The last few bytes can be generated to be the same also. On Mon, 30 Oct 2017, 14:20 Ricardo Filipe via bitcoin-dev, < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> start double checking the last few bytes instead? > > 2017-10-30 8:56 GMT+00:00 shiva sitamraju via bitcoin-dev > <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>: > > Hi, > > > > When I copy and paste bitcoin address, I double check the first few > bytes, > > to make sure I copied the correct one. This is to make sure some rogue > > software is not changing the address, or I incorrectly pasted the wrong > > address. > > > > > > With Bech32 address, its seems like in this department we are taking as > step > > in the backward direction. With the traditional address, I could compare > > first few bytes like 1Ko or 1L3. With bech32, bc1. is all I can see and > > compare which is likely to be same anyway. Note that most users will only > > compare the first few bytes only (since addresses themselves are very > long > > and will overflow in a mobile text box). > > > > Is there anyway to make the Bech32 addresses format more visually > distinct > > (atleast the first few bytes) ? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > bitcoin-dev mailing list > > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev >
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