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(note: this is a temporary file, to be added-to by anybody, and moved to
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release-notes at release time)
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Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from:
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<https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-*version*/>
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This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes
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and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
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<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
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To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:
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<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
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How to Upgrade
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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
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installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac)
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or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
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The first time you run version 0.15.0, your chainstate database will be converted to a
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new format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour,
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depending on the speed of your machine.
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Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no
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automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0. Upgrading
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directly from 0.7.x and earlier without redownloading the blockchain is not supported.
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However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported.
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Downgrading warning
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The chainstate database for this release is not compatible with previous
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releases, so if you run 0.15 and then decide to switch back to any
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older version, you will need to run the old release with the `-reindex-chainstate`
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option to rebuild the chainstate data structures in the old format.
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If your node has pruning enabled, this will entail re-downloading and
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processing the entire blockchain.
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Compatibility
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Bitcoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using
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the Linux kernel, macOS 10.8+, and Windows Vista and later. Windows XP is not supported.
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Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not
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frequently tested on them.
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Notable changes
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GCC 4.8.x
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The minimum version of GCC required to compile Bitcoin Core is now 4.8. No effort will be
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made to support older versions of GCC. See discussion in issue #11732 for more information.
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HD-wallets by default
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Due to a backward-incompatible change in the wallet database, wallets created
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with version 0.16.0 will be rejected by previous versions. Also, version 0.16.0
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will only create hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets.
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Custom wallet directories
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The ability to specify a directory other than the default data directory in which to store
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wallets has been added. An existing directory can be specified using the `-walletdir=<dir>`
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argument. Wallets loaded via `-wallet` arguments must be in this wallet directory. Care should be taken
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when choosing a wallet directory location, as if it becomes unavailable during operation,
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funds may be lost.
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Default wallet directory change
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On new installations (if the data directory doesn't exist), wallets will now be stored in a
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new `wallets/` subdirectory inside the data directory. If this `wallets/` subdirectory
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doesn't exist (i.e. on existing nodes), the current datadir root is used instead, as it was.
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Low-level RPC changes
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- The deprecated RPC `getinfo` was removed. It is recommended that the more specific RPCs are used:
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* `getblockchaininfo`
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* `getnetworkinfo`
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* `getwalletinfo`
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* `getmininginfo`
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- The wallet RPC `getreceivedbyaddress` will return an error if called with an address not in the wallet.
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Credits
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=======
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Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
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As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/).
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