Any asset created on XCP and not approved by the Rare Pepe scientists is considered a fake rare—past, present, and future. The Fake Rares directory is a curated set of these unofficial Pepes.

Counterparty (XCP) is a protocol built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, launched in January 2014. It allows users to create and trade digital assets while leveraging Bitcoin's security.

Counterparty (XCP), a protocol built on top of Bitcoin. Cards are Counterparty assets, so they settle on the Bitcoin blockchain rather than on a separate chain. Some cards also exist as Ethereum-wrapped versions through Emblem Vault, but the originals live on Bitcoin.

Rare Pepes are the original 1,774 cards approved by the Rare Pepe scientists between 2016-2018. Fake Rares started in 2021 and include any Pepe-related XCP assets not in the official directory.

Anyone can submit, but not everything is listed. Submissions are reviewed before a card joins the directory — that curation is exactly what separates an official Fake Rare from any other Pepe asset issued on Counterparty.

Issue the token on Counterparty first — 21 to 10,000 supply, locked, non-divisible, held entirely by the minting address — with portrait artwork of at least 400×560. Then submit it here. Every entry costs one FAKEASF, destroyed only once you are told to; with 2,000 ever created, the collection can never exceed 2,000 cards.

Yes. Start on the submission page — it lists what your token has to satisfy before you send it, then takes you through to the Fake Scientists, who review every entry. Nothing is listed automatically; the directory records what has been accepted.

You can trade Fake Rares through the Fake Rare Wallet, Emblem Vault (for Ethereum-wrapped versions), or directly through Counterparty DEX.