Gap Limit
Wallets● Common
The number of consecutive unused addresses a wallet scans before stopping discovery. Standard is 20. Prevents infinite scanning while allowing for skipped addresses. Important for wallet recovery and import.
Technical Notes
BIP-44 specifies gap limit of 20. Problem: if >20 addresses skipped, funds appear missing. Solutions: increase gap limit, export/import address indexes, manual rescan. Descriptor wallets track derivation range explicitly.
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Created:1/3/2026by System