commit eab2e828a3f4e49f249141527ebfcffbecbc81a0
parent 33f48276db0d3ca325758cfabf02bc64af54ab5b
Author: ThomasV <thomasv@gitorious>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:54:48 +0100
update release notes for 2.0
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,28 +1,33 @@
# Release 2.0
- * New address derivation (BIP32 + BIP44).
+ * New address derivation (BIP32).
- * 8 bits of the seed phrase are used to store a version number. The
- current version number (0x01) refers to the current wallet
- structure (BIP44). The version number also serves as a checksum for
- the seed, and it will prevent the import of seeds from incompatible
- wallets.
+ * New seed phrase format: 8 bits of the seed phrase are used to store
+ a version number. The current version number (0x01) refers to the
+ default wallet structure. The version number also serves as a
+ checksum for the seed, and it will prevent the import of seeds from
+ incompatible wallets.
- * New serialization format for unsigned or partially signed
+ * Compact serialization format for unsigned or partially signed
transactions, that includes the master public key and derivation
- needed to sign inputs. This new format is compact enough to
- send transactions to cold storage using QR codes
+ needed to sign inputs. This allows to send partially signed
+ transactions using QR codes
* Deterministic Multisig wallets using parallel BIP32 derivations and
P2SH addresses (2 of 2, 2 of 3).
- * New plugins:
+ * New plugins:
+ - TrustedCoin: two-factor authentication using 2 of 3 multisig and
+ Google Authenticator
- Trezor: support for the Trezor hardware wallet by SatoshiLabs
- - Cosigner Pool: shared memory pool for partially signed transactions
+ - BTCChip: support for the BTCChip hardware wallet (aka HW1)
+ - Cosigner Pool: communication channel between cosigner wallets, to
+ send and receive partially signed transactions
+ - Audio Modem: send and receive transactions by sound
- * BIP70: verification of signed payment requests
- - Verification is pure python, using tlslite.
- - In the GUI, payment requests are in the 'Invoices' tab.
+ * Support for BIP70: payment requests
+ - Verification of the signature chain uses tlslite.
+ - In the GUI, payment requests are shown in the 'Invoices' tab.
* New 'Receive' tab:
- create and manage payment requests, with QR Codes
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@
window that pops up if you click on the QR code
* The 'Send' tab in the Qt GUI supports transactions with multiple
- outputs, and with OP_RETURN "message"
+ outputs, and raw hexadecimal scripts.
* The GUI can use the daemon: "electrum -d". The daemon can serve
several clients. It times out if no client uses if for more than 5
