<p><a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/1d371a58978fd2f313c9d162762de04d3b697bf5/bip-0044.mediawiki#Address_gap_limit" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BIP-44</a> specifies a limit to how a wallet should look for public keys. The implementation should consider there's no address with funds beyond 20 addresses without funds.</p>

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<p>As per my understanding, there could be infinite addresses which can be generated, so how does this work?</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://blockchain.info/xpub/xpub6CUGRUonZSQ4TWtTMmzXdrXDtypWKiKrhko4egpiMZbpiaQL2jkwSB1icqYh2cfDfVxdx4df189oLKnC5fSwqPfgyP3hooxujYzAu3fDVmz" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockchain.info/xpub/xpub6CUGRUonZSQ4TWtTMmzXdrXDtypWKiKrhko4egpiMZbpiaQL2jkwSB1icqYh2cfDfVxdx4df189oLKnC5fSwqPfgyP3hooxujYzAu3fDVmz</a></p>

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Blockchain.info has a service to list all the transactions which involve a bitcoin addresses generated using a given xpub.How does this work?
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# Blockchain.info has a service to list all the transactions which involve a bitcoin addresses generated using a given xpub.How does this work?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-13)

As per my understanding, there could be infinite addresses which can be generated, so how does this work?

Link: <https://blockchain.info/xpub/xpub6CUGRUonZSQ4TWtTMmzXdrXDtypWKiKrhko4egpiMZbpiaQL2jkwSB1icqYh2cfDfVxdx4df189oLKnC5fSwqPfgyP3hooxujYzAu3fDVmz>

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-13. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

[BIP-44](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/1d371a58978fd2f313c9d162762de04d3b697bf5/bip-0044.mediawiki#Address_gap_limit) specifies a limit to how a wallet should look for public keys. The implementation should consider there's no address with funds beyond 20 addresses without funds.


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