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From: Thomas Voegtlin <thomasv@electrum.org>
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Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 06:29:32 +0200
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Proposal: Extended serialization format for
 BIP-32 wallets
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On 07.09.2017 00:29, Pavol Rusnak via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> The discussion about changing bip32 version bytes for SegWit got me
> thinking and I ended up with what I think is the best proposal:
> 
> https://github.com/satoshilabs/slips/blob/master/slip-0032.md
> 
> (It is hosted in SL repo for now, but if there is will, I would love to
> have this added to BIP repo as an extension to BIP32)
> 
> Feel free to comment.
> 


Your proposal forces wallets to use the derivation path in order to
determine the type of output script. it will work only in the context of
BIP43.

Therefore, it should not be proposed as a BIP32 improvement, but as a
improvement of BIP43.

A solution is still needed to wallets who do not wish to use BIP43