Add bitcore examples to the README

README.md

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 To get community assistance and ask for help with implementation questions, please use our [community forums](http://bitpaylabs.com/c/bitcore).
 
+## Examples
+
+* [Generate a random address](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#generate-a-random-address)
+* [Generate a address from a SHA256 hash](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#generate-a-address-from-a-sha256-hash)
+* [Import an address via WIF](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#import-an-address-via-wif)
+* [Create a Transaction](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#create-a-transaction)
+* [Sign a Bitcoin message](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#sign-a-bitcoin-message)
+* [Verify a Bitcoin message](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#verify-a-bitcoin-message)
+* [Create an OP RETURN transaction](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#create-an-op-return-transaction)
+* [Create a 2-of-3 multisig P2SH address](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#create-a-2-of-3-multisig-p2sh-address)
+* [Spend from a 2-of-2 multisig P2SH address](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/blob/master/docs/examples.md#spend-from-a-2-of-2-multisig-p2sh-address)
+
+
 ## Modules
 This module provides bitcoin's core features. Other features and protocol extensions are built into separate modules. Here is a list of official bitcore modules:
 

docs/examples.md

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+# Bitcore examples
+
+## Generate a random address
+```javascript
+var privateKey = new bitcore.PrivateKey();
+
+var address = privateKey.toAddress();
+```
+
+## Generate a address from a SHA256 hash
+```javascript
+var value = new Buffer('correct horse battery staple');
+var hash = bitcore.crypto.Hash.sha256(value);
+var bn = bitcore.crypto.BN.fromBuffer(hash);
+
+var address = new bitcore.PrivateKey(bn).toAddress();
+```
+
+## Import an address via WIF
+```javascript
+var wif = 'Kxr9tQED9H44gCmp6HAdmemAzU3n84H3dGkuWTKvE23JgHMW8gct';
+
+var address = new bitcore.PrivateKey(wif).toAddress();
+```
+
+## Create a Transaction
+```javascript
+var privateKey = new bitcore.PrivateKey('L1uyy5qTuGrVXrmrsvHWHgVzW9kKdrp27wBC7Vs6nZDTF2BRUVwy');
+var utxo = {
+  "txId" : "115e8f72f39fad874cfab0deed11a80f24f967a84079fb56ddf53ea02e308986",
+  "outputIndex" : 0,
+  "address" : "17XBj6iFEsf8kzDMGQk5ghZipxX49VXuaV",
+  "script" : "76a91447862fe165e6121af80d5dde1ecb478ed170565b88ac",
+  "satoshis" : 50000
+};
+
+var transaction = new bitcore.Transaction()
+  .from(utxo)
+  .to('1Gokm82v6DmtwKEB8AiVhm82hyFSsEvBDK', 15000)
+  .sign(privateKey);
+```
+
+## Sign a Bitcoin message
+```javascript
+var Message = require('bitcore-message');
+
+var privateKey = new bitcore.PrivateKey('L23PpjkBQqpAF4vbMHNfTZAb3KFPBSawQ7KinFTzz7dxq6TZX8UA');
+var message = new Message('This is an example of a signed message.');
+
+var signature = message.sign(privateKey);
+```
+
+## Verify a Bitcoin message
+```javascript
+var Message = require('bitcore-message');
+
+var address = '13Js7D3q4KvfSqgKN8LpNq57gcahrVc5JZ';
+var signature = 'IBOvIfsAs/da1e36W8kw1cQOPqPVXCW5zJgNQ5kI8m57FycZXdeFmeyoIqJSREzE4W7vfDmdmPk0HokuJPvgPPE=';
+
+var verified = new Message('This is an example of a signed message.').verify(address, signature);
+ ```
+
+## Create an OP RETURN transaction
+```javascript
+var privateKey = new bitcore.PrivateKey('L1uyy5qTuGrVXrmrsvHWHgVzW9kKdrp27wBC7Vs6nZDTF2BRUVwy');
+var utxo = {
+  "txId" : "115e8f72f39fad874cfab0deed11a80f24f967a84079fb56ddf53ea02e308986",
+  "outputIndex" : 0,
+  "address" : "17XBj6iFEsf8kzDMGQk5ghZipxX49VXuaV",
+  "script" : "76a91447862fe165e6121af80d5dde1ecb478ed170565b88ac",
+  "satoshis" : 50000
+};
+
+var transaction = new bitcore.Transaction()
+    .from(utxo)
+    .addData('bitcore rocks') // Add OP_RETURN data
+    .sign(privateKey);
+```
+
+## Create a 2-of-3 multisig P2SH address
+```javascript
+var publicKeys = [
+  '026477115981fe981a6918a6297d9803c4dc04f328f22041bedff886bbc2962e01',
+  '02c96db2302d19b43d4c69368babace7854cc84eb9e061cde51cfa77ca4a22b8b9',
+  '03c6103b3b83e4a24a0e33a4df246ef11772f9992663db0c35759a5e2ebf68d8e9'
+].map(bitcore.PublicKey);
+var requiredSignatures = 2;
+
+var address = new bitcore.Address(publicKeys, requiredSignatures);
+```
+
+## Spend from a 2-of-2 multisig P2SH address
+```javascript
+var privateKeys = [
+  new bitcore.PrivateKey('91avARGdfge8E4tZfYLoxeJ5sGBdNJQH4kvjJoQFacbgwmaKkrx'),
+  new bitcore.PrivateKey('91avARGdfge8E4tZfYLoxeJ5sGBdNJQH4kvjJoQFacbgww7vXtT')
+];
+var publicKeys = privateKeys.map(bitcore.PublicKey);
+var address = new bitcore.Address(publicKeys, 2); // 2 of 2
+
+var utxo = {
+  "txId" : "153068cdd81b73ec9d8dcce27f2c77ddda12dee3db424bff5cafdbe9f01c1756",
+  "outputIndex" : 0,
+  "address" : "2MvR3wixpB1usCNRugN6ufwxfT4GEFxoRhQ",
+  "script" : "a91422c4270d877177c1dd33037fb5b7bb3fd76cbb8b87",
+  "satoshis" : 20000
+};
+
+var transaction = new bitcore.Transaction()
+    .from(utxo, publicKeys, 2)
+    .to('mtoKs9V381UAhUia3d7Vb9GNak8Qvmcsme', 20000)
+    .sign(privateKeys);
+```