đź“… Original date posted:2012-02-20
đź“ť Original message:>
>> The "version" portion of the address has so far been labeled "network id",
>> and indicates from which network and which chain the address can be used
>> for.
>
> Where do you see this? It has always been "version" as far as I am aware, and
> we discussed formalizing the details of the bits in it a few months back.
> In any case, it was certainly originally intended as "version" as can be
> observed in Satoshi's reference implementation.
See: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_Bitcoin_addresses
And the attached graphics - here it is defined as network byte and network id.
Anyway - can probably live with some bit level subdivision into network id and address class.
/M
Michael Grønager [ARCHIVE] /
npub15f…xlq6h
2023-06-07 03:08:18
in reply to nevent1q…y7u4
Author Public Key
npub15fmnxm546tg2sv0l7elusrvqsgezdzdg3m0flpml5fr2qf3f5slskxlq6hPublished at
2023-06-07 03:08:18Event JSON
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"content": "đź“… Original date posted:2012-02-20\nđź“ť Original message:\u003e \n\u003e\u003e The \"version\" portion of the address has so far been labeled \"network id\",\n\u003e\u003e and indicates from which network and which chain the address can be used\n\u003e\u003e for.\n\u003e \n\u003e Where do you see this? It has always been \"version\" as far as I am aware, and \n\u003e we discussed formalizing the details of the bits in it a few months back.\n\u003e In any case, it was certainly originally intended as \"version\" as can be \n\u003e observed in Satoshi's reference implementation.\n\nSee: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Technical_background_of_Bitcoin_addresses\n\nAnd the attached graphics - here it is defined as network byte and network id.\n\nAnyway - can probably live with some bit level subdivision into network id and address class.\n\n/M",
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