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# What are Bitcoin Shards? \[WIP]

<figure><img src="https://824077807-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4LrpKdKCJA4rekyqoMPj%2Fuploads%2F9Z1eQbvSWe6tTWI9RgAE%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=0a3e34e5-9e00-4c22-a130-508caaa6e65a" alt=""><figcaption><p>Bitcoin Sharding</p></figcaption></figure>