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[docs] 0.11.2 release notes: add sipa graphs & leveldb note
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output if they comply with the BIP65 rules as provided in code.

2. This release will produce version 4 blocks by default. Please see the
*notice to miners below*.
*notice to miners* below.

3. Once 951 out of a sequence of 1,001 blocks on the local node's best block
chain contain version 4 (or higher) blocks, this release will no
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For more information about the soft-forking change, please see
<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6351>

Graphs showing the progress towards block version 4 adoption may be
found at the URLs below:

- Block versions over the last 50,000 blocks as progress towards BIP65
consensus enforcement: <http://bitcoin.sipa.be/ver-50k.png>

- Block versions over the last 2,000 blocks showing the days to the
earliest possible BIP65 consensus-enforced block: <http://bitcoin.sipa.be/ver-2k.png>

**Notice to miners:** Bitcoin Core’s block templates are now for
version 4 blocks only, and any mining software relying on its
getblocktemplate must be updated in parallel to use libblkmaker either
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- If you are mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this
will affect you at the pool operator’s discretion, which must be no
later than BIP66 achieving its 951/1001 status.
later than BIP65 achieving its 951/1001 status.

[BIP65]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0065.mediawiki

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**Implication for users:** GetMedianTimePast() always trails behind the
current time, so a transaction locktime set to the present time will be
rejected by nodes running this release until the median time moves
forward. To compensate, subtract one hour (3,600) seconds from your
forward. To compensate, subtract one hour (3,600 seconds) from your
locktimes to allow those transactions to be included in mempools at
approximately the expected time.

[BIP113]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0113.mediawiki

Windows bug fix for corrupted UTXO database on unclean shutdowns
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Several Windows users reported that they often need to reindex the
entire blockchain after an unclean shutdown of Bitcoin Core on Windows
(or an unclean shutdown of Windows itself). Although unclean shutdowns
remain unsafe, this release no longer relies on memory-mapped files for
the UTXO database, which significantly reduced the frequency of unclean
shutdowns leading to required reindexes during testing.

For more information, see: <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6917>

Other fixes for database corruption on Windows are expected in the
next major release.

0.11.1 Change log
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