commit f1ab3b6097287dfe21bdd56594554d1fa3658a75
parent a21a36fa6ef8fab55ad5e24b7c4cf527b1b68e21
Author: ThomasV <thomasv@electrum.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:21:35 +0200
update release notes
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1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
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
+ following BIP173. Please note that BIP173 is still in draft
+ status, and that other wallets/websites may not support
+ it. Thus, you should keep a non-segwit wallet in order to be
+ able to receive bitcoins during the transition period. If BIP173
+ ends up being rejected or substantially modified, 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.
- The BIP32 master keys of segwit wallets are serialized using new
version numbers. Version numbers are user visible, with the
