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-# 0x.js
+<img src="https://github.com/0xProject/branding/blob/master/0x_Black_CMYK.png" width="200px" >
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+---
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+[0x][website-url] is an open protocol that facilitates trustless, low friction exchange of Ethereum-based assets. A full description of the protocol may be found in our [whitepaper][whitepaper-url].
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+This repository contains a Javascript library that makes it easy to build Relayers and other 0x enabled DApps ontop of the 0x protocol.
 
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+# [Read the docs][docs-url]
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+[website-url]: https://0xproject.com/
+[whitepaper-url]: https://0xproject.com/pdfs/0x_white_paper.pdf
+[docs-url]: https://0xproject.com/docs/0xjs