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            <h1 class="hero__title">The blockchain database platform
for the decentralized stack</h1>
            <a href="/getstarted/" class="hero__action button button--primary">Sign up for free (testnet)</a>
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            <h1 class="section__title">A planetary-scale blockchain database</h1>
            <p class="section__description">The distributed, permanent web is evolving and needs a decentralized database. We are that database.</p>
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        <p>IPDB is a planetary-scale blockchain database built on BigchainDB. It’s a ready-to-use public network with a focus on strong governance. It shares all the features of BigchainDB to make developers’ lives easier.</p>

        <a href="" class="button button--primary">Sign up for free (testnet)</a>
        <a href="" class="button button--primary">Read IPDB Documentation</a>
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            <h1 class="section__title">IPDB Foundation: human-scale governance</h1>
            <p class="section__description">IPDB relies on caretakers to run the BigchainDB nodes that store and validate transactions. The IPDB Caretakers are the members of the IPDB Foundation and … summarize Jurisdictional diversity & Not for profit</p>
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            <h1 class="section__title">Roadmap</h1>
            <p class="section__description">The IPDB rollout plan follows six steps. First, a test network for demos, then for invited users, and then for the general public. When the test phase is complete, a production network will be launched in the same sequence.</p>
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            <p class="section__description">GET https://test.ipdb.io/api/</p>
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            <h1 class="section__title">Stay connected</h1>
            <p class="section__description">Stalk us like there's no tomorrow.</p>
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            <h2 class="connect__title">From the blog</h2>
            <a href="https://blog.ipdb.io" class="button button--primary">IPDB Blog</a>
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