CashAddr
wallet · bitcoin-cash · standard
A Bitcoin Cash address format with a network prefix, Base32 payload, type information, and error-detecting checksum.
CashAddr is the address format standardized for Bitcoin Cash. A full mainnet address includes the human-readable bitcoincash: prefix, a Base32 payload identifying an address type and hash, and a checksum designed to detect common transcription errors.
Some interfaces omit the prefix when the network is already known, but the prefix supplies important context and test networks use different values. Software should not infer BTC, BCH, mainnet, or testnet solely from a shortened visual pattern.
A checksum can detect some typing mistakes; it cannot verify the intended recipient, asset, or trustworthy ownership of an address. Confirm the complete destination in a trusted display, keep the network explicit, and do not convert formats unless the tool and receiving service support the same underlying output type.
Related terms
Address
→A network-specific identifier that describes a destination or spending condition for a cryptocurrency payment.
wallet · technical
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
→A proof-of-work cryptocurrency that split from Bitcoin in 2017 and follows a separate on-chain scaling and CashVM roadmap.
cryptocurrency · bitcoin-cash
P2SH
→A script type where the output is locked to the hash of a redeem script, enabling features like multi-sig.
script · address
Checksum
→Data derived from a message to detect accidental corruption or transcription errors.
technology · wallet