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# Basecoin
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_DISCLAIMER: Basecoin is not associated with Coinbase.com, an excellent Bitcoin/Ethereum service._
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Basecoin is an [ABCI application](https://github.com/tendermint/abci) designed to be used with the [Tendermint consensus engine](https://tendermint.com/) to form a Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency.
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It also provides a general purpose framework for extending the feature-set of the cryptocurrency
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by implementing plugins.
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Basecoin serves as a reference implementation for how we build ABCI applications in Go,
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and is the framework in which we implement the [Cosmos Hub](https://cosmos.network).
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It's easy to use, and doesn't require any forking - just implement your plugin, import the basecoin libraries,
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and away you go with a full-stack blockchain and command line tool for transacting.
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WARNING: Currently uses plain-text private keys for transactions and is otherwise not production ready.
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## Prerequisites
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[Install and setup Golang](https://tendermint.com/docs/guides/install-go).
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## Installation
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```
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go get -u github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/basecoin
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```
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See the [install guide](/docs/guide/install.md) for more details.
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## Guide
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1. Getting started with the [Basecoin basics](/docs/guide/basecoin-basics.md)
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1. Learning to [use the plugin system](/docs/guide/basecoin-plugins.md)
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1. More features of the [Basecoin tool](/docs/guide/basecoin-tool.md)
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1. Learn how to use [InterBlockchain Communication (IBC)](/docs/guide/ibc.md)
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To deploy a testnet, see our [repository of deployment tools](https://github.com/tendermint/tools).
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