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Bitcoin addresses

Bitcoin addresses are human-facing encodings of spending destinations or script commitments, not permanent account identifiers.

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Bitcoin addresses are human-facing encodings of spending destinations or script commitments, not permanent account identifiers.

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Primary and technical sources

Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto

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