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 Zetacoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to
-anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate
+anyone, anywhere in the world. Zetacoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate
 with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried
-out collectively by the network. Bitcoin is also the name of the open source
+out collectively by the network. Zetacoin is also the name of the open source
 software which enables the use of this currency.
 
 For more information, as well as an immediately useable, binary version of