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May 22, 2019, 02:14:34 PM
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Why Bitcoin Testnet Address Started With m, n, 2, or tb1, Instead Of 1, 3, or bc1 (Like On The Mainnet)?
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To prevent TestNet addresses from being confused with MainNet addresses and prevent possible money losses.
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May 22, 2019, 04:37:32 PM
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Quote from: Coding Enthusiast on May 22, 2019, 02:20:03 PM
To prevent TestNet addresses from being confused with MainNet addresses and prevent possible money losses.

On testnet private keys uses a different format too.

I found this with all address prefixes: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/List_of_address_prefixes

Just like most of bitcoin forks use a different address format to prevent money losses. For example, Bcash now uses q..., bitcore uses btx...  bitcoingold uses g.... and so on.
 
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May 25, 2019, 05:24:04 PM
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Quote from: Farul on May 22, 2019, 02:14:34 PM
Why Bitcoin Testnet Address Started With m, n, 2, or tb1, Instead Of 1, 3, or bc1 (Like On The Mainnet)?

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