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Anyone looking for a software able to run the full Bitcoin blockchain and with a digital wallet for Bitcoin transactions
About Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core is programmed to decide which block chain contains valid transactions. The users of Bitcoin Core only accept transactions for that block chain, making it the Bitcoin block chain that everyone else wants to use. It is these users who keep Bitcoin decentralized. They individually run their own Bitcoin Core full nodes, and each of those full nodes separately follows the exact same rules to decide which block chain is valid. There's no voting or other corruptible process involved: there's just individual software following identical rules—"math"—to evaluate identical blocks and coming to identical conclusions about which block chain is valid. Bitcoin Core ensures every block and transaction it accepts is valid, increasing not only your security but also helping prevent miners and banks from taking control of Bitcoin. Bitcoin Core provides exclusive privacy features that can make it hard for anyone to link you to your transactions.
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Bitcoin Core
bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/
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