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ID: 1594
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post_title: 'New Release: 1.0.4'
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author: Jack Grigg
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post_excerpt: ""
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layout: post
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permalink: https://blog.z.cash/new-release-1-0-4/
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published: true
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post_date: 2016-12-15 00:00:00
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---
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Today we're announcing the release of Zcash 1.0.4, which fixes several bugs, improves performance, and adjusts mining policies. With this release, private payments will get relayed and mined faster.
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Summary of the changes in this release:
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<ol class="arabic simple">
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<li>We fixed a cache invalidation bug that caused some orphaned blocks to trigger node crashes. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1928">#1928</a>)</li>
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<li>We fixed a race condition that inhibited creation of multi-JoinSplit transactions. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1911">#1911</a>)</li>
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<li>We adjusted mining policies to encourage inclusion of transactions containing JoinSplits. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1895">#1895</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1902">#1902</a>)</li>
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<li>We improved rescan and reindex performance. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1892">#1892</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1904">#1904</a>)</li>
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<li>We improved zk-SNARK verification performance by 7%. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1919">#1919</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://speed.z.cash/comparison/?exe=1%2B208%2C1%2B226&ben=3&env=1&hor=false&bas=1%2B208&chart=normal+bars">stats</a>)</li>
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<li>We added additional well-formedness checks for JoinSplit proofs. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1938">#1938</a>)</li>
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<li>We added a fee parameter to <cite>z_sendmany</cite>. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1907">#1907</a>)</li>
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<li>We added a <cite>getlocalsolps</cite> RPC method for obtaining the mining rate without the metrics screen. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1642">#1642</a>)</li>
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<li>The Bash completion files were updated to work with <cite>zcashd</cite>. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1909">#1909</a>)</li>
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<li>The build scripts were extended to make porting Zcash to other platforms easier. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1905">#1905</a>)</li>
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<li>A checkpoint was added at block height 15,000. (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/pull/1865">#1865</a>)</li>
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</ol>
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We're encouraging all users and miners to update to this new version. See our <a class="reference external" href="https://z.cash/download.html">download</a> page and the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/wiki/1.0-User-Guide">1.0 User Guide</a> for more information.
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For a more complete list of changes, see our <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/milestone/48?closed=1">1.0.4</a> GitHub milestone. To follow our progress, watch <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/zcash/zcash/milestones">the GitHub project</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://forum.z.cash/">join the forum</a>.
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