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CH14: remove introduction (from arufino feedback, thanks!)

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@ -14,22 +14,6 @@ application. We will look at several important applications that use
these primitives, such as client-side validation, payment channels, and
routed payment channels (Lightning Network).
=== Introduction
((("blockchain applications", "benefits of Bitcoin system")))The Bitcoin
system was designed as a decentralized currency and payment system.
However, most of its functionality is derived from much lower-level
constructs that can be used for much broader applications. Bitcoin
wasn't built with components such as accounts, users, balances, and
payments. Instead, it uses a transactional scripting language with
low-level cryptographic functions, as we saw in <<c_transactions>>. Just
as the higher-level concepts of accounts, balances, and payments can be
derived from these basic primitives, so can many other complex
applications. Thus, the Bitcoin blockchain can become an application
platform offering trust services to applications, such as smart
contracts, surpassing the original purpose of digital currency and
payments.
=== Building Blocks (Primitives)
((("blockchain applications", "building blocks for
@ -1266,3 +1250,5 @@ financial instruments, to encompass many other applications where trust
is critical. By decentralizing the basis of trust, the Bitcoin
blockchain is a platform that will spawn many revolutionary applications
in a wide variety of industries.
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