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126.1 Release Notes2==================4Bitcoin Core version 26.1 is now available from:6<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-26.1/>8This release includes various bug fixes and performance9improvements, as well as updated translations.11Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:13<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>15To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:17<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>19How to Upgrade20==============22If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely23shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the24installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)25or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).27Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is28possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old29wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.31Compatibility32==============34Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems35using the Linux kernel, macOS 11.0+, and Windows 7 and newer. Bitcoin36Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as37frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on38unsupported systems.40Notable changes41===============43### Wallet45- #28994 wallet: skip BnB when SFFO is enabled46- #28920 wallet: birth time update during tx scanning47- #29176 wallet: Fix use-after-free in WalletBatch::EraseRecords48- #29510 wallet: getrawchangeaddress and getnewaddress failures should not affect keypools for descriptor wallets50### RPC52- #29003 rpc: fix getrawtransaction segfault53- #28784 rpc: keep .cookie file if it was not generated55### Logs57- #29227 log mempool loading progress59### P2P and network changes61- #29200 net: create I2P sessions using both ECIES-X25519 and ElGamal encryption62- #29412 p2p: Don't process mutated blocks63- #29524 p2p: Don't consider blocks mutated if they don't connect to known prev block65### Build67- #29127 Use hardened runtime on macOS release builds.68- #29195 build: Fix -Xclang -internal-isystem option70### CI72- #28992 ci: Use Ubuntu 24.04 Noble for asan,tsan,tidy,fuzz73- #29080 ci: Set HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK to avoid unrelated failures74- #29610 ci: Fix "macOS native" job76### Miscellaneous78- #28391 refactor: Simplify CTxMempool/BlockAssembler fields, remove some external mapTx access79- #29179 test: wallet rescan with reorged parent + IsFromMe child in mempool80- #28791 snapshots: don't core dump when running -checkblockindex after loadtxoutset81- #29357 test: Drop x modifier in fsbridge::fopen call for MinGW builds82- #29529 fuzz: restrict fopencookie usage to Linux & FreeBSD84Credits85=======87Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:89- dergoegge90- fanquake91- furszy92- glozow93- Greg Sanders94- Hennadii Stepanov95- Jon Atack96- MarcoFalke97- Mark Friedenbach98- Martin Zumsande99- Murch100- Roman Zeyde101- stickies-v102- UdjinM6104As well as to everyone that helped with translations on105[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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