Protocol Versions
Dash Protocol Versions
The table below lists some notable versions of the P2P network protocol, with the most recent versions listed first.
As of Dash Core 0.17.0, the most recent protocol version is 70219.
Version | Initial Release | Major Changes |
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70219 | Dash Core 0.17.0 (Q2 2021) | • DIP 20 Opcode additions • Governance system improvements • Add LLMQ for Dash Platform • RPC updates to support Dash Platform • Removal of spork 22 • Hard fork auto-recovery • Non-HD to HD wallet upgrade option • DIP 21 DKG data sharing/recovery |
70218 | Dash Core 0.16.0 (Q3 2020) | • Block reward reallocation • Concentrated recovery for LLMQ signatures • Wallet GUI refresh • Expanded PoSe (masternode version checks) • Removal of sporks 15, 16, and 20 • PrivateSend updates |
70216 | Dash Core 0.15.0 (Q1 2020) | • Mempool sync (via mempool message)• Updated default P2P/RPC ports for RegTest and Devnet networks • Removal of alert message• Removal of legacy InstantSend • Removal of sporks 5 and 12 • Deprecation of sporks 15, 16, and 20 |
70215 | Dash Core 0.14.0.1 (May 2019) | • None (Governance bugfix only) |
70214 | Dash Core 0.14.0.0 (May 2019) | • Long-Living Masternode Quorum • ChainLocks • PrivateSend improvements • Experimental LLMQ InstantSend • Bitcoin Core 0.15 backports |
70213 | Dash Core 0.13.0.x (Jan 2019) | • Special Transactions • Deterministic Masternode List • Coinbase Special Transaction • Automatic InstantSend |
70210 | Dash Core 0.12.3.x (July 2018) | • Named Devnets • New signature format / Spork 6 addition • Bitcoin Core 0.13/0.14 backports • BIP90: Buried deployments • BIP147: NULLYDUMMY enforcement • BIP152 Compact Blocks • Transaction version increased to 2 • Zero fee transactions removed • Pruning in Lite Mode |
70208 | Dash Core 0.12.2.x (Nov 2017) | • DIP1 (2MB blocks) • Fee reduction (10x) • InstantSend fix • PrivateSend improvements • Experimental HD wallet • Local Masternode support removed |
70206 | Dash Core 0.12.1.x (Mar 2017) | • Switch to Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 • BIP-0065 (CheckLockTimeVerify) • BIP-0112 (CheckSequenceVerify) |
70103 | Dash Core 0.12.0.x (Aug 2015) | • Switch to Bitcoin Core 0.10 • Decentralized budget system • New IX implementation |
70076 | Dash Core 0.11.2.x (Mar 2015) | • Masternode enhancements • Mining/relay policy enhancements • BIP-66 - strict DER encoding for signatures |
70066 | Dash Core 0.11.1.x (Feb 2015) | • InstantX fully implemented • Spork fully implemented • Masternode payment updates • Rebrand to Dash (0.11.1.26) |
70052 | Dash Core 0.11.0.x (Jan 2015) | • Switch from fork of Litecoin 0.8 to Bitcoin 0.9.3 • Rebrand to Darkcoin Core |
70051 | Dash Core 0.10.0.x (Sep 2014) | • Release of the originally closed source implementation of DarkSend |
70002 | Dash Core 0.9.0.x (Mar 2014) | • Masternode implementation • Rebrand to Darkcoin |
70002 | Dash Core 0.8.7 (Jan 2014) | Initial release of Dash (branded XCoin) as a fork of Litecoin 0.8 |
Bitcoin Protocol Versions
Historical Bitcoin protocol versions for reference shown below since Dash is a fork of Bitcoin Core.
Version | Initial Release | Major Changes |
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70012 | Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 (Feb 2016) | BIP130: • Added sendheaders message. |
70011 | Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 (Feb 2016) | BIP111: • filter* messages are disabled without NODE_BLOOM after and including this version. |
70002 | Bitcoin Core 0.9.0 (Mar 2014) | • Send multiple inv messages in response to a mempool message if necessary BIP61: • Added reject message |
70001 | Bitcoin Core 0.8.0 (Feb 2013) | • Added notfound message. BIP37: • Added filterload message. • Added filteradd message. • Added filterclear message. • Added merkleblock message. • Added relay field to version message • Added MSG_FILTERED_BLOCK inventory type to getdata message. |
60002 | Bitcoin Core 0.7.0 (Sep 2012) | BIP35: • Added mempool message. • Extended getdata message to allow download of memory pool transactions |
60001 | Bitcoin Core 0.6.1 (May 2012) | BIP31: • Added nonce field to ping message • Added pong message |
60000 | Bitcoin Core 0.6.0 (Mar 2012) | BIP14: • Separated protocol version from Bitcoin Core version |
31800 | Bitcoin Core 0.3.18 (Dec 2010) | • Added getheaders message and headers message. |
31402 | Bitcoin Core 0.3.15 (Oct 2010) | • Added time field to addr message. |
311 | Bitcoin Core 0.3.11 (Aug 2010) | • Added alert message. |
209 | Bitcoin Core 0.2.9 (May 2010) | • Added checksum field to message headers. |
106 | Bitcoin Core 0.1.6 (Oct 2009) | • Added receive IP address fields to version message. |
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