Questions tagged [segregated-witness]
This tag should be used for questions regarding Segregated Witness (segwit), an activated softfork that defined a new transaction format which doesn't include signatures in the transaction identifier (txid).
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Were anyone-can-spend transactions valid before SegWit?
Non-segwit nodes (legacy nodes) see segwit transactions as anyone-can-spend (ACS) transactions. It is clear that such a nodes can (and do) validate blocks containing ACS transactions, because the ...
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How are segwit block transactions verified?
From my understanding, segwit blocks send transaction information without the witness, which includes the signature. I thought nodes needed the signature to verify the transactions?
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Transfert d'adresse BTC Segwit vers adresse BTC non segwit [duplicate]
Bonjour, je viens de faire un transfert de BTC segwits vers une adresse BTC non segwit, pensez vous que cela pose un problèmes ???
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What is the new segwit network option on binance and how does it work? [closed]
Recently Binance announced support for segwit deposits. I see old address and lot of other options on the right with segwit in the end. Is it a new network? What are the other options mentioned on ...
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WitnessScript vs. Script Witness
In BIP 174/PSBT, there is a PSBT Input key-value pair called "PSBT_IN_WITNESS_SCRIPT" (0x05) and another called "PSBT_IN_FINAL_SCRIPTWITNESS" (0x08). What is the difference between ...
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XPUB, YPUB, ZPUB Converter Tools
I was wondering if there are any good X,Y,Zpub converter tools that any of you are aware of. For instance, a tool that could convert an Xpub into the equivalent Zpub.
I was inspired to ask this ...
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Why did bech32 define a new base32 encoding scheme rather than use an existing one?
There are multiple existing base32 encodings (RFC 3548/4648, z-base-32, Crockford's etc). Why did bech32 define a new one rather than use an existing one?
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Can you break down what data is encoded into a bech32 address?
Can you break down what data is encoded into a bech32 address?
e.g. bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kv8f3t4
How do bech32 addresses on testnet, regtest, signet compare?
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What is the difference between “native segwit” and “bech32”?
People seem to be using "native segwit" and "bech32" interchangeably. Are they really the same thing?
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Why does Taproot require a new address format?
Dawid Ciężarkiewicz asked on Twitter:
Hey #bitcoin ers. I'm trying to figure out why taproot needs a new
address format, as I missed it. If you have a good link or something -
please share. I thought ...
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What's the deal with “legacy” and “segwit” wallets?
I'm new to bitcoin, but I've already read about "legacy" and "segwit" wallets. At the beginning, I created a segwit wallet, given that it was described as a new standard. But then ...
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Segwit transaction - Non-canonical DER signature
Error (when sending)
error code: -26
error message:
64: non-mandatory-script-verify-flag (Non-canonical DER signature)
Transaction
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BLS signature verification?
Is it possible to perform BLS signature verification with upcoming Taproot/Tapscript proposal?
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Advanced math operations in TapScript?
Hence BIP 342 proposes to enable opcodes like OP_MOD, OP_DIV, OP_MUL is it possible to perform advanced math operations like EC point addition/multiplication in a script size of up to 10kB?
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Where is the witness data stored in the raw block data
I can see in BIP-141 where the merkle hash is stored. And I think its clear that the witness data won't be streamed inline with the TXN data. So I assume the witness data is simply thunked on to the ...
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What RBF policy will be default on SegWit v1 nodes?
What RBF node policy will be applied by default in order for a SegWit v1 transaction to relay when encountered. Full RBF, or Opt-in RBF?
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How can the segwit witness data be “off-chain”? What does it really mean?
I have several questions regarding the segwit witness data. My current understanding is as follows.
Before segwit, the witness data was part of the input that the user had to provide so that they ...
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Can a single wallet generate (and use) both SegWit and non-SegWit addresses?
Is a Segwit wallet able to generate and use non-Segwit addresses?
I'm using Bitpay's Bitcore to create wallets and generate new addresses for the users of my platform. I'm also using Bitcore-wallet-...
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Anyone got links for any websites that were used to show miners signaling support for segwit? or screenshots?
Also wanted to confirm if my assumptions are correct about the whole thing:
Initially BIP 9 was supposed to activate segwit but there was lot of controversy
BIP 91 was proposed but again controversy
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Compatibility questions regarding Native Segwit addresses
I have a question regarding Native Segwit addresses. I understand that those addresses are more efficient and that you save on fees when you send BTC from them. However, does it matter which type of ...
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Error: Non-canonical DER signature when attempting to broadcast signed Segwit Transactions
I'm trying to build a native Segwit transaction programmatically, however, whenever I attempt to broadcast the transaction, it returns this error:
non-mandatory-script-verify-flag (Non-canonical DER ...
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What is the “value” in a Segwit sig hash?
The BIP143 docs state that the value is: "value of the output spent by this input (8-byte little endian)"
If I have a single UTXO of value 10,000 sats and I'm using this as an input for a ...
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Version prefix used for Bech32 addresses
I was compiling a table for Version prefix (hex) and Base-58 result's prefix for different types of Bitcoin addresses.
I came across the content here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/...
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If I delay upgrading to the latest Bitcoin Core version post Taproot activation does my node ever verify early Taproot spends?
Let's assume the Taproot soft fork is activated in June 2021. I continue to run an old version of Bitcoin Core (not enforcing Taproot rules) in July 2021 and so my full node treats valid Taproot ...
