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 Bitcore Node
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-A Bitcoin blockchain indexing and query service. Intended to be used with as a Bitcoin full node or in conjunction with a Bitcoin full node.
+A Bitcoin blockchain indexing and query service. Intended to be used as a Bitcoin full node or in conjunction with a Bitcoin full node.
 
 ## Upgrading from previous versions of Bitcore Node