Address
Fundamentals● Common
A string of characters representing a destination for bitcoin payments. Derived from public keys through hashing. Different address types exist: Legacy (1...), SegWit (3... or bc1q...), Taproot (bc1p...). Addresses should ideally be used only once for privacy.
Technical Notes
P2PKH (Legacy): 1... = RIPEMD160(SHA256(pubkey)). P2SH: 3... = hash of script. P2WPKH (Native SegWit): bc1q... = Bech32 encoded. P2TR (Taproot): bc1p... = Bech32m encoded. Testnet uses different prefixes (tb1, m/n, 2).
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Created:1/3/2026by System