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Bitcoin 0.8.2 BETA
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Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
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Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
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file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
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This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
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the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
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cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
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Intro
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Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
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completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
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parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
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with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.
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Setup
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Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.
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Bitcoin-Qt is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network.
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However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions;
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depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization
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process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
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See the bitcoin wiki at:
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
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for more help and information.
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