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   <https://download.bitcoinabc.org/0.24.1/>
 
 This release includes the following features and fixes:
+
+## CLI
+
+A new `bitcoin-cli -generate` command, equivalent to RPC `generatenewaddress`
+followed by `generatetoaddress`, can generate blocks for command line testing
+purposes. This is a client-side version of the former `generate` RPC. See
+the help for details.