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 ====== What is the Qortal Project? ====== ====== What is the Qortal Project? ======
  
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 +**PLEASE NOTE:** this is a publication from July 2021. A lot of development has happened since and some of the info below may be outdated! The [[Qortal Status Updates]] page will have latest info on development!
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-**Please note:** This is a document that has been broken down on the wiki. So you don’t necessarily have to read this here. It is something you can download and share as a PSF.  +A collaborative effort by Crowetic & G Factor which is meant to give a better overall understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts behind the Qortal Blockchain Project. This is a PDF that can be downloaded and used elsewhere. Everything within this document is on the wiki as it’s own respective page. 
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-A collaborative effort by Crowetic & G Factor which is meant to give a better overall understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts behind the Qortal Blockchain Project.+
  
  
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 ● Default saved account encryption and state-of-the-art security measures ● Default saved account encryption and state-of-the-art security measures
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 ● Decentralized peer-to-peer cross-chain trading and encrypted communication ● Decentralized peer-to-peer cross-chain trading and encrypted communication
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 ● Decentralized web hosting and data storage ● Decentralized web hosting and data storage
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 ● Freedom of speech and information platforms such as social media ● Freedom of speech and information platforms such as social media
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 ● Mesh networking and data service (when network is large enough) ● Mesh networking and data service (when network is large enough)
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 ● True democracy within Qortal by means of voting on-chain (with votes weighted by ● True democracy within Qortal by means of voting on-chain (with votes weighted by
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 contribution measured on-chain) contribution measured on-chain)
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 ● Infrastructure for ethical third-party public or private projects to be built securely ● Infrastructure for ethical third-party public or private projects to be built securely
  
 ===== Qortal’s Mission Statement ===== ===== Qortal’s Mission Statement =====
  
-The Qortal Network will bring back individual sovereignty to a worldwide economy. Qortal will: 1) rebuild the Internet in an unhackable fashion, 2) provide a viable alternative for trading to avoid the devastation caused by exchange hacks and thefts, 3) build a new worldwide economic system based on honesty, openness, transparency, and democracy in a trustless fashion, 4) implement a true honest democratic system with voting where the individual's influence is weighted based on their individual contribution, and 5) establish a fair system with room for everyone to earn their place in the Qortal Network!+The Qortal Network will bring back individual sovereignty to a worldwide economy. Qortal will:  
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 +1) rebuild the Internet in an unhackable fashion,  
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 +2) provide a viable alternative for trading to avoid the devastation caused by exchange hacks and thefts,  
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 +3) build a new worldwide economic system based on honesty, openness, transparency, and democracy in a trustless fashion,  
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 +4) implement a true honest democratic system with voting where the individual's influence is weighted based on their individual contribution, and  
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 +5) establish a fair system with room for everyone to earn their place in the Qortal Network!
  
 ===== Founding Principles of Qortal ===== ===== Founding Principles of Qortal =====
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 The world as we know it is full of corrupt leadership and inexcusable censored control over our lives. The time is past due for the people of the world to unite, live in harmony, and regain control of their lives on an individual basis. Qortal aims to put the power back in the hands of the people worldwide when it comes to value transfer, free trade, freedom of speech, freedom of information, freedom from censorship, right to privacy, and right to a truly democratic system where each vote directly counts (no elected ‘officials’ to carry a vote on behalf of the people). Welcome to Qortal. A unique, entirely redesigned blockchain-based platform that aims to achieve all of these goals while respecting individual rights. The world as we know it is full of corrupt leadership and inexcusable censored control over our lives. The time is past due for the people of the world to unite, live in harmony, and regain control of their lives on an individual basis. Qortal aims to put the power back in the hands of the people worldwide when it comes to value transfer, free trade, freedom of speech, freedom of information, freedom from censorship, right to privacy, and right to a truly democratic system where each vote directly counts (no elected ‘officials’ to carry a vote on behalf of the people). Welcome to Qortal. A unique, entirely redesigned blockchain-based platform that aims to achieve all of these goals while respecting individual rights.
  
-Qortal’s goal is to focus on a true democratic system and as much decentralization as reasonably possible. Qortal’s official codebase is officially released by the ‘Dev Team’ which anyone can become part of by proving their intent by contribution (submitting pull requests and code to be reviewed for implementation via GitHub until we can host our repo on our own network). The current Dev Team already consists of individuals located in different parts of the world so the Dev Team is not limited to any geographical locations! This is strictly to ensure what code is added to the project’s core is truly honest and fair while combating the potential for bad actors to attack the codebase. The Dev Team requires a collective 60% approval for code to be implemented in an official release to the chain. This 60% approval is also a safety measure to ensure no single developer could ever go rogue or in general, have any independent control over official releases. With blockchain technology, the codebase is law and nothing can sabotage the laws written into the code! With that said, the focus of the development team is to develop a Voting System which allows the community to help drive the direction of the project.+Qortal’s goal is to focus on a true democratic system and as much decentralization as reasonably possible. Qortal’s official codebase is officially released by the ‘DevTeam’ which anyone can become part of by proving their intent by contribution (submitting pull requests and code to be reviewed for implementation via GitHub until we can host our repo on our own network). The current DevTeam already consists of individuals located in different parts of the world so the DevTeam is not limited to any geographical locations! This is strictly to ensure what code is added to the project’s core is truly honest and fair while combating the potential for bad actors to attack the codebase. The DevTeam requires a collective 60% approval for code to be implemented in an official release to the chain. This 60% approval is also a safety measure to ensure no single developer could ever go rogue or in general, have any independent control over official releases. With blockchain technology, the codebase is law and nothing can sabotage the laws written into the code! With that said, the focus of the development team is to develop a Voting System which allows the community to help drive the direction of the project.
  
