<p>Do <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0086.mediawiki" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BIP86</a> extended keys not use a unique prefix?</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>BIP44 = xprv/xpub</li>
<li>BIP49 = yprv/ypub</li>
<li>BIP84 = zprv/zpub</li>
<li><strong>BIP 86 = xprv/xpub</strong>?</li>
</ul>
<p>In other words, do BIP86 extended keys share the same serialization format as BIP44?</p>

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@PieterWuille Thank you.
inersha
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Hi Greg, if one of the links that Pieter provided resolved your question, would you please vote to close it as a duplicate of that one? Otherwise, could you perhaps edit your question to clarify what part of it remains unanswered?
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Does BIP86 not use a unique prefix for extended keys?
inersha
# Does BIP86 not use a unique prefix for extended keys?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-13)

Do [BIP86](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0086.mediawiki) extended keys not use a unique prefix?

For example:

* BIP44 = xprv/xpub
* BIP49 = yprv/ypub
* BIP84 = zprv/zpub
* **BIP 86 = xprv/xpub**?

In other words, do BIP86 extended keys share the same serialization format as BIP44?

**Tags:** bip32-hd-wallets, bip86

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/121347/208, https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/89281/208  
> **username_0**: @PieterWuille Thank you.  
> **username_2**: Hi Greg, if one of the links that Pieter provided resolved your question, would you please vote to close it as a duplicate of that one? Otherwise, could you perhaps edit your question to clarify what part of it remains unanswered?  

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