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+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Name=Bitcoin Core
+Comment=Connect to the Bitcoin P2P Network
+Comment[de]=Verbinde mit dem Bitcoin peer-to-peer Netzwerk
+Comment[fr]=Bitcoin, monnaie virtuelle cryptographique pair à pair
+Comment[tr]=Bitcoin, eşten eşe kriptografik sanal para birimi
+Exec=bitcoin-qt %u
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Icon=bitcoin128
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/bitcoin;
+Categories=Office;Finance;P2P;Network;Qt;
+StartupWMClass=Bitcoin-qt