Term

Extended Public Key (YPub) (ypub)

A versioned extended public key format used by some wallets to indicate a specific script type (e.g., P2WPKH-in-P2SH).

Type:
wallet
hd-wallet
1
definition

Some wallets encode the script type in the extended key prefix (ypub/zpub/vpub). While not part of the original BIP32 standard, it helps wallets infer address formats.

Example 1.1

"Importing a ypub into a compatible wallet auto-selects nested SegWit addresses."

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