-Outside of Qortal’s core development, the platform is intended to provide a Groups system where anyone can create a Group and have admin privileges over their members and content. So although there will be no direct censorship over the Groups by the Dev Team, the admins of individual Groups will be empowered to choose what content they wish to allow in their sub-community. The same goes for each individual using the platform, it should be up to the individual to decide what content they wish to see or not see. This is a very strong fundamental principle of the project as the focus is to combat and remove all concerns with Big Tech overreach and politically biased censorship powers.+Outside of Qortal’s core development, the platform is intended to provide a Groups system where anyone can create a Group and have admin privileges over their members and content. So although there will be no direct censorship over the Groups by the DevTeam, the admins of individual Groups will be empowered to choose what content they wish to allow in their sub-community. The same goes for each individual using the platform, it should be up to the individual to decide what content they wish to see or not see. This is a very strong fundamental principle of the project as the focus is to combat and remove all concerns with Big Tech overreach and politically biased censorship powers.
  
-The current Dev Team is a worldwide group of extremely skilled and hand-picked developers. A minimum of 60% approval is needed between the on-chain developer group to authorize auto-updates to the chain. It’s important to note that more Devs will be added to this group with time and after careful consideration. This is an important point to make in order for everyone to understand that the core team aims to help direct the project in the proper direction, then ideally be able to elect more team members who can help further the project’s development with less need for the original core team members as Qortal is designed to be a project that will outlive the founders.+The current DevTeam is a worldwide group of extremely skilled and hand-picked developers. A minimum of 60% approval is needed between the on-chain developer group to authorize auto-updates to the chain. It’s important to note that more Devs will be added to this group with time and after careful consideration. This is an important point to make in order for everyone to understand that the core team aims to help direct the project in the proper direction, then ideally be able to elect more team members who can help further the project’s development with less need for the original core team members as Qortal is designed to be a project that will outlive the founders.
  
 The Founders pay homage to the founding concepts behind the original blockchain project which brought this technology to the world’s attention - Bitcoin. To briefly recap, the original concepts behind the white paper of Bitcoin were to: The Founders pay homage to the founding concepts behind the original blockchain project which brought this technology to the world’s attention - Bitcoin. To briefly recap, the original concepts behind the white paper of Bitcoin were to:
  
 ● Create electronic “cash” with an emphasis on anonymity and independence from conventional financial institutions ● Create electronic “cash” with an emphasis on anonymity and independence from conventional financial institutions
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 ● Create a method for peer-to-peer transactions to take place on-chain securely  ● Create a method for peer-to-peer transactions to take place on-chain securely 
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 ● Create a way for people to be rewarded for supporting the network ● Create a way for people to be rewarded for supporting the network
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 ● Make all of this possible with basic computer systems ● Make all of this possible with basic computer systems
  
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 We the People of the Qortal Blockchain Project (‘Qortians’), in order to form a more perfect democratic system to benefit every interested person, establish a platform to decentralize from conventional control, build a network for true freedom, and come together as one for the common good of the people worldwide. There are no ‘borders’ in Qortal. This is our Credo (a guideline to what the people of the world can expect from the Qortal Project). We the People of the Qortal Blockchain Project (‘Qortians’), in order to form a more perfect democratic system to benefit every interested person, establish a platform to decentralize from conventional control, build a network for true freedom, and come together as one for the common good of the people worldwide. There are no ‘borders’ in Qortal. This is our Credo (a guideline to what the people of the world can expect from the Qortal Project).
  
-**Section 1.** We will structure a platform that puts the power back into the people’s hands with a fair system for all and an on-chain group with group-approved transactions that allow automatic updates of the chain. Qortal will not infringe upon your right to free speech, free trade, right to information, nor right to build a shared future together. All major decisions on the platform will be made via voting by every leveled account. Admins of sub-community Groups will be empowered to censor and manage their content in a similar fashion to ‘admin rights’ of any other system. Individuals will be empowered to navigate the new Internet on Qortal’s infrastructure and decide for themselves what content they wish to see or not. Qortal’s Dev Team will not be empowered to censor content or users by any means!+**Section 1.** We will structure a platform that puts the power back into the people’s hands with a fair system for all and an on-chain group with group-approved transactions that allow automatic updates of the chain. Qortal will not infringe upon your right to free speech, free trade, right to information, nor right to build a shared future together. All major decisions on the platform will be made via voting by every leveled account. Admins of sub-community Groups will be empowered to censor and manage their content in a similar fashion to ‘admin rights’ of any other system. Individuals will be empowered to navigate the new Internet on Qortal’s infrastructure and decide for themselves what content they wish to see or not. Qortal’s DevTeam will not be empowered to censor content or users by any means!
  
 **Section 2.** Qortal will have its own decentralized trade portal that features true peer-to-peer transactions by way of utilization of the CIYAM AT SmartContract system, and the ACCT SmartContract, which allows truly cross-chain coin trades without the need for a middle man as that has been historically proven to be flawed. Qortal will have its own decentralized hosting service for websites, blogs, data storage, social media, and encrypted communication. Qortal will have its own decentralized mesh-network and satellite technology that encrypts data and ensures privacy (this can only happen once the network has enough reach for the mesh to function properly) . Qortal will provide infrastructure for virtually any third-party ethical public or private project to be built utilizing the blockchain for security and authentication and take part in a new economic model within the Qortal Network. **Section 2.** Qortal will have its own decentralized trade portal that features true peer-to-peer transactions by way of utilization of the CIYAM AT SmartContract system, and the ACCT SmartContract, which allows truly cross-chain coin trades without the need for a middle man as that has been historically proven to be flawed. Qortal will have its own decentralized hosting service for websites, blogs, data storage, social media, and encrypted communication. Qortal will have its own decentralized mesh-network and satellite technology that encrypts data and ensures privacy (this can only happen once the network has enough reach for the mesh to function properly) . Qortal will provide infrastructure for virtually any third-party ethical public or private project to be built utilizing the blockchain for security and authentication and take part in a new economic model within the Qortal Network.
  
