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*The World still needs for better money. Join us in this quest.*

# Ergo

Welcome to the official repository for the [Ergo Platform](https://ergoplatform.org/). This repository contains the reference client, also known as the node, for Ergo. Ergo is a cryptocurrency protocol that has been designed to offer a secure environment for peer-to-peer transactions. It supports programmable scarce money (Ergo) and a wide range of financial tools.
Welcome to the repository for the [Ergo Platform](https://ergoplatform.org/). Ergo is a Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency protocol that has been designed to offer a secure environment for new kinds of money, peer-to-peer interactions, trust-minimized financial tooling and derivatives. This repository contains the reference client, also known as the node, for Ergo.

The reference client is primarily written in Scala. While certain components of the protocol are implemented in other languages (for instance, [sigma-rust](https://github.com/ergoplatform/sigma-rust) is a Rust-based implementation of the ErgoScript cryptocurrency scripting language), the reference client provides the most complete and comprehensive implementation of the Ergo protocol.
The reference client is primarily written in Scala. While certain components of the protocol are implemented in other languages (for instance, [sigma-rust](https://github.com/ergoplatform/sigma-rust) is a Rust-based implementation of the ErgoScript cryptocurrency scripting language), the reference client provides the most complete and comprehensive implementation of the Ergo protocol at the moment.

## Key Features of Ergo

Ergo, while sharing some commonalities with Bitcoin as a UTXO Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency, stands out due to its unique design and features. It has been built from the ground up, introducing several innovative elements:
Ergo, while sharing some commonalities with Bitcoin as a UTXO Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency, stands out due to its unique design and features. It has been built from the ground up to achieve its goals
, introducing several innovative elements:

* **ErgoScript**: A powerful contract language in the multi-stage extended UTXO model. More details can be found in the [ErgoScript whitepaper](https://ergoplatform.org/docs/ErgoScript.pdf).
* **Autolykos2**: A memory-hard Proof-of-Work function, providing enhanced security. Learn more about it [here](https://docs.ergoplatform.com/ErgoPow.pdf).
* Support for Stateless Clients: Ergo supports asymmetric stateless clients, based on [this paper](https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/994), and includes features like NiPoPoWs and hybrid modes.
* **Advanced Transactional Language**: Ergo introduces an [alternative transactional language](https://github.com/ScorexFoundation/sigmastate-interpreter) that is more powerful than Bitcoin Script and is designed to be safe against heavy validation attacks.
* **Innovative Fee Model**: Ergo implements an alternative fee model with a [mandatory storage-rent component](https://fc18.ifca.ai/bitcoin/papers/bitcoin18-final18.pdf ) (also known as demurrage).
* **Innovative Fee Model**: Ergo implements an alternative fee model with a [mandatory storage-rent component](https://fc18.ifca.ai/bitcoin/papers/bitcoin18-final18.pdf ) (also known as demurrage). It provides truly fixed supply in the long-term, protection from UTXO dust bloating, and additional rewards stream for miners.

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