Bitcoin address is an identifier (like account number),
starting with 1, 3 or bc1 on the mainnet, containing
27-34 alphanumeric Latin characters and digits (except 0, O, I).
Also set to Bitcoin Cash mainnet, bchtest for testnet and bchreg for bitcoin cash regtest.
A Bitcoin address, or simply address, is an identifier of 27-34 alphanumeric characters, beginning with the number 1, 3 or bc1, that represents a possible destination for a bitcoin payment. Addresses can be generated at no cost by any user of Bitcoin. It is also possible to get a Bitcoin address using an account at an exchange or online wallet service. Also you can generate it offline and store on paper or at any digital storage.
There are currently three address formats in use in Bitcoin mainnet:
| Example use | Leading symbol(s) | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Pubkey hash (P2PKH address) | 1 | 17VZNX1SN5NtKa8UQFxwQbFeFc3iqRYhem |
Script hash (P2SH address) SegWit Pay 2 Witness Public Key Hash (P2SH-P2WPKH) |
3 | 3EktnHQD7RiAE6uzMj2ZifT9YgRrkSgzQX |
| SegWit mainnet (P2WPKH address) | bc1 | bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kv8f3t4 |
| SegWit Testnet (P2WPKH address) | tb1 | tb1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kxpjzsx |
| SegWit mainnet (P2WSH address) | bc1 | bc1qrp33g0q5c5txsp9arysrx4k6zdkfs4nce4xj0gdcccefvpysxf3qccfmv3 |
| SegWit Testnet (P2WSH address) | tb1 | tb1qrp33g0q5c5txsp9arysrx4k6zdkfs4nce4xj0gdcccefvpysxf3q0sl5k7 |
| Private key (WIF, uncompressed pubkey) | 5 | 5Hwgr3u458GLafKBgxtssHSPqJnYoGrSzgQsPwLFhLNYskDPyyA |
| Private key (WIF, compressed pubkey) | K or L | L1aW4aubDFB7yfras2S1mN3bqg9nwySY8nkoLmJebSLD5BWv3ENZ |
| BIP32 pubkey | xpub | xpub661MyMwAqRbcEYS8w7XLSVeEsBXy79zSzH1J8vCdxAZningWLdN3
zgtU6LBpB85b3D2yc8sfvZU521AAwdZafEz7mnzBBsz4wKY5e4cp9LB |
| BIP32 private key | xprv | xprv9s21ZrQH143K24Mfq5zL5MhWK9hUhhGbd45hLXo2Pq2oqzMMo63o
StZzF93Y5wvzdUayhgkkFoicQZcP3y52uPPxFnfoLZB21Teqt1VvEHx |
| Testnet pubkey hash | m or n | mipcBbFg9gMiCh81Kj8tqqdgoZub1ZJRfn |
| Testnet script hash | 2 | 2MzQwSSnBHWHqSAqtTVQ6v47XtaisrJa1Vc |
| Testnet Private key (WIF, uncompressed pubkey) | 9 | 92Pg46rUhgTT7romnV7iGW6W1gbGdeezqdbJCzShkCsYNzyyNcc |
| Testnet Private key (WIF, compressed pubkey) | c | cNJFgo1driFnPcBdBX8BrJrpxchBWXwXCvNH5SoSkdcF6JXXwHMm |
| Testnet BIP32 pubkey | tpub | tpubD6NzVbkrYhZ4WLczPJWReQycCJdd6YVWXubbVUFnJ5KgU5MDQrD9
98ZJLNGbhd2pq7ZtDiPYTfJ7iBenLVQpYgSQqPjUsQeJXH8VQ8xA67D |
| Testnet BIP32 private key | tprv | tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPcsbCVeqqF1KVdH7gwDJbxbzpCxDUsoXHdb6SnTPY
xdwSAKDC6KKJzv7khnNWRAJQsRA8BBQyiSfYnRt6zuu4vZQGKjeW4YF |
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