BIP 16 (P2SH, 2012)

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Ethereum_Classic_Improvement_Proposal
gptkbp:abbreviation P2SH
gptkbp:activatedBy 2012-04-01
gptkbp:author gptkb:Gavin_Andresen
gptkbp:category Script
Address Format
Consensus Change
gptkbp:citation https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0016.mediawiki
https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-guide#pay-to-script-hash-p2sh
gptkbp:created 2012-01-03
gptkbp:feature Enables multisig and other advanced scripts
Improves privacy and flexibility
Reduces complexity for senders
Allows complex scripts to be paid to using a single address
gptkbp:fullName Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BIP 16 (P2SH, 2012)
gptkbp:implementedIn Bitcoin Core 0.6.0
gptkbp:network gptkb:Bitcoin
gptkbp:proposedBy 16
gptkbp:purpose Enable transactions to be sent to a script hash instead of a public key hash
gptkbp:replacedBy BIP 12
gptkbp:shortName BIP 16
gptkbp:status Final
gptkbp:title Pay to Script Hash
gptkbp:type Standards Track
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bitcoin_mainnet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8