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@@ -151,6 +151,23 @@ mining with the getblocktemplate protocol to a pool: this will affect you at
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the pool operator's discretion, which must be no later than BIP65 achieving its
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Automatically listen on Tor
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Starting with Tor version 0.2.7.1 it is possible, through Tor's control socket
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API, to create and destroy 'ephemeral' hidden services programmatically.
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Bitcoin Core has been updated to make use of this.
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This means that if Tor is running (and proper authorization is available),
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Bitcoin Core automatically creates a hidden service to listen on, without
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manual configuration. This will positively affect the number of available
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.onion nodes.
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This new feature is enabled by default if Bitcoin Core is listening, and
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a connection to Tor can be made. It can be configured with the `-listenonion`,
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`-torcontrol` and `-torpassword` settings. To show verbose debugging
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information, pass `-debug=tor`.
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0.12.0 Change log
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