From what it looks like, that is the case. I think it's using the same blockchain platform as ETH, but also making it it TOR/I2P/etc. ready for increased privacy in the market place for both the buyer and seller.
I think it's pretty cool though they it allows you the option on being a "public" or "private" store on the market place though... pretty neat.
Hi There,
The whitepaper could maybe do with some more updates, I should get onto that this week.
Essentially its running on the Bitcoin Blockchain using Coloured Coins. All op code data in regard to product is encrypted as much as it can be (some of it cant be due to limitations) but that is not going to effect privacy.
The TOR/I2P/Socks support is for the initial client we will release, this allows you to connect to the network via a tor or i2p node masking your IP as a hosting node. That coupled with the AES-256 encryption enables even public transactions to be near impossible to decrypt.
Public stores are exactly what they are, Private stores ask for a little more information and take an extra confirmation on the network before they are set up. It requires CA signing key and private key of cert and will then provide you with a link. You need to give the generated certificate and the private link to another member using Ophion and they will be able to see your hidden store.
With certificates this is a manual process, Ophion will not do this for you. You can either self sign (which I highly suggest as its free) or buy one (which I see no point) But tutorials will be released on how to do this and there are already many on the web now.
Hope this answers your questions, feel free to ask any more.
-Sebastian