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README

Bitcoin 0.4.1 BETA

Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Bitcoin Developers
Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/). This product includes
cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).


Intro
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Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
parties. Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.


Setup
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Unpack the files into a directory and run:
bin/32/bitcoin (GUI, 32-bit)
bin/32/bitcoind (headless, 32-bit)
bin/64/bitcoin (GUI, 64-bit)
bin/64/bitcoind (headless, 64-bit)


Wallet Encryption
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Bitcoin supports native wallet encryption so that people who st