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 An authenticated encryption with associated data (AEAD) algorithm implemented with the ChaCha20 stream cipher and the Poly1305 message authentication code (MAC).
 
+This implementation is maintained by the rust-bitcoin community and has a focus on a bare-bones API suitable for the bitcoin ecosystem.
+
 ## Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV)
 
 This library should always compile with any combination of features on **Rust 1.63.0**.