gui: Generate bech32 addresses by default #15711

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   MarcoFalke commented at 9:59 PM on March 31, 2019: member

   Most services support bech32 addresses now, so generating legacy addresses by default seems overly cautious. bech32 addresses are more robust and user friendly in multiple ways.

2. gui: Generate bech32 addresses by default faf62d9415
3. DrahtBot added the label GUI on Mar 31, 2019
4. MarcoFalke cross-referenced this on Mar 31, 2019 from issue When to make bech32 the default -addresstype? by fanquake
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   promag commented at 1:51 PM on April 1, 2019: member

   utACK faf62d9, maybe add a release note "checkbox changed, but the behavior/outcome remains the same".

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   MarcoFalke commented at 2:03 PM on April 1, 2019: member

   Good point, but I think for the GUI it is self-explanatory, since the button comes with a help text and a massive tooltip

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   laanwj commented at 4:39 PM on April 2, 2019: member

   utACK faf62d9415d74e69356d2b64c134184814938708, don't think a release note is needed for this specifically, though a general release note on switching to bech32 by default would make sense

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   fanquake commented at 2:54 PM on April 3, 2019: member

   tACK faf62d9

   

   

9. fanquake added the label Needs release note on Apr 3, 2019
10. fanquake removed the label Needs release note on Apr 3, 2019
11. MarcoFalke added this to the milestone 0.19.0 on Apr 4, 2019
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    MarcoFalke commented at 8:53 PM on April 4, 2019: member

    This will be merged next Monday unless there are objections

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    Empact commented at 8:15 PM on April 5, 2019: member

    utACK https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15711/commits/faf62d9415d74e69356d2b64c134184814938708

14. MarcoFalke referenced this in commit 414d8461fd on Apr 8, 2019
15. MarcoFalke merged this on Apr 8, 2019
16. MarcoFalke closed this on Apr 8, 2019

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17. MarcoFalke deleted the branch on Apr 8, 2019
18. MarcoFalke cross-referenced this on Jul 30, 2019 from issue gui: Generate bech32 addresses by default (take 2, fixup) by MarcoFalke
19. fanquake referenced this in commit 31d98584f3 on Aug 6, 2019
20. sidhujag referenced this in commit f45db177e1 on Aug 10, 2019
21. Munkybooty referenced this in commit 57cb13d4e6 on Nov 25, 2021
22. Munkybooty referenced this in commit 57049ac955 on Nov 25, 2021
23. Munkybooty cross-referenced this on Nov 30, 2021 from issue Backports 0.19 pr8 by Munkybooty
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MarcoFalkepromaglaanwjfanquakeEmpact

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0.19.0