-**Section 3.** Qortal will never be empowered to censor nor force a political agenda upon its people. The argument for the Dev Team having a limited power of governance over censorship has been discussed, but is impossible due to the nature of blockchains. Any modification of ANY part of the blockchain retroactively invalidates the entire chain. Therefore, ‘removal’ of accounts or even the smallest transaction is impossible. As we have seen in the current world with censorship from big tech and political agendas, censorship simply doesn’t work overall. Qortal will never have any sort of censorship oversight from the Dev Team level! It is up to the Group admins and individuals themselves to decide what content they wish to see and engage.+**Section 3.** Qortal will never be empowered to censor nor force a political agenda upon its people. The argument for the DevTeam having a limited power of governance over censorship has been discussed, but is impossible due to the nature of blockchains. Any modification of ANY part of the blockchain retroactively invalidates the entire chain. Therefore, ‘removal’ of accounts or even the smallest transaction is impossible. As we have seen in the current world with censorship from big tech and political agendas, censorship simply doesn’t work overall. Qortal will never have any sort of censorship oversight from the DevTeam level! It is up to the Group admins and individuals themselves to decide what content they wish to see and engage.
  
 **Section 4.** Qortal will enact a system where the Voting by leveled users allows the project to be community-driven giving voted decisions priority. **Section 4.** Qortal will enact a system where the Voting by leveled users allows the project to be community-driven giving voted decisions priority.
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 The beauty of blockchain technology and Qortal is that the chain cannot be stopped and the project will carry on without hardware dependency of any single person! Qortal is intended to outlive us all and become an unstoppable infrastructure for the world to adopt. Qortal will provide an opportunity for anyone in the world to get involved and be rewarded for their contribution to the network regardless of technical expertise, geographical location, or financial status. In theory, virtually any type of ethical community group, online service, and operating system could utilize the backbone infrastructure of Qortal. The beauty of blockchain technology and Qortal is that the chain cannot be stopped and the project will carry on without hardware dependency of any single person! Qortal is intended to outlive us all and become an unstoppable infrastructure for the world to adopt. Qortal will provide an opportunity for anyone in the world to get involved and be rewarded for their contribution to the network regardless of technical expertise, geographical location, or financial status. In theory, virtually any type of ethical community group, online service, and operating system could utilize the backbone infrastructure of Qortal.
  
-With a vision of a platform designed to outlive us all, the current Dev Team is merely that - the current Dev Team. More qualified developers will be elected to join the Dev Team over time, and the Voting System will delegate a fair direction for the future team to move towards. Ultimately, Qortal aims to achieve a truly community-directed future where the system is guided by the community members and not by any outside government or commercial force. A system that can be utilized worldwide that is built by the people, for the people!+With a vision of a platform designed to outlive us all, the current DevTeam is merely that - the current DevTeam. More qualified developers will be elected to join the DevTeam over time, and the Voting System will delegate a fair direction for the future team to move towards. Ultimately, Qortal aims to achieve a truly community-directed future where the system is guided by the community members and not by any outside government or commercial force. A system that can be utilized worldwide that is built by the people, for the people!
  
 ===== Truly Decentralized P2P Trade Portal ===== ===== Truly Decentralized P2P Trade Portal =====
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 The Trade Portal was initially the main service for the Qortal blockchain in a COMPLETELY DECENTRALIZED peer-to-peer (P2P) trade platform. The Trade Portal is built inside the Qortal User Interface (UI) and utilizes portions within the Qortal Core to accomplish its goals. The Trade Portal was initially the main service for the Qortal blockchain in a COMPLETELY DECENTRALIZED peer-to-peer (P2P) trade platform. The Trade Portal is built inside the Qortal User Interface (UI) and utilizes portions within the Qortal Core to accomplish its goals.
  
-Qortal’s Trade Portal aims to remove the need for centralized exchanges and ‘decentralized exchanges’ which riddle the blockchain space with all sorts of flaws. That is not to say that all exchanges which claim to be decentralized are flawed, but surely a majority are. The idea of the Trade Portal is to provide true peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions between buyers and sellers without the need of the middle man by utilizing cross-chain trades in the form of the ‘ACCT’ SmartContract (Atomic Cross Chain Trade). The only authority over a trade taking place is solely between the buyer and seller! The custom trade bot for the buyer and seller automates the multiple stages involved in a true cross-chain trade so that the Trade Portal is as simple to use as any centralized service but without any of the associated risks such as 1) historically these exchanges have been prone to hacks and failure, 2) depositing assets into a wallet or temporarily releasing control of assets during a trade, 3) any need for ID verification or KYC/AML.+Qortal’s Trade Portal aims to remove the need for centralized exchanges and ‘decentralized exchanges’ which riddle the blockchain space with all sorts of flaws. That is not to say that all exchanges which claim to be decentralized are flawed, but surely a majority are. The idea of the Trade Portal is to provide true peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions between buyers and sellers without the need of the middle man by utilizing cross-chain trades in the form of the ‘ACCT’ SmartContract (Atomic Cross Chain Trade). The only authority over a trade taking place is solely between the buyer and seller! The custom trade bot for the buyer and seller automates the multiple stages involved in a true cross-chain trade so that the Trade Portal is as simple to use as any centralized service but without any of the associated risks such as 1) historically these exchanges have been prone to hacks and failure, and 2) depositing assets into a wallet or temporarily releasing control of assets during a trade.
  
-How can Qortal guarantee no theft can occur within the Trade Portal? Simple. The fact is, the Trade Portal utilizes LOCAL wallets to make trades. At the time of this publication, Litecoin is natively supported. Bitcoin is not supported for trades, but a local Bitcoin wallet has been implemented and is ready to safely store your BTC. This implementation of cross-chain trades can be reused for any number of Litecoin forks that work on the same transaction sending and address generation schemes. The Dev Team has taken extensive time to ensure that only LOCAL wallets are made use of and the keys for those wallets are never exposed in an unencrypted fashion. Therefore, the Trade Portal is just as secure as sending from a local wallet to another, except they are one chain to another.+How can Qortal guarantee no theft can occur within the Trade Portal? Simple. The fact is, the Trade Portal utilizes LOCAL wallets to make trades. At the time of this publication, Litecoin is natively supported. Bitcoin is not supported for trades, but a local Bitcoin wallet has been implemented and is ready to safely store your BTC. This implementation of cross-chain trades can be reused for any number of Litecoin forks that work on the same transaction sending and address generation schemes. The DevTeam has taken extensive time to ensure that only LOCAL wallets are made use of and the keys for those wallets are never exposed in an unencrypted fashion. Therefore, the Trade Portal is just as secure as sending from a local wallet to another, except they are one chain to another.
  
