ReleaseNotes.txt

Release notes v.2.3.9

- LevelDB option for blockchain storage. The 'DB' folder is renamed to 'RocksDB', existing folder has to be renamed manually upon upgrade to this version. Use default DB config in Payment Gate Service.
- RPC: add current max block cumulative size to `/getinfo`
- RPC: handle request to check proof of funds that didn't exist yet at given height
- RPC: fix transaction details timestamp in `gettransaction`
- RPC: changed block index to height in response of `queryblockslite`
- Add `--scan-height` param to walletd startup options
- Display include folder as separate part of project in Visual Studio's Solution Explorer
- Move DNS checkpoints host to config
- Get wallet outputs and ability to manually select them for sending

Release notes v.2.3.8

- Option to save raw transactions to file without broadcasting to the network
- Protocol: drop the connection if failed to request missing objects in handle_response_chain_entry
- Changed blockchain rewind implementation
- Changes in allowed and disallowed busy Core EPC endpoints
- Fixed incorrect pending balance shown in wallet in some edge cases
- Revert "New output selection for transaction sending - 'smart' input ordering using buckets" as it has an unpredicted impact on traceability of transactions

Release notes v.2.3.7

- Some bandwidth saving in the exchange of peer lists
- Increase the diffusion speed of peer addresses
- Gray peer list housekeeping system
- Ban functionality improvements, added --ban-list option to load ban list from file
- Drop peers that spam peer lists
- Protocol: reject empty incoming block messages
- Increase the default number of connections from 8 to 12
- Removed unused code, some code clean up
- Made daemon's built-in miner working again (just in case of future use)

Release notes v.2.3.6

- New RPC methods (for faster 'web' wallet syncing)
- New output selection for transaction sending - 'smart' input ordering
- RocksDB updated to v. 6.10.2
- Base64 implementation replaced to capable of encoding binary data i.a.


Release notes v.2.3.5

- Fixed synchronization issues that may have happen for some users.

Release notes v.2.3.4

- Added SSL support for RPC
- Block transactions blob consistency check: the block header transactions hash vector is checked against the included blobs hashes.
- Fixed synchronization issues where node may stuck at some block (especially after reorg) with "random access index" error
- Other fixes and improvements

Release notes v.2.3.3

- Fixed race conditions
- TransactionPool validation speedup on add Block
- Uncommented few log messages
- Added minor changes to code style

Release notes v.2.3.2

- Fixed a bug in transaction fee validation.

Release notes v.2.3.1

- Fixed JSON serialization of float numbers
- An error is returned if some of the reserve proof's transactions couldn't be found
- Limit the number of requested blocks in some methods
- Improve error handling in some methods


Release notes v.2.3.0

- New JSON RPC methods
- Lite Blocks
- Flat-rate fee for public nodes
- Fee per byte for tx extra
- RocksDB updated to v. 6.8.1
- Reduced the size of blockchain on disk due to ZSTD compression and removing of duplicating flat-file main chain storage
- Synchronization speed-up (in comparison to prev. version of this implementation, not so fast as Karbo-1, sadly)
- Synchronization speed-up of recent blocks not in checkpoints zone thanks to multi-threading transactions validation
- Many other compatibility changes, updates and fixes

Release notes v.2.2.0

- Various changes for compatibility with Karbo
- Updated RocksDB to release 5.15.10
- Added GreenWallet (CLI wallet based on WalletGreen library)
- Limit reorganization depth by mined money unlock window
- Transactions comparison check during reorganization
- Poisson check during deep reorganization
- Burning bug and other bugs fixed
- Other various changes and fixes

Release notes 2.1.1

- Updated RocksDB to release 4.11.2
- Added two more seed nodes

Release notes 2.1.0

- Transaction pool issue fixes
- Daemon synchronization improvements

Release notes 2.0.7

- Wallet synchronization enhancements
- Daemon synchronization issue fix
- Daemon stability enhancements

