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+# 0.9.4
+* New: added viewing key derivation to Derivation Tool 
+* Issue #252 - blockheight progress is latest height instead of upperbound of last scanned range
+# 0.9.3
+* added new checkpoints for mainnet
+# 0.9.2
+* Fix: memo string handling
+# 0.9.1
+* Fix: issue #240 reorg not catched because of ARC dealloc
+
+# 0.9.0
+* implement ZIP-313 reducing fees to 1000 zatoshi
+
+# 0.8.0
+* [IMPORTANT] Issue #237 Untie SDKSynchronizer from UIApplication Events
+* Fix #236 fix CI problem
+* Issue #176 operation gets cancelled when backgrounding
+* Issue #136 on https://github.com/zcash/zcash-ios-wallet
+* Issue #123 on https://github.com/zcash/zcash-ios-wallet
+* PR from @ant013: Forcibly change the state to stopped when the handle cancels any task in OperationQueue
+# 0.7.2
+* Checkpoint for Mainnet 
+
+# 0.7.1
+* Issue 208 - Improve API method to request transaction history
+* Added Found transaction notification to SDK Synchronizer
+* Add darksidewalletd tests for foundTransactions notifications
+* [CRITICAL] Fix sqlite crate canopy issue. Add a new checkpoint to aid testing
+* FIX - UNIQUE constraint violation when an operation failed
+
+# 0.7.0
+Improvements: 
+* #22 Sapling parameter downloader
+* #201 Throw exception when seed can't be provided
+* #204 Add DerivationTool to Initializer
+* #205 Add IVK initialization capabilities to Initializer
+* #206 [community request @esengulov] add extension function to identify inbound v. outbound txs on a client side
+* #207 [community request @esengulov] Add extension function for timestamps on transactions  
+
+# 0.6.4
+* FIX: transaction details listing duplicate transactions on certain transactions with several outputs and inputs
+* added checkpoints
+
+# 0.6.3
+* updated to gRPC-Swift 1.0.0-alpha19
+* readme warning on issues with rustc 1.46.0
+* improvement on build system to help switch network environment faster
+# 0.6.2
+* added new checkpoints for testnet and mainnet
+# 0.6.1
+* Updated librustzcash to support Canopy on testnet
+
+# 0.6.0
+* Error handling improvements (breaks API)
+# 0.5.3
+* Fixes #158 #132 #134 #135 #133
+
+# 0.5.2
+* update Librustzcash to point to master repo!
+* enhance pending transaction handling (#160)
+* Added memo demo! 
+* automation!
+
+# 0.5.1
+* remove MnemonicKit dependency from tests
+# 0.5.0
+* Enable heartwood. (#138)
+* Update LICENSE
+* Switch to MnemonicSwift (#142)
+* Issue 136 Null bytes in strings effectively truncate the string from … (#140)
+* Fixes issue 136 - expiry height -1 on pending transactions (#139)
+* Advanced Re Org tests + Balance tests (#137)
+* CI doc mods (#116)
+* Update issue templates
+* Replace the threat model with the one on readthedocs (#131)
+* Add bug report and feature request issue templates
+* remove commit lock from podfile
+* Canonical empty memo test (#112)
+* Memo tests (#111)
+* Decrypt transactions. Full wallet restore (#110)
+
+# 0.4.0
+* Updated GRPC dependency to Swift GRPC NIO. this change does not break any public interfaces
+
+# 0.3.2
+
+*  reorg testing (#104)
+*  Docs - Fix typos and cleanup (#103)
+*  ZcashRustBackend.decryptAndStoreTransaction() 
+*  Enhance logging on compact block processor
+*  parameterize helper method with constant
+
+# 0.3.1
+* Reverted  -> update librustzcash to commit 52d8b436300724bc4b83aa4a0c659ab34c3dbce7
+# 0.3.0
+
+* testing: fix test crash
+* fix: updated sample code where interface changed
+* ENHANCEMENT: Retry support + error management
+* FIX: processor crashes when lightwalletd has not caught up with latest height
+* Better error handing when scanning fails
+* [IMPORTANT] update librustzcash to commit 52d8b436300724bc4b83aa4a0c659ab34c3dbce7
+* improved docs Move read.me up a directory
+* NEW: Integrate logging capabilities
+* FIX: account initialization error
+* ENHANCEMENT: Mainnet checkpoints (#88)
+
+# 0.2.1
+**IMPORTANT: this version contains a critical fix, upgrade to it as soon as possible**
+
+* [CRITICAL] Fixed a hardcoded COIN_TYPE on lib.rs
+* added mainnet checkpoints 
+
+
+# 0.2.0 
+_Warning: This changes might break interfaces on your project_
+
+* upgraded to note-spending-v7
+* fixed memory leak and blockrange error
+* fixed memory cycles and leaks
+* Fixed capture blocks retaining references
+* fixed bug where compact block processor wouldn't reschedule
+* add address validation functionality to Initializer
+* Fixes to initializer, added v7 methods, documented API. Fixed compact block processor not initializing correctly upon new wallets.
+* use "zip32 compliant" seed on demo app
+
+# 0.1.3
+Changes to createToAddress function to fix issues with paths that have spaces
+
+Synchronizer:
+
+change from computed variables to functions to allow throwing errors to clients
+
+https://github.com/zcash/ZcashLightClientKit/pull/84
+
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