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Bitcoin Core version 0.16.x is now available from:
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<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.16.x/>
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This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes
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and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.
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Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
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<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
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To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:
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<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
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How to Upgrade
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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
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installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac)
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or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
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The first time you run version 0.15.0 or newer, your chainstate database will be converted to a
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new format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour,
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depending on the speed of your machine.
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Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no
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automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0 or higher. Upgrading
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directly from 0.7.x and earlier without re-downloading the blockchain is not supported.
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However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported.
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Downgrading warning
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Wallets created in 0.16 and later are not compatible with versions prior to 0.16
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and will not work if you try to use newly created wallets in older versions. Existing
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wallets that were created with older versions are not affected by this.
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Compatibility
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Bitcoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using
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the Linux kernel, macOS 10.8+, and Windows Vista and later. Windows XP is not supported.
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Bitcoin 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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Example item
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Example item for a notable change.
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0.16.x change log
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(to be filled in at release time)
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Miner block size removed
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The `-blockmaxsize` option for miners to limit their blocks' sizes was
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deprecated in V0.15.1, and has now been removed. Miners should use the
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`-blockmaxweight` option if they want to limit the weight of their blocks'
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weights.
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Credits
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=======
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Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
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(to be filled in at release time)
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As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/).
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