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

Read our Contributing guide. Find out what’s coming on our blog.

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.