commit a21a36fa6ef8fab55ad5e24b7c4cf527b1b68e21
parent 0e3bd84b3ae299fc28d847f83c2d8b4b5ffa4eff
Author: ThomasV <thomasv@electrum.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:06:57 +0200
update release notes
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -10,15 +10,14 @@
need to provide a BIP49 derivation path.
- Native segwit scripts are supported with Electrum software
wallets, using a new type of seed. Segwit seeds have version
- 0x100.
+ 0x100. Note that the wizard will not create Segwit seeds by
+ default; users must opt-in with the segwit option.
- Native segwit scripts are represented using bech32 addresses,
following BIP173. Note that BIP173 is still in Draft status. If
BIP173 is substantially modified or rejected, bech32 wallets may
have to be restored from seed. This will not affect funds sent
to bech32 addresses, and it will not affect the capacity of
Electrum to spend these funds.
- - By default, the wizard will not create Segwit seeds; users must
- opt-in with the segwit option.
- The BIP32 master keys of segwit wallets are serialized using new
version numbers. Version numbers are user visible, with the
following prefixes: