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+0.12.0 Release notes
+====================
+
+
+Neodash Core version 0.12.0 is now available from:
+
+  https://neodashpay.io/downloads
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at github:
+
+  https://github.com/neodashpay/neodash/issues
+
+
+How to Upgrade
+--------------
+
+If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
+shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
+installer (on Windows) or just copy over /Applications/Neodash-Qt (on Mac) or
+neodashd/neodash-qt (on Linux).
+
+**This new version uses transaction indexing by default, you will need to reindex 
+the blockchain. To do so, start the client with --reindex.**
+
+
+Downgrade warning
+------------------
+
+Because release 0.12.0 and later makes use of headers-first synchronization and
+parallel block download (see further), the block files and databases are not
+backwards-compatible with pre-0.12 versions of Neodash Core or other software:
+
+* Blocks will be stored on disk out of order (in the order they are
+received, really), which makes it incompatible with some tools or
+other programs. Reindexing using earlier versions will also not work
+anymore as a result of this.
+
+* The block index database will now hold headers for which no block is
+stored on disk, which earlier versions won't support.
+
+If you want to be able to downgrade smoothly, make a backup of your entire data
+directory. Without this your node will need start syncing (or importing from
+bootstrap.dat) anew afterwards. It is possible that the data from a completely
+synchronised 0.10 node may be usable in older versions as-is, but this is not
+supported and may break as soon as the older version attempts to reindex.
+
+This does not affect wallet forward or backward compatibility.
+
+
+0.12.0 changelog
+----------------
+
+Switched to Bitcoin Core version 0.10 - https://bitcoin.org/en/release/v0.10.0
+- Implemented decentralized budget system 
+- Removed reference node
+- Implemented new decentralized masternode payment consensus system
+- Improved speed of DS
+- New masternode payment/winners/budgets syncing strategy
+- Platform independent masternode ranking system
+- Masternode broadcasts, pings and winners now use the inventory system
+- Transaction indexing is enabled by default for all clients
+- Better implementation of IX block reprocessing to find and remove an invalid block
+- IX nearly 100% successful with new implementation
+- Lots of UI improvements and fixes including DS progress, wallet repair buttons, UI settings/filters persistence etc
+
+
+Credits
+--------
+
+Thanks to who contributed to this release, at least:
+
+eduffield  
+UdjinM6  
+Crowning  
+moli  
+flare  
+thelazier  
+adios  
+poiuty  
+scratchy  
+moocowmoo  
+the-baker  
+BrainShutdown  
+Lukas_Jackson  
+Sub-Ether  
+italx  
+yidakee  
+TanteStefana  
+coingun  
+tungfa  
+MangledBlue  
+AjM  
+Lariondos  
+elbereth  
+minersday  
+qwizzie  
+TaoOfSatoshi  
+dark-sailor  
+AlexMomo  
+snogcel
+bertlebbert
+
+As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/neodash/).