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Export from Bitcoin — import to Bitcoin Cash
I have address 3GXXiZhq1MZFeWtM6wFUWDA9wSLQh2NU6E, generated by my Bitcoin Core v0.20.0. Accidently I sent Bitcoin Cash there. I use dumpprivkey 3GXXiZhq1MZFeWtM6wFUWDA9wSLQh2NU6E console command and ...
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How to get the raw signature data of a transaction?
With the use of segwit, signature data is no longer part of transaction body and thus can’t be retrieved from block explorers. So is there a Bitcoin rpc method in order to get it directly without ...
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What makes a transaction a SegWit transaction or a non-SegWit transaction?
Can we say that if there is at least 1 input with a legacy script then the tx is a non-segwit transaction?
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What's the blocksize limit after segwit and how do legacy nodes deal with segwit transactions?
Normally, I heard that the bitcoin blocksize is 1MB, but with the Segwit update the blocksize can be up to 4MB, so we should say that the blocksize is 4MB, right? Moreover legacy nodes only receive ...
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how to generate bech32/segwit address from pubkey in golang
I am trying to generate bech32/segwit address in golang with the following code:
var pubkey *btcec.PubKey
address, err := btcutil.NewAddressPubKey(pubkey.SerializeCompressed(), chainParams)
if err != ...
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What are the different upgradeability features in the BIP-Taproot (BIP 341) proposal?
What are the different upgradability features in the BIP-Taproot (BIP 341) proposal?
Why are there so many upgradability paths? Is there something an annex can do that a leaf version can't?
This ...
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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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Retrieve address when create a channel lightning network
I have two nodes in regtest.
the first one is:
$ l1-cli getinfo
{
"id": "02c3f99e70c8da59e428dd119d36c0a1317e5cd85218a760355b5f9b4f822f6109",
"alias": "ALICE&...
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Get public or private key from address with C-lightning
I'm studying Lightning network and I use c-lightning.
I can Get a new address with newaddr method, but I can't find private key.
My address is bcrt1qmckts70jsq2u5886lgcq2yn7xjmp97t09zlrg, how can I ...
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How were miners supposed to signal support for BIP148?
Under BIP141 (SegWit), you could signal support by setting nVersion bit 1 equal to 1. BIP9 counted:
20000002 100000000000000000000000000010
20000012 100000000000000000000000010010
30000007 ...
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Speed of decoding Bech32 addresses
I am trying to understand if Bech32 can be a bottleneck in some specific cases (only Bech32, not Bitcoin itself).
What is the hypothetical speed decoding the address back to the streamable format in ...
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Hardware Wallet Vulnerability Fix - Verifying Input Value
I'm confused by the proposed solution posted in the blog regarding the recent vulnerability https://blog.trezor.io/details-of-firmware-updates-for-trezor-one-version-1-9-1-and-trezor-model-t-version-2-...
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Segwit & Offline Signing
Yesterday Trezor released details of a segwit-related hardware wallet vulnerability.
The writeup claims that providing full previous transactions to the hardware wallet prevents the exploit.
My ...
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segwit compatilibity bc1 and 3 bitcoin wallet?
I would like to know what's the better aproach for upgrading from a legacy address to a segwit one, but there are two type of segwit as P2SH starting with 3 and Native SegWit (bech32) starting with ...
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Does number of inputs or outputs affect bitcoin transaction fee?
I would like to know how inputs and outputs affects my bitcoin transaction fee using legacy address, and how using a segwit address will decrease the same transaction?
and how they will be ...
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Why is a minRelayTxFee of 1000 sat/kb not equivalent to 250 sat/kw?
Naively, we would expect a minRelayTxFee of 1000 sat/kb to correspond to 250 sat/kw. However, apparently this is not so according to this issue (ACINQ), which also references this issue (c-lightning). ...
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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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What is the link between address and use of the UTXO?
I state that I'm still a beginner. I need some clarification. I am using the Testnet. This is the information regarding the address I used to receive funds from a Faucet
bitcoin-cli validateaddress ...
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Limitations in P2WSH custom script
I did a stupid custom validation script in P2SH where after check signature, check if OP_3 is equal of OP_3. Now I want to move the same logic in P2WSH multisignatue 1-3.
it's my script
$ bitcoin-...
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Sign manually P2SH-P2WPKH with openssl
I have a very similar problem of my last post before post again, I tried a lot of time but whitout success. I studied this link but I don't find solution.
I have 50 bitcoins (total Amount) and I want ...
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Sign manually P2WSH native with Openssl
I'm studying the segwit part, and I want to sign P2WSH (native) manually (openssl).
I just read the BIP0143 and I see the new transaction digest.
Double SHA256 of the serialization of:
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Naming in segwit script
I have some doubts about naming in witness script/transaction.
P2SH-P2WSH (multisig)
WITNESS_SCRIPT = OP_3 <public key1> <public key2> <public key3> <OP_2>
(is it witness ...
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Bad witness error in P2SH-P2WSH
I've managed to build a P2SH 2-of-3 multisig contract that works, ie I can create addresses, send coins to them, and spend the outputs. Now I'd like to transition that solution to a P2SH-P2WSH, but I'...
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P2SH-P2WPKH stack
I'm studying P2SH-P2WPKH and when I create the signed transaction I can see this stack (using btcdeb)
script | ...
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Redeem script. script hash, witness script and witness program
I have a little confusion about naming in Bitcoin.
Redeem script is the conditions that will be satisfy.
For example P2PKH inside P2SH
OP_DUP OP_HASH160 <PubKHash> OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG ...
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Generate p2sh-segwit and address bech32
When I use bitcoin-cli getnewaddress "" "p2sh-segwit" which kind of script is inside And can I convert if in bech32?
