Base58Check encoding

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf character encoding
gptkbp:avoidsAmbiguousCharacters true
gptkbp:characterSet 123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz
gptkbp:checksumAlgorithm gptkb:SHA-256
gptkbp:checksumLength 4 bytes
gptkbp:excludesCharacters O
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Base58Check encoding
gptkbp:includesChecksum true
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Bitcoin_whitepaper
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Satoshi_Nakamoto
gptkbp:purpose reduce human transcription errors
compact representation
gptkbp:relatedTo Base64 encoding
Base58 encoding
gptkbp:usedFor encoding private keys
WIF (Wallet Import Format)
encoding Bitcoin addresses
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Bitcoin
cryptocurrencies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:WIF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7