Bitcoin Cash Address Vs Bitcoin Address
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.
Bitcoin Address Cash App
There are currently three address formats in use in Bitcoin mainnet:
What Happens If You Send Bitcoin To A Bitcoin Cash Address
Check Bitcoin Cash (BCH) address qrrks3y60lumerd9ecvt6far4zxceazd4yn95pvrhv (1KBNNqm4WTbNZR8Sdk8Qu21VMwPbdBFy3m), its balance and transactions. Enter a Bitcoin Cash address below to convert it into either the new CashAddr format or Legacy format. Buy your first Bitcoin Cash (BCH) or Bitcoin (BTC) Purchase Bitcoin with your credit card and join the peer-to-peer electronic cash movement. Get the latest Bitcoin news in your inbox. Bitcoin transactions are made using an anonymous alphanumeric address, that changes with every transaction, and a private key. Payments can also be made on mobile devices by using quick response.
- P2PKH (Pay 2 Public Key Hash) which begin with the number 1
- P2SH (Pay 2 Script Hash) type starting with the number 3.
- Bech32 type starting with bc1.
Full list of Bitcoin address prefixes
| 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 |