Bitcoin Cash Address with prefix ..

  • Resolved graemeconradie

    (@graemeconradie)


    5 years, 6 months ago

    Why is there a prefix before the bitcoin cash address ?

    bitcoincash:qzf60xrhzh9eergtrtgrtjz2pzt5qkde0es5wpyewtqc

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  • Thread Starter graemeconradie

    (@graemeconradie)

    “CashAddr” is the name of the new Bitcoin Cash address format, which is heavily influenced by SegWit Bech32 format.

    The format is consisting of a prefix (bitcoincash, bchtest or bchreg), a seperator (always :), and a 42 character payload.

    TIP: P2PKH starts with q while P2SH starts with p

    Currently it’s compatible with all Bitcoin Cash wallets and services except a few.

    The address format can be converted to the old format using cashaddr.bitcoincash.org if your wallet is not compatible.

    Plugin Author dashed-slug.net

    (@dashedslug)

    This address is in BIP-21 format, which allows it to be unambiguously placed in a QR code.

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