Questions tagged [bech32-address]
A checksummed base32 format, "Bech32", and a standard for native segregated witness output addresses using it.
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Bech32 error detection and correction reference implementation
Is there a complete reference implementation for the error detection and/or correction of Bech32 addresses? The BIP contains a link to this useful code and demo: https://github.com/sipa/bech32/tree/...
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Why doesn't Bech32 use the character "b" in the data part?
The data part of a Bech32 address uses alphanumeric characters excluding "1", "b", "i", and "o". I understand that "1", "i", and "o&...
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Signing a message with a segwit address
After many years, Bitcoin core still does not support message signing using segwit address. Does someone know if this feature will ever come ?
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How to Prove Ownership of a New Address to an Exchange?
I am planning to withdraw some sats from my exchange (Gemini) to my Trezor one. But they seem to have a very strict withdrawal SOP that requires me to prove the ownership of a public address. The ...
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How to get a recent version of Bitcoin core for 32 bits?
Simple question. Modern wallet.dat whith bech32 addresses that can’t be opened by the last version of Bitcoin core compiled for 32 bits windows and was handed over a 2008 laptop with the money I got.
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Why some bech32 bitcoin addresses contain a structure with a large number of "q"?
I noticed some bech32 Bitcoin addresses that have a specific structure with a large number of "q". Here is a few examples: bc1qmdtv5qqqqqp4qnz5ghlejq9evyuxgqqqqq9yj3zp2sydwcmqqqqq2j6wen ...
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How to get Segwit address from OKX wallet
I am going to connect OKX wallet in my bitcoin based game app and have one problem in getting native segwit address from okx wallet. I read their developer doc and there are two way to get address. ...
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Why does Electrum's createnewaddress() only return legacy addresses?
Why does Electrum's createnewaddress() (or "Create Request") only return legacy addresses? How do I make it create bech32 addresses?
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Are the characters 0, O, I, l really not allowed in address?
I need to be able to validate BTC addresses. I keep reading how characters 0, O, I, l are not allowed to avoid visual ambiguity. That said, I've run into a couple of address which contain these ...
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Why doesn't bitcoin use bech32 encoding for transaction_id and block hash?
If I understand correctly, transaction IDs and block digests are typically hex-encoded in the bitcoin ecosystem including bitcoin-core RPC calls, block explorers, etc. Meanwhile, bech32 encoding would ...
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Bitcoin Core for Mac not syncing, can't access private key
Wondering if you can help me guys, I'm new to using bitcoins and recently downloaded Bitcoin Core to my MacBook. I stupidly sent bitcoins to my wallet without realising i had to sync first, but it's ...
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I need to get BTC addresses from a 12 word phrase, but I don't understand what to do next
I need an algorithm for translating a 12-word phrase to BTC SegWit bech32 P2WPKH addresses. I wrote a function in Python that returns a seed, but I don't understand what to do next. Here when entering ...
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Why are some bc1 addresses 42 characters and others 62 characters in Base58?
The length of bc1 Bitcoin addresses varies between 42 and 62 characters in Base58 encoding. What causes this difference in character count?
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Are contrived combinations of address format and segwit version program possible?
I wonder that I'm unable to see how exactly BIP 0341 forbids v1+ segwit from using bech32. Does consensus allow combining v1+ segwit programs with the bech32 format? I could expect v0 segwit was maybe ...
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Probability of Generating a Bitcoin Address with Specific Starting and Ending Characters
I've recently come across a situation where scammers are generating (bitcoin) addresses that have the same starting and ending characters. This is concerning as many people, including myself, often ...
