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   <https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.20.2/>
 
 This release includes the following features and fixes:
+ - Improved initial block download performance by ~20%.
+ - Improved initial block download performance during pruning.
+ - `bitcoin-qt -resetguisettings` now generates a backup of the former GUI settings.
+ - Removed features that were deprecated in 0.19.x, including `signrawtransaction`,
+   `fundrawtransaction -reserveChangeKey`, parts of `validateaddress`, use of
+   addresses in `createmultisig`, and other miscellaneous behaviors.
+ - Minor logging improvements.