From 2f5858952e968ff0d93eeb704a480a095f7c9adf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pieter Wuille Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:17:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention dump/import support for HD wallets --- doc/release-notes.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index e3331adec..ba8ad71be 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ ones which haven't already been generated during the time of the backup. **Attention:** Encrypting the wallet will create a new seed which requires a new backup! +Wallet dumps (created using the `dumpwallet` RPC) will contain the deterministic +seed. This is expected to allow future versions to import the seed and all +associated funds, but this is not yet implemented. + HD key generation for new wallets can be disabled by `-usehd=0`. Keep in mind that this flag only has affect on newly created wallets. You can't disable HD key generation once you have created a HD wallet.