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Signed-off-by: Daira Hopwood <daira@jacaranda.org>
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Zcash
=====
https://z.cash/
Where do I begin?
-----------------
We have a guide for joining the public testnet: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/Beta-Guide
Zcash 1.0.0-rc2
===============
What is Zcash?
--------------
Zcash is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol. Based on Bitcoin's code, it intends to
offer a far higher standard of privacy and anonymity through a sophisticiated zero-knowledge
proving scheme which preserves confidentiality of transaction metadata. Technical details are
[Zcash](https://z.cash/) is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol.
Based on Bitcoin's code, it intends to offer a far higher standard of privacy
and anonymity through a sophisticiated zero-knowledge proving scheme that
preserves confidentiality of transaction metadata. Technical details are
available in our [Protocol Specification](https://github.com/zcash/zips/raw/master/protocol/protocol.pdf).
**Zcash is unfinished and highly experimental.** Use at your own risk.
Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a [Code of Conduct](code_of_conduct.md).
This software is the Zcash client. It downloads and stores the entire history
of Zcash transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network
connection, the synchronization process could take a day or more once the
block chain has reached a significant size.
Security Warnings
-----------------
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See important security warnings in
[doc/security-warnings.md](doc/security-warnings.md).
**Zcash is unfinished and highly experimental.** Use at your own risk.
Where do I begin?
-----------------
We have a guide for joining the public testnet:
https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/Beta-Guide
### Need Help?
* See the documentation at the [Zcash Wiki](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki)
for help and more information.
* Ask for help on the [Zcash](https://forum.z.cash/) forum.
Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a
[Code of Conduct](code_of_conduct.md).
Building
--------
Build Zcash along with most dependencies from source by running
./zcutil/build.sh. Currently only Linux is supported.
License
-------
Zcash is released under the terms of the MIT license. See [COPYING](COPYING) for more
information or see http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
For license information see the file [COPYING](COPYING).

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Zcash Core 1.0.0-rc2
====================
[Zcash](https://z.cash/) is the Zcash client. It downloads and stores the entire history of Zcash transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process could take a day or more once the blockchain has reached a significant size.
### Need Help?
* See the documentation at the [Zcash Wiki](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki) for help and more information. NOTE: Other documentation in this directory may be out of date and inaccurate.
* Ask for help on the [Zcash](https://forum.z.cash/) forums.
Building
--------
Build Zcash along with most dependencies from source by running ./zcutil/build.sh. Currently only Linux is supported.
License
---------------------
Distributed under the [MIT software license](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the [OpenSSL Toolkit](https://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
cryptographic software written by Eric Young ([eay@cryptsoft.com](mailto:eay@cryptsoft.com)), and UPnP software written by Thomas Bernard.
Certain files under the ``src/qt/`` and ``scripts/img/`` directories are distributed under the
LGPL or GPL licenses. Dependencies downloaded as part of the build process may be covered by other
open source licenses. For further details see ``contrib/DEBIAN/copyright``.
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