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Bitcoin Core version 0.18.x is now available from:
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<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-0.18.x/>
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This is a new major version release, including new features, various bug
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fixes 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
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completely shut down (which might take a few minutes for older
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versions), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over
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`/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac) or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on
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Linux).
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The first time you run version 0.15.0 or newer, your chainstate database
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will be converted to a new format, which will take anywhere from a few
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minutes to half an hour, 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
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there is no automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version
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0.15.0 or later. Upgrading directly from 0.7.x and earlier without
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redownloading the blockchain is not supported. However, as usual, old
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wallet versions are still supported.
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Compatibility
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Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems
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using the Linux kernel, macOS 10.10+, and Windows 7 and newer. It is not
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recommended to use Bitcoin Core on unsupported systems.
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Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not
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as frequently tested on them.
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From 0.17.0 onwards, macOS <10.10 is no longer supported. 0.17.0 is
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built using Qt 5.9.x, which doesn't support versions of macOS older than
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10.10. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance when
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macOS "dark mode" is activated.
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In addition to previously-supported CPU platforms, this release's
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pre-compiled distribution also provides binaries for the RISC-V
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platform.
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If you are using the `systemd` unit configuration file located at
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`contrib/init/bitcoind.service`, it has been changed to use
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`/var/lib/bitcoind` as the data directory instead of
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`~bitcoin/.bitcoin`. When switching over to the new configuration file,
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please make sure that the filesystem on which `/var/lib/bitcoind` will
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exist has enough space (check using `df -h /var/lib/bitcoind`), and
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optionally copy over your existing data directory. See the [systemd init
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file section](#systemd-init-file) for more details.
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Known issues
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============
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Wallet GUI
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For advanced users who have both (1) enabled coin control features, and
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(2) are using multiple wallets loaded at the same time: The coin control
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input selection dialog can erroneously retain wrong-wallet state when
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switching wallets using the dropdown menu. For now, it is recommended
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not to use coin control features with multiple wallets loaded.
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Notable changes
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===============
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0.18.x change log
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=================
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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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As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/).
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