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Zcash 1.0.7
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What is Zcash?
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[Zcash](https://z.cash/) is an implementation of the "Zerocash" protocol.
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Based on Bitcoin's code, it intends to offer a far higher standard of privacy
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through a sophisticated zero-knowledge proving scheme that preserves
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confidentiality of transaction metadata. Technical details are available
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in our [Protocol Specification](https://github.com/zcash/zips/raw/master/protocol/protocol.pdf).
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This software is the Zcash client. It downloads and stores the entire history
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of Zcash transactions; depending on the speed of your computer and network
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connection, the synchronization process could take a day or more once the
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blockchain has reached a significant size.
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Security Warnings
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See important security warnings in
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[doc/security-warnings.md](doc/security-warnings.md).
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**Zcash is unfinished and highly experimental.** Use at your own risk.
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Where do I begin?
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We have a guide for joining the main Zcash network:
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https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-Guide
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### Need Help?
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* See the documentation at the [Zcash Wiki](https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki)
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for help and more information.
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* Ask for help on the [Zcash](https://forum.z.cash/) forum.
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Participation in the Zcash project is subject to a
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[Code of Conduct](code_of_conduct.md).
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Building
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Build Zcash along with most dependencies from source by running
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./zcutil/build.sh. Currently only Linux is officially supported.
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License
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For license information see the file [COPYING](COPYING).
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