-The Trade Portal makes use of the ACCT system by the CIYAM developers (http://ciyam.org/at) with which to make completely cross-chain coin trades.+The Trade Portal makes use of the ACCT system by the CIYAM developers (https://ciyam.org/at) with which to make completely cross-chain coin trades.
 Initially, native support for only BTC was implemented but found to be too expensive and slow for the time being. LTC was then implemented and has replaced BTC. In other words, BTC trades have been deactivated while the BTC wallet feature remains. There are currently only LTC/QORT markets as of July 2021. Native BTC and LTC support in Qortal allows users to store BTC and LTC in their Qortal UI wallet, just as they would in any other local BTC wallet. Without the need for installation of a separate BTC or LTC wallet! Initially, native support for only BTC was implemented but found to be too expensive and slow for the time being. LTC was then implemented and has replaced BTC. In other words, BTC trades have been deactivated while the BTC wallet feature remains. There are currently only LTC/QORT markets as of July 2021. Native BTC and LTC support in Qortal allows users to store BTC and LTC in their Qortal UI wallet, just as they would in any other local BTC wallet. Without the need for installation of a separate BTC or LTC wallet!
  
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 Qortal will eventually have its own social media platform that allows the world to speak freely and not have their voice censored (unless users are in a certain group and the admins of that specific group wish to censor). No longer will Big Tech’s political agendas dictate and censor the content within our social media outlets. Qortal already offers a basic version ‘Q-Chat’ messaging system which provides anonymous and encrypted communication. This is the tip of the iceberg! Qortal will eventually have its own social media platform that allows the world to speak freely and not have their voice censored (unless users are in a certain group and the admins of that specific group wish to censor). No longer will Big Tech’s political agendas dictate and censor the content within our social media outlets. Qortal already offers a basic version ‘Q-Chat’ messaging system which provides anonymous and encrypted communication. This is the tip of the iceberg!
  
-Qortal also is not looking to compete with other projects and aims to welcome ethical public and private projects of any kind to the chain. Qortal will be able to provide a more secure and ethical backbone for current and future projects to consider building on. Especially with the ability to create tokens for new projects built on-chain or accept payment for services with Qortal’s QORT service coin. Yes, you read that right. Qortal will provide a platform where projects can be built on-chain and also be able to create their own tokens. The creators and admins of these projects will have full control over their apps. The Dev Team will not be able to censor or intervene in any way!+Qortal also is not looking to compete with other projects and aims to welcome ethical public and private projects of any kind to the chain. Qortal will be able to provide a more secure and ethical backbone for current and future projects to consider building on. Especially with the ability to create tokens for new projects built on-chain or accept payment for services with Qortal’s QORT service coin. Yes, you read that right. Qortal will provide a platform where projects can be built on-chain and also be able to create their own tokens. The creators and admins of these projects will have full control over their apps. The DevTeam will not be able to censor or intervene in any way!
  
 Qortal’s asset issuance system is being re-designed and the new concept will allow for coins to be launched ‘fairly’ just like the QORT service coin itself. Any user/group that wishes will be able to issue their own blockchain from within Qortal. This new chain will run side-by-side with the Qortal chain, allowing use of the new chain with the same overall concepts as QORT. A new coin could be launched with its chain being directly used as an application database (since the Qortal blockchain is a SQL compatible database and SQL is the most used database solution for nearly every app on the internet today). The tables of this database can be updated in a similar fashion to the method that Qortal uses for auto-updates to its core versions: a group-approved transaction by a certain on-chain group with a set percentage of the admins of that group needing to approve a transaction, that then makes whatever proposed changes of the initial transaction’s data (or database tables). This new asset issuance concept is still in very early stages and will be announced as it gets further along and more close to reality. However, it is definitely possible. Until the new asset issuance method is designed, Qortal has its current asset issuance system disabled. Issuing assets in the fashion available now requires 100% ownership by the asset issuer, which in the past has led to a TON of scam projects in the crypto space. Qortal is not being developed to contribute towards more scams being created and therefore, will not allow ‘typical’ user-issued assets to be created on its chain. It is the opinion of the current development team, that those types of assets do nothing but cause confusion and potential scams to take place. They also fill the chain with that unneeded extra data for the asset transactions. Again, Qortal is not being developed to allow fully user-issued and controlled assets to be released. Qortal’s asset issuance system is being re-designed and the new concept will allow for coins to be launched ‘fairly’ just like the QORT service coin itself. Any user/group that wishes will be able to issue their own blockchain from within Qortal. This new chain will run side-by-side with the Qortal chain, allowing use of the new chain with the same overall concepts as QORT. A new coin could be launched with its chain being directly used as an application database (since the Qortal blockchain is a SQL compatible database and SQL is the most used database solution for nearly every app on the internet today). The tables of this database can be updated in a similar fashion to the method that Qortal uses for auto-updates to its core versions: a group-approved transaction by a certain on-chain group with a set percentage of the admins of that group needing to approve a transaction, that then makes whatever proposed changes of the initial transaction’s data (or database tables). This new asset issuance concept is still in very early stages and will be announced as it gets further along and more close to reality. However, it is definitely possible. Until the new asset issuance method is designed, Qortal has its current asset issuance system disabled. Issuing assets in the fashion available now requires 100% ownership by the asset issuer, which in the past has led to a TON of scam projects in the crypto space. Qortal is not being developed to contribute towards more scams being created and therefore, will not allow ‘typical’ user-issued assets to be created on its chain. It is the opinion of the current development team, that those types of assets do nothing but cause confusion and potential scams to take place. They also fill the chain with that unneeded extra data for the asset transactions. Again, Qortal is not being developed to allow fully user-issued and controlled assets to be released.
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 ===== Supporting Hardware ===== ===== Supporting Hardware =====
  
