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+# rust_beacon_chain
+
+A *work-in-progress* implementation of the Ethereum beacon_chain in Rust.
+
+It is an implementation of [this
+spec](https://notes.ethereum.org/SCIg8AH5SA-O4C1G1LYZHQ?view) and is also
+largely based upon the
+[ethereum/beacon_chain](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon_chain) repo.
+
+## Usage
+
+Presently this is just a bunch of data structures and some tests.
+
+```
+$ git clone --recurse-submodules <url>
+$ cd rust_beacon_chain
+$ cargo test
+```
+
+_Note: don't forget to clone/pull with respect to submodules. Parity is
+included as a submodule so we can use their handy RLP module without compiling
+all the things._
+
+## Contact
+
+This repo is presently authored by Paul Hauner (@paulhauner) as a Sigma Prime
+project. 
+
+Best place for discussion is probably the [ethereum/sharding
+gitter](https://gitter.im/ethereum/sharding).
+
+## TODO:
+
+- [] Implement crystallized state.
+- [] Implement state transition.
+- [] Implement integration tests (some unit tests are implemented now).
+- [] Implement RLP serialization across-the-board.
+- [] Ensure bls library is legit (i.e., functioning and secure).
+- [] Implement the things, optimise them & scale to 1000000000 nodes.