Questions tagged [p2pkh]
Pay-to-PubKey-Hash is the standard format for making payments on the Bitcoin network.
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Stuck dissecting a P2PKH Bitcoin transaction, what am I doing wrong?
I'm attempting to dissect a P2PKH transaction based on guidance from Rene Pickhardt's video (link). At around the 2:54 minute mark, he calculates the Bitcoin Address from the input. I'm interested in ...
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Do we pay cheaper fees for less security in P2TR rather than P2PKH?
Answer quote:
P2TR now is a spiritual successor of P2PK: it locks funds directly to a key and only requires a signature to spend the funds.
If P2TR UTXOs are guarded by Schnorr signatures and P2PKH ...
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How to spend P2WSH address with full redem script and witness program?
I just put few dollar in here.
Bech32 Address: bc1qx6c07u2s6pu6d5ede8ee9hmynahp9edgg764cm58gfxmryk3ryqsxarnnv
Witness Script Hex 76a914b1217062623d9101426f61593cb1abc3e44ed00488ac
Witness Script Asm
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How to use the base58 in c++
its been a while after i done with my python bitcoin miner
And i realize that python is slower to do mining stuff, so i decided to rebuild it in c++ as you guys know c++ the faster than other ...
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How do I create an p2pkh raw transaction using the latest Bitcoin core version? Any help? Thanks
Like the title says I need of help here, how can I create an p2pkh raw transaction using the latest version of Bitcoin core is it even possible? What are the required fields do I need to use the ...
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Hi so I'm currently trying to spend an p2pkh utxo, how do create the raw transaction on Bitcoin core, how do I write it? What information do I need?
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Need help on to create this p2pkh transaction how is the data written where do write the script pubkey and the ...
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What is prepended to the front of a ScriptSig and ScriptPubKey of a P2PKH transction?
In some educational materials on bitcoin P2PKH transactions, I'll see 2 digits included in the front of what would be considered the ScriptSig. For example, what is the 8b in the front of the ...
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In bitcoin core can ScriptToUniv give us wallet address of public key?
a few days ago I created a PR https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27546
where I proposed ScriptToUniv can give us wallet address of public key But some guy commented
"Concept NACK
Sorry, no. ...
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Create offline bitcoin tx for p2pkh address in a user-friendly way?
You created vanity p2pkh-addresses in the past, you have access to the private keys (WIF) and addresses (1...).
Now you want to spend the funds securely and in an offline way (you do not want to ...
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Is there a standard P2PKH?
I was implementing a small application that computes the bitcoin address starting from a private key (256-bit number). I am surprised about the lack of a single trustworthy reference to this, unlike ...
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Having issues properly generating a p2pkh address in Rust code. (for research purposes not for real use)
I have followed the steps to generate a p2pkh compressed base58 address and am consistently checking it to find that I get an invalid checksum.
I am using this python code to check the address:
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Bitcoin Exchange only sends funds to P2PKH and P2SH addresses, but my address is Bech32. What can I do to get that fund into my account?
This is the email that I've received from my exchange:
There are three bitcoin address formats currently in use:
P2PKH addresses which begin with the number 1. P2SH addresses
starting with the ...
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A question about the role of OP_DUP in the P2PK(H) transaction specification, and possibility of slightly smaller single address transactions
Original Thread: Why OP_DUP instead of providing the PubKey twice in P2PKH?
I am struggling to understand the logic in the most popular answer and my "reputation" is < 50 so I cannot ...
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Please help me understand this P2PKH transaction
I'm trying to understand Pay-to-Pubkey-Hash transactions. I picked a random P2PKH transaction in a blockchain explorer: ab3f542ad5add941f8ba4282cebab0cca81266a83cab6b98ebb8ae730477a570
As far as I ...
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Should an offline address generated from private key send funds to wallet?
I'm trying to use the python package python-bitcoinlib to send a timelock transaction on testnet. The github has two examples to create an address, and then use that address to send the bitcoin to ...
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When The Unlocking Script Is Created, Who Verifies The Script?
I am familiar with the many ways an unlocking script is created. But in this scenario, lets use P2PKH. When we generate the unlocking script (excuse the simplicity):
<dup> <hash160> <...
