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authorClark Moody <clarkmoody@gmail.com>2019-02-14 12:25:38 -0600
committerClark Moody <clarkmoody@gmail.com>2019-07-23 10:30:10 -0500
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@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ To derive the P2SH address from the above calculated public key, we use the enca
scriptPubKey: HASH160 <20-byte-script-hash> EQUAL
(0xA914{20-byte-script-hash}87)
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+===Extended Key Version===
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+When serializing extended keys, this scheme uses alternate version bytes. Extended public keys use <code>0x049d7cb2</code> to produce a "ypub" prefix, and private keys use <code>0x049d7878</code> to produce a "yprv" prefix. Testnet uses <code>0x044a5262</code> "upub" and <code>0x044a4e28</code> "uprv."
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==Backwards Compatibility==
This BIP is not backwards compatible by design as described under [#considerations]. An incompatible wallet will not discover accounts at all and the user will notice that something is wrong.