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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 04fb0f333b..0292eaa4d2 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ release-notes at release time) Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from: - <https://bitcoin.org/bin/bitcoin-core-*version*/> + <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-*version*/> This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ How to Upgrade ============== If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely -shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the +shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac) or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux). @@ -56,33 +56,6 @@ frequently tested on them. Notable changes =============== -Miner block size limiting deprecated ------------------------------------- - -Though blockmaxweight has been preferred for limiting the size of blocks returned by -getblocktemplate since 0.13.0, blockmaxsize remained as an option for those who wished -to limit their block size directly. Using this option resulted in a few UI issues as -well as non-optimal fee selection and ever-so-slightly worse performance, and has thus -now been deprecated. Further, the blockmaxsize option is now used only to calculate an -implied blockmaxweight, instead of limiting block size directly. Any miners who wish -to limit their blocks by size, instead of by weight, will have to do so manually by -removing transactions from their block template directly. - -HD-wallets by default ---------------------- -Due to a backward-incompatible change in the wallet database, wallets created -with version 0.16.0 will be rejected by previous versions. Also, version 0.16.0 -will only create hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets. - -Low-level RPC changes ----------------------- -- The "currentblocksize" value in getmininginfo has been removed. -- The deprecated RPC `getinfo` was removed. It is recommended that the more specific RPCs are used: - * `getblockchaininfo` - * `getnetworkinfo` - * `getwalletinfo` - * `getmininginfo` - Credits ======= |