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github.com/acm-thapar/acm-blockchain
The projects includes ACM's Thapar very own blockchain built from scratch using built from sratch using golang. The Chain follows Proof of Work consensus mechanism and works with its CLI This is a open source project and contributions are welcome from anyone who wants to contribute . Go through the CONTRIBUTING.md . The project structure is as follows :-
Just run the cli using acmt
command
The contributing instructions are written in the CONTRIBUTING.md file . Thoroughly follow the instructions if you want your pull request to be merged without and conflicts
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