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# Corda
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Corda is a decentralised database system in which nodes trust each other as little as possible.
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## Features
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* A P2P network of nodes.
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* Smart contracts.
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* Protocol framework.
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* "Notary" infrastructure to validate uniqueness of transactions.
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* Written as a platform for distributed apps called CorDapps.
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* Written in [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org), targeting the JVM.
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Read our full and planned feature list [here](https://docs.corda.net/inthebox.html).
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## Useful links
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* [Getting started](https://docs.corda.net/getting-set-up.html)
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* [Writing a CorDapp](https://docs.corda.net/creating-a-cordapp.html)
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* [Project website](https://corda.net)
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* [Documentation](https://docs.corda.net)
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## Development State
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Corda is currently in early development and is not yet ready for production. Breaking
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changes will happen on minor versions until 1.0. Experimentation with Corda is recommended.
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Pull requests, experiments, and contributions are encouraged and welcomed.
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## Background
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The project is supported by R3, a financial industry consortium, which is why it
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contains some code for financial use cases and why the documentation focuses on finance. The goal is to use it
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to construct a global ledger, simplifying finance and reducing the overheads of banking. But it is run as
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an open source project and the basic technology of a peer to peer decentralised database may be useful
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for many different projects.
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## Contributing
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Please read [here](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
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## License
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[Apache 2.0](./LICENSE.md)
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