update RELEASE-NOTES: minor formatting for 4.7.0
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only reformats the project's RELEASE-NOTES file. It rewords bullet points, moves a few entries into different sections, and fixes punctuation. No program code was changed, so it cannot affect wallet security, funds, or network behavior.
No security action needed. This is a routine documentation formatting commit.
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Evidence from the diff
The diff is limited to RELEASE-NOTES. It is a documentation-only edit: rephrasing descriptions, reorganizing changelog sections (e.g., moving LNURL-withdraw and Electrum Protocol 1.6 notes under their respective headings), and minor formatting. No source files, build scripts, or dependencies were modified.
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# Release 4.7.0 (Jan 22, 2026)
- * General:
- - new: support Electrum Protocol version 1.6 (#10295)
- -> https://electrum-protocol.readthedocs.io/en/latest/protocol-changes.html#version-1-6
- - new: support LNURL-withdraw/LUD-3 (#9993)
- -> allows scanning QR codes to receive funds on lightning (e.g. ATMs, vouchers)
* Qt GUI (desktop):
- new: "Submarine Payments": support reverse swaps to external address (#10303)
- -> allows doing onchain payments from the wallet's lightning balance
+ Allows doing onchain payments from the wallet's lightning balance.
- changed: flag console usage in crash reports (#10219)
- changed: add "Tools" text to the tools button for increased visibility (#10277)
- changed: improved UI feedback for send change to lightning function (#10247)
@@ -15,10 +10,11 @@
- fix: not proposing tx batching in some cases (#10204)
* QML GUI & Android:
- new: allow manual editing of fee/feerate (#10371)
- -> this also allows sending sub 1 sat/b transactions on Android
+ This also allows sending sub-1 sat/b transactions on Android.
- new: support biometric authentication (#10340)
- -> allows using a fingerprint to unlock the wallet and authorize payments
- - changed: removed pin code authentication (#10340)
+ Allows using the Android system lockscreen (e.g. fingerprints)
+ to unlock the wallet and authorize payments.
+ The previous optional built-in PIN code authentication is removed.
- changed: make UI compatible with edge-to-edge layout (#10178)
- changed: fee histogram colors: extend color palette to cover sub-1 s/b (#10307)
- changed: enforce the usage of a single password for all wallet files (#10345)
@@ -26,6 +22,8 @@
- fix: allow opening passwordless wallets (#10423)
- fix: also protect address private keys from screenshots (#10426)
* Lightning:
+ - new: support LNURL-withdraw/LUD-3 (#9993)
+ Allows scanning QR codes to receive funds on lightning (e.g. ATMs, vouchers).
- changed: refactor handling of incoming htlcs (#10230)
- changed: collect htlcs failed back to us before re-splitting (#10274)
- fix: allow spending channel reserve if anchor channels are closed but not redeemed (2d17252)
@@ -34,16 +32,21 @@
- fix: self payments (and rebalance function) (#10271)
- fix: gossip exchange with Core Lightning nodes (#10347)
- fix: only wait for pending htlcs to get removed if peer is connected (1845143)
- * Onchain / Wallet / Server interface:
- - changed: non-SPV verified transactions now considered unconfirmed (#10216)
+ * Electrum protocol:
+ - new: add support for Electrum Protocol version 1.6 (#10295)
+ See https://electrum-protocol.readthedocs.io/en/latest/protocol-changes.html#version-1-6
+ Min required version is still 1.4.
- changed: prevent connecting to server with different genesis hash (#10281)
- changed: add warmup budget before batching server rpc calls for faster startup (#10281)
- - changed: optimistically guess scripthash status on new blocks to reduce network traffic and improve privacy (#10290)
+ - changed: optimistically guess scripthash status on new blocks to reduce network traffic
+ and improve privacy (#10290)
+ - fix: flush network buffer before disconnecting from server (6423323)
+ * Onchain / Wallet:
+ - changed: non-SPV verified transactions now considered unconfirmed (#10216)
- changed: always enforce dnssec validation for Openalias (#10349)
- - fix: flush network buffer before disconnecting (6423323)
* Submarine swaps:
- - new: cli commands to get swap statistics for swapserver operators (#10198)
- -> 'swapserver_get_history' and 'swapserver_get_summary'
+ - new: cli commands to get swap statistics for swapserver operators (#10198):
+ 'swapserver_get_history' and 'swapserver_get_summary'
* CLI/RPC:
- new: add 'export_lightning_preimage' command (#10242)
- changed: return lightning preimage from 'check_hold_invoice' command (#10242)
@@ -54,12 +57,13 @@
* Plugins:
- changed: plugins can now use existing cli command names without colliding with builtin commands (9c4c7f0)
- changed: Timelock Recovery: check if locking address is ours or script (#10272)
- - changed: removed payserver plugin, moved to spesmilo/electrum-payserver (d36b753)
- - fix: hardware wallet: compatibility with Coldcard ckcc-protocol v1.5.0 (2172dad)
+ - removed: payserver plugin, now an external plugin, moved to spesmilo/electrum-payserver (d36b753)
+ * Hardware wallets:
+ - Coldcard: fix: compatibility with ckcc-protocol v1.5.0 (2172dad)
* Contrib:
- new: add README to scripts/ directory (5a14a58)
* Dependencies:
- - changed: bump electrum-aionostr to 0.1.0 (e188102)
+ - changed: bump min required electrum-aionostr to 0.1.0 (e188102)
* Builds/binaries:
- Android:
- new: support 16kb page size (#10148)
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@
- AppImage:
- changed: migrate AppImage build to use modern/maintained appimagetool (#10019)
+
# Release 4.6.2 (Aug 25, 2025)
* General:
- changed: minrelayfee clamps from [1, 50] to [0.1, 50] sat/vbyte (#10096)
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