# Welcome to Derive! 👋

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**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.derive.xyz/t/welcome-to-derive/7 "2023-03-27T01:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/lyra1/original/1X/9bcf9f561aa3ab3122545fa550ad699d59e52a71.png) [@system](https://forums.derive.xyz/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.derive.xyz/t/welcome-to-derive/7/1 "2023-03-27T01:44:11Z")

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> ## Derive
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