From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Michael_Gr=F8nager?= <gronager@ceptacle.com>
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Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:18:32 +0100
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Subject: [Bitcoin-development] Announcement: libcoin
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Dear Bitcoiners,

libcoin is now in a state ready for its first release, which I would =
like to share with you!

=3D=3D=3D libcoin is a crypto currency library based on the =
bitcoin/bitcoin "Satoshi" client. =3D=3D=3D

Copenhagen, Denmark - 1st February 2012 Ceptacle announces the release =
of the first version of the crypto currency library "libcoin" based on =
the bitcoin/bitcoin "Satoshi" client.

libcoin also maintains a version of bitcoind that is a 100% compatible =
drop-in replacement of the bitcoin/bitcoind client: You can use it on =
the same computer on the same files and you can call it with the same =
scripts. And you can easily extend it without touching the basic bitcoin =
source files.

The libcoin/bitcoind client downloads the entire block chain 3.5 times =
faster than the bitcoin/bitcoind client. This is less than 90 minutes on =
a modern laptop!

In libcoin, the Satoshi client code has been completely refactored, =
properly encapsulating classes, removing all globals, moving from =
threads and mutexes to a pure asynchronous approach. Functionalities =
have been divided into logical units and libraries, minimizing =
dependencies for e.g. thin clients.

libcoin is chain agnostic, all chain (bitcoin, testnet, namecoin, =
litecoin, ...) specific settings are maintained from a single class =
(Chain) and hence experiments with chain settings, mining, security and =
digital currencies for research and educational purposes are easily =
accessible. See the ponzicoin example for how you define your own chain.

The build system of libcoin is based on CMake and supports builds of =
static and dynamic libraries on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

The libcoin license is LGPL v. 3. This mean that you can use it in open =
source as well as in commercial projects, but improvements should go =
back into the libcoin library.

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Read more on libcoin on: http://github.com/ceptacle/libcoin/wiki

Join libcoin on twitter: http://twitter.com/libcoin

Download "libcoin Satoshi release": =
http://github.com/ceptacle/libcoin/zipball/v0.4.0.1

Best regards,

Michael Gronager, PhD
Director, Ceptacle
Jens Juels Gade 33
2100 Copenhagen E
Mobile: +45 31 45 14 01
E-mail: gronager@ceptacle.com
Web: http://www.ceptacle.com/