+ The goal for eCash is to become sound money that is usable + by everyone in the world. This is a civilization-changing + technology which will dramatically increase human freedom + and prosperity. +
++ The roadmap provides a high level overview of the technical + direction of the eCash protocol. This enables different + technical teams to work together toward the common goal of + advancing the project. eCash developers produce high quality + professional software that serves the needs of its users, + miners, and merchants. Continuous technical improvement is + the eCash standard. +
++ Software advances through constant incremental improvements. + The optimizations and protocol upgrades outlined in the + roadmap allow eCash to scale by orders of magnitude. +
++ The eCash network currently upgrades every year on May 15th + and Nov 15th. These upgrades are required for all node + operators. To support business planning, the upgrades are + based on a timestamp and not a specific blockheight. +
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