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What is the largest multisig quorum currently possible?
Bitcoin script allows for a UTXO to be (un)encumbered by an N-of-N signature. When N is 1, this is referred to as a single signature.
What are the limits of N for this application?
What is the ...
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Why does SegWit implement new address formats?
I would consider myself quite up-to-par with the concept and in-depth functionalities of SegWit (segregated witness).
I just don't understand one key aspect of it; P2SH and bech32 addresses.
why on ...
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Creating a raw transaction from scratch/
I am currently learning bitcoin technology. So I came up around the term raw transaction. There are many tools to create a raw transaction but I want to do it all by myself.
My Idea is to write a raw ...
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Is it possible to use a P2PKH output with a schnorr signature?
I know that Bitcoin has many different transaction output types (P2SH, P2WPKH, P2WSH, P2TR, etc).
And I know that P2PKH is an old transaction output type that has existed since before Segwit and ...
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How to generate p2pkh ScriptPubKey for coinbase transaction
One part of coinbase transaction is p2pkh ScriptPubKey (according to the book i read). Coinbase transaction here refers to the first transaction in a block , not Coinbase software/company.
Suppose i ...
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Why P2SH seems to be never smaller than 34 characters, unlike P2PKH?
Why base58 of P2SH invoice address seems to be never smaller than 34
characters; unlike base58 of P2PKH invoice address, in which 33 characters
is very common?
Bitcoin wiki tells (format and emphasis ...
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tracking invoice address type migration
I'd love to see charts with stats on percent of utxos by invoice address type (specially P2PKH, P2SH, P2SH-P2WPKH, P2WPKH, P2TR), over time; and same for percent of coin supply.
No doubt I can pay a ...
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Is there a way to convert a P2PKH address into P2TR?
As far as I understand, Taproot enhances privacy by allowing someone to only reveal a specific key path, which in my understanding means that it's fairly flexible - is it possible to construct a P2TR ...
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Why OP_DUP instead of providing the PubKey twice in P2PKH?
We know that a P2PKH script looks as follows:
scriptPubKey: OP_DUP OP_HASH160 <PubKeyHash> OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
scriptSig: <Signature> <PubKey>
Since full nodes are maintaing ...
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Trying to verify this P2PKH transaction
I am trying to understand the unlocking portion of the transactions inputs of this pay-to-public-key-hash transaction: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/...
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Is - a valid bitcoin address character
I came across address like this s-272edf45031dd498e7b3ae89e11ff21b
In the Address with Balance List
Is the '-' a valid character?
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Convert Electrum p2pkh wallet to p2wpkh one?
Is it possible, in Electrum, to convert a p2pkh wallet to a p2wpkh one, so I can use the Lightning network?
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p2pkh vs. p2pk keeping public key private
I just got into learning Bitcoin programming through Jimmy Song's Programming Bitcoin.
Jimmy says that some of p2pkh's advantages over p2pk include:
a smaller ScriptPubKey
keeping one's public key ...
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Ho do I generate the output script of a bitcoin transaction?
When I mean output script I mean the output script from step 11 from this question:
Redeeming a raw transaction step by step example required
Then the actual output script: 76 a9 14 ...
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How Bitcoin decide which scriptPubKey use?
I'm studying Bitcoin protocol, and I'm able to create address by my bash script.
The addresses "P2PKH" and "P2PK" have the same procedure.
Compressed or uncompressed public key – ...
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How is a locking script reliably detected as a P2PKH script?
I've taken this example from a p2pkh guide:
1976a9145fb0e9755a3424efd2ba0587d20b1e98ee29814a88ac
This is broken down into:
19 - byte length of the following unlocking script
76 - OP_DUP: Duplicates ...
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Bitcoin's Liquid Network - Unable to Broadcast PSET P2PKH issuance transaction using go-elements
While working on go-elements I've been trying to expand on pset_test.go by implementing functions that broadcast different kinds of PSET transaction. Unfortunately I can't find many technical ...
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Why does printing a scriptPubKey have an extra OP_PUSHBYTES_20? [duplicate]
I am building a P2PKH script pubkey in code, and the standard format is:
OP_DUP OP_HASH160 <PUBKEYHASH> OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG
However, when I print it (I'm using the bitcoin Rust crate) it ...