-Qortal allows the average computer to operate as a full node, as well as hardware developed by the core team known as QORTector and QORTable. The QORTector Gen 2 hardware devices utilize Raspberry Pi 4 boards with a customized OS image and only uses 5W/5V power (the equivalent of charging a typical smartphone), while providing a full desktop computer! Comparing that to the dreaded power-hungry ASIC miners of Bitcoin, it becomes apparent how incredible the options are for running a node on the Qortal Network. For those who are technically inclined to do so, the images for the QORTector Gen 2 are made available for download so you can purchase and configure your Raspberry Pi 4 on your own. Currently, only the Gen 2 is ready for use as the other gen models need new imaging. The other gen models are or were: Gen 1) Orange Pi Prime H5, Gen 3) Raspberry Pi 3, Gen 4) Orange Pi H6. For those less capable, Jason Crowe (current team lead of the Qortal Project) has formed Crowetic Hardware Development LLC which will assemble and ship devices to customers anywhere in the world. Orders can now be placed at: www.crowetic.com+Qortal allows the average computer to operate as a full node, as well as hardware developed by the core team known as QORTector and QORTable. The QORTector Gen 2 hardware devices utilize Raspberry Pi 4 boards with a customized OS image and only uses 5W/5V power (the equivalent of charging a typical smartphone), while providing a full desktop computer! Comparing that to the dreaded power-hungry ASIC miners of Bitcoin, it becomes apparent how incredible the options are for running a node on the Qortal Network. For those who are technically inclined to do so, the images for the QORTector Gen 2 are made available for download so you can purchase and configure your Raspberry Pi 4 on your own. Currently, only the Gen 2 is ready for use as the other gen models need new imaging. The other gen models are or were: Gen 1) Orange Pi Prime H5, Gen 3) Raspberry Pi 3, Gen 4) Orange Pi H6. For those less capable, Jason Crowe (current team lead of the Qortal Project) has formed Crowetic Hardware Development LLC which will assemble and ship devices to customers anywhere in the world. Orders can now be placed at: https://crowetic.com
  
