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doc: archive release notes for v29.3
What changed, and why it matters
This commit simply archives the release notes for Bitcoin Core version 29.3. It adds a documentation file listing bug fixes, performance improvements, and contributor credits. No code was changed, and there is no security issue in the commit itself.
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The commit creates doc/release-notes/release-notes-29.3.md, a 105-line markdown file summarizing the Bitcoin Core 29.3 release. The diff contains only documentation text describing merged pull requests across P2P, validation, wallet, mining, build, documentation, test, and CI categories. No source code, build scripts, or executable files were modified.
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+Bitcoin Core version 29.3 is now available from:
+
+ <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/>
+
+This release includes various bug fixes and performance
+improvements, as well as updated translations.
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
+
+ <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
+
+To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:
+
+ <https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
+
+How to Upgrade
+==============
+
+If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
+shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the
+installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)
+or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
+
+Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is
+possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old
+wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.
+
+Compatibility
+==============
+
+Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operating systems using the
+Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13+, and Windows 10+. Bitcoin
+Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as
+frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on
+unsupported systems.
+
+Notable changes
+===============
+
+### P2P
+
+- #33050 net, validation: don't punish peers for consensus-invalid txs
+- #33723 chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us
+
+### Validation
+
+- #32473 Introduce per-txin sighash midstate cache for legacy/p2sh/segwitv0 scripts
+- #33105 validation: detect witness stripping without re-running Script checks
+
+### Wallet
+
+- #33268 wallet: Identify transactions spending 0-value outputs, and add tests for anchor outputs in a wallet
+- #34156 wallet: fix unnamed legacy wallet migration failure
+- #34226 wallet: test: Relative wallet failed migration cleanup
+- #34123 wallet: migration, avoid creating spendable wallet from a watch-only legacy wallet
+- #34215 wallettool: fix unnamed createfromdump failure walletsdir deletion
+- #34370 wallet: Additional cleanups for migration, and fixes for createfromdump with BDB
+
+### Mining
+
+- #33475 bugfix: miner: fix `addPackageTxs` unsigned integer overflow
+
+### Build
+
+- #34227 guix: Fix `osslsigncode` tests
+
+### Documentation
+
+- #33623 doc: document capnproto and libmultiprocess deps in 29.x
+
+### Test
+
+- #33612 test: change log rate limit version gate
+
+### Misc
+
+- #32513 ci: remove 3rd party js from windows dll gha job
+- #33508 ci: fix buildx gha cache authentication on forks
+- #33581 ci: Properly include $FILE_ENV in DEPENDS_HASH
+- #34344 ci: update GitHub Actions versions
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
+
+- Anthony Towns
+- Antoine Poinsot
+- Ava Chow
+- David Gumberg
+- Eugene Siegel
+- fanquake
+- furszy
+- Hennadii Stepanov
+- ismaelsadeeq
+- luke-jr
+- m3dwards
+- Padraic Slattery
+- Pieter Wuille
+- SatsAndSports
+- sedited
+- willcl-ark
+
+As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
+[Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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