How to derive BTC m44 addresses from xpub?

Question

I checked Swan's Address Derivation Library https://github.com/swan-bitcoin/xpub-tool.

I try to get m44 address, but I got m84. Why? Do you know is it any parameter to force return m44? I tried to pass path: "m/44'/0'/0'/0", but it did not help.

Do you have any idea?

addressFromXPub("xpub6C5oXscLYZwgq2DB42TFC32QcoPa1MeCWUNPZSjydunniCM77TRcBfFnjScJeToVXS5RBDr53Ls5RXvDHujmFSL4Fqc9kkpsMjU1vg68xv7"
  );

export const addressFromXPub = (key) => {
  console.log(
    addressesFromExtPubKey({
      extPubKey: key,
      network: "mainnet",
      addressCount: 3,
    })
  );
};

[
    {path: "m/84'/0'/0'/0/0", address: "bc1qfgnqm6g46ys0h9gh606m76wemka2rrttrac90x"
    },
    {path: "m/84'/0'/0'/0/1", address: "bc1qnvzdj2m4wsrcrtl30j5c304qa77v4h2s8ajp0r"
    },
    {path: "m/84'/0'/0'/0/2", address: "bc1qjf5u77e6clwkxgf7a0shw7zq2nhqr4vjys7an0"
    }
]

Answer 1

The following key:

xpub6C5oXscLYZwgq2DB42TFC32QcoPa1MeCWUNPZSjydunniCM77TRcBfFnjScJeToVXS5RBDr53Ls5RXvDHujmFSL4Fqc9kkpsMjU1vg68xv7

Corresponds to a level 3 public key w/index of 0x00000080 which is 0h/0'. In the context you've described it probably corresponds to "m/?/?/0'". This key's parent's fingerprint is 0x3ab9169c, so you'd need to provide the parent's full fingerprint to confirm the original derivation path.

Although m44 & m84 have the same master/root key, they have completely different level 1 keys, which would change all lower nodes. In short you can only derive m/... full paths from root keys, not child keys, which you've provided.

Edit: The key you've provided is probably meant for deriving receive & change addresses of a certain address type.