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Bech32 addresses

Bech32 is a human-readable address encoding used for native SegWit outputs; Bech32m is used for Taproot and later witness versions.

Why it matters

Bech32 is a human-readable address encoding used for native SegWit outputs; Bech32m is used for Taproot and later witness versions.

Key ideas

Primary and technical sources

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

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