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+# Go Ethereum (Status fork)
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+This is a forked version of the official `go-ethereum` repository. For detailed information on patches applied, see [https://github.com/status-im/status-go/geth-patches/](https://github.com/status-im/status-go/geth-patches/).
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+# Original README
 ## Go Ethereum
 
 Official golang implementation of the Ethereum protocol.