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diff --git a/doc/release-notes-13756.md b/doc/release-notes-13756.md deleted file mode 100644 index a500aceb0f..0000000000 --- a/doc/release-notes-13756.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Coin selection --------------- - -### Reuse Avoidance - -A new wallet flag `avoid_reuse` has been added (default off). When enabled, -a wallet will distinguish between used and unused addresses, and default to not -use the former in coin selection. - -Rescanning the blockchain is required, to correctly mark previously -used destinations. - -Together with "avoid partial spends" (present as of Bitcoin v0.17), this -addresses a serious privacy issue where a malicious user can track spends by -peppering a previously paid to address with near-dust outputs, which would then -be inadvertently included in future payments. - -New RPCs --------- - -- A new `setwalletflag` RPC sets/unsets flags for an existing wallet. - - -Updated RPCs ------------- - -Several RPCs have been updated to include an "avoid_reuse" flag, used to control -whether already used addresses should be left out or included in the operation. -These include: - -- createwallet -- getbalance -- getbalances -- sendtoaddress - -In addition, `sendtoaddress` has been changed to avoid partial spends when `avoid_reuse` -is enabled (if not already enabled via the `-avoidpartialspends` command line flag), -as it would otherwise risk using up the "wrong" UTXO for an address reuse case. - -The listunspent RPC has also been updated to now include a "reused" bool, for nodes -with "avoid_reuse" enabled. |