What's Changed

• psbt: decode keytype as compact size by @guggero in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2206
• Enable the RpcClient to send requests to Bitcoin Core over a Unix socket. by @robertmin1 in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2168
• Fix the btcctl uptime command by @cec489 in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2203
• remove error return value for SignCompact by @zhiqiangxu in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2211
• ffldb: close block files by @kcalvinalvin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2208
• chore: fix some comments for struct field by @linghuying in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2214
• mod+rpcserver: bump to latest version of btcec by @guggero in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2218
• blockchain: copy utxo status bytes to avoid UB by @Crypt-iQ in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2225
• Updated btcd dependency of btcutil to address CVE-2024-34478 by @AlexsandroRyan in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2235
• wire: check TXID length before creating outpoint by @jharveyb in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2233
• bugfix: check if both begin and end are numbers in UnmarshalJSON by @brunoerg in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2242
• rpcclient: signet support by @wydengyre in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2230
• btcjson: turn warnings into StringOrArray type by @guggero in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2245
• Formatting code with gofmt by @huochexizhan in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2255
• chore: fix some comments by @lencap in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2228
• Fix typos by @omahs in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2220
• fix: correct the typos [skip ci] by @threewebcode in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2093
• Correct link to redirect to btcutil docs by @sanrinconr in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/1873
• delete minor unreachable code caused by t.Fatal by @Abirdcfly in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/1875
• rpcclient: add timeout to http request. by @ziggie1984 in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2256
• Add support for wtxidrelay message. by @marcopeereboom in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2272
• main: add flag to write execution traces by @kcalvinalvin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2223
• wire, peer: fix broken ibd by @kcalvinalvin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2281
• Fix non-root hosts failing on resolving DNS by @same-id in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2269
• rpctest: make sure to WaitForShutdown by @yyforyongyu in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2277
• rpcclient: safe read and write to batch by @ynewmann in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2273
• main: add prune documentation to sample-btcd.conf by @kcalvinalvin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2299
• typo-Update register_test.go by @romashka-btc in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2291
• wire: add bitcoin network magic for default SigNet by @starius in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2276
• psbt: add support for PSBT_GLOBAL_XPUB type by @guggero in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2296
• deps: bump go version by @gosunuts in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2316
• refactor: using slices.Contains to simplify the code by @finaltrip in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2317
• chore: update license by @davidcardenasus in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2303
• github: upgrade the CI by @yyforyongyu in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2331
• multi:use t.TempDir replace os.MkdirTemp to simplify test temp dir manager by @petersssong in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2334
• multi: remove deprecated io/ioutil by @argentpapa in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2336
• docs: update guidelines and links by @yyforyongyu in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2333
• multi: implement testnet4 and add support for soft forks that are always active by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2339
• netsync: don't ask for blocks from peers on the same block height by @kcalvinalvin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2304
• multi: deprecation goacc by @petersssong in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2340
• docs: update contribution link by @quantix9 in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2348
• refactor: use map.Copy for cleaner map handling by @xinhangzhou in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2343
• psbt: check path minimum length by @guggero in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2352
• database: shut the program down immediately if we run out of disk space by @kcalvinalvin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2358
• multi: introduce v2transport and implement BIP324 by @Crypt-iQ in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2260
• psbt: overflow checks when computing Taproot BIP32 derivation min size by @ffranr in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2374
• v2transport: update to btcec v2.3.5, reduce module deps by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2381
• v2transport: fix module path by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2383
• build: remove replace directives left over after BIP 324 PRs by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2384
• txscript: add more detail to invalid tapscript merkle proof error by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2284
• Minor refactor to improve code health by @yyforyongyu in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2389
• rpcclient: clarify GetBlockCount description by @starius in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2322
• Print a readable error before os.Exit(1) in btcctl by @bshramin in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2393
• CI: add gemini assist for code reviews by @mohamedawnallah in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2395
• p2p: remove alert msg by @brunoerg in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2396
• txscript: add new ScriptTemplate DSL for writing Scripts by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2216
• psbt: upgrade dependencies and fix unit test by @Aharonee in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2375
• wire: optimize parsing for CFCheckpkt message, reduce allocs by 96% by @Roasbeef in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2398
• .gemini: add styleguide.md by @mohamedawnallah in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2399
• Align hash function count with bloom filter capacity by @gijswijs in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2397
• btcjson: add stubs for SubmitPackage by @bhandras in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2366
• rpcclient: add bitcoind version dependent error matching by @guggero in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2405
• feat: fix ci / makefile by @gosunuts in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2320
• Dockerfile: update go base image by @gosunuts in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2409
• Makefile+workflows: fallback to GOPATH/bin on non-existent GOBIN by @mohamedawnallah in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2410

New Contributors

• @robertmin1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2168
• @cec489 made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2203
• @linghuying made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2214
• @AlexsandroRyan made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2235
• @jharveyb made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2233
• @brunoerg made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2242
• @huochexizhan made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2255
• @lencap made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2228
• @omahs made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2220
• @sanrinconr made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/1873
• @Abirdcfly made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/1875
• @same-id made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2269
• @ynewmann made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2273
• @romashka-btc made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2291
• @starius made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2276
• @gosunuts made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2316
• @finaltrip made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2317
• @petersssong made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2334
• @argentpapa made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2336
• @quantix9 made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2348
• @xinhangzhou made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2343
• @bshramin made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2393
• @mohamedawnallah made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2395
• @Aharonee made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2375
• @gijswijs made their first contribution in https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/2397

Full Changelog: https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/compare/v0.24.2...v0.25.0-beta.rc1