Wallets & custody · Maintained 2026

Output descriptors

Bitcoin output descriptors are a standardized language for describing sets of scripts and keys a wallet can watch or spend, improving wallet interoperability and backup clarity.

Context

Why it matters

Bitcoin output descriptors are a standardized language for describing sets of scripts and keys a wallet can watch or spend, improving wallet interoperability and backup clarity.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

Bitcoin output descriptors are a standardized language for describing sets of scripts and keys a wallet can watch or spend, improving wallet interoperability and backup clarity.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion

BIP380: Output Script Descriptors General Operation

Bitcoin BIPs

Tier 1 · primary BIP386: tr() Output Script Descriptors

Bitcoin BIPs

Tier 1 · primary

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