What is an address?
What is an address?
- "It is a unique identifier to send and receive assets."
- "Think of it as your bank account number for cryptos."
- "It's a public ID for your digital wallet on the blockchain network."
- "An address is a series of letters and numbers where your assets live."
- "It's a cryptographic key that points to your slice of the blockchain pie."
An address is a lock.
Addresses as locks
transaction
input
output
497b520c83cfce593051a02ce5be159068b7fe2bc04726ba1fad247037df136eAddresses as locks
transaction
input
output
497b520c83cfce593051a02ce5be159068b7fe2bc04726ba1fad247037df136eaddr1v9mdjvdt74aglz3ccv55dat9dm67a92tq9up0jux5v08rpqdw427h42₳, 1000000 $HOSKY
Addresses as locks
transaction
input
output
497b520c83cfce593051a02ce5be159068b7fe2bc04726ba1fad247037df136eaddr1v9mdjvdt74aglz3ccv55dat9dm67a92tq9up0jux5v08rpqdw427htransaction
output
a05930512ce5be1590497b520c83cfce68b7fe2bc04726ba6e1fad247037df13output / input
🔑
must unlock the safe
Structure of an address
addr1q9netfymqz7m7v9hxhjf9xz4z2klwfsut5cv367q8sawshmlnalsqhtf3e72a2tc88aww4w47x2qtry45t5qfxh0cprsclr0nuStructure
016795a49b00bdbf30b735e492985512adf7261c5d30c8ebc03c3ae85f
7f9f7f005d698e7caea97839fae755d5f194058c95a2e8049aefc047bech32
base16
addr1q9netfymqz7m7v9hxhjf9xz4z2klwfsut5cv367q8sawshmlnalsqhtf3e72a2tc88aww4w47x2qtry45t5qfxh0cprsclr0nuStructure
016795a49b00bdbf30b735e492985512adf7261c5d30c8ebc03c3ae85f
7f9f7f005d698e7caea97839fae755d5f194058c95a2e8049aefc047Type + Network
Payment credential
Delegation credential
→ Who can spend?
→ Who can delegate?
→ Who can claim rewards?
addr1q9netfymqz7m7v9hxhjf9xz4z2klwfsut5cv367q8sawshmlnalsqhtf3e72a2tc88aww4w47x2qtry45t5qfxh0cprsclr0nuStructure
016795a49b00bdbf30b735e492985512adf7261c5d30c8ebc03c3ae85f
7f9f7f005d698e7caea97839fae755d5f194058c95a2e8049aefc047Type + Network
Payment credential
Delegation credential
→ Who can spend?
→ Who can delegate?
→ Who can claim rewards?
mangled address
| Type | Payment Credential | Delegation Credential |
|---|---|---|
0 | addr1q... |
🔑 | 🔑 |
1 | addr1z... |
📝 | 🔑 |
2 | addr1y... |
🔑 | 📝 |
3 | addr1x... |
📝 | 📝 |
4 | addr1g... |
🔑 |
📍 |
5 | addr12... |
📝 |
📍 |
6 | addr1v... |
🔑 |
- |
7 | addr1w... |
📝 |
- |
8 | DdzF... / Ae2... |
🐉 | 🐉 |
14 | stake1u... |
- | 🔑 |
15 | stake17... |
- | 📝 |
Types of Addresses
| Type | Payment Credential | Delegation Credential |
|---|---|---|
0 | addr1q... |
🔑 | 🔑 |
1 | addr1z... |
📝 | 🔑 |
2 | addr1y... |
🔑 | 📝 |
3 | addr1x... |
📝 | 📝 |
4 | addr1g... |
🔑 |
📍 |
5 | addr12... |
📝 |
📍 |
6 | addr1v... |
🔑 |
- |
7 | addr1w... |
📝 |
- |
8 | DdzF... / Ae2... |
🐉 | 🐉 |
14 | stake1u... |
- | 🔑 |
15 | stake17... |
- | 📝 |
Types of Addresses
base
addresses
pointer
addresses
enterprise
addresses
stake
addresses
byron
addresses
Pointer Addresses
On-chain coordinates
...
403
4044054064074084094104114124134140/ 497b520c83cfce593051a02ce5be1590 1/ 68b7fe2bc04726ba1fad247037df136e 2/ 520c83cfce5497b93051ace5be159002 3/ 2470368726ba1fad7df136eb7fe2bc04 4/ 5be1590497b51a02ce520c83cfce5930 5/ 68c04726ba1fad247037b7fe2bdf36e1 6/ 7b520c83cfce593051a02ce5be159049 7/ df136e68b7fe2bc04726ba1fad247037 8/ be1590497b520c83cfce593051a02ce5 ...
block
transaction
inputs
outputs
certificates
...
...
0/ stake17bzuy... 1/ stake1qq5ap... ...
403
4/
{ 403, 4, 1 }
1/
addr1gx2fxv2umyhttkxyxp8x0dlpdt3k6cwng5pxj3jhsydzer5pnz75xxcrzqf96k41
9493315cd92eb5d8c4304e67b7e16ae36d61d34502694657811a2c8e40341Pointer addresses
(addr1q9netfymqz7m7v9hxhjf9xz4z2klwfsut5cv367q8sawshmlnalsqhtf3e72a2tc88aww4w47x2qtry45t5qfxh0cprsclr0nu)Type + Network
Payment credential
Delegation credential
Stake Addresses
UTxO model
eUTxO model
Chimeric
eUTxO model
Chimeric
eUTxO model
Chimeric
- must be registered with a deposit;
- control delegation rights;
- accumulate rewards every epoch;
- can be spent into other addresses;
- can never receive funds from transactions.
withdrawal
Stake addresses:
*
* except from MIR transfers
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@KtorZ
KtorZ <Matthias Benkort>
Technical Director of Open Source Development
Cardano Addresses
By Matthias Benkort
