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Bitcoin => Development & Technical Discussion => Topic started by: noictib on January 24, 2018, 03:47:53 PM



Title: Help about to get segwit address
Post by: noictib on January 24, 2018, 03:47:53 PM
Here from Google search I  guessed that the address that starts with 3 is known as segwit address .
Now here I want to know that I am right at my knowledge ? .
And second thing if I am right then give me any site ( trusted 100% ) from where I can get my segwit address .
And also not only I want get address but also can import in mycelium Android wallet using private key .

So guys please clear my confusion whether I am right or not and give solution for it .


note: I have no pc currently for one month because I am outside of my home ,


Title: Re: Help about to get segwit address
Post by: ranochigo on January 24, 2018, 04:18:44 PM
Here from Google search I  guessed that the address that starts with 3 is known as segwit address .
No. Addresses starting with 3 is a P2SH address. They can be a non-segwit address too.

If its a Segwit, it would be a P2SH-P2PWKH address.

And second thing if I am right then give me any site ( trusted 100% ) from where I can get my segwit address .
Electrum.org or https://bitcoin.org/en/download.
And also not only I want get address but also can import in mycelium Android wallet using private key .
MyCelium does not support Segwit. In fact, none of the Android wallets which I currently use support segwit.

Greenaddress for Android should support segwit, if I remember correctly. I don't really like them though, lost quite some BTC a few years ago.


Title: Re: Help about to get segwit address
Post by: Xynerise on January 24, 2018, 07:23:30 PM

MyCelium does not support Segwit. In fact, none of the Android wallets which I currently use support segwit.

Greenaddress for Android should support segwit, if I remember correctly. I don't really like them though, lost quite some BTC a few years ago.
Green Address and Green bits support Segwit (P2SH-P2WPKH)
Samourai Wallet also supports Segwit too and spending to Bech32 addresses.


Title: Re: Help about to get segwit address
Post by: TryNinja on January 24, 2018, 09:02:58 PM
Just FYI, if you want to use Electrum but want a Segwit address starting with 3 (better compatibility), you can easily do it:

1. Go to iancoleman's BIP39 seed generator[1] (optional - download the source code and run offline for better security);
2. Select 12 words and generate a new seed;
3. SAVE THIS SEED AND DON'T LOSE IT! You can't see it again in Electrum and without the seed you can't restore your wallet in the future;
4. Download Electrum[2];
5. While creating the wallet, select: Standard Wallet -> I already have a seed -> Paste the seed from step 2.
6. Click Options -> check "BIP39 seed" -> Next.
7. In the Derivation part, paste m/49'/0'/0'/0 and click next.
8. Now you have an Segwit wallet with addresses starting with 3.


[1] https://iancoleman.io/bip39/
[2] https://electrum.org/


Title: Re: Help about to get segwit address
Post by: Anti-Cen on January 24, 2018, 10:22:04 PM

No. Addresses starting with 3 is a P2SH address. They can be a non-segwit address too.

Thanks for the tip


Title: Re: Help about to get segwit address
Post by: noictib on January 26, 2018, 01:35:12 AM
Thanks to all guys to help me here , I was really in problem whether what to do and how to get segwit .
Here my all the confusions get cleared , so I don't think that I need to leave this topic unlock .
So currently I am going to lock this thread , but if in future anyone will need to take part here regarding anything new in this topic or feeling that he can give better option then he is free to PM me to unlock this thread .