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0x100. Note that the wizard will not create Segwit seeds by |
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default; users must opt-in with the segwit option. |
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- Native segwit scripts are represented using bech32 addresses, |
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following BIP173. Note that BIP173 is still in Draft status. If |
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BIP173 is substantially modified or rejected, bech32 wallets may |
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have to be restored from seed. This will not affect funds sent |
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to bech32 addresses, and it will not affect the capacity of |
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following BIP173. Please note that BIP173 is still in draft |
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status, and that other wallets/websites may not support |
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it. Thus, you should keep a non-segwit wallet in order to be |
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able to receive bitcoins during the transition period. If BIP173 |
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ends up being rejected or substantially modified, bech32 wallets |
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may have to be restored from seed. This will not affect funds |
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sent to bech32 addresses, and it will not affect the capacity of |
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Electrum to spend these funds. |
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- The BIP32 master keys of segwit wallets are serialized using new |
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version numbers. Version numbers are user visible, with the |
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