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Merge JoinMarket-Org/joinmarket-clientserver#1296: docs: Creating Core wallet is required for v0.21+

4d4cae5f0c docs: Creating Core wallet is required for v0.21+ (Kristaps Kaupe)

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  It isn't anymore "recommended" for recent Bitcoin Core versions, as since v0.21 default wallet is not created automatically.

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ followed a manual installation as per [here](INSTALL.md)).
2. [Configuring for Bitcoin Core](#configure) 2. [Configuring for Bitcoin Core](#configure)
a. [Setting a Core wallet (recommended)](#setting-core-wallet) a. [Setting a Core wallet (required for Bitcoin Core v0.21 and newer)](#setting-core-wallet)
3. [Using the wallet-tool.py script](#wallet-tool) 3. [Using the wallet-tool.py script](#wallet-tool)
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<a name="setting-core-wallet" /> <a name="setting-core-wallet" />
### Setting a Core wallet (recommended) ### Setting a Core wallet (required for Bitcoin Core v0.21 and newer)
_NOTE: Although this step is not strictly required for Bitcoin Core versions before 0.21, it is still recommended._
This point often confuses people. Joinmarket has its own wallet, with encryption and storage of keys, separate to Bitcoin Core, This point often confuses people. Joinmarket has its own wallet, with encryption and storage of keys, separate to Bitcoin Core,
but it *stores addresses as watch-only in the Bitcoin Core wallet*, and the relevant rpc calls to Bitcon Core always specify the but it *stores addresses as watch-only in the Bitcoin Core wallet*, and the relevant rpc calls to Bitcon Core always specify the

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