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1 | Zcash |
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| 293e4f01 | 4 | https://z.cash/ |
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6 | Where do I begin? |
| 7 | ----------------- | |
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| 2f15f588 | 9 | We have a guide for joining the public testnet: https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/Beta-Guide |
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| 293e4f01 | 11 | What is Zcash? |
| c2ec2f53 | 12 | -------------- |
| 20d59455 | 13 | |
| 45d7a9b4 | 14 | Zcash is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol. Based on Bitcoin's code, it intends to |
| 293e4f01 | 15 | offer a far higher standard of privacy and anonymity through a sophisticiated zero-knowledge |
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16 | proving scheme which preserves confidentiality of transaction metadata. Technical details are |
| 17 | available in our [Protocol Specification](https://github.com/zcash/zips/raw/master/protocol/protocol.pdf). | |
| 20d59455 | 18 | |
| 293e4f01 | 19 | **Zcash is unfinished and highly experimental.** Use at your own risk. |
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21 | Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a [Code of Conduct](code_of_conduct.md). |
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23 | Security Warnings |
| 24 | ----------------- | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | See important security warnings in | |
| 27 | [doc/security-warnings.md](doc/security-warnings.md). | |
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29 | License |
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| c2ec2f53 | 32 | Zcash is released under the terms of the MIT license. See [COPYING](COPYING) for more |
| 20d59455 | 33 | information or see http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. |
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