<p>"CashAddr" is the name of the new Bitcoin Cash address format, which is heavily influenced by SegWit Bech32 format.</p>

<p>It looks like this:</p>

<pre><code>bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a
</code></pre>

<p>The format is consisting of a prefix (<code>bitcoincash</code>, <code>bchtest</code> or <code>bchreg</code>), a seperator (always <code>:</code>), and a 42 character payload.</p>

<p>TIP: P2PKH starts with <code>q</code> while P2SH starts with <code>p</code></p>

<p>Currently it's compatible with all Bitcoin Cash wallets and services except a few.</p>

<p>The address format can be converted to the old format using <a href="https://cashaddr.bitcoincash.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">cashaddr.bitcoincash.org</a> if your wallet is not compatible.</p>

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2022-04-21T12:48:29.890Z
How is this different from ecash addresses? cashaddr.bitcoincash.org failed to parse qpvefcwykgraq5p4yh55xup0lkpqkve02g3lmsjvw6    cash address.
Vincent Alex
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@VincentAlex Look out with e-cash there supply is 21 trillion. You have been warned.
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<p>What is "Cash Address" or "CashAddr"? Is that a new Bitcoin Cash address format?</p>

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Bitcoin Cash "Cash Address" format
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# Bitcoin Cash "Cash Address" format

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-20)

What is "Cash Address" or "CashAddr"? Is that a new Bitcoin Cash address format?

**Tags:** address, bitcoin-cash


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-01-20. Score: 14

"CashAddr" is the name of the new Bitcoin Cash address format, which is heavily influenced by SegWit Bech32 format.

It looks like this:

```
bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a

```

The format is consisting of a prefix (`bitcoincash`, `bchtest` or `bchreg`), a seperator (always `:`), and a 42 character payload.

TIP: P2PKH starts with `q` while P2SH starts with `p`

Currently it's compatible with all Bitcoin Cash wallets and services except a few.

The address format can be converted to the old format using [cashaddr.bitcoincash.org](https://cashaddr.bitcoincash.org/) if your wallet is not compatible.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How is this different from ecash addresses? cashaddr.bitcoincash.org failed to parse qpvefcwykgraq5p4yh55xup0lkpqkve02g3lmsjvw6    cash address.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 Look out with e-cash there supply is 21 trillion. You have been warned.  

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