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Add comment about mining changes and more about priority

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Alex Morcos 2016-01-14 15:10:50 -05:00
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@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ the OP_RETURN. The limit on OP_RETURN output size is now applied to the entire
serialized scriptPubKey, 83 bytes by default. (the previous 80 byte default plus
three bytes overhead)
Relay: Priority transactions
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Relay and Mining: Priority transactions
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Transactions that do not pay the minimum relay fee, are called "free
transactions" or priority transactions. Previous versions of Bitcoin
@ -160,8 +160,11 @@ priority space).
Priority code is scheduled for removal in Bitcoin Core 0.13. In
Bitcoin Core 0.12, the default block priority size has been set to `0`
and priority transactions are not accepted to the mempool if mempool
limiting has triggered a higher effective minimum relay fee.
and the priority calculation has been simplified to only include the
coin age of inputs that were in the blockchain at the time the transaction
was accepted into the mempool. In addition priority transactions are not
accepted to the mempool if mempool limiting has triggered a higher effective
minimum relay fee.
Automatically use Tor hidden services
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@ -353,6 +356,15 @@ caching. A sample config for apache2 could look like:
</VirtualHost>
Mining Code Changes
-------------------
The mining code in 0.12 has been optimized to be significantly faster and use less
memory. As part of these changes, consensus critical calculations are cached on a
transaction's acceptance into the mempool and the mining code now relies on the
consistency of the mempool to assemble blocks. However all blocks are still tested
for validity after assembly.
0.12.0 Change log
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