Hi guys. With the Counterwallet mainnet release behind us, I've made my identity public to facilitate the continued evolution of Counterparty as we enter the next stage of growth.
Please see our blog post on this matter at:
https://www.counterparty.co/next-steps/This is a great thing! And in my opinion a necessary one to actually being able to compete. There will be competition with real world identity developers. Real world identity creates trust and the media is looking for a face and a story behind it. Also how would you want to negotiate deals with partner with a hidden idenity??

Over Skype only? That would be highly unprofessional.
At the beginning of a new industry, there exist many deficiencies
Of course, it has also the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Your idea is correct