diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f11b5f30..c337bf024 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ at anytime.
   * exception checking in several wallet unit tests
   * daemon not erring properly for non-numeric values being passed to the `bid` parameter for the `publish` method
   *
+  * Fixed unnecessarily verbose exchange rate error (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/984)
+  * Merged two separate dht test folders into one
+  * Fixed value error due to a race condition when saving to the claim cache (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/1013)
+  * Fixed being unable to re-download updated content (#951)
+  * Fixed sending error messages for failed api requests
+  * Fixed the file manager startup being slow when handling thousands of files
+  * Fixed handling decryption error for blobs encrypted with an invalid key
+  * Fixed handling stream with no data blob (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/905)
+  * Fixed fetching the external ip
+  * Fixed API call to blob_list with --uri parameter (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/895)
+  * Fixed publish command to allow updating claims with bid amount higher than wallet balance(by spending the claimtrietx coin) (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/issues/748)
 
 ### Deprecated
   * `channel_list_mine`, replaced with `channel_list`
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
index c5c3a89bd..fa512907d 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
@@ -537,9 +537,6 @@ class Wallet(object):
         decoded = ClaimDict.load_dict(metadata)
         serialized = decoded.serialized
 
-        if self.get_balance() < Decimal(bid):
-            raise InsufficientFundsError()
-
         claim = yield self._send_name_claim(name, serialized.encode('hex'),
                                             bid, certificate_id, claim_address, change_address)
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
index cff92ce23..b32f958cb 100644
--- a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -715,8 +715,6 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         publisher = Publisher(self.session, self.lbry_file_manager, self.session.wallet,
                               certificate_id)
         parse_lbry_uri(name)
-        if bid <= 0.0:
-            raise Exception("Invalid bid")
         if not file_path:
             stream_hash = yield self.storage.get_stream_hash_for_sd_hash(claim_dict['stream']['source']['source'])
             claim_out = yield publisher.publish_stream(name, bid, claim_dict, stream_hash, claim_address,
@@ -2007,10 +2005,6 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         if bid <= 0.0:
             raise ValueError("Bid value must be greater than 0.0")
 
-        if bid >= self.session.wallet.get_balance():
-            raise InsufficientFundsError('Insufficient funds. ' \
-                                         'Make sure you have enough LBC to deposit')
-
         metadata = metadata or {}
         if fee is not None:
             metadata['fee'] = fee