Bitcoin address example
Bitcoin has four main address types, from old to the most modern:
- Legacy, pay-to-pubkey-hash (P2PKH).
- Script, pay-to-script-hash (P2SH).
- Bech32, pay-to-witness-public-key-hash (P2WPKH).
- Taproot, pay-to-taproot (P2TR).
Bitcoin address examples:
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Legacy (P2PKH) | 1Dkfz1uJ45zRXey2iZmvCZPfLDTPPw6KQt |
| Script (P2SH) | 3F2AYEoCbknZfHGhPYKPkgT9CksGdapBMP |
| Bech32 (P2WPKH) | bc1qel8snx0mmh8kz8juqd04st2vy49tuj8cch558c |
| Taproot (P2TR) | bc1pgqnxzknhzyypgslhcevt96cnry4jkarv5gqp560a95uv6mzf4x7s0r67mm |
Receiving transactions is possible using any address. Using the most modern address type, however, will result in a slightly lower network fee.