Hitbtc listing is still IOU? Why can't they switch to original coin yet? Is it too hard to implement your blockchain?
HitBTC is still listing as IOU, but progression is being made. BOScoin team member Hankyeol Tschoe said the following in Slack:
I think I am allowed to say hitBTC came through (although we all knew they kinda have to list us sooner or later). I know some of you dislike hitBTC as an exchange but it's a start. Deposits and withdrawals will be available soon although they failed to give us a timeline.
As to why it takes longer; nowadays there are many ERC-20 tokens and many exchanges have already adopted and implemented this standard. BOScoin, however, is not an ERC-20 token, it is a new blockchain platform based on Stellar. This also means that exchanges need to implement BOScoin's standard before BOScoin can be listed and traded. Considering this, and taking into account that exchanges get many requests for hundreds of other coins to be listed, it simply takes more time. Nevertheless the team is doing their utmost best to get listed on (well known) exchanges as soon as possible.