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Topic: how do I create SegWit address? (Read 733 times)

legendary
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September 13, 2017, 09:47:25 PM
#8
I know this site, but I can not say anything about trustability: https://segwitaddress.org/

This was just something I threw together over the weekend using functions from someone else's repo as stated in the heading of the site. The address functions are using bitcoinjs which is a trusted library used by GreenAddress, Blockchain.info, Blocktrail and more. There's nothing funky going on, but it's good to be skeptical of pretty much everything especially wallets in the crypto space.
sr. member
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September 12, 2017, 03:29:49 PM
#7
Thanks guys! I definitely don't want to trust my BTC to wallets I've never heard about

Are there some commands I can run in Bitcoin core GUI debug window to generate SegWit address?
From https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/57832/how-to-generate-segwit-address:
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You can use addwitnessaddress addr, where addr is an existing P2PKH or P2SH address of yours. It will construct a P2SH-P2WPKH or P2SH-P2WSH address with the same key/script, if known to be valid.
full member
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September 12, 2017, 02:49:35 PM
#6
Thanks guys! I definitely don't want to trust my BTC to wallets I've never heard about

Are there some commands I can run in Bitcoin core GUI debug window to generate SegWit address?
newbie
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September 12, 2017, 02:42:49 PM
#5
What is the easiest way to do it?

I would recommend you to wait, till the wallets have implemented a simple method (create segwitaddress by default) for this. I think f.e. Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 will have this feature.
This would indeed be the best option. Beware of scammers, there are plenty of dubious sites crawling up right now.
legendary
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September 12, 2017, 02:39:07 PM
#4
I would rather wait for more user-friendly implementation for Segwith on the already known wallets in the market. You can already do it with Core but it's not that user-friendly and there is no GUI for now.

If you are looking for a wallet that already has support for Segwit, Green Bits for Android generates Segwit addresses by default[1].

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenaddress.greenbits_android_wallet
sr. member
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September 12, 2017, 02:09:47 PM
#3
What is the easiest way to do it?

I would recommend you to wait, till the wallets have implemented a simple method (create segwitaddress by default) for this. I think f.e. Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 will have this feature.
legendary
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September 12, 2017, 02:08:30 PM
#2
I know this site, but I can not say anything about trustability: https://segwitaddress.org/
full member
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September 12, 2017, 02:04:47 PM
#1
What is the easiest way to do it?
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