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Per @aeyakovenko, added Loom's disclaimer.
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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/loomprotocol/silk.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/loomprotocol/silk)
[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/loomprotocol/silk/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/loomprotocol/silk)
# Silk, a silky smooth implementation of the Loom specification
Disclaimer
===
Loom is a new achitecture for a high performance blockchain. Its whitepaper boasts a theoretical
All claims, content, designs, algorithms, estimates, roadmaps, specifications, and performance measurements described in this project are done with the author's best effort. It is up to the reader to check and validate their accuracy and truthfulness. Furthermore nothing in this project constitutes a solicitation for investment.
Silk, a silky smooth implementation of the Loom specification
===
Loom™ is a new achitecture for a high performance blockchain. Its whitepaper boasts a theoretical
throughput of 710k transactions per second on a 1 gbps network. The specification is implemented
in two git repositories. Reserach is performed in the loom repository. That work drives the
Loom specification forward. This repository, on the other hand, aims to implement the specification
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feature set here will always be a ways behind the loom repo, but that this is an implementation
you can take to the bank, literally.
# Usage
Usage
===
Add the latest [silk package](https://crates.io/crates/silk) to the `[dependencies]` section
of your Cargo.toml.
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exactly `num_hashes` times, and then hashing then event data on top of that. Because the event data is
included in the hash, the events cannot be reordered without regenerating all the hashes.
# Developing
Developing
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Building
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