Today, Particl Core 0.17.0.1 was released on the heels of Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 released yesterday.

Particl Core 0.17.0.1 Release Notes:

This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations.

Below is a summary of notable changes. Full notes on this release can be found here.

Changed configuration options

-includeconf=<file> can be used to include additional configuration files. Only works inside the particl.conf file, not inside included files or from command-line. Multiple files may be included.

GUI changes

Block storage can be limited under Preferences, in the Main tab. Undoing this setting requires downloading the full blockchain again. This mode is incompatible with -txindex and -rescan.

Dynamic loading and creation of wallets

Previously, wallets could only be loaded or created at startup, by specifying -wallet parameters on the command line or in the particl.conf file. It is now possible to load, create and unload wallets dynamically at runtime.

Coin Selection: Partial spend avoidance

When an address is paid multiple times the coins from those separate payments can be spent separately which hurts privacy due to linking otherwise separate addresses. A new -avoidpartialspends flag has been added (default=false). If enabled, the wallet will always spend existing UTXO to the same address together even if it results in higher fees. If someone were to send coins to an address after it was used, those coins will still be included in future coin selections.

BIP 174 Partially Signed Particl Transactions support

BIP 174 PSBT is an interchange format for Particl transactions that are not fully signed yet, together with relevant metadata to help entities work towards signing it. It is intended to simplify workflows where multiple parties need to cooperate to produce a transaction. Examples include hardware wallets, multisig setups, and Coin Join transactions.

Assets*

particl/particl-core
Particl Core integration/staging tree. Contribute to particl/particl-core development by creating an account on GitHub.github.com

  • ONLY download assets from official Particl sources like our Github repo above.

Particl Desktop 1.3 Release Notes:

Version 1.3 of Particl Desktop has actually been in the wild for a little over a week but we were postponing announcing it until the latest Particl Core was officially released.

Notable Changes

Most of the changes from Desktop v1.2.3 to v1.3 are cosmetic or bug/issue related. Most important — just like the previous version — users of Desktop v1.3 will see an upgrade to the latest Particl Core (0.17.0.1) automatically on restart.

It is highly recommended for users running Desktop v1.2.2 or earlier to immediately upgrade to Desktop 1.3 in order to be securely communicating with Core 0.17.0.1.

Assets*

particl/particl-desktop
Particl Angular GUI - The source for the Particl GUI. - particl/particl-desktopgithub.com

  • ONLY download assets from official Particl sources like our Github repo above.

Thank You

Particl Team