announced on Bitcointalk: June 28, 2014: The description is updated to: “1 share = 1 % of eBook tips. See JPJA.net”. Also on the same day: Five […]

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8 Reasons OLGA is Worth ₿88

The OLGA NFT is for sale at a price of 88.88888888 BTC. The symbolism of eternal eights aside, the old money equivalent is $4,000,000 at $45,000 per Bitcoin. Here are eight reasons we think the price is fair: Olga is the first ever NFTDespite what some may claim, I have yet to see an older true NFT. Typically the earlier pre-NFT experiments were not properly tokenized. They expired and fresh […]

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Timeline of OLGA NFT

OLGA is perhaps the first NFT ever created. Here’s its timeline and some background information. 12 June 2014 – NFT MintedOLGA token is minted through two Bitcoin transactions. The first sets the supply at one indivisible token with description “Моя Вечная One & Only”. The second transaction locks the supply, meaning no more tokens with this name can ever be issued on the Counterparty standard.#1 View on Xchain.io and Blockchain.com.#2 View on Xchain.io and Blockchain.com.Comment: This […]

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Counterparty – The Bitcoin NFT Standard

As a general token platform, Counterparty is perfectly suited for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Crypto Token vs Art Token vs NFTBefore we start talking about NFTs it’s essential to clarify what we mean. Art tokens are a subset of crypto tokens. An art token has an on-chain description of the artwork it represents. NFTs are a subset of art tokens. Each non-fungible token must be distinguishable from all other tokens, even […]

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NFT = Autographed Crypto Token

I spent one full day pondering before concluding the best answer is “Neither”. An NFT is essentially an autograph. An Art NFT has the artist’s artwork linked to the token to magnify the value proposition of the autograph. Autograph is more than an analogy to the handwritten original. Crypto in its core is made up of signatures. Every time you spend Bitcoin, Ether, or any other crypto token, you sign […]

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