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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: jackjack on April 15, 2013, 10:39:02 PM

Title: Addresses beginning with 3
Post by: jackjack on April 15, 2013, 10:39:02 PM

Did I miss something?
How can an address begin with 3?

http://blockchain.info/fb/3
http://blockchain.info/fb/3a
http://blockchain.info/fb/3b
http://blockchain.info/fb/3c
http://blockchain.info/fb/3d
...

Title: Re: Addresses beginning with 3
Post by: Atruk on April 15, 2013, 11:00:19 PM

Quote from: jackjack on April 15, 2013, 10:39:02 PM

Testnet

Title: Re: Addresses beginning with 3
Post by: Maged on April 15, 2013, 11:05:19 PM

That is the address for a BIP 16 (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0016) transaction, which is typically used in multi-sig.

Title: Re: Addresses beginning with 3
Post by: jackjack on April 15, 2013, 11:17:27 PM

Thanks!