From 2bb0ca9b5549e6612a71e9a046b3a973bc346195 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Todd Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:31:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention P2SH IsStandard relaxation in release notes --- doc/release-notes.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 803bb33e6..e1998c6bd 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ correctly spends the passed scriptPubKey under additional constraints indicated The functionality is planned to be extended to e.g. UTXO management in upcoming releases, but the interface for existing methods should remain stable. +Standard script rules relaxed for P2SH addresses +================================================ + +The IsStandard() rules have been almost completely removed for P2SH +redemption scripts, allowing applications to make use of any valid +script type, such as "n-of-m OR y", hash-locked oracle addresses, etc. +While the Bitcoin protocol has always supported these types of script, +actually using them on mainnet has been previously inconvenient as +standard Bitcoin Core nodes wouldn't relay them to miners, nor would +most miners include them in blocks they mined. + 0.10.0 Release notes =======================