Bitcrystals and Storj both run on Counterparty and have higher mcap than XCP.
XCP has a great potential as a betting token. The problem is just that ... it is a POTENTIAL ... no one currently uses Counterparty for betting. I'm working on javascript implementation. Once it is made, it will be trivial to do one-click betting with CounterTools.
Another use for XCP is for registering asset names. Almost 50.000 names have been created and several new ones are issued every day. Lately I've seen quite a few Japanese ones. It's cool to see CP gaining traction there. 0.5 XCP is burned for every asset, and since no new XCP is mined, the supply is actually deflating.
Of course, for the quick buck go with a speculative coin. If you want a larger share in something that MAY have real value in the future, then XCP should be considered.
Hi i noticed that you are doing javascript implementation.
Is there anyway Counterparty and LISK ( Dapp currency for Javascript & Node Dapps
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1346646.0) could compliment eachother.
Furthermore i don't think there is an issue with counterparty 2 if we could trade in counterparty tokens for counterparty 2 tokens.