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What is the encoding of a SegWit address?
What is the encoding of a SegWit address?
Elena
Sun Dec 01 2024
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I'm curious about the encoding method used for a SegWit address. I want to understand how it's structured and encoded for use on the Bitcoin network.
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Alessandra
Tue Dec 03 2024
The characters include all lowercase English letters from 'a' to 'z'.
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Eleonora
Tue Dec 03 2024
Additionally, the numbers from 0 to 9 are also part of the Bech32 alphabet.
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Carolina
Tue Dec 03 2024
Notably, the number '1' is excluded to prevent any potential confusion.
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Nicola
Tue Dec 03 2024
Bech32 serves as an encoding method specifically designed for SegWit addresses and Lightning invoices.
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MatthewThomas
Tue Dec 03 2024
This encoding scheme utilizes an alphabet that comprises a total of 32 characters.
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