Release v0.1.0

vendor/github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/README.md

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+btcutil
+=======
+
+[![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/btcsuite/btcutil.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcutil)
+[![Coverage Status](http://img.shields.io/coveralls/btcsuite/btcutil.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/btcsuite/btcutil?branch=master)
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+
+Package btcutil provides bitcoin-specific convenience functions and types.
+A comprehensive suite of tests is provided to ensure proper functionality.  See
+`test_coverage.txt` for the gocov coverage report.  Alternatively, if you are
+running a POSIX OS, you can run the `cov_report.sh` script for a real-time
+report.
+
+This package was developed for btcd, an alternative full-node implementation of
+bitcoin which is under active development by Conformal.  Although it was
+primarily written for btcd, this package has intentionally been designed so it
+can be used as a standalone package for any projects needing the functionality
+provided.
+
+## Installation and Updating
+
+```bash
+$ go get -u github.com/btcsuite/btcutil
+```
+
+## GPG Verification Key
+
+All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code
+has not been tampered with and is coming from the btcsuite developers.  To
+verify the signature perform the following:
+
+- Download the public key from the Conformal website at
+  https://opensource.conformal.com/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
+
+- Import the public key into your GPG keyring:
+  ```bash
+  gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
+  ```
+
+- Verify the release tag with the following command where `TAG_NAME` is a
+  placeholder for the specific tag:
+  ```bash
+  git tag -v TAG_NAME
+  ```
+
+## License
+
+Package btcutil is licensed under the [copyfree](http://copyfree.org) ISC
+License.