Bitcoin ABC 0.29.0 Release Notes

Bitcoin ABC version 0.29.0 is now available from:

https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.29.0/

Chronik

The Chronik indexer is now available as an opt-in option to the Bitcoin ABC node software for Linux and Windows. Chronik gives you access to a brand new API to get notified of finalized blocks, retrieve transaction history by eCash address, gather eToken transaction data, and much more. To enable Chronik, simply turn it on with the -chronik option.

Take a look at the full setup and API documentation to get an overview of the features, and start building your own application with the chronik-client npm package.

Network upgrade

At the MTP time of 1715774400 (May 15, 2024 12:00:00 UTC), the following changes will become activated: