Theres a lot of feedback here, and I'd like to bring this thread back to the Swarm project.
After working within the Bitcoin 2.0 space and watching what projects are evolving, Swarm can be a platform to embrace many of these protocols - not just CounterParty.

The VEND model that is proposed by Swarm is the answer to many of the challenges faced by new coin launches, we are working with several projects that are evaluating Swarm for coins that are centered on crowdfunding initiatives - like the Tatiana Coin