Why use Base 32 when the QR code alphanumeric mode allows 44 characters? In Bitcoin Wallet, I use Base 43 (alphabet: "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ$*+-./:") for most efficient QR code encoding. I only leave out the space character because it gets replaced by "+" in URLs.
On 03/20/2017 10:35 PM, Pieter Wuille via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'd like to propose a new BIP for native segwit addresses to replace > BIP 142. These addresses are not required for segwit, but are more > efficient, flexible, and nicer to use. > > The format is base 32 and uses a simple checksum algorithm with strong > error detection properties. Reference code in several languages as > well as a website demonstrating it are included. > > You can find the text here: > https://github.com/sipa/bech32/blob/master/bip-witaddr.mediawiki > > Cheers, > _______________________________________________ bitcoin-dev mailing list bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
