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-# Quark
+# Cosmos SDK
 
-Quark is an [ABCI application](https://github.com/tendermint/abci) designed to
-be used with the [Tendermint consensus engine](https://tendermint.com/) to form
-a Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency.  It also provides a general purpose framework
+![banner](cosmos-sdk-image.png)
+
+[![version](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/cosmos/cosmos-sdk.svg)](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/latest)
+[![API Reference](https://godoc.org/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk?status.svg
+)](https://godoc.org/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk)
+[![Rocket.Chat](https://demo.rocket.chat/images/join-chat.svg)](https://cosmos.rocket.chat/)
+[![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/cosmos/cosmos-sdk.svg)](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/master/LICENSE)
+
+Branch    | Tests | Coverage | Report Card
+----------|-------|----------|-------------
+develop   | [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/develop.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/develop) | [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) | [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/develop)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/develop)
+master    | [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/master.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/master) | [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/cosmos/cosmos-sdk) | [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/master)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tree/master)
+
+The Cosmos SDK is an [ABCI application](https://github.com/tendermint/abci) designed to be used with the [Tendermint consensus engine](https://tendermint.com/) to form a Proof-of-Stake cryptocurrency. It also provides a general purpose framework
 for extending the feature-set of the cryptocurrency by implementing plugins.
 
-Quark serves as a reference implementation for how we build ABCI applications
-in Go, and is the framework in which we implement the [Cosmos
-Hub](https://cosmos.network).  **It's easy to use, and doesn't require any
-forking** - just implement your plugin, import the quark libraries, and away
+Within this repository, the `basecoin` app serves as a reference implementation for how we build ABCI applications in Go, and is the framework in which we implement the [Cosmos Hub](https://cosmos.network). **It's easy to use, and doesn't require any forking** - just implement your plugin, import the libraries, and away
 you go with a full-stack blockchain and command line tool for transacting.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-[Install and setup Golang](https://tendermint.com/docs/guides/install-go).
+* [golang](https://golang.org/doc/install)
 
 ## Installation
 
 ```
-go get -u github.com/tendermint/basecoin/cmd/basecoin
+go get -u github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/basecoin
 ```
 
 See the [install guide](/docs/guide/install.md) for more details.
 
+## Guides
 
-## Guide
-
-1. Getting started with the [Quark basics](/docs/guide/basecoin-basics.md)
-1. Learning to [use the plugin system](/docs/guide/basecoin-plugins.md)
-1. More features of the [Quark tool](/docs/guide/basecoin-tool.md)
-1. Learn how to use [Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC)](/docs/guide/ibc.md)
-1. See [more examples](https://github.com/tendermint/basecoin-examples)
-
+* Getting started with the [Basecoin basics](/docs/guide/basecoin-basics.md)
+* Learn to [use the plugin system](/docs/guide/basecoin-plugins.md)
+* More features of the [Basecoin tool](/docs/guide/basecoin-tool.md)
+* Learn how to use [Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC)](/docs/guide/ibc.md)
+* See [more examples](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-academy)
 
 To deploy a testnet, see our [repository of deployment tools](https://github.com/tendermint/tools).
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