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+Nitro statechannels
+===================
+
+Highly experimental implementation of the Nitro statechannels protocol in
+Nim.
+
+References
+----------
+
+  - [statechannels.org](https://statechannels.org/)
+  - [Nitro paper](https://magmo.com/nitro-protocol.pdf)
+  - [Nitro smart contracts & Javascript code](https://github.com/statechannels/statechannels/tree/master/packages/nitro-protocol)