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'''Bitcoin clients''' are software that can connect to the network, download the [[blockchain]], manages wallets, and send or receive bitcoins.
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'''Bitcoin clients''' are software that can connect to the network (implement the p2p protocol), download the [[blockchain]], manages wallets, and send or receive bitcoins, these clients intend to be alternatives to the original Bitcoin client.
  
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Software or API wrappers that merely connects to an already running bitcoind to provide an alternative user interface or language binding is found in the category [[:Category:Frontends|Frontends]].
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  

Revision as of 12:43, 25 June 2011

Bitcoin clients are software that can connect to the network (implement the p2p protocol), download the blockchain, manages wallets, and send or receive bitcoins, these clients intend to be alternatives to the original Bitcoin client.

Software or API wrappers that merely connects to an already running bitcoind to provide an alternative user interface or language binding is found in the category Frontends.

See Also