 The QORTable devices are USB SSDs (Solid-State Drives) with software that allows you to run the Qortal Core and UI without having to install anything on your computer. The core and UI run with your computer's CPU, but the database stays in the external drive, which means you can plug-n-play your Qortal Core and UI from one computer to another at any time! In other words, you can stop where you're at on one computer and pick up where you left off on another computer with QORTable! Although the current usage is only 20gb, the demand for more space will likely grow over time so the capacity of your external SSD is recommended to be 128gb if you are buying new. Otherwise, a used 32gb or 64gb will work at this time and can be upgraded later as needed. These devices will also be sold by Crowetic Hardware Development LLC. The QORTable devices are USB SSDs (Solid-State Drives) with software that allows you to run the Qortal Core and UI without having to install anything on your computer. The core and UI run with your computer's CPU, but the database stays in the external drive, which means you can plug-n-play your Qortal Core and UI from one computer to another at any time! In other words, you can stop where you're at on one computer and pick up where you left off on another computer with QORTable! Although the current usage is only 20gb, the demand for more space will likely grow over time so the capacity of your external SSD is recommended to be 128gb if you are buying new. Otherwise, a used 32gb or 64gb will work at this time and can be upgraded later as needed. These devices will also be sold by Crowetic Hardware Development LLC.
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 ● Minting does NOT reward you based on the QORT coin held, but by simply verifying you are a legitimate full node and online. ● Minting does NOT reward you based on the QORT coin held, but by simply verifying you are a legitimate full node and online.
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 ● Minting rewards are NOT reliant upon being the signer of the block. ● Minting rewards are NOT reliant upon being the signer of the block.
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 ● Every minter is rewarded EVERY BLOCK in Qortal (approximately 60 seconds). ● Every minter is rewarded EVERY BLOCK in Qortal (approximately 60 seconds).
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 ● To become a minter, you must be 'sponsored' by a level 5+ account or a Founder. ● To become a minter, you must be 'sponsored' by a level 5+ account or a Founder.
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 ● The sponsorship requirement is a security feature to limit the overall growth and provide a ● The sponsorship requirement is a security feature to limit the overall growth and provide a
 necessary ‘hurdle’ so that people must ‘get involved’ to become a minter. necessary ‘hurdle’ so that people must ‘get involved’ to become a minter.
 +
 ● The period of running a node to become a level 1 is set at 7200 blocks (after obtaining ● The period of running a node to become a level 1 is set at 7200 blocks (after obtaining
 sponsorship and about 5 days to complete at 1440 blocks per day). sponsorship and about 5 days to complete at 1440 blocks per day).
 +
 ● The period to become a level 5 takes approximately 14 months in which the account can ● The period to become a level 5 takes approximately 14 months in which the account can
 begin sponsoring others. begin sponsoring others.
 +
 ● The highest level for a Qortal account is level 10. The period to become a level 10 takes ● The highest level for a Qortal account is level 10. The period to become a level 10 takes
 approximately 7 years 9 months. approximately 7 years 9 months.
 +
 ● Other portions of the system are possible to change in the future as well. ● Other portions of the system are possible to change in the future as well.
 +
 ● The system VERIFIES online minters by utilizing the minting keys. So you MUST STAY ONLINE to be rewarded. Only minters who submit a signature on behalf of their minting key will be rewarded. If you are a minter and turn your node off, you are NOT rewarded for the time your node is not running. This guarantees continued fairness in rewards to every CONTRIBUTING minter of the network. ● The system VERIFIES online minters by utilizing the minting keys. So you MUST STAY ONLINE to be rewarded. Only minters who submit a signature on behalf of their minting key will be rewarded. If you are a minter and turn your node off, you are NOT rewarded for the time your node is not running. This guarantees continued fairness in rewards to every CONTRIBUTING minter of the network.
 +
 ● The whole point of minting is to GROW AND MAKE THE NETWORK STRONG. While also securing new blocks into the blockchain, distributing QORT initially, and rewarding users for helping to accomplish these goals. ● The whole point of minting is to GROW AND MAKE THE NETWORK STRONG. While also securing new blocks into the blockchain, distributing QORT initially, and rewarding users for helping to accomplish these goals.
 +
 ● Only a node that is YOUR NODE can be used as a minting node. You cannot access the assignment of minting keys without having full localhost access to the node you're attempting to assign keys to. ● Only a node that is YOUR NODE can be used as a minting node. You cannot access the assignment of minting keys without having full localhost access to the node you're attempting to assign keys to.
 +
 ● Each 2 level 'tier' shares a set reward percentage of EVERY BLOCK. ● Each 2 level 'tier' shares a set reward percentage of EVERY BLOCK.
 +
 ● As your level goes up, you eventually move into higher level tiers and your shared reward ● As your level goes up, you eventually move into higher level tiers and your shared reward
 percentage increases. percentage increases.
 +
 ● Percentage of Block Reward shared among levels and QORA Burners: 1+2 share 5%, ● Percentage of Block Reward shared among levels and QORA Burners: 1+2 share 5%,
 3+4 share 10%, 5+6 share 15%, 7+8 share 20%, 9+10 share 25%, QORA Burners share 20% (original forgers of QORA who forged QORA while the project was ‘dead’ were given pre-enabled levels based on their forged blocks on the QORA chain - QORA coin holders who burned their QORA prior to Qortal Genesis are given a shared portion of 20% of each Qortal block that is split between them based on how much QORA they burned. These QORA burn users do NOT have to mint in order to obtain the ‘transition rewards’ from QORA. This was part of the promise Jason Crowe made to the QORA community upon discussion when taking over QORA in 2016. Founders make 5% plus whatever tiered levels haven’t been reached which is level 7+8 20% and level 9+10 25%. 3+4 share 10%, 5+6 share 15%, 7+8 share 20%, 9+10 share 25%, QORA Burners share 20% (original forgers of QORA who forged QORA while the project was ‘dead’ were given pre-enabled levels based on their forged blocks on the QORA chain - QORA coin holders who burned their QORA prior to Qortal Genesis are given a shared portion of 20% of each Qortal block that is split between them based on how much QORA they burned. These QORA burn users do NOT have to mint in order to obtain the ‘transition rewards’ from QORA. This was part of the promise Jason Crowe made to the QORA community upon discussion when taking over QORA in 2016. Founders make 5% plus whatever tiered levels haven’t been reached which is level 7+8 20% and level 9+10 25%.
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 ● Levels 1 & 2 share 5% of the block reward ● Levels 1 & 2 share 5% of the block reward
 +
 ● Levels 3 & 4 share 10% of the block reward ● Levels 3 & 4 share 10% of the block reward
 +
 ● Levels 5 & 6 share 15% of the block reward ● Levels 5 & 6 share 15% of the block reward
 +
 ● Levels 7 & 8 share 20% of the block reward ● Levels 7 & 8 share 20% of the block reward
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 ● Levels 9 & 10 share 25% of the block reward ● Levels 9 & 10 share 25% of the block reward
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 ● QORA holders transitioning into QORT obtain 20% of the block reward (see the QORA ● QORA holders transitioning into QORT obtain 20% of the block reward (see the QORA
 Transition for more info on this) Transition for more info on this)
 +
 ● Founders will obtain a minimum 5% of the block reward, and the rewards for levels 7-10 until there are accounts in a tier level to obtain the reward. ● Founders will obtain a minimum 5% of the block reward, and the rewards for levels 7-10 until there are accounts in a tier level to obtain the reward.
 Please note: QORA holders who burned their QORA before the due date of 6/6/20 do NOT have to be active minters (running a full node) to earn their transition into QORT coin. Whereas founders and everyone else do. Please note: QORA holders who burned their QORA before the due date of 6/6/20 do NOT have to be active minters (running a full node) to earn their transition into QORT coin. Whereas founders and everyone else do.
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 ● Increased block rewards ● Increased block rewards
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 ● Increased voting influence ● Increased voting influence
 +
 ● Ability to sponsor new accounts after reaching level 5 ● Ability to sponsor new accounts after reaching level 5
 +
 ● More to be determined as the system evolves ● More to be determined as the system evolves
-● Minters can assign their minting key to multiple nodes. The same key can be used on 
-multiple nodes to provide 'redundancy' for the minter of the assigned key. This means an account can have more than one computer or hardware device minting so if a device stops minting for whatever reason, other devices are still supporting the chain and the account continues to earn the associated reward. In the future, there will be a 'bonus' given to minters who have decided to provide their key to multiple nodes and thus provide further support to the network. However, at first, there is no benefit other than redundancy for the minter. 
  
