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## Contents

<details><summary>The Urbit Project</summary>

- [What is Urbit?](#what-is-urbit)
- [How secure is Urbit right now?](#how-secure-is-urbit)
- [How can I contribute to Urbit?](#contribute)
- [What is Tlon?](#what-is-tlon)
- [Who works at Tlon?](#who-works-at-tlon)

</details>


<details><summary>Azimuth</summary>

- [What is Azimuth?](#what-is-azimuth)
- [What are stars, galaxies, and planets?](#stars-galaxies-planets)
- [How many planets, stars, and galaxies are active?](#how-many-planets-stars-galaxies)
- [What are comets and moons?](#comets-moons)
- [What is a `@p`? Why is my username generated for me?](#what-is-@p)
- [Can I change my `@p`?](#change-my-@p)
- [How do I get an identity?](#get-an-identity)
- [How do I transfer an identity to someone else?](#transfer-identity)
- [What is the best way to access Azimuth?](#access-azimuth)

</details>

<details><summary>Urbit HD Wallet</summary>

- [What is the Urbit HD Wallet?](#urbit-hd-wallet)
- [What is a master ticket?](#master-ticket)
- [What is an ownership address?](#ownership-address)
- [What are proxies?](#proxies)
- [What are seeds?](#seeds)
- [What does it mean to “set public keys”?](#set-public-keys)
- [What do I do if I want to own multiple points?](#multiple-points)
- [How should I take care of my Urbit HD Wallet?](#custody)
- [I have a galaxy or star with lockup conditions. How does this work?](#lockup-conditions)

</details>

<details><summary>Arvo</summary>

- [What is Arvo?](#what-is-arvo)
- [What is unique about Arvo?](#what-is-unique-about-arvo)
- [How is Arvo connected to Ethereum?](#arvo-ethereum)
- [Will the Arvo network survive if Ethereum dies?](#if-ethereum-dies)
- [How do I install Arvo?](#install-arvo)
- [How do I use Arvo?](#use-arvo)
- [How do over-the-air updates work?](#over-the-air-updates)
- [What is Landscape?](#what-is-landscape)
- [I have a point, now what?](#now-what)

</details>

<details><summary>Grants</summary>

- [What are the different types of grants?](#grants-1)
- [How do I get a gift?](#grants-2)
- [How often are gifts awarded?](#grants-3)
- [How large are gifts?](#grants-31)
- [What happens if a user does not complete a proposal but meets some milestones?](#grants-4)
- [Do I have to pay taxes on stars?](#grants-5)
- [Can I create a bounty?](#grants-6)
- [How are proposals approved?](#grants-7)
- [If I win a proposal, do I have an exclusive claim on the project?](#grants-8)
- [Will milestones be embedded in a smart contract?](#grants-9)
- [Does reputation play a role in the assessment of grants?](#grants-10)
- [I completed a proposal. When will I receive payment?](#grants-11)
- [Can I see the proposals of others that have been accepted?](#grants-12)
- [How do I safely store my stars?](#grants-13)
- [Can I delegate a bounty or proposal to someone else?](#grants-14)
- [Do I need to sign a contract?](#grants-15)

</details>

## The Urbit project

### What is Urbit? {#what-is-urbit}

Urbit reimagines the internet as a peer-to-peer network designed to stay that way at a scale. Previous attempts to "decentralize" the internet have only attempted to solve certain corners of the problem. Urbit proposes that only a new stack, built from the ground-up as a tightly integrated system, can realize a truly peer-to-peer web.

Combining a deterministic operating system (Arvo) and a secure, global identity layer (Azimuth), the Urbit project has created something that’s never existed before: an encrypted peer-to-peer network where you can be sure that messages are never tampered with or surveilled, and where others can be trusted to have good intentions.

The online world anticipated by Urbit is a much friendlier one, much like the early Internet, where collegial discussion and collaboration was the norm. Problems that are unsolvable without large-scale political centralization in our current internet – data breaches, spam, fake reviews, malware-spreading, harassment – become tractable for individuals. You have one login for everything. You own and control all of your software and all of your data by default. Software is designed around the friendships, families, communities, and organizations you're already apart of – not the other way around.  

### How secure is Urbit right now? {#how-secure-is-urbit}

Azimuth, Urbit's identity layer, is live on the Ethereum blockchain and has been audited by Open Zeppelin, Blockchain at Berkeley and Bloctrax. [We run a bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tlon) on HackerOne.

The rest of the Urbit project is still in research-mode. Arvo is safe to play with, but it’s not yet a place to store or share private information. Urbit's cryptographic protocols have not been professionally audited, and the operating system itself doesn't provide protection from attackers on the network.

### How can I contribute to Urbit? {#contribute}

We encourage outside contributors to become a part of the project. The best way to do this is to check out [Urbit](https://github.com/urbit) on Github, look at the pinned repositories, and check out our [Contributing](https://urbit.org/docs/getting-started/contributing/) guide. After you've gotten familiar with the system, feel free to open issues and make pull requests.

### What is Tlon? {#what-is-tlon}

Tlon is the San Francisco-based company that develops the open-source (MIT licensed) Urbit project.

