From 800ad9c3c0c4cbd09653e7889bf981d7ed557759 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Atack Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:35:37 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] doc: release note I2P ElGamal sunset --- doc/release-notes-35696.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/release-notes-35696.md diff --git a/doc/release-notes-35696.md b/doc/release-notes-35696.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..393c2b050d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-35696.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +### P2P and Network Changes + +Support for the legacy ElGamal (type 0) encryption type when creating I2P +sessions is being sunset by the I2P network and will be removed from bitcoind on +or before v34. Nodes using I2P with versions of Bitcoin Core earlier than v26.1 +(PRs #29200, #29209) will soon only be able to connect to other legacy ElGamal +I2P peers and will be increasingly isolated from the rest of the network, with a +reduced anonymity set. See #35696 for details.