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May 05, 2017, 06:36:34 PM
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its cool electrum supports bip39 but why wasn't bip39 used exclusively ?
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May 05, 2017, 06:40:25 PM
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Idk, sometimes people don't like change for whatever reason. I don't see any reason at all not to support BIP39 but people are pretty radical 'round these parts.
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May 06, 2017, 04:24:59 AM
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(CRITICAL) Incorrect derivation for certain BIP39 keys, fund loss

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