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BIP32 Path Explainer

Paste any derivation path and see what every number means — which BIP scheme it follows, what address type to expect, and which segments are hardened. Runs entirely in your browser.

Summary

bc1q… (native SegWit / P2WPKH) on Bitcoin mainnet · account #0 · receive #5

84'Purpose — BIP84
Hardened

Native SegWit. Lower fees than legacy or wrapped. Most common for modern software wallets. Address format: bc1q… (native SegWit / P2WPKH). Hardened — child keys can't be derived without the private parent. Safer for top-of-tree nodes.

0'Coin type — Bitcoin mainnet
Hardened

Registered as coin_type 0 in SLIP-0044. Hardened — child keys can't be derived without the private parent. Safer for top-of-tree nodes.

0'Account #0
Hardened

Wallets group keys into accounts so a single seed can back multiple logical wallets. Hardened — child keys can't be derived without the private parent. Safer for top-of-tree nodes.

0Receive chain
Non-hardened

Addresses shown to senders. Non-hardened so an xpub can derive them for watch-only tracking.

5Address index 5
Non-hardened

Specific address on the chain above. Most wallets start at 0 and increment. Non-hardened — a parent xpub alone can derive this child.

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