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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index be619e41c6..491c82b693 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -119,6 +119,24 @@ feerate. [BIP 133](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0133.mediawik ### Wallet +Hierarchical Deterministic Key Generation +----------------------------------------- +Newly created wallets will use hierarchical deterministic key generation +according to BIP32 (keypath m/0'/0'/k'). +Existing wallets will still use traditional key generation. + +Backups of HD wallets, regardless of when they have been created, can +therefore be used to re-generate all possible private keys, even the +ones which haven't already been generated during the time of the backup. + +HD key generation for new wallets can be disabled by `-usehd=0`. Keep in +mind that this flag only has affect on newly created wallets. +You can't disable HD key generation once you have created a HD wallet. + +There is no distinction between internal (change) and external keys. + +[Pull request](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/8035/files), [BIP 32](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki) + ### GUI ### Tests |