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# Cosmos SDK
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[](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/latest)
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[](https://godoc.org/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk)
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[](https://cosmos.rocket.chat/)
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[](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/master/LICENSE)
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[](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk)
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[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk)
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Branch | Tests | Coverage
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develop | [](https://circleci.com/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/develop) | [](https://codecov.io/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk)
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master | [](https://circleci.com/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/master) | [](https://codecov.io/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk)
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WARNING: the libraries are still undergoing breaking changes as we get better ideas and start building out the Apps.
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**Note: Requires Go 1.9+**
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The Cosmos SDK is a platform for building multi-asset Proof-of-Stake
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cryptocurrencies, like the [Cosmos Hub](https://cosmos.network). It is both a
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library for building applications and a set of tools for securely interacting
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with them.
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The goals of the SDK are to abstract away the complexities of building a
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Tendermint ABCI application in Golang and to provide a framework for building
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interoperable blockchain applications in the Cosmos Network.
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It is inspired by capabilities-based security, and informed by years of
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wrestling with blockchain state machines.
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The SDK is fast, safe, and easy-to-use. It is generic enough to be used to
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implement the state machines of other existing blockchains, like Bitcoin and
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Ethereum, allowing seamless integration with them and their data structures.
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It comes with batteries included, is easily extensible, and does not require
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developers to fork it to access any of its current or extended functionality.
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It provides both REST and command line interfaces for secure user interactions.
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Applications in the Cosmos-SDK are defined in terms of handlers that process
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messages and read and write to a store. Handlers are given restricted
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capabilities that determine which parts of the store they can access. The SDK
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provides common data structures for Accounts, multi-asset Coins, checking
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signatures, preventing replay, and so on.
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For more details on the design goals, see the [SDK Guide](docs/guide.md)
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## Prerequisites
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* [golang](https://golang.org/doc/install)
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## Getting Started
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- See the [SDK Guide](docs/guide.md)
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