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+# Waku Node
+
+TODO.
+
+See README in `v0` folder for instructions on how to run a node.
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+# Waku Protocol
+
+TODO.
+
+This folder will contain/link to https://github.com/status-im/nim-eth/tree/master/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols as well as the libp2p version>
+
+Briefly on versions:
+
+- Waku v0 and v1 are here https://github.com/vacp2p/specs/tree/master/specs/waku
+- Waku v2 will be build on top of libp2p