http://counterparty.io/ is to launch Ethereum’s Virtual Machine on testnet in two weeks, with a mainnet launch estimated around Autumn 2016, bringing Ethereum’s smart contract functionality to Bitcoin.
http://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-to-gain-ethereums-functionality-through-counterparty-launch-by-autumnin light of the DoS Vulnerability in the Soft Fork
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/28/security-alert-dos-vulnerability-in-the-soft-fork/ this fresh set of eyes has to be good news?