README.md

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Libra Core implements a decentralized, programmable database which provides a financial infrastructure that can empower billions of people.

Note to Developers

• Libra Core is a prototype.
• The APIs are constantly evolving and designed to demonstrate types of functionality. Expect substantial changes before the release.
• We’ve launched a testnet that is a live demonstration of an early prototype of the Libra Blockchain software.

Contributing

To begin contributing, sign the CLA. You can learn more about contributing to the Libra project by reading our Contribution Guide and by viewing our Code of Conduct.

Getting Started

Learn About Libra

• Welcome
• Libra Protocol: Key Concepts
• Life of a Transaction

Try Libra Core

• My First Transaction
• Getting Started With Move

Technical Papers

• The Libra Blockchain
• Move: A Language With Programmable Resources
• State Machine Replication in the Libra Blockchain

Blog

• Libra: The Path Forward

Libra Codebase

• Libra Core Overview
• Admission Control
• Bytecode Verifier
• Consensus
• Crypto
• Execution
• Mempool
• Move IR Compiler
• Move Language
• Network
• Storage
• Virtual Machine

Community

• Join us on the Libra Discourse.
• Ask a question on Stack Overflow.
• Get the latest updates to our project by signing up for our newsletter.

License

Libra Core is licensed as Apache 2.0.