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# Hyperchains whitepaper

The specification of the aeternity's hyperchains protocol.

In [Periodically-Syncing-HyperChains.md](/developer-documentation/hyperchains-whitepaper/periodically-syncing-hyperchains.md) we describe the latest (as of 2024) version of Hyperchains.

In the [glossary](/developer-documentation/hyperchains-whitepaper/glossary.md) we describe the terms used in periodically syncing hyperchians, these terms should be used in the whitepaper, the code and the configuration as well as when discussing hyperchains in the foorum and chat.

## Build

In order to build the pdf ensure you have [latex](https://www.latex-project.org/) and [bibtex](http://www.bibtex.org/) installed.

Clone the repo:

```
git clone https://github.com/aeternity/hyperchains-whitepaper.git && cd hyperchains-whitepaper
```

Build the pdf:

```
make whitepaper
```


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