NXT is a paradigm shift. NXT allows you to trade assets, invest in IPOs, send encrypted messages, use aliases instead of complex adresses and it's non-inflationary and doesn't require any energy. And this is just the status *right now*, NXT has barely begun rolling out the features like Smart Contracts, Dividends and Options in the AE, DACs, Freemarketplace etc. and NXT is also looking into implementing anonymity.
NXT is the only serious pioneer since Bitcoin.
Blatant lie.
There are many serious pioneers.
NXT is one of them.
There are loads of crapcoins.
The fact that real pioneers are just a few among a sea of crap, doesn't authorize any one of them to claim they are the
only one.
I will grant you that there have been guys making very innovative and interesting modifications to the Bitcoin protocol.
I would Counterparty is the one that is closest, but again it's tied to a dinosaur (in crypto timeline).
In *my* opinion NXT is the only complete new pioneer. Like I already disclaimed: I am obviously biased.