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Beam: Scalable Confidential Cryptocurrency. Leading the way to Confidential DeFi
https://github.com/BeamMW/beam

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Beam: Scalable Confidential Cryptocurrency. Leading the way to Confidential DeFi

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### Welcome to Beam



BEAM is a Confidential Cryptocurrency and DeFi Platform 



[Latest Release](https://github.com/BeamMW/beam/releases/latest) | [Downloads](http://beam.mw/downloads) | [Documentation](https://beam.mw/en/docs)



#### Key Features



* All transactions are [confidential by default](https://beam.mw/en/docs/ecosystem/#private-transactions)

* Allows creation of new [Confidential Assets](https://beam.mw/en/docs/ecosystem/#tokens-aka-beam-confidential-assets) (part of the protocol, no contracts required)

* Supports privacy preserving [Smart Contracts](https://github.com/BeamMW/shader-sdk/wiki/Beam-Smart-Contracts) via bespoke Beam Virtual Machine [spec](https://github.com/BeamMW/shader-sdk/wiki/BVM-functions-for-shaders) based on WASM technology

* Beautiful and usable wallets for all platforms (Win, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Web)

* Bridges with Ethereum blockchain (supporting USDT, DAI, WBTC and ETH)

* Fully decentralized Atomic Swaps (with BTC, LTC, ETH, DASH, DOGE and QTUM) with an in-wallet marketplace

* Rich DeFi ecosystem including DEX, Confidential Stable Coin, Anonymous Name Service, NFT Gallery and more...



#### Fundamentals



* Launched on Jan 3rd 2019

* Based on [LelantusMW](https://github.com/BeamMW/beam/wiki/Lelantus-MW) protocol ( [Mimblewimble paper](https://docs.beam.mw/Mimblewimble.pdf), [Lelantus paper](https://lelantus.io/lelantus.pdf) )

* Capped [emission](https://beam.mw/en/docs/ecosystem/overview/tokenomics) with periodic halving every 4 years 

* Governed by [BeamX DAO](https://beam.mw/en/docs/ecosystem/overview/beamx-dao-governance-framework) via [BEAMX](https://beam.mw/en/docs/ecosystem/overview/beamx-tokenomics) governance token

* Proof of Work consensus using bespoke [BeamHash III](https://docs.beam.mw/Beam_Hash_III_Slides.pdf) algorithm. 

* Minable on GPUs. 

* No premine. No ICO



### JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES 



Telegram: [English](https://t.me/BeamPrivacy) | [Русский](https://t.me/Beam_RU) | [中文](https://t.me/beamchina) | [日本語](https://t.me/beamjp) 


[Discord](https://discord.com/invite/fwfArUqpfh) | [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/beamprivacy) | [Medium](https://medium.com/beam-mw) | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/beamprivacy/) | [Gitter](https://gitter.im/beamprivacy/Lobby) | [Bitcointalk](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5052151.0) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddqBnfSPWibf4f8OnEJm_w?)



### Community projects



Here is the list of Beam related projects created by our community members but NOT tested by Beam Team



* [BeamAssets.com](https://beamassets.com) - Beam DeFi dashboard and Blockchain explorer

* [Beam Pay](https://github.com/vsnation/BeamPay) - a payment processor that allows for easy integration with your online store

* [Beam Wallet Java API](https://github.com/beamfan/java-beam-api) - A Java library for the Beam cryptocurrency Wallet API.



### CONTRIBUTE



Read the [Contribution Guide](https://github.com/BeamMW/beam/wiki/Contribution-Guidelines)



### GET STARTED



Get Beam binaries here: http://beam.mw/downloads



Bootstrap nodes:



eu-nodes.mainnet.beam.mw:8100



us-nodes.mainnet.beam.mw:8100



### BUILD FROM SOURCE



[Building Instructions](https://github.com/BeamMW/beam/wiki/How-to-build)



If you build from source please use 'mainnet' branch for Mainnet