<p>In the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0173.mediawiki#Compatibility" rel="nofollow noreferrer">compatibility section of BIP-0173</a>, it states:</p>

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  <p>Only new software will be able to use these addresses, and only for receivers with segwit-enabled new software. In all other cases, P2SH or P2PKH addresses can be used.</p>
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Murch
<p>Does a wallet have to upgrade to send to a native segwit address provided by the recipient or can anyone send to them, as was the case with the P2SH-wrapped segwit addresses?</p>

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Will any network participant be able to send to a native segwit address?
Murch
# Will any network participant be able to send to a native segwit address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-19)

Does a wallet have to upgrade to send to a native segwit address provided by the recipient or can anyone send to them, as was the case with the P2SH-wrapped segwit addresses?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2017-10-19. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

In the [compatibility section of BIP-0173](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0173.mediawiki#Compatibility), it states:

> Only new software will be able to use these addresses, and only for receivers with segwit-enabled new software. In all other cases, P2SH or P2PKH addresses can be used.


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