 +● Minters can assign their minting key to multiple nodes. 
 +
 +The same key can be used on
 +multiple nodes to provide 'redundancy' for the minter of the assigned key. This means an account can have more than one computer or hardware device minting so if a device stops minting for whatever reason, other devices are still supporting the chain and the account continues to earn the associated reward. **Please note:** there is no benefit to running more than one node other than redundancy for the minter. Meaning you will not earn additional block reward for running more than one node - but this can be a great way to ensure your minting account is minting as many blocks are possible on the network.
 ===== Rewards System ===== ===== Rewards System =====
  
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 ● Block 1+ Reward: 5.00 ● Block 1+ Reward: 5.00
 +
 ● Block 259,201+ Reward: 4.75 ● Block 259,201+ Reward: 4.75
 +
 ● Block 518,401+ Reward: 4.50 ● Block 518,401+ Reward: 4.50
 +
 ● Block 777,601+ Reward: 4.25 ● Block 777,601+ Reward: 4.25
 +
 ● Block 1,036,801+ Reward: 4.00 ● Block 1,036,801+ Reward: 4.00
 +
 ● Block 1,296,001+ Reward: 3.75 ● Block 1,296,001+ Reward: 3.75
 +
 ● Block 1,555,201+ Reward: 3.50 ● Block 1,555,201+ Reward: 3.50
 +
 ● Block 1,814,401+ Reward: 3.25 ● Block 1,814,401+ Reward: 3.25
 +
 ● Block 2,073,601+ Reward: 3.00 ● Block 2,073,601+ Reward: 3.00
 +
 ● Block 2,332,801+ Reward: 2.75 ● Block 2,332,801+ Reward: 2.75
 +
 ● Block 2,592,001+ Reward: 2.50 ● Block 2,592,001+ Reward: 2.50
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 ● Block 2,851,201+ Reward: 2.25 ● Block 2,851,201+ Reward: 2.25
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 ● Block 3,110,401+ Reward: 2.00 ● Block 3,110,401+ Reward: 2.00
  
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 ===== Censorship or Sanctions For Illicit Activity ===== ===== Censorship or Sanctions For Illicit Activity =====
  
-Qortal will not be a platform where the Dev Team is permitted to censor content or users in any way. It will be completely up to the admin of a specific Group to manage the content and users in their Group. It will also be completely up to the individual to decide what Groups he/she wishes to take part in and content to view. Although it may seem ideal to have a limited set of guidelines which authorize the Dev Team to remove illicit activity, the concern is that it opens a window for those lines in the sand to bleed into arguably inappropriate censorship such as what we see with Big Tech today! If we give the Dev Team ANY sort of control, it forces an unnecessary obligation to routinely enforce censorship guidelines, which goes against the fundamental principle of Qortal providing the world with true individual sovereignty and freedom from central control!+Qortal will not be a platform where the DevTeam is permitted to censor content or users in any way. It will be completely up to the admin of a specific Group to manage the content and users in their Group. It will also be completely up to the individual to decide what Groups he/she wishes to take part in and content to view. Although it may seem ideal to have a limited set of guidelines which authorize the DevTeam to remove illicit activity, the concern is that it opens a window for those lines in the sand to bleed into arguably inappropriate censorship such as what we see with Big Tech today! If we give the DevTeam ANY sort of control, it forces an unnecessary obligation to routinely enforce censorship guidelines, which goes against the fundamental principle of Qortal providing the world with true individual sovereignty and freedom from central control!
  
-Unfortunately, this does mean zero Dev Team censorship will come at a cost. That is, there will be no Dev Team power to remove any illicit activity. So it will be every Group admin’s and individual’s responsibility to manage their activity in the Qortal Network responsibly.+Unfortunately, this does mean zero DevTeam censorship will come at a cost. That is, there will be no DevTeam power to remove any illicit activity. So it will be every Group admin’s and individual’s responsibility to manage their activity in the Qortal Network responsibly.
  
 Qortal aims to create a network individually controlled by its users - with no outside government or third-party control. Instead, the people who contribute to Qortal will increase their account level over time which will then give their voting power more weight. Accounts will have a voting influence factored by 1) the account’s level and 2) the blocks minted count. For example, this means that a new level 1 would have less influence than a level 1, which is about to become a level 2 in terms of blocks minted count. The Founders will have a voting influence equivalent to that of the max account level 10 plus their existing level. Founder accounts still level up based on their block count as other accounts do. The only difference being the ‘F’ assigned to the account which gives these accounts specific ability to sponsor and their weighted influence in the Voting System. When the first account in the system reaches level 10, the Founder’s weighted vote will change to the actual account level plus blocks minted - just like any other account in the system. As other accounts increase their level and associated influence, the Founder’s voting influence will diminish into a fair system with less founder voting weight. The Founders are intended to only have a larger amount of influence during the beginning to ensure the project develops in the intended direction. Thereafter, the network will theoretically have a strong base network and vested members who will share the same interest in Qortal’s ethical success. When the first account in the system reaches level 9, the Founders will no longer earn the level 9+10 block reward portion. Founders will only then receive a 5% block reward. Qortal aims to create a network individually controlled by its users - with no outside government or third-party control. Instead, the people who contribute to Qortal will increase their account level over time which will then give their voting power more weight. Accounts will have a voting influence factored by 1) the account’s level and 2) the blocks minted count. For example, this means that a new level 1 would have less influence than a level 1, which is about to become a level 2 in terms of blocks minted count. The Founders will have a voting influence equivalent to that of the max account level 10 plus their existing level. Founder accounts still level up based on their block count as other accounts do. The only difference being the ‘F’ assigned to the account which gives these accounts specific ability to sponsor and their weighted influence in the Voting System. When the first account in the system reaches level 10, the Founder’s weighted vote will change to the actual account level plus blocks minted - just like any other account in the system. As other accounts increase their level and associated influence, the Founder’s voting influence will diminish into a fair system with less founder voting weight. The Founders are intended to only have a larger amount of influence during the beginning to ensure the project develops in the intended direction. Thereafter, the network will theoretically have a strong base network and vested members who will share the same interest in Qortal’s ethical success. When the first account in the system reaches level 9, the Founders will no longer earn the level 9+10 block reward portion. Founders will only then receive a 5% block reward.
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 ● 1400+ nodes supporting the chain! ● 1400+ nodes supporting the chain!
 +
 ● Authentication System ● Authentication System
 +
 ● Q-Chat P2P Encrypted Messaging ● Q-Chat P2P Encrypted Messaging
 +
 ● Minter Share Rewards ● Minter Share Rewards
 +
 ● Minting & Rewards System ● Minting & Rewards System
 +
 ● Account Leveling System ● Account Leveling System
 +
 ● State-of-the-Art custom Block Signing Algorithm based on contribution over time ● State-of-the-Art custom Block Signing Algorithm based on contribution over time
 +
 ● QORA Asset / Transition at 250 QORA to 1 QORT Ratio (250:1) ● QORA Asset / Transition at 250 QORA to 1 QORT Ratio (250:1)
 +
 ● Custom Web Based UI Platform ● Custom Web Based UI Platform
 +
 ● Simple Account Creation ● Simple Account Creation
 +
 ● Secure Access Through Local or Hosted Nodes ● Secure Access Through Local or Hosted Nodes
 +
 ● Code Repo on Qortal Itself ● Code Repo on Qortal Itself
 +
 ● Supporting Hardware Solutions ● Supporting Hardware Solutions
  
