Hi guys, just wanted to update you all on current progress.

The next version of counterparty-lib (9.53.0) will soon be released (https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterparty-lib/pull/832) -- it includes plenty of performance enhancements and bug fixes, and will be a recommended upgrade for everyone running the software. After this, we will release Counterwallet 1.7 (https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterwallet/tree/develop), as well as a new version of counterblock.

After that, Ruben De Vyres has developed out P2SH multisig support for the reference client, which we'll need to review and test further (https://github.com/CounterpartyXCP/counterparty-lib/pull/818). This will allow counterparty to utilize "multisig addresses" (i.e. pay to script hash) in addition to the "bare multisig" support in the product today.

We also have a few competing proposals under development to add "subassets" to Counterparty, such as being able to create assets like CAKE.chocolate, or "SOG.Emerald card". We're still roughing up the details there, and folks are welcome to comment on the #spec-proposals channel of our Counterparty slack (http://slack.counterparty.io)

The DevParty development contest is nearing its final stretch. We have a good number of entrants and we're excited about the applications that will come out of it.

Thanks for your invovement. If you'd like to chat or learn more, please join our slack (http://slack.counterparty.io)