Where is bip48?

[dnpotter]

Can't seem to find bip48.  Can someone explain what it is or link to its spec?  Thanks

[TheWolf666]

There is no Bip 48 for Bitcoin, I think that there is one for Bitcoin Cash.
You can check all the Bitcoin Bip here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/README.mediawiki

[o_e_l_e_o]

BIPs aren't necessarily numbered sequentially, and the number 48 has simply not been assigned to a BIP by the BIP editor (who I believe is still Luke Dashjr). Sometimes a set of numbers are reserved for BIPs dealing with a similar issue. For example, BIPs 43, 44, 45, and 47 all make improvements to deterministic wallets, and so if a BIP doesn't fit with that theme, it won't be assigned the next number.

[ABCbits]

gmaxwell explained it well

They've been assigned in blocks in an effort to keep related BIPs together.

Also, sometimes people have ignored the process and self-assigned numbers and started using them in communications-- sometimes multiple people with the same number, when that happens the number gets temporarily skipped for assignment to avoid adding confusion. But primarily just due to grouping.

BIPs from #1 to implement whatever I've missed

You absolutely shouldn't do that. The BIP process has virtually no editorial control-- it's just a publication numbering scheme that assigns a number to anything that persists long enough requesting one.  There are many low quality / broken BIPs that no sane party should use.

Essentially the only editorial lever in BIPs is that if many people dislike a proposal they'll encourage the proposer to abandon it before it reaches the point of getting a number assigned. If the proposer can't be convinced or if no one cares enough to convince them and the proposer persists their proposal will get numbered.

TLDR : BIP number it's not used in sequence, but by category

[dnpotter]

Thanks guys.