1.14.5 release notes
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Notable changes
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Enabling Future Fee Reductions
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Fee Reductions
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This release preparing the network for a reduction of the recommended fees by
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reducing the default fee requirement 1000x for transaction relay and 100x for
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mining. At the same time it increases freedom for miner, wallet and node
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operators to agree on fees regardless of defaults coded into the Dogecoin Core
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software by solidifying fine-grained controls for operators to deviate from
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built-in defaults.
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This release reduces the recommended fees, following reduction of the required fees
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in 1.14.4. The main highlights for the revised fee schedule are:
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This realizes the first part of a two-stage update to lower the fee
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recommendation.
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* The user interface for selecting fees when sending Dogecoins has been updated to
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give an idea of how much is being spent, rather than a block target. As Dogecoin
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blocks are not full, typically all transactions are mined in the next block, and
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therefore the target estimation does not makes sense for Dogecoin.
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* Transaction sizes are no longer rounded up to the nearest kilobyte before
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calculating fees, which significantly simplifies fee calculation logic. It is anticipated
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this will also simplify fee calculation by third party wallets which typically use
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Bitcoin-like fee calculation.
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* The default transaction fee is now 0.001 DOGE per kilobyte, although note you may see
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transactions take 2-3 blocks to be confirmed while using low fees, until miners update.
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The main highlights for these enhancements are:
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BDB Updated to 5.3
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* Transaction sizes are no longer rounded up to the nearest kilobyte when
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deciding if a transaction can be accepted from another node and in applying
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fee-filter requests from peers, when relaying transactions.
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* The default setting shipped with dogecoin core for relay fee has been reduced
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to 0.001 DOGE (was: 1 DOGE). This can be changed by operators using the
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`-mintxrelayfee=<amount>` option.
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* Spam management has been delegated to miners, where currently a default fee
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of 0.01 DOGE has been set as a recommended default, to prevent spam on the
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blockchain. Miners can change this setting to their liking using the
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`-blockmintxfee` option.
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* The relay dust limit has been reduced 100x to 0.01 DOGE and is now
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configurable via the `-dustlimit` option.
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The Berkley DB version used by Dogecoin Core has been updated to 5.3 (from 5.1) as 5.3 is now
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standard on many Linux distributions. In testing 5.1 and 5.3 files appear readily interchangeable,
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although we would recommend not attempting to open wallets from Dogecoin Core 1.14.5 in previous
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versions of Dogecoin Core, as a precaution.
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For this release, the recommended fees and dust limits, as implemented in the
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wallet, remain at 1 DOGE per kilobyte, inclusive of the rounding up to the
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nearest kilobyte, as miners and the relay network will upgrade gradually,
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requiring time for transactions with lower fees to be able to be relayed and
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mined. Not doing this would result in all transactions being rejected by old
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nodes. A subsequent release will finalize the second stage and lower the
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recommended fees implemented in the wallet by default. Wallet operators can
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however, at their own judgement and convenience, change the fees paid from
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their wallets with the `-paytxfee=<amount per kb>` option.
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Key Derivation
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Synchronization Improvements
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The BIP32 hierarchical deterministic key derivation path contained the wrong chain ID.
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Previously the chain ID 0 was used, it's now correctly set to 3 as per
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[SLIP44](https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0044.md).
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This release removes a bug in the network layer where a 1.14 node would open
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many parallel requests for headers to its peers, increasing the total data
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transferred during initial block download up to 50 times the required data, per
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peer, unnecessarily. As a result, synchronization has time has been reduced by
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around 2.5 times.
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Additionally, when a node is in initial synchronization and a peer takes too
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long to respond to a new header request, it is now aggressively disconnected,
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to free connection slots for faster peers and not add more stress to already
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overloaded peers.
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Security enhancements
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---------------------
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* Proactively disconnect peers sending block headers which would build on an
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invalid chain.
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* Improve handling and logging of invalid blocks and their descendants
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* Fix a bug that was preventing nodes to load a fixed peer list in case DNS
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services are unreachable.
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GUI Improvements
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* Add menu option to import a private key, "Import Private Key" from the "File"
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menu.
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* Improve displayed result when commands in the debug console return null.
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* Fix text overflow on printed keys and address fields in the paper wallet
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generator.
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* Add column to peers table showing bytes sent/received, accessible via
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"Debug Window" from the "Help" menu.
