awesomebitcoin.cash/README.md

# awesome-bitcoin-cash
A developer oriented list of awesome bitcoin cash resources 🕶️

Bitcoin Cash a cryptocurrency scaling to be an electronic peer-to-peer system as first described, implemented, and mined by Satoshi Nakamoto. 

# Whitepaper

- [Archived copy from bitcoin.org](http://web.archive.org/web/20100704213649if_/http://www.bitcoin.org:80/bitcoin.pdf)
- [Whitepaper via ips](https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRA3NWM82ZGynMbYzAgYTSXCVM14Wx1RZ8fKP42G6gjgj)
- [A list of websites hosting the bitcoin whitepaper](https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/whitepaper), with sha256 hashes calculated hourly)
- [Instructions](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/35959/how-is-the-whitepaper-decoded-from-the-blockchain-tx-with-1000x-m-of-n-multisi) for decoding a version of the original paper hosted on the bitcoin blockchain

# Roadmaps

- [Roadmap](https://www.bitcoincash.org/roadmap.html) - Maintained by Bitcoin Unlimited
- [Coin Dance List](https://cash.coin.dance/development) - A list of broader developments and proposals 
- [Detailed Specs](https://www.bitcoincash.org/specs/) - An ongoing list of detailed specifications

# Developer resources:

- https://developers.cash/
- https://www.bitcoincash.org/developers.html

## Base Protocol

- [Base Protocol Reference](https://reference.cash/) - maintained by Bitcoin Unlimited

Established Non-base protocols:

- [SLP Protocol](https://github.com/simpleledger/slp-specifications/blob/master/slp-token-type-1.md) for handling tradable or redeemable tokens
- [Memo Protocol](https://memo.cash/protocol) - For the on-chain tweet style social media app
- [Memo with Member extensions](https://github.com/memberapp/protocol) - For creating a reddit/hn style app
- [Cashfusion](https://github.com/cashshuffle/spec/blob/master/CASHFUSION.md) - A protocol for joining inputs from many parties to larger amounts

## Software Development Kits:

- [Bitbox SDK](https://developer.bitcoin.com/bitbox/)[& docs](https://developer.bitcoin.com/bitbox/docs/getting-started) for interacting with BCH via bitcoin.com
- [Independent javascript Bitbox](https://fullstack.cash)[ & docs](https://bchjs.cash/bch-js/index.html)
- [bchd grpc web-client](https://github.com/simpleledgerinc/grpc-bchrpc-web) protobuf based javascript client for interacting with bchd full nodes
- [bchd python bindings](https://github.com/gcash/bchd/tree/master/bchrpc/pb-py) protobug based pyhton client for bchd

# Adoption

## Apps:

- [read.cash](https://read.cash) - A long-format blogging platform allowing BCH tipping for content
- [flipstarter](https://flipstarter.cash/) - A crowd funding app using Anyone can pay multisig transactions 
- [OpenBazaar](https://openbazaar.org/download/) - Desktop p2p marketplace using multisig transactions

## In Commerce:

- [The Accept Bitcoin Cash Initiative](https://acceptbitcoin.cash) - Browsable list of merchants and stores
- [Member map](https://memberapp.github.io/#map) - Permanent on-chain geographic tags utilizing extensions to the memo protocol.
- [Bitcoin.com map](https://map.bitcoin.com/) - Website and mobile app for discovering merchants
- [Bitpay Directory](https://bitpay.com/directory) - Partial and outdateed list of websites using bitpay as a payment processor.