Peercoin (PPCoin) 0.5.3 BETA

Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Peercoin (PPCoin) Developers
Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).  This product includes
cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).


Intro
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Peercoin (PPCoin) is a free open source project derived from Bitcoin, with
the goal of providing a long-term energy-efficient crypto-currency.
Built on the foundation of Bitcoin, innovations such as proof-of-stake
help further advance the field of crypto-currency.


Setup
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Unpack the files into a directory and run:
 bin/32/ppcoin-qt (GUI, 32-bit)
 bin/32/ppcoind (headless, 32-bit)
 bin/64/ppcoin-qt (GUI, 64-bit)
 bin/64/ppcoind (headless, 64-bit)

The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to.  You can
enable Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) with your router/firewall
or forward port 9901 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive
incoming connections.  PPCoin works without incoming connections,
but allowing incoming connections helps the PPCoin network.


Upgrade
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All your existing coins/transactions should be intact with the upgrade.
To upgrade from 0.4, first backup wallet
ppcoind backupwallet <destination_backup_file>
Then shutdown ppcoind by
ppcoind stop
Uninstall v0.4 client, download and install v0.5 client.
Start up the new ppcoind (0.5.3).
If upgrade is performed after or close to upgrade deadline then blockchain
re-download is required.


See the documentation/wiki at github:
  http://github.com/ppcoin/ppcoin
for help and more information.


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Bitcoin 0.6.3 BETA

Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bitcoin Developers
Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in
the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).  This product includes
cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).


Intro
-----
Bitcoin is a free open source peer-to-peer electronic cash system that is
completely decentralized, without the need for a central server or trusted
parties.  Users hold the crypto keys to their own money and transact directly
with each other, with the help of a P2P network to check for double-spending.


See the documentation at the bitcoin wiki:
  https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page
for help and more information.
