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+#Drongo
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+Drongo is a Java Bitcoin library built mainly to support [Sparrow Wallet](https://sparrowwallet.com).
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+## Building
+
+Drongo can be built with
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+`./gradlew shadowJar`
+
+## License
+
+Drongo is licensed under the Apache 2 software licence.
+
+## Credits
+
+Drongo was inspired by (and is in part derived from) by the [BitcoinJ](https://bitcoinj.github.io/) Bitcoin library.  
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