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authorAva Chow <github@achow101.com>2024-08-07 01:27:42 -0400
committerAva Chow <github@achow101.com>2024-08-07 01:27:42 -0400
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Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#30525: doc, rpc : `#30275` followups
fa2f26960ee084971ab09959b213a9b8104482e5 [rpc, fees]: add more detail on the fee estimation modes (ismaelsadeeq) 6e7e620864cc7a2f3c3b576588afe4d44dc394ec [doc]: add `30275` release notes (ismaelsadeeq) Pull request description: This PR: 1. Adds release notes for #30275 2. Describe fee estimation modes in RPC help texts ACKs for top commit: achow101: ACK fa2f26960ee084971ab09959b213a9b8104482e5 glozow: ACK fa2f26960ee084971ab09959b213a9b8104482e5 willcl-ark: ACK fa2f26960ee tdb3: re ACK fa2f26960ee084971ab09959b213a9b8104482e5 Tree-SHA512: b8ea000b599297b954dc770137c29b47153e68644c58550a73e34b74ecb8b65e78417875481efdfdf6aab0018a9cd1d90d8baa5a015e70aca0975f6e1dc9598c
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+- The default mode for the `estimatesmartfee` RPC has been updated from `conservative` to `economical`.
+ which is expected to reduce overestimation for many users, particularly if Replace-by-Fee is an option.
+ For users that require high confidence in their fee estimates at the cost of potentially overestimating,
+ the `conservative` mode remains available.