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* Add GUI for adding peers manually, accessible from the peers table of the
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Debug Window.
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RPC Improvements
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----------------
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`getpeerinfo` now includes `feefilter` value for each peer, to be able to diagnose transaction relay issues.
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This has a relatively minimal impact currently, however in future versions where expect more use
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of hierarchical deterministic keys, this is important to define consistently. In particular
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it is important that the key derivation paths used by Dogecoin Core and hardware wallets
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are consistent, so that extended keys from one can be used with the other. This will also simplify
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future compatibility with projects such as HWI, which could enable Dogecoin Core to use hardware
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wallets.
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Minor Changes
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* Corrections to French Canadian, Chinese, German, Indonesian, Korean, Polish and Portuguese translations.
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* Correct a bug that resulted in negative progress per hour being displayed during sync.
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* Regtest network can now generate AuxPoW blocks.
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* Add Snap packaging support.
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* Modify Scrypt code so it's compatible with Alpine Linux's musl library.
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* Update libevent to 2.1.11
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* Update ZMQ to 4.3.4
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* Add build instructions for NixOS.
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* Fix a rare crash bug on shutdown due to ActivateBestChain() being called when there is no best chain.
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* Fix port numbers in `contrib/seeds/generate-seeds.py`.
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* Fix compilation on FreeBSD, which was failing to compile the Scrypt code.
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* Refresh FreeBSD docs, see `doc/build-freebsd.md`.
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* Update to OpenSSL 1.0.2u.
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* Refresh translation files to simplify volunteer contributions to translations.
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Credits
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=======
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* AbcSxyZ
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* Ahmed Castro
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* Alan Rudolf
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* Carl Dong
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* cg
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* chey
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* chromatic
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* Cory Fields
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* creekhu
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* Dakoda Greaves
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* David Millard
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* Demon
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* Dídac Coll Pujals
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* Escanor Liones
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* fanquake
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* Florian Schade
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* fmhc
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* Gabriel Gosselin Roberge
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* Gabriel Pérez
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* geekwisdom
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* Ikko Ashimine
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* Jeroen Ooms
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* Jerry Park
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* Joakim Taule Kartveit
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* katzenmalen
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* Khakim Hudaya
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* kregerl
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* lee5378
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* lynklody
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* Malta Micael
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* Matheus Tavares
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* Matt Domko
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* Maximilian Keller
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* MD Islam
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* Mich De L'Orme
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* Michi Lumin
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* motz0815
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* nformant
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* Daksh Sharma
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* Dan Raviv
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* Ed Tubbs
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* Elvis Begovi
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* Micael Malta
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* Patrick Lodder
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* Piotr Zajączkowski
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* p-j01
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* rht
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* Ross Nicoll
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* sabotagebeats
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* Shafil Alam
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* stefanwouldgo
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* Will
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* xt3r
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* Zach Latta
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@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
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Dogecoin Core version 1.14.4 is now available from:
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<https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/releases/tag/v1.14.4/>
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This is a new minor version release, including various bugfixes and performance improvements. It is a recommended
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update for all users.
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
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<https://github.com/dogecoin/dogecoin/issues>
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To receive security and update notifications, please watch reddit or Twitter:
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* https://www.reddit.com/r/dogecoin/
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* @Dogecoin on Twitter for high priority announcements
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* @dogecoin\_devs on Twitter for updates on development work
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Compatibility
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==============
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Dogecoin Core is extensively tested on Ubuntu Server LTS, Mac OS X and Windows 10.
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Dogecoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not
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frequently tested on them.
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Notable changes
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===============
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Enabling Future Fee Reductions
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-------------------------------
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This release preparing the network for a reduction of the recommended fees by
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reducing the default fee requirement 1000x for transaction relay and 100x for
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mining. At the same time it increases freedom for miner, wallet and node
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operators to agree on fees regardless of defaults coded into the Dogecoin Core
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software by solidifying fine-grained controls for operators to deviate from
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built-in defaults.
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This realizes the first part of a two-stage update to lower the fee
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recommendation.
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The main highlights for these enhancements are:
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* Transaction sizes are no longer rounded up to the nearest kilobyte when
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deciding if a transaction can be accepted from another node and in applying
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fee-filter requests from peers, when relaying transactions.
