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The Monero community is diverse and varied. We come from all over, but we definitely have some places we like to hang out together. You'll find most of them below. Join us!
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                <a href="https://twitter.com/monerocurrency" target="_blank"><div class="social-icon twitter"></div></a>
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                <a href="https://reddit.com/r/monero" target="_blank"><div class="social-icon reddit"></div></a>
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                <a href="https://github.com/monero-project" target="_blank"><div class="social-icon github"></div></a>
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                                    <h2>Chat Relays</h2>
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                                <p>Not everyone likes to get on the IRC, and for those people we have other programs that act as relays to these channels. They've also got a few channels of their own.</p>
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                                    <p><a href="https://monero.slack.com/" class="btn-link btn-fixed">Slack</a></p>
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                                    <p><a href="https://telegram.me/bitmonero" class="btn-link btn-fixed">Telegram</a></p>
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                                    <h2>IRC Channels</h2>
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                                <p>The Monero community utilizes a lot of IRC channels that each serve different purposes. Some to work, and some just to hang out. You'll find the more popular ones below.</p>
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                                    <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero">#monero</a>
                                    <p>This channel is used to discuss all things Monero related.</p>
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                                    <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-community">#monero-community</a>
                                    <p>This channel is for the Monero community to congretate and discuss ideas.</p>
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                                    <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-dev">#monero-dev</a>
                                    <p>The many contributors and developers come here to discuss dev-y things.</p>
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                                    <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-markets">#monero-markets</a>
                                    <p>We use this channel to talk about the price of Monero and other coins.</p>
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                                    <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-otc">#monero-otc</a>
                                    <p>Over the counter Monero. Come here to purchase XMR from your fellow Moneron.</p>
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                                    <a href="irc://chat.freenode.net/#monero-pools">#monero-pools</a>
                                    <p>This is the place for mining questions and discussion.</p>
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                                <div class="col"><h2>Stack Exchange</h2></div>
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                                <p>The Monero Stack Exchange is a quick and easy way to ask questions and get answers. Below you'll find some high quality question/answer pairs to some frequently asked questions.</p>
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                                <a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/4277/why-does-monero-have-higher-transaction-fees-than-bitcoin">Why does monero have higher transaction fees than bitcoin?</a>
                                <a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/4335/what-does-moneros-scaling-roadmap-look-like">What does Monero's scaling roadmap look like?</a>
                                <a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/4302/what-cryptography-primitives-concepts-other-than-the-basic-ones-does-monero-us">What cryptography primitives/concepts, other than the basic ones, does Monero use?</a>
                                <a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/4242/how-to-extract-data-from-local-blockchain">How to extract data from local blockchain?</a>
                                <a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/4302/what-cryptography-primitives-concepts-other-than-the-basic-ones-does-monero-us">Hiding TCP traffic for Monero miners?</a>
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                                <p><a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com" class="btn-link btn-auto">Visit Stack Exchange</a></p>
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