<p>Addresses are a standard encoding of data used by Bitcoin and other altcoins. When you enter an address into a wallet, it will decode it in the specific way that all wallets know to decode an address.</p>

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  <p>How different is this process from PGP ?</p>
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<p>PGP has nothing to do with Bitcoin (or cryptocurrencies) at all whatsoever.</p>

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2017-11-06T13:47:03.127Z
Will all the wallets use the same decoding schema for a coin like for example ETH. How would a wallet know. Are there any chances of collision ?
user2526236
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Presumably yes, they use the same encoding. A wallet would not know whether the same encoding is used; they just assume that it is and decode things as such. If it is not the same encoding, then the decoding will likely fail.
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<p>Lets assume I create a wallet in Jaxx and Bittrex for ETH token which in turn creates public &amp; private key pair. I am able to transfer coins between different wallets.</p>

<p>How is the address generated by Jaxx recognized by Bittrex wallet ? Is it because the underlying process of (PGP) generation of public key is same ?</p>

<p>How different is this process from PGP ? </p>

<wallet><address><public-key><pgp>
How is address recognized between wallets
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# How is address recognized between wallets

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-05)

Lets assume I create a wallet in Jaxx and Bittrex for ETH token which in turn creates public & private key pair. I am able to transfer coins between different wallets.

How is the address generated by Jaxx recognized by Bittrex wallet ? Is it because the underlying process of (PGP) generation of public key is same ?

How different is this process from PGP ?

**Tags:** wallet, address, public-key, pgp


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-06. Score: 1

Addresses are a standard encoding of data used by Bitcoin and other altcoins. When you enter an address into a wallet, it will decode it in the specific way that all wallets know to decode an address.

> How different is this process from PGP ?

PGP has nothing to do with Bitcoin (or cryptocurrencies) at all whatsoever.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Will all the wallets use the same decoding schema for a coin like for example ETH. How would a wallet know. Are there any chances of collision ?  
> **username_1**: Presumably yes, they use the same encoding. A wallet would not know whether the same encoding is used; they just assume that it is and decode things as such. If it is not the same encoding, then the decoding will likely fail.  

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