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+ABC - asynchronouos blockchain
+==============================
+
+A highly experimental implementation of the permissionless, asynchronous
+blockchain architecture as laid out in the [ABC paper][1]. The goal of this
+proof-of-concept is to evaluate the practicality and performance of the approach
+laid out in the paper.
+
+[1]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.10926.pdf