Bitcoin Wallet, Address and Privacy BIPs Articles

BIP 380 output descriptors explained: document Bitcoin scripts, keys, ranges and checksums so wallet recovery is precise and testable.

BIP 371 Taproot PSBT made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

BIP 370 guide covering its Deployed status, v2 global/input/output fields, modifiable flags, locktime, unique identity, roles, compatibility and tests.

BIP 48 guide covering its Deployed status, m/48 hierarchy, hardened script type, nested and native SegWit branches, key sorting, recovery and compatibility.

BIP 350 guide covering its Deployed status, new checksum constant, Bech32 for v0, Bech32m for v1-v16, strict decoding, compatibility and test vectors.

BIP 129 BSMS guide covering its Complete status, coordinator and signer roles, two-round setup, key records, descriptor templates, proofs, encryption and tests.

BIP 87 guide covering its Complete application status, m/87 hierarchy, descriptors, accounts, receiving and change branches, gap limit, backups and recovery.

BIP 78 Payjoin explained: see how receivers add inputs, break ownership heuristics, enforce sender checks and secure the interactive endpoint.

BIP 155 addrv2 guide covering network IDs, variable address lengths, Tor v3 and I2P relay, sendaddrv2 negotiation, limits and privacy-aware validation.

BIP 137 guide covering recoverable 65-byte signatures, header ranges for legacy and SegWit addresses, interoperability, security limits and BIP 322 migration.

BIP 127 guide covering its Draft status, unspendable proof transactions, commitment messages, block-specific verification, proof files, PSBT extension and limits.

BIP 79 Bustapay guide covering its closed status, sender and merchant transaction flow, anti-DoS fallback, mandatory validation, privacy limits and compatibility.