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diff --git a/src/base58.cpp b/src/base58.cpp
index 69692c95eb..e093608aa3 100644
--- a/src/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/base58.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,30 @@ int CBase58Data::CompareTo(const CBase58Data& b58) const
 
 namespace
 {
+/** base58-encoded Bitcoin addresses.
+ * Public-key-hash-addresses have version 0 (or 111 testnet).
+ * The data vector contains RIPEMD160(SHA256(pubkey)), where pubkey is the serialized public key.
+ * Script-hash-addresses have version 5 (or 196 testnet).
+ * The data vector contains RIPEMD160(SHA256(cscript)), where cscript is the serialized redemption script.
+ */
+class CBitcoinAddress : public CBase58Data {
+public:
+    bool Set(const CKeyID &id);
+    bool Set(const CScriptID &id);
+    bool Set(const CTxDestination &dest);
+    bool IsValid() const;
+    bool IsValid(const CChainParams &params) const;
+
+    CBitcoinAddress() {}
+    CBitcoinAddress(const CTxDestination &dest) { Set(dest); }
+    CBitcoinAddress(const std::string& strAddress) { SetString(strAddress); }
+    CBitcoinAddress(const char* pszAddress) { SetString(pszAddress); }
+
+    CTxDestination Get() const;
+    bool GetKeyID(CKeyID &keyID) const;
+    bool IsScript() const;
+};
+
 class CBitcoinAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<bool>
 {
 private: