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 READ more about the XDC Network [here](https://docs.xdc.community/get-started/blockchain-basics/why-xdc-network).
 
 DISCOVER what the upcoming release of XDC 2.0 will bring to the network and its participants [here](https://docs.xdc.community/get-started/xdc-design/xdpos-2.0).
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