3 * The client connects to multiple servers in order to retrieve block headers and find the longest chain
4 * SSL certificate validation (to prevent MITM)
5 * Deterministic signatures (RFC 6979)
6 * Menu to create/restore/open wallets
7 * Create transactions with multiple outputs from CSV (comma separated values)
9 * Plugins are no longer tied to the qt GUI, they can reach all GUIs
10 * Proxy bugs have been fixed
15 * Notification option when receiving new tranactions
16 * Confirm dialogue before sending large amounts
17 * Alternative datafile location for non-windows systems
18 * Fix offline wallet creation
19 * Remove enforced tx fee
20 * Tray icon improvements
26 * Menubar in classic gui
27 * Updated the QR Code plugin to enable offline/online wallets to transmit unsigned/signed transactions via QR code.
28 * Fixed bug where never-confirmed transactions prevented further spending
33 * Increase default fee
34 * fix create and restore in command line
35 * fix verify message in the gui
40 * Classic GUI can display amounts in mBTC
41 * Account selector in the classic GUI
42 * Changed the way the portable flag uses without supplying a -w argument
43 * Classic GUI asks users to enter their seed on wallet creation
48 * Transactions that are in the same block are displayed in chronological order in the history.
49 * The client computes transaction priority and rejects zero-fee transactions that need a fee.
50 * The default fee was lowered to 200 uBTC per kb.
51 * Due to an internal format change, your history may be pruned when
52 you open your wallet for the first time after upgrading to 1.7.2. If
53 this is the case, please visit a full server to restore your full
54 history. You will only need to do that once.
57 # Release 1.7.1: bugfixes.
62 * The Classic GUI can be extended with plugins. Developers who want to
63 add new features or third-party services to Electrum are invited to
64 write plugins. Some previously existing and non-essential features of
65 Electrum (point-of-sale mode, qrcode scanner) were removed from the
66 core and are now available as plugins.
68 * The wallet waits for 2 confirmations before creating new
69 addresses. This makes recovery from seed more robust. Note that it
70 might create unwanted gaps if you use Electrum 1.7 together with older
73 * An interactive Python console replaces the 'Wall' tab. The provided
74 python environment gives users access to the wallet and gui. Most
75 electrum commands are available as python function in the
76 console. Custom scripts an be loaded with a "run(filename)"
77 command. Tab-completions are available.
79 * The location of the Electrum folder in Windows changed from
80 LOCALAPPDATA to APPDATA. Discussion on this topic can be found here:
81 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=144575.0
83 * Private keys can be exported from within the classic GUI:
84 For a single address, use the address menu (right-click).
85 To export the keys of your entire wallet, use the settings dialog (import/export tab).
87 * It is possible to create, sign and redeem multisig transaction using the
88 command line interface. This is made possible by the following new commands:
89 dumpprivkey, listunspent, createmultisig, createrawtransaction, decoderawtransaction, signrawtransaction
90 The syntax of these commands is similar to their bitcoind counterpart.
91 For an example, see Gavin's tutorial: https://gist.github.com/gavinandresen/3966071
93 * Offline wallets now work in a way similar to Armory:
94 1. user creates an unsigned transaction using the online (watching-only) wallet.
95 2. unsigned transaction is copied to the offline computer, and signed by the offline wallet.
96 3. signed transaction is copied to the online computer, broadcasted by the online client.
97 4. All these steps can be done via the command line interface or the classic GUI.
99 * Many command line commands have been renamed in order to make the syntax consistent with bitcoind.
104 * Added new version notification
106 # Release 1.6.1 (11-01-2013)
109 * It is now possible to restore a wallet from MPK (this will create a watching-only wallet)
110 * A switch button allows to easily switch between Lite and Classic GUI.
113 * Seed and MPK help dialogs were rewritten
114 * Point of Sale: requested amounts can be expressed in other currencies and are converted to bitcoin.
117 * The receiving button was removed in favor of a menu item to keep it consistent with the history toggle.
119 # Release 1.6.0 (07-01-2013)
122 * (Feature) Add support for importing, signing and verifiying compressed keys
123 * (Feature) Auto reconnect to random server on disconnect
124 * (Feature) Ultimate fallback to HTTP port 80 if TCP doesn't work on any server
125 * (Bug) Under rare circumstances changing password with incorrect password could damage wallet
128 * (Chore) Use blockchain.info for exchange rate data
129 * (Feature) added currency conversion for BRL, CNY, RUB
130 * (Feature) Saraha theme
131 * (Feature) csv import/export for transactions including labels
134 * (Chore) pruning servers now called "p", full servers "f" to avoid confusion with terms
135 * (Feature) Debits in history shown in red
136 * (Feature) csv import/export for transactions including labels
138 # Release 1.5.8 (02-01-2013)
141 * (Bug) Fix pending address balance on received coins for pruning servers
142 * (Bug) Fix history command line option to show output again (regression by SPV)
143 * (Chore) Add timeout to blockchain headers file download by HTTP
144 * (Feature) new option: -L, --language: default language used in GUI.
147 * (Bug) Sending to auto-completed contacts works again
148 * (Chore) Added version number to title bar
151 * (Feature) Language selector in options.
153 # Release 1.5.7 (18-12-2012)
156 * The blockchain headers file is no longer included in the packages, it is downloaded on startup.
157 * New command line option: -P or --portable, for portable wallets. With this flag, all preferences are saved to the wallet file, and the blockchain headers file is in the same directory as the wallet
160 * (Feature) Added the ability to export your transactions to a CSV file.
161 * (Feature) Added a label dialog after sending a transaction.
162 * (Feature) Reworked receiving addresses; instead of a random selection from one of your receiving addresses a new widget will show listing unused addresses.
163 * (Chore) Removed server selection. With all the new server options a simple menu item does not suffice anymore.