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How to move/sweep your Bitcoin Core bitcoins safely and air-gapped to your new fancy cold storage?
I have stored my bitcoins on Bitcoin Core in a few P2PKH addresses with many UTXOs. I would like to have a plan, how these bitcoins can be moved air-gapped to a more up-to-date setup (not discussed ...
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Are P2PKH or P2SH transactions malleable?
BIP66 fixed one source of transaction malleability and segwit, to my understanding, fixed the rest of the sources. Yet, there are still many common types of non-segwit transactions in use, like P2PKH ...
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Decodescript for a Testnet pubkey hash address
This is the address information:
bitcoin-cli validateaddress n35oDVMPNkHRzBKy7q9RDB7r5e8qbVa9SW
{
"isvalid": true,
"address": "n35oDVMPNkHRzBKy7q9RDB7r5e8qbVa9SW",
"scriptPubKey": "...
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"scriptSig" for P2SH-P2WPKH
I'm not sure I understand the fields of my input. I have a P2SH address (Testnet). This is the input of my transaction:
"vin": [
{
"txid": "...
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Why can't P2PKH's scriptPubKey be shortened to only OP_CHECKSIG?
For P2PKH, the scriptPubKey is OP_DUP OP_HASH160 <pubKeyHash> OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG. Why can't it check the signature only? Why can't it be shortened to just one opcode — OP_CHECKSIG?
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How to generate legacy receiving address in Bitcoin core 0.19.x.x
I must have missed the memo. I see Bitcoin Core 19.1.0.1 defaults to generating Bech32 receive addresses (prefixed with "bc1"), and offers a checkmark to generate P2SH addresses instead (prefixed ...
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Why is 'p2pkh:' prepended at the beginning of private key addresses in electrum?
I recently started a Blockchain course and came across the electrum software. While going through the list of wallet addresses and associated private keys I found that 'p2pkh' is placed at the start ...
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How can I check my transaction signature is correct?
I have tried recreating the exact transaction from "Appendix B: Funding Transaction Test Vectors" from BOLT 3 from the Lightning RFCs. My transaction looks exactly the same when parsed, except my ...
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Bitcoin Signature Verification
I am trying to implement the OP_CHECKSIG opcode of Bitcoin and verify whether a signature is valid or not. I have the signature that I recieve from the transaction data and the public key(the hex ...
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How do I extract the address from a scriptPubKey?
I am creating a block parser and just learned about Scripts in Bitcoin yesterday which is kind of confusing so far. I want to extract the addresses involved in each transaction. Right now, I am able ...
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Script and DER in P2PKH
Im trying to figure out the script and DER
In P2PKH, the "first part (scriptsig)" push in stack (<sig><pubK>) because is it DER?
Instead the "second part (scriptPubKey)" you can map the ...
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P2SH to LTC address with M
Are there anyone know how to convert P2SH address (like 34A5PyCvPJKYtHmj9jmKhGzBBwpGuAkZog) to MANDhrctLRAygo3dFckfWvEaWeQizSwWNK?
I tried to decode with Base58Check, then removed 05 and added 032, ...
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If I was developing a Bitcoin wallet, should I support both legacy and compatibility addresses?
To receive funds, I was thinking of giving a user the option of displaying two QR codes:
Legacy - p2phk e.g. 1AKDDsfTh8uY4X3ppy1m7jw1fVMBSMkzjP
Compatibility - p2sh(p2wpkh) e.g. ...
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how to get the sender's address in bitcoinj
I'm trying to modify the simple wallettemplate to get the sender's address in the transaction list. However since TransactionInput.getFromAddress() doesn't exist now and getConnectedOutput()....
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convert "M" address to "3" address LTC [closed]
currently im facing with 1 issue that i need to convert all my litecoin address in my fullnode to legacy address (prefix with "M"). Im know that we have a tool https://litecoin-project.github.io/p2sh-...
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Is P2SH-wrapped P2PKH possible?
There is a known form of address that called P2SH-wrapped SegWit, wrapping SegWit address as Base58 (P2SH) address.
Thinking about such address type, I come up with the question: Is P2SH-wrapped P2PKH ...
