From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 668F2BD0 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:35:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wr0-f181.google.com (mail-wr0-f181.google.com [209.85.128.181]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E87A220A for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:35:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wr0-f181.google.com with SMTP id g10so100901122wrg.2 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:35:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=HhvtCKL2A4wbzNCYwmAT4vui5D2k8KHETkMliujPSVY=; b=pIIe9cZcCx2Ydjl+ogrMu8DXt64aukQUXuj/6r0mdDMTeymiYjgMTaooxpxq+tc4OY PPRErOdmF6evL5qM2STtkIZeGgRPZz/ga3WCOUQdFl3BtPZrQoNdWVoceuF6er3G3nYh VTMEkUgGudi87sObE2dD7YwIr3ENxAKynWDkxsZsn9HLUb/uJLPSxE2bmgTt125DPzYM M5M1dvk2jB0xqSYfaMD/Pq00NVxb/xnjRxw5Nu1SXDXvV/J5/aDa/iyulfKupA1NvRy1 zUOVUzsdZhRYeTtjwvZRDhvX9lPx2ZoAs22hk7ofGN69dswvpaYum50Pc76eGQC001Gw Gaag== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=HhvtCKL2A4wbzNCYwmAT4vui5D2k8KHETkMliujPSVY=; b=Fy1v1ZwudNIs4lhq+N+wq+pRq/PE3378qNoguXgUXeRkKnd54Gdn46u4BTMbCSn+sN 3ZzYslxPaiYbSwdJM6pS9OmkBeode9kMWc+9R6nmRQ2zSujVJe32vtp2eJ7NfnN2e9o8 cxP3pnRt+eZ2ARaTnc6P9WDiPUj/7rDJ0bd7LVxB3rKU1zxH3lIQ09nBxGosn3LRSv44 hadP0rImnDq3bqwPKHvu6B4m/VflFLdwICg1P7xs8vDH07Xr+KrkoJFG1qBF/ge1st4t 6s66okiT+siuJhzA3k8ezI/mgUbRP66R/rRDlxPGbjephHeLxNGYgMNR7i0NZ4bh5gXy i2lQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AFeK/H2pOO1jXTV5HyJRqEZExEzr6pADcmlBbxLdRhmOwDp9VZXxqqrMhT7dtq+Afv0IEG8l89GgWN4/8AU5FA== X-Received: by 10.223.133.182 with SMTP id 51mr28767218wrt.39.1490045708451; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:35:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.80.135.5 with HTTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:35:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Pieter Wuille Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:35:08 -0700 Message-ID: To: Bitcoin Dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [bitcoin-dev] A BIP proposal for segwit addresses X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:35:10 -0000 Hello everyone, I'd like to propose a new BIP for native segwit addresses to replace BIP 142. These addresses are not required for segwit, but are more efficient, flexible, and nicer to use. The format is base 32 and uses a simple checksum algorithm with strong error detection properties. Reference code in several languages as well as a website demonstrating it are included. You can find the text here: https://github.com/sipa/bech32/blob/master/bip-witaddr.mediawiki Cheers, -- Pieter