Release 1.0.0-alpha.8

Summary

This incremental bi-weekly release migrates API to use the rust-bitcoin FeeRate type, fixes PSBT finalization to remove extra taproot fields, and fixes blockchain scanning stop_gap definition and documentation. We recommend all 1.0.0-alpha users upgrade to this release.

Changelog

Fixed

• Remove extra taproot fields when finalizing PSBT #1310
• Define and document stop_gap #1351

Changed

• Migrate to bitcoin::FeeRate #1216
• chore: extract TestEnv into separate crate #1171

What's Changed

• Explicitly state that we truncate file for create_new by @evanlinjin in #1384
• Migrate to bitcoin::FeeRate by @ValuedMammal in #1216
• Remove extra taproot fields when finalizing PSBT by @ValuedMammal in #1310
• Update bdk README by @ValuedMammal in #1378
• chore: extract TestEnv into separate crate by @LagginTimes in #1171
• fix: define and document stop_gap by @storopoli in #1351
• Fix cargo manifest for bdk_testenv by @evanlinjin in #1391
• Bump bdk version to 1.0.0-alpha.8 by @notmandatory in #1389

Full Changelog: v1.0.0-alpha.7...v1.0.0-alpha.8