From ed18ab2eb0ee657f8ce1c57da41452288b0c6ef5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bitflash Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:04:03 -0300 Subject: readme: add Tor badge, fix Download link, note the SQLite wallet default - add a Tor badge to the header row - point Download and the quick-start link at releases.bitflash.network; the relative ../../releases/latest 404s outside GitHub - windows quick start: the published package bundles Tor and starts a managed Tor automatically, with -nomanagedtor to turn it off - note the single-file SQLite wallet default (1.2.20) and link docs/storage.md - bump the checksum-mirror example to v1.2.20 --- README.md | 21 ++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1782bc3..907578e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ CPU-only cryptocurrency. A revival of Bitcoin 0.1.0 with RandomX proof of work a ![PoW](https://img.shields.io/badge/PoW-RandomX%20(CPU)-2ea44f?style=for-the-badge) ![Privacy](https://img.shields.io/badge/addresses-.btf%20anonymous-2ea44f?style=for-the-badge) +![Tor](https://img.shields.io/badge/tor-onion%20service-7d4698?style=for-the-badge) ![Fair Launch](https://img.shields.io/badge/premine-none-2ea44f?style=for-the-badge) -**[Download](../../releases/latest)** +**[Download](https://releases.bitflash.network/)** @@ -46,14 +47,14 @@ For a plain SOCKS5 proxy without Tor-specific defaults, use ## Quick start -Download the [latest release](../../releases/latest) and run. No install, no -configuration — it connects automatically and starts syncing. +Download the [latest release](https://releases.bitflash.network/) and run. No +install, no configuration — it connects automatically and starts syncing. **Linux:** make the `.AppImage` executable and run it. -**Windows:** extract the `-windows.zip` and run `Bitflash.exe`. -If you want managed Tor without a separate Tor install, use the -`-windows-with-tor.zip` package and start Bitflash with `-managedtor`. +**Windows:** extract the `-windows-with-tor.zip` and run `Bitflash.exe`. Tor is +bundled and a managed Tor instance starts automatically, so onion transport +works with no separate install. Pass `-nomanagedtor` to turn it off. Every release ships a `SHA256SUMS` covering the assets. Verifying takes a second and is worth doing: @@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ Public mirrors should make the latest checksum files available both under the versioned release directory and at the release root: ```text -https://releases.bitflash.network/v1.2.19/SHA256SUMS +https://releases.bitflash.network/v1.2.20/SHA256SUMS https://releases.bitflash.network/SHA256SUMS # alias to latest ``` @@ -166,6 +167,12 @@ words also cover the address the window shows you. **Both still matter** — the phrase and the file back up different things, and the difference is where people lose money. +Since 1.2.20 the file is a single self-contained `wallet.sqlite` by default. A +fresh data directory starts on it; an existing Berkeley DB `wallet.dat` keeps +working and the desktop app converts it in one click on first run, never +touching the original, which stays as a fallback. See +[wallet storage](docs/storage.md). + The derivation is written down in [docs/derivation.md](docs/derivation.md), with test vectors and a script that reproduces them from scratch. It is there so the twelve words keep working even if this software does not: paths, address format -- cgit v1.2.3