### Who works at Tlon? {#who-works-at-tlon}

You can see who we are at [tlon.io](https://tlon.io/).
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## Contents

<details><summary>The Urbit Project</summary>

- [What is Urbit?](#what-is-urbit)
- [How secure is Urbit right now?](#how-secure-is-urbit)
- [How can I contribute to Urbit?](#contribute)
- [Who is building Urbit?](#who-builds-urbit)

</details>


<details><summary>Azimuth</summary>

- [What is Azimuth?](#what-is-azimuth)
- [What are stars, galaxies, and planets?](#stars-galaxies-planets)
- [How many planets, stars, and galaxies are active?](#how-many-planets-stars-galaxies)
- [What are comets and moons?](#comets-moons)
- [What is a `@p`? Why is my username generated for me?](#what-is-@p)
- [Can I change my `@p`?](#change-my-@p)
- [How do I get an identity?](#get-an-identity)
- [How do I transfer an identity to someone else?](#transfer-identity)
- [What is the best way to access Azimuth?](#access-azimuth)

</details>

<details><summary>Urbit HD Wallet</summary>

- [What is the Urbit HD Wallet?](#urbit-hd-wallet)
- [What is a master ticket?](#master-ticket)
- [What is an ownership address?](#ownership-address)
- [What are proxies?](#proxies)
- [What are seeds?](#seeds)
- [What does it mean to “set public keys”?](#set-public-keys)
- [What do I do if I want to own multiple points?](#multiple-points)
- [How should I take care of my Urbit HD Wallet?](#custody)
- [I have a galaxy or star with lockup conditions. How does this work?](#lockup-conditions)

</details>

<details><summary>Arvo</summary>

- [What is Arvo?](#what-is-arvo)
- [What is unique about Arvo?](#what-is-unique-about-arvo)
- [How is Arvo connected to Ethereum?](#arvo-ethereum)
- [Will the Arvo network survive if Ethereum dies?](#if-ethereum-dies)
- [How do I install Arvo?](#install-arvo)
- [How do I use Arvo?](#use-arvo)
- [How do over-the-air updates work?](#over-the-air-updates)
- [What is Landscape?](#what-is-landscape)
- [I have a point, now what?](#now-what)

</details>

<details><summary>Grants</summary>

- [What are the different types of grants?](#grants-1)
- [How do I get a gift?](#grants-2)
- [How often are gifts awarded?](#grants-3)
- [How large are gifts?](#grants-31)
- [What happens if a user does not complete a proposal but meets some milestones?](#grants-4)
- [Do I have to pay taxes on stars?](#grants-5)
- [Can I create a bounty?](#grants-6)
- [How are proposals approved?](#grants-7)
- [If I win a proposal, do I have an exclusive claim on the project?](#grants-8)
- [Will milestones be embedded in a smart contract?](#grants-9)
- [Does reputation play a role in the assessment of grants?](#grants-10)
- [I completed a proposal. When will I receive payment?](#grants-11)
- [Can I see the proposals of others that have been accepted?](#grants-12)
- [How do I safely store my stars?](#grants-13)
- [Can I delegate a bounty or proposal to someone else?](#grants-14)
- [Do I need to sign a contract?](#grants-15)

</details>

## The Urbit project

### What is Urbit? {#what-is-urbit}

Urbit reimagines the internet as a peer-to-peer network designed to stay that way at a scale. Previous attempts to "decentralize" the internet have only attempted to solve certain corners of the problem. Urbit proposes that only a new stack, built from the ground-up as a tightly integrated system, can realize a truly peer-to-peer web.

Combining a deterministic operating system (Arvo) and a secure, global identity layer (Azimuth), the Urbit project has created something that’s never existed before: an encrypted peer-to-peer network where you can be sure that messages are never tampered with or surveilled, and where others can be trusted to have good intentions.

The online world anticipated by Urbit is a much friendlier one, much like the early Internet, where collegial discussion and collaboration was the norm. Problems that are unsolvable without large-scale political centralization in our current internet – data breaches, spam, fake reviews, malware-spreading, harassment – become tractable for individuals. You have one login for everything. You own and control all of your software and all of your data by default. Software is designed around the friendships, families, communities, and organizations you're already apart of – not the other way around.  

### How secure is Urbit right now? {#how-secure-is-urbit}

Azimuth, Urbit's identity layer, is live on the Ethereum blockchain and has been audited by Open Zeppelin, Blockchain at Berkeley and Bloctrax. [We run a bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tlon) on HackerOne.

The rest of the Urbit project is still in research-mode. Arvo is safe to play with, but it’s not yet a place to store or share private information. Urbit's cryptographic protocols have not been professionally audited, and the operating system itself doesn't provide protection from attackers on the network.

### How can I contribute to Urbit? {#contribute}

We encourage outside contributors to become a part of the project. The best way to do this is to check out [Urbit](https://github.com/urbit) on Github, look at the pinned repositories, and check out our [Contributing](https://urbit.org/docs/getting-started/contributing/) guide. After you've gotten familiar with the system, feel free to open issues and make pull requests.

### Who is building Urbit? {#who-builds-urbit}

[Tlon](https://tlon.io), a San Francisco-based company, is the primary developer of Urbit, along with [various independent developers](https://github.com/urbit/urbit/graphs/contributors) and [urbit.live](https://urbit.live).

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