Release notes 2.0.6

- Wallet synchronization enhancements
- Correct application closing
- Daemon stability enhancements

Release notes 2.0.5

- Fixed Bytecoin RPC Wallet hang issue

Release notes 2.0.4

- Fixed an issue where some users experienced daemon hanging
- Fixed block difficulty calculation issue

Release notes 2.0.3

- Stability enhancement
- Various improvements

Release notes 2.0.2

- Security algorithm enhancement
- Daemon synchronization issue fix
- Wallet minor bug fixes
- Bytecoin RPC Wallet log optimization

Release notes 2.0.1

- Bytecoin RPC Wallet API improvements

Release notes 2.0.0

- Completely revamped CryptoNote core
- Blockchain storage changed to DB

Release notes 1.0.11

- New Bytecoin Wallet file format
- Daemon loading optimization

Release notes 1.0.10

- Blocksize increase
- Fusion transactions for Bytecoin RPC Wallet
- Bytecoin RPC Wallet API improvements

Release notes 1.0.9

- New API for Bytecoin RPC Wallet
- Various improvements

Release notes 1.0.8

- Fusion transactions for Bytecoin Wallet
- IWallet high-level API update
- JSON RPC improvements
- Synchronization improvements for OS X

Release notes 1.0.7

- Fusion transactions support
- Various simplewallet improvements

Release notes 1.0.6

- High-level API update
- Aggregate multi-addresses for Bytecoin RPC Wallet
- Wallet synchronization speed increase

Release notes 1.0.5

- High-level API for blockchain explorer
- Full network layer refactoring
- Transactions pool synchronization
- list_transactions method for RPC Wallet
- Various improvements

Release notes 1.0.4

- Bytecoin RPC Wallet
- New multithreading library
- Improved console logging
- Further optimizations

Release notes 1.0.3

- Multisignature API
- Low level API
- High level API improvements
- Instant transaction pool notifications
- Fully refactored simplewallet

Release notes 1.0.2

- Transaction history for simplewallet
- Reset command for simplewallet
- Various simplewallet improvements

Release notes 1.0.1

- Fix transfers in simplewallet

Release notes 1.0.0

- Multi-signatures
- Updated block reward scheme
- Further optimization in daemon RAM consumption
- Faster wallet refresh
- Transaction priority based on tx fee
- Transactions are returned from tx pools after 24 hours
- Dynamic maximum block size limit
- Reduced default transaction fee 
- Various network health updates

Release notes 0.8.11

- Increased minimum transaction fee
- Transaction pool optimizations
- High level API implementation
- CryptoNight hash function optimization
- Improvements for wallet JSON RPC API

Release notes 0.8.10

- Optimized blockchain storage memory usage
- Various code improvements

Release notes 0.8.9

- JSON RPC v2.0 compatibility
- JSON RPC over TCP added
- Further optimizations

Release notes 0.8.8

- Fixed a bug with checkpoints behavior
- UI improvements for daemon
- Various updates from our forks

Release notes 0.8.7

- OSX support
- Further optimizations

Release notes 0.8.6

- Simplwallet can set extra for transfers
- Improvements in JSON RPC for wallet
- UX improvements in simplewallet
- Win32 compilation

Release notes 0.8.5

- Port mapping for daemon using UPnP
- Improvements for daemon JSON RPC API

Release notes 0.8.4

- Formalization of high level API
- Improvements for wallet JSON RPC API

Release notes 0.8.3

- JSON RPC for wallet
- fixed bug with blockchain storing
- fixed bug with correct display of transfer's change 
- bug fix in simple wallet

Release notes 0.8.2

- now wallet is still working when daemon stores blockchain and can't serve clients; 
- no-console option for a daemon; 
- fixed problem with network synchronization; 
- major bug fix in simple wallet. 

Release notes 0.8.1

Bytecoin project is moved to GitHub