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* The default setting shipped with dogecoin core for relay fee has been reduced
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to 0.001 DOGE (was: 1 DOGE). This can be changed by operators using the
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`-mintxrelayfee=<amount>` option.
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* Spam management has been delegated to miners, where currently a default fee
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of 0.01 DOGE has been set as a recommended default, to prevent spam on the
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blockchain. Miners can change this setting to their liking using the
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`-blockmintxfee` option.
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* The relay dust limit has been reduced 100x to 0.01 DOGE and is now
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configurable via the `-dustlimit` option.
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For this release, the recommended fees and dust limits, as implemented in the
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wallet, remain at 1 DOGE per kilobyte, inclusive of the rounding up to the
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nearest kilobyte, as miners and the relay network will upgrade gradually,
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requiring time for transactions with lower fees to be able to be relayed and
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mined. Not doing this would result in all transactions being rejected by old
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nodes. A subsequent release will finalize the second stage and lower the
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recommended fees implemented in the wallet by default. Wallet operators can
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however, at their own judgement and convenience, change the fees paid from
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their wallets with the `-paytxfee=<amount per kb>` option.
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Synchronization Improvements
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----------------------------
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This release removes a bug in the network layer where a 1.14 node would open
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many parallel requests for headers to its peers, increasing the total data
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transferred during initial block download up to 50 times the required data, per
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peer, unnecessarily. As a result, synchronization has time has been reduced by
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around 2.5 times.
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Additionally, when a node is in initial synchronization and a peer takes too
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long to respond to a new header request, it is now aggressively disconnected,
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to free connection slots for faster peers and not add more stress to already
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overloaded peers.
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Security enhancements
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---------------------
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* Proactively disconnect peers sending block headers which would build on an
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invalid chain.
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* Improve handling and logging of invalid blocks and their descendants
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* Fix a bug that was preventing nodes to load a fixed peer list in case DNS
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services are unreachable.
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GUI Improvements
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----------------
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* Add menu option to import a private key, "Import Private Key" from the "File"
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menu.
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* Improve displayed result when commands in the debug console return null.
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* Fix text overflow on printed keys and address fields in the paper wallet
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generator.
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* Add column to peers table showing bytes sent/received, accessible via
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"Debug Window" from the "Help" menu.
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* Add GUI for adding peers manually, accessible from the peers table of the
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Debug Window.
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RPC Improvements
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----------------
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`getpeerinfo` now includes `feefilter` value for each peer, to be able to diagnose transaction relay issues.
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Minor Changes
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=============
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* Corrections to French Canadian, Chinese, German, Indonesian, Korean, Polish and Portuguese translations.
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* Correct a bug that resulted in negative progress per hour being displayed during sync.
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* Regtest network can now generate AuxPoW blocks.
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* Add Snap packaging support.
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* Modify Scrypt code so it's compatible with Alpine Linux's musl library.
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* Update libevent to 2.1.11
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* Update ZMQ to 4.3.4
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* Add build instructions for NixOS.
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* Fix a rare crash bug on shutdown due to ActivateBestChain() being called when there is no best chain.
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* Fix port numbers in `contrib/seeds/generate-seeds.py`.
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Credits
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=======
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* AbcSxyZ
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* Ahmed Castro
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* Alan Rudolf
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* cg
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* chey
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* chromatic
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* Cory Fields
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* creekhu
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* Dakoda Greaves
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* David Millard
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* Demon
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* Dídac Coll Pujals
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* Escanor Liones
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* fanquake
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* Florian Schade
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* fmhc
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* Gabriel Gosselin Roberge
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* Gabriel Pérez
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* geekwisdom
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* Ikko Ashimine
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* Jeroen Ooms
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* Jerry Park
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* Joakim Taule Kartveit
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* katzenmalen
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* Khakim Hudaya
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* kregerl
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* lee5378
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* lynklody
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* Malta Micael
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* Matheus Tavares
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* Matt Domko
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* Maximilian Keller
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* MD Islam
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* Mich De L'Orme
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* Michi Lumin
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* motz0815
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* nformant
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* Patrick Lodder
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* Piotr Zajączkowski
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* p-j01
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* rht
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* Ross Nicoll
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* sabotagebeats
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* Shafil Alam
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* stefanwouldgo
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* Will
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* xt3r
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* Zach Latta
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