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id="form-t5_2s3qj087"><input type="hidden" name="thing_id" value="t5_2s3qj"/><div class="usertext-body"><div class="md"><p>Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency. It is an open source project under active development.</p>
<p><strong>More info @ <a href="http://bitcoin.org" target="_blank">bitcoin.org</a> and <a href="http://bitcoin.it" target="_blank">bitcoin.it</a>:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Getting_started" target="_blank">Getting Started</a></p>
<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ" target="_blank">FAQ</a></p>
<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Myths" target="_blank">Common Myths</a></p>
<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade" target="_blank">Bitcoin Merchants</a></p>
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<li>Do not use URL shortening services: always submit the real link.</li>
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<li>No referral links in submissions unless the site has never appeared on <a href="/r/Bitcoin" target="_blank">/r/Bitcoin</a>.</li>
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<h3>Related communities</h3>
<p>(Sorted roughly by decreasing popularity.)</p>
<h4>Bitcoin communities</h4>
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<li><a href="/r/GirlsGoneBitcoin" target="_blank">Girls Gone Bitcoin</a> (NSFW)</li>
<li><a href="/r/bitmarket" target="_blank">BitMarket</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/bitcoinmining" target="_blank">BitcoinMining</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/decrypto" target="_blank">Chateau deCrypto</a> (NSFW)</li>
<li><a href="/r/mtred" target="_blank">MtRed</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/MtGox" target="_blank">MtGox</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/BitcoinMagazine" target="_blank">Bitcoin Magazine</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/libertarian" target="_blank">Libertarian</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Anarcho_Capitalism" target="_blank">Anarcho-Capitalism</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/crypto" target="_blank">Crypto</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/austrian_econ/" target="_blank">Austrian economics</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/namecoin" target="_blank">Namecoin</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/cryptoanarchy" target="_blank">CryptoAnarchy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ripplers" target="_blank">Ripplers</a></li>
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<h3>Join us on IRC</h3>
<p>irc.freenode.net <em>#bitcoin</em> and <em>#bitcoin-dev</em></p>
<h3>Other Bitcoin sites</h3>
<p><strong><a href="https://bitcointalk.org" target="_blank">Bitcoin Forum</a></strong><br/>
<a href="http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/" target="_blank">Bitcoin Stack Exchange</a></p>
<h3>Ad campaign</h3>
<p>Bitcoins sent here will eventually be used for a Reddit advertising campaign with the goal of promoting Bitcoin and <a href="/r/Bitcoin" target="_blank">/r/Bitcoin</a>: <a href="http://blockexplorer.com/q/getreceivedbyaddress/16KaCJB7fVuT6hvA7wzgzVjAnHz28bNvvh" target="_blank">16KaCJB7fVuT6hvA7wzgzVjAnHz28bNvvh</a></p>
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