-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 1.0.10
+=============
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
-available in our [Protocol Specification](https://github.com/zcash/zips/raw/master/protocol/protocol.pdf).
+[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
+through a sophisticated 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
+blockchain has reached a significant size.
Security Warnings
-----------------
See important security warnings in
[doc/security-warnings.md](doc/security-warnings.md).
+**Zcash is unfinished and highly experimental.** Use at your own risk.
+
+Deprecation Policy
+------------------
+
+This release is considered deprecated 16 weeks after the release day. There
+is an automatic deprecation shutdown feature which will halt the node some
+time after this 16 week time period. The automatic feature is based on block
+height and can be explicitly disabled.
+
+Where do I begin?
+-----------------
+We have a guide for joining the main Zcash network:
+https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-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 officially 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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