v0.21.1

This public alpha release features:

• Many new apps!

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Windows Build

• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, using our storage system with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports:
  1. creating a profile
  2. adding social verifications
  3. transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet
  4. authentication with applications that do not use Blockstack's storage system.
• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is signed by "Blockstack PBC"

Linux/Docker Script

• The Blockstack-for-Linux.sh script can be used to start a Blockstack Browser daemon on Linux and other environments supporting Docker
• Using the script requires setting up Docker beforehand
• run ./Blockstack-for-Linux-v0.20.1.sh help for instructions on using the script

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.21.0

This public alpha release features:

• Improvements to the social media account verification process
• New apps
• Bug fixes

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Windows Build

• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, using our storage system with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports:
  1. creating a profile
  2. adding social verifications
  3. transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet
  4. authentication with applications that do not use Blockstack's storage system.
• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is signed by "Blockstack PBC"

Linux/Docker Script

• The Blockstack-for-Linux.sh script can be used to start a Blockstack Browser daemon on Linux and other environments supporting Docker
• Using the script requires setting up Docker beforehand
• run ./Blockstack-for-Linux-v0.20.1.sh help for instructions on using the script

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.20.1

This public alpha release features:

• Restoring a keychain will also restore Blockstack ID profile information for IDs that don't have usernames as long as you are using default storage
• Improved navigation
• Improvements to social media account verification process
• Bug fixes

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Windows Build

• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, using our storage system with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports:
  1. creating a profile
  2. adding social verifications
  3. transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet
  4. authentication with applications that do not use Blockstack's storage system.
• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is signed by "Blockstack PBC"

Linux/Docker Script

• The Blockstack-for-Linux.sh script can be used to start a Blockstack Browser daemon on Linux and other environments supporting Docker
• Using the script requires setting up Docker beforehand
• run ./Blockstack-for-Linux-v0.20.1.sh help for instructions on using the script

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.20.0

This public alpha release features:

• Improved sign in process
• Improved language if a user tries to sign in to an app before completing on-boarding
• Bug fixes

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Windows Build

• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, using our storage system with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports:
  1. creating a profile
  2. adding social verifications
  3. transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet
  4. authentication with applications that do not use Blockstack's storage system.
• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is signed by "Blockstack PBC"

Linux/Docker Script

• The Blockstack-for-Linux.sh script can be used to start a Blockstack Browser daemon on Linux and other environments supporting Docker
• Using the script requires setting up Docker beforehand
• run ./Blockstack-for-Linux-v0.20.0.sh help for instructions on using the script

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.19.1

This public alpha release features:

• Improved app sign in experience
• Improved navigation
• A new link to a support website
• A new reset browser option that can also be used to reset your password
• A Blockstack ID completion indicator
• Bug fixes and other improvements

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Windows Build

• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, using our storage system with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports creating a profile, adding social verifications, transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet, and now authentication with applications that do not use Blockstack's storage system.
• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is signed by "Blockstack PBC"

Linux/Docker Script

• The Blockstack-for-Linux.sh script can be used to start a Blockstack Browser daemon on Linux and other environments supporting Docker
• Using the script requires setting up Docker beforehand
• run ./Blockstack-for-Linux-v0.19.1.sh help for instructions on using the script

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.19.0

This developer release features:

• Improved social media account verification process
• On-boarding process improvements

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Windows Build

• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, authenticating with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports creating a profile, adding social verifications, and transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is signed by "Blockstack PBC", however, please confirm that your installer's SHA256 hash is 46f5d28042efe37c783029e38da63769677d32d8a47da05008bd16f0be43bcd1
• Future releases will be signed.

Linux/Docker Script

• The Blockstack-for-Linux.sh script can be used to start a Blockstack Browser daemon on Linux and other environments supporting Docker
• Using the script requires setting up Docker beforehand
• run ./Blockstack-for-Linux-v0.19.0.sh help for instructions on using the script

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.18.3

This developer release features:

• Streamlined transfer process from Onename
• Navigation improvements
• Security improvements

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Windows Build

• Previous Windows builds used an installation of Docker to execute background daemons for the Blockstack Browser, this supported the authentication, name purchasing, and bitcoin wallet features.
• Trying to install docker and the containers automatically resulted in a lot of problems, and we believe that a native experience for Windows will provide a much better overall experience.
• This release of the Windows installer runs natively, however, it does not support purchasing names, authenticating with applications, or using the bitcoin wallet -- this is a leaner application experience that supports creating a profile, adding social verifications, and transfering Onename addresses to the Browser identity wallet.
• In the future, the Windows build will support all of our features, natively
• Adventurous developers can still use the launcher script to help set up a Docker environment
• This release is not signed, however, the installer's SHA256 hash is dfdd7145afb106bf20338d630a69cc5dd5c82ab0d362c986ff96a6d9626f053b
• Future releases will be signed.

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.18.2

This developer release features:

• Improvements to the verifications process
• Improved support for Blockstack IDs without a username
• Improved display of usernames that are pending registration confirmation

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.18.1

This developer release features:

• Improvements to the verifications process
• Improved support for Blockstack IDs without a username
• Improved display of usernames that are pending registration confirmation

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.

v0.18.0

This developer release features:

• Improvements to the verifications process
• Improved support for Blockstack IDs without a username
• Improved display of usernames that are pending registration confirmation

NOTE: The new bitcoin wallet is stored in the browser and secured by the same key as your identity. This is a change from prior versions where we were the bitcoins were stored in a separate wallet from your identity. To migrate the bitcoins from follow the instructions here.

Known issues
These will be fixed in an upcoming release:

• Dropbox support is temporarily disabled in this release. It will be re-enabled in a future release. #908

Names purchased in a pre-release version prior to v0.10.0 will need to be transferred to the production keychain location with a future tool.