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Bitcoin ABC | (Bitcoin ABC)[https://bitcoinabc.org] | ||||
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https://bitcoinabc.org | The goal of Bitcoin ABC is to create sound money that is usable by everyone in | ||||
the world. We believe this is a civilization-changing technology which will | |||||
dramatically increase human flourishing, freedom, and prosperity. The project | |||||
aims to achieve this goal by implementing a series of optimizations and | |||||
protocol upgrades that will enable peer-to-peer digital cash to scale many | |||||
orders of magnitude beyond current limits. | |||||
What is Bitcoin Cash? | What is Bitcoin Cash? | ||||
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[Bitcoin Cash](https://www.bitcoincash.org/) is an experimental digital currency | [Bitcoin Cash](https://www.bitcoincash.org/) is an experimental digital | ||||
that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. It uses peer-to-peer | currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. It | ||||
technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing | uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing | ||||
money are carried out collectively by the network. Bitcoin Cash is a descendant of | transactions and issuing money are carried out collectively by the network. | ||||
Bitcoin. It became a separate currency from the version supported by Bitcoin Core | Bitcoin Cash is a descendant of Bitcoin. It became a separate currency from | ||||
when the two split on August 1, 2017. Bitcoin Cash and the Bitcoin Core version of | the version supported by Bitcoin Core when the two split on August 1, 2017. | ||||
Bitcoin share the same transaction history up until the split. | Bitcoin Cash and the Bitcoin Core version of Bitcoin share the same | ||||
transaction history up until the split. | |||||
What is Bitcoin ABC? | What is Bitcoin ABC? | ||||
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Bitcoin ABC is the name of open-source software which enables the use of Bitcoin Cash. | Bitcoin ABC is the name of open-source software which enables the use of | ||||
It is a fork of the [Bitcoin Core](https://bitcoincore.org) software project. | Bitcoin Cash. It is a fork of the [Bitcoin Core](https://bitcoincore.org) | ||||
software project. | |||||
License | License | ||||
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Bitcoin ABC is released under the terms of the MIT license. See [COPYING](COPYING) for more | Bitcoin ABC is released under the terms of the MIT license. See | ||||
information or see https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. | [COPYING](COPYING) for more information or see | ||||
https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. | |||||
Development Process | Development Process | ||||
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This Github repository contains only source code of releases. | This Github repository contains only source code of releases. | ||||
Bitcoin ABC development takes place at https://reviews.bitcoinabc.org/ | Bitcoin ABC development takes place at https://reviews.bitcoinabc.org/ | ||||
If you would like to contribute, please read [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) | If you would like to contribute, please read [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) |