It was a little harder than that. The bytes don't line up between base58 and hex. I used a little trial and error. I bet if I was better with base58 math then it would be easier.
here are some bip32 numbers I came up with for Namecoin:
Private: 0x01c5c63d = "Nprv"
Public: 0x01c5ca77 = "Npub"
Topic: How were BIP32 version bytes determined? [SOLVED] (Read 1232 times)
Write out what you want the version bytes to say.
Convert from base 58 to hex (base 16).
Done.
Convert from base 58 to hex (base 16).
Done.
BIP32 version bytes for public and private keys are
PUBLIC = 0x0488b21e
PRIVATE = 0x0488ade4
How were these determined so that the prefixes of extended keys start with "xpub" and "xprv" ?
Was it guess and check?
I want to come up with some version bytes for some altcoins that don't have standard version bytes yet.
PUBLIC = 0x0488b21e
PRIVATE = 0x0488ade4
How were these determined so that the prefixes of extended keys start with "xpub" and "xprv" ?
Was it guess and check?
I want to come up with some version bytes for some altcoins that don't have standard version bytes yet.
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