 ===== Future Applications & UI Plugins ===== ===== Future Applications & UI Plugins =====
  
-The options below could be built now to be utilized on the Qortal Network. These options could be built by any member of the community in coordination with the current lead developers or by the current lead development team themselves in due time. Funding and availability of the Dev Team are extremely limited at this time so things are moving along slower than they could be with proper funding. With a small amount of effort the following ideas may be created within a short time:+The options below could be built now to be utilized on the Qortal Network. These options could be built by any member of the community in coordination with the current lead developers or by the current lead development team themselves in due time. Funding and availability of the DevTeam are extremely limited at this time so things are moving along slower than they could be with proper funding. With a small amount of effort the following ideas may be created within a short time:
  
 **Qortal-Authorized UI Plugins:** Using the existing authentication system Qortal has in place, a plugin could be developed that would be self-installed after the initial UI installation could be created. This plugin would show up just like all of the ‘default plugins’ in the UI, but would do so after being installed by the user looking to make use of the plugin. **Qortal-Authorized UI Plugins:** Using the existing authentication system Qortal has in place, a plugin could be developed that would be self-installed after the initial UI installation could be created. This plugin would show up just like all of the ‘default plugins’ in the UI, but would do so after being installed by the user looking to make use of the plugin.
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 **Qortal-Authorized Web Apps:** Should any developer decide to, they may create a web application making use of Qortal as authentication. Any application that requires authentication for users to accomplish actions within the app could utilize Qortal for said authentication. Just as the applications that make use of other blockchains do, they may make use of Qortal in a similar fashion. The application could be built without the need for registration, storage, and verification by centralized means. **Qortal-Authorized Web Apps:** Should any developer decide to, they may create a web application making use of Qortal as authentication. Any application that requires authentication for users to accomplish actions within the app could utilize Qortal for said authentication. Just as the applications that make use of other blockchains do, they may make use of Qortal in a similar fashion. The application could be built without the need for registration, storage, and verification by centralized means.
-Android Node Phone App: Virtually any type of Android device will be able to operate as a minter node in the future once the Dev Team implements a ‘top-only sync method’ (lite node’ option). That being said, it is possible at the present time to run an Android device as a full node since the Core is written in Java, but isn’t feasible for most people, as it requires quite a bit of customization to operate correctly at the code level.+Android Node Phone App: Virtually any type of Android device will be able to operate as a minter node in the future once the DevTeam implements a ‘top-only sync method’ (lite node’ option). That being said, it is possible at the present time to run an Android device as a full node since the Core is written in Java, but isn’t feasible for most people, as it requires quite a bit of customization to operate correctly at the code level.
  
 ===== The Dev Fund ===== ===== The Dev Fund =====
  
-A separate account has been allocated to act as a Dev Fund. An ‘extra’ Founder account has also been created for use by the dev team to establish partnerships, and fund the DevFund aside from user-contributed funds. The ‘DevFund’ account provides a wallet to receive donations and be used to sell QORT coins to further development or the coin could be used to pay for new developers who are interested in assisting. +A separate account has been allocated to act as a Dev Fund. An ‘extra’ Founder account has also been created for use by the DevTeam to establish partnerships, and fund the DevFund aside from user-contributed funds. The ‘DevFund’ account provides a wallet to receive donations and be used to sell QORT coins to further development or the coin could be used to pay for new developers who are interested in assisting. 
 Unfortunately, we have not established a real market yet and there are no current on-chain services that utilize QORT. Since QORT is intended to power on-chain services, the coin is expected to increase in value with its increase in usability. Until then, we have a large Dev Fund with no real means to liquidate to further fund development except listing QORT coin on the Trade Portal or conducting direct trades with interested buyers. Please reach out to Jason Crowe (crowetic) for those who wish to purchase from the Dev Fund directly and support development! All coin sold by the ‘DevFund’ go directly towards coders who have CONTRIBUTED CODE TO THE MAIN REPOS OF QORTAL! Contributions to help Qortal Development are greatly appreciated and can be sent directly to the Dev Fund BTC and LTC addresses found at: wiki.qortal.org Unfortunately, we have not established a real market yet and there are no current on-chain services that utilize QORT. Since QORT is intended to power on-chain services, the coin is expected to increase in value with its increase in usability. Until then, we have a large Dev Fund with no real means to liquidate to further fund development except listing QORT coin on the Trade Portal or conducting direct trades with interested buyers. Please reach out to Jason Crowe (crowetic) for those who wish to purchase from the Dev Fund directly and support development! All coin sold by the ‘DevFund’ go directly towards coders who have CONTRIBUTED CODE TO THE MAIN REPOS OF QORTAL! Contributions to help Qortal Development are greatly appreciated and can be sent directly to the Dev Fund BTC and LTC addresses found at: wiki.qortal.org
  
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 Website: https://qortal.org/ Website: https://qortal.org/
  
-Wiki: http://wiki.qortal.org/+Wiki: https://wiki.qortal.org/
  
-Qortal Core Download: https://github.com/qortal/qortal/releases+Qortal Core Download: https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases
  
-Qortal UI Download: https://github.com/qortal/UI/releases+Qortal UI Download: https://github.com/Qortal/qortal-ui/releases
  
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