it simply generates an address starting with 1 and bnot with bc.
The prefix is actually bc1, not bc.
Post the address generated.
Does it have capital and small letters?
What's the length?
- Is this a P2SH wrapped address?
No, those always start with '3'
- If not, how do I generate a bech32 address?
What you did was supposed to work.
Try start Bitcoin Core with
and try again
- If yes, how can I tell the addresses apart in my address book?
The answer is no.
Addresses that start with'1' are not Segwit addresses neither are they Bech32.
The differences between Segwit addresses are (mostly) cosmetic already.
Quoting a
previous post of mineFor most Bitcoin addresses their difference is cosmetic: P2PKH (addresses that start with 1) are definitely not Segwit addresses; P2PWPKH addresses (Bech 32 addresses, that start with bc1) are obviously segwit addresses.
The only confusion is in P2SH addresses (those that start with 3), they could be normal P2SH addresses (multisig, usually), or P2WPKH wrapped in P2SH (Segwit addresses).
However the only way to distinguish between them is only when the UTXO is spent, and the redeem script exposed.
Until then it is impossible to distinguish between them.
TL;DR: Segwit addresses start with either '3' or 'bc1'
- How is segwit visualized (if at all)? In the transaction screen I see nothing of the sort.
How exactly do you mean?
Segwit works under the hood by reducing transaction size thereby reducing transaction fees.