Bitcoin Core Articles

Bitcoin Core 0.17 createwallet guide covering names and paths, immediate loading, private-key-disabled mode, warnings, backups and multiwallet governance.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 createpsbt guide covering selected inputs, ordered outputs, exact BTC amounts, locktime, BIP125 replacement and Creator-role limits.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 converttopsbt guide covering raw transaction hex, signature-data rejection or discard, witness decoding, intended use and PSBT review.

Bitcoin Core 0.17 combinepsbt guide covering same-transaction PSBT merging, base64 inputs, metadata conflicts, signer privacy, result review and finalisation.

Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 guide covering txindex and chainstate migrations, dynamic wallets, labels, PSBT, partial-spend avoidance and guarded upgrades.

Bitcoin Core 0.16.3 release guide covering the urgent duplicate-input crash fix, vulnerable versions, signrawtransaction correction and incident-safe upgrades.

Bitcoin Core 0.16.2 release guide covering wallet timeout clamping, verifytxoutproof hardening, import checks, mining waits and guarded maintenance.

Bitcoin Core 0.16.1 release guide covering blockmaxsize removal, transaction policy, chain activation fixes, wallet compatibility and guarded node upgrades.

Bitcoin Core 0.16 walletpassphrasechange guide covering old and new secrets, rotation ceremony, backups, failure handling, verification and recovery.

Bitcoin Core 0.16 walletpassphrase guide covering in-memory decryption keys, bounded timeout, unlock override, secret entry, concurrency and immediate relock.

Bitcoin Core 0.16 walletlock guide covering removal of the encryption key from memory, unlock-window closure, wallet context, verification and custody controls.

Bitcoin Core 0.16 verifytxoutproof guide covering proof hex, active-chain requirements, returned txids, invalid proofs, confirmations and inclusion limits.