<p>Electrum and the mobile wallets I've used can only support one type of address per HD wallet, but Bitcoin Core can support both at the same time.</p>

<p>Is that simply a choice that Bitcoin Core made or is there something unique about Bitcoin Core in this case since it's a full-node wallet?</p>

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2020-05-16T19:53:20.360Z
Do you mean having one key be multiple address types, or the wallet only gives out addresses of a single type? Regardless, Core being a full node is unrelated.
Ava Chow
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2020-05-16T20:06:06.537Z
By "key" do you mean "seed"? Yes, I think I mean that Bitcoin Core is able to give different types of addresses per seed while other wallets can't.
M.K. Safi
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2020-05-17T04:33:23.780Z
It's not true, there are some mobile wallets like Samourai that support P2PKH, P2SH and segwit addresses derived from the seed.
Tony Sanak
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Why do most HD wallets require choosing either all Segwit or all Legacy but Bitcoin Core can support both simultaneously?
M.K. Safi
# Why do most HD wallets require choosing either all Segwit or all Legacy but Bitcoin Core can support both simultaneously?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-16)

Electrum and the mobile wallets I've used can only support one type of address per HD wallet, but Bitcoin Core can support both at the same time.

Is that simply a choice that Bitcoin Core made or is there something unique about Bitcoin Core in this case since it's a full-node wallet?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bip32-hd-wallets

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you mean having one key be multiple address types, or the wallet only gives out addresses of a single type? Regardless, Core being a full node is unrelated.  
> **username_0**: By "key" do you mean "seed"? Yes, I think I mean that Bitcoin Core is able to give different types of addresses per seed while other wallets can't.  
> **username_2**