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Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds

BIP 46, Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds. The derivation scheme for HD wallets which create timelocked addresses used for creating fidelity bonds.

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Authors: Chris Belcher
Date: 2022
Publisher: Chris Belcher
Version: Source cited by the 2022 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0516
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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BIP 46, Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds. The derivation scheme for HD wallets which create timelocked addresses used for creating fidelity bonds.

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Canonical readingBIP 46 study
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Belcher, C. (2022). Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds. Chris Belcher. https://bips.dev/46

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@techreport{bip462022,
  title = {Address Scheme for Timelocked Fidelity Bonds},
  author = {Chris Belcher},
  year = {2022},
  institution = {Chris Belcher},
  url = {https://bips.dev/46},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/bip-46}
}

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AU  - Chris Belcher
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N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
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Source status: Official source
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