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| d444e1cf | 1 | Zcash 1.0.10-1 |
| 451047d1 | 2 | ============= |
| 559ab225 | 3 | |
| 293e4f01 | 4 | What is Zcash? |
| c2ec2f53 | 5 | -------------- |
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7 | [Zcash](https://z.cash/) is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol. |
| 8 | Based on Bitcoin's code, it intends to offer a far higher standard of privacy | |
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9 | through a sophisticated zero-knowledge proving scheme that preserves |
| 10 | confidentiality of transaction metadata. Technical details are available | |
| 11 | in our [Protocol Specification](https://github.com/zcash/zips/raw/master/protocol/protocol.pdf). | |
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13 | This software is the Zcash client. It downloads and stores the entire history |
| 14 | of Zcash transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network | |
| 15 | connection, the synchronization process could take a day or more once the | |
| c2b24ccd | 16 | blockchain has reached a significant size. |
| 254c16dd | 17 | |
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18 | Security Warnings |
| 19 | ----------------- | |
| 20 | ||
| 21 | See important security warnings in | |
| 22 | [doc/security-warnings.md](doc/security-warnings.md). | |
| 23 | ||
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24 | **Zcash is unfinished and highly experimental.** Use at your own risk. |
| 25 | ||
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26 | Deprecation Policy |
| 27 | ------------------ | |
| 28 | ||
| 29 | This release is considered deprecated 16 weeks after the release day. There | |
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30 | is an automatic deprecation shutdown feature which will halt the node some |
| 31 | time after this 16 week time period. The automatic feature is based on block | |
| 32 | height and can be explicitly disabled. | |
| ce7e7caf | 33 | |
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34 | Where do I begin? |
| 35 | ----------------- | |
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36 | We have a guide for joining the main Zcash network: |
| 37 | https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-Guide | |
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38 | |
| 39 | ### Need Help? | |
| 40 | ||
| 41 | * See the documentation at the [Zcash Wiki](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki) | |
| 42 | for help and more information. | |
| 43 | * Ask for help on the [Zcash](https://forum.z.cash/) forum. | |
| 44 | ||
| 45 | Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a | |
| 46 | [Code of Conduct](code_of_conduct.md). | |
| 47 | ||
| 48 | Building | |
| 49 | -------- | |
| 50 | ||
| 51 | Build Zcash along with most dependencies from source by running | |
| eb2e2b70 | 52 | ./zcutil/build.sh. Currently only Linux is officially supported. |
| 666a401f | 53 | |
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54 | License |
| 55 | ------- | |
| 56 | ||
| 666a401f | 57 | For license information see the file [COPYING](COPYING). |