<p>'Having a segwit address' dictates how you prove you received/own the money, not how you spend it. If you have a segwit UTXO, it's perfectly fine to create a transaction with witness inputs and then normal old P2PKH outputs, sending to 'legacy addresses'.</p>

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meshcollider
<p>If I have a segwit address and I want to send BTC to the exchange, which supports only legacy addresses, can I even tranfer the money?</p>

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Segwit to legacy address transaction possible?
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# Segwit to legacy address transaction possible?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-29)

If I have a segwit address and I want to send BTC to the exchange, which supports only legacy addresses, can I even tranfer the money?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-29. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

'Having a segwit address' dictates how you prove you received/own the money, not how you spend it. If you have a segwit UTXO, it's perfectly fine to create a transaction with witness inputs and then normal old P2PKH outputs, sending to 'legacy addresses'.


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