+Rust-Lightning
+==============
+
+[![Crate](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/lightning.svg?logo=rust)](https://crates.io/crates/lightning)
+[![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?logo=read-the-docs&label=docs.rs&message=lightning&color=informational)](https://docs.rs/lightning/)
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-Rust-Lightning, not Rusty's Lightning!
-=====
+Rust-lightning is a low-level Bitcoin Lightning library written in Rust. It is
+low-level in that it does not handle networking, persistence, or any other I/O.
+Thus, it is runtime-agnostic, but users must implement basic networking logic,
+chain interactions, and disk storage.
-Documentation can be found at [docs.rs](https://docs.rs/lightning/)
+Status
+------
The project implements all of the BOLT specifications in the 1.0 spec except
for [channel queries](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lightning-rfc/blob/master/07-routing-gossip.md#query-messages). The
For a Rust-Lightning high-level API introduction, see [ARCH.md](ARCH.md).
-License is Apache-2.0.
+License is either Apache-2.0 or MIT, at the option of the user (ie dual-license
+Apache-2.0 and MIT).