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03346022d611871f2cc185440b19d928b9264d9d naming nits (Fabian Jahr) 2e7c80fb5be82ad4a3f737cab65b31f70a772a23 Add signet support to gen_key_io_test_vectors.py (Pieter Wuille) fe5e495c31de47b0ec732b943db11fe345d874af Use Bech32m encoding for v1+ segwit addresses (Pieter Wuille) 25b1c6e13ddf1626210d5e3d37298d1f3a78a94f Add Bech32m test vectors (Pieter Wuille) da2bb6976dadeec682d163c258c9afecc87d6428 Implement Bech32m encoding/decoding (Pieter Wuille) Pull request description: This implements [BIP 350](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0350.mediawiki): * For segwit v1+ addresses, a new checksum algorithm called Bech32m is used. * Segwit v0 address keep using Bech32 as specified in [BIP 173](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0173.mediawiki). ACKs for top commit: Sjors: utACK 0334602 jnewbery: utACK 03346022d6 achow101: ACK 0334602 fjahr: re-ACK 0334602 benthecarman: ACK 03346022d611871f2cc185440b19d928b9264d9d Tree-SHA512: 4424cfd44869d813d6152fb3ed867b204036736bc2344a039b93700b6f36a43e9110478f138eb81c97c77ab27ecb776dada5ba632cb5a3a9d244924d2540a557
Bitcoin Core
Setup
Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network. It downloads and, by default, stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions, which requires a few hundred gigabytes of disk space. Depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
To download Bitcoin Core, visit bitcoincore.org.
Running
The following are some helpful notes on how to run Bitcoin Core on your native platform.
Unix
Unpack the files into a directory and run:
bin/bitcoin-qt(GUI) orbin/bitcoind(headless)
Windows
Unpack the files into a directory, and then run bitcoin-qt.exe.
macOS
Drag Bitcoin Core to your applications folder, and then run Bitcoin Core.
Need Help?
- See the documentation at the Bitcoin Wiki for help and more information.
- Ask for help on #bitcoin on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client, use webchat here.
- Ask for help on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Technical Support board.
Building
The following are developer notes on how to build Bitcoin Core on your native platform. They are not complete guides, but include notes on the necessary libraries, compile flags, etc.
- Dependencies
- macOS Build Notes
- Unix Build Notes
- Windows Build Notes
- FreeBSD Build Notes
- OpenBSD Build Notes
- NetBSD Build Notes
- Gitian Building Guide (External Link)
Development
The Bitcoin repo's root README contains relevant information on the development process and automated testing.
- Developer Notes
- Productivity Notes
- Release Notes
- Release Process
- Source Code Documentation (External Link)
- Translation Process
- Translation Strings Policy
- JSON-RPC Interface
- Unauthenticated REST Interface
- Shared Libraries
- BIPS
- Dnsseed Policy
- Benchmarking
Resources
- Discuss on the BitcoinTalk forums, in the Development & Technical Discussion board.
- Discuss project-specific development on #bitcoin-core-dev on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client, use webchat here.
- Discuss general Bitcoin development on #bitcoin-dev on Freenode. If you don't have an IRC client, use webchat here.
Miscellaneous
- Assets Attribution
- bitcoin.conf Configuration File
- Files
- Fuzz-testing
- Reduce Memory
- Reduce Traffic
- Tor Support
- Init Scripts (systemd/upstart/openrc)
- ZMQ
- PSBT support
License
Distributed under the MIT software license.