From 9a2469e1ce73da88c1c52659bc8d667a492ad736 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Morcos Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 12:01:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] release notes for fee estimation changes --- doc/release-notes.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index bbe8b879..5d369fe4 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ of a node, among which: - Reduce the number of threads (#5964, #5679); lowers the amount of (esp. virtual) memory needed +Fee estimation changes +---------------------- + +This release improves the algorithm used for fee estimation. Previously, -1 +was returned when there was insufficient data to give an estimate. Now, -1 +will also be returned when there is no fee or priority high enough for the +desired confirmation target. In those cases, it can help to ask for an estimate +for a higher target number of blocks. It is not uncommon for there to be no +fee or priority high enough to be reliably (85%) included in the next block and +for this reason, the default for `-txconfirmtarget=n` has changed from 1 to 2. + Privacy: Disable wallet transaction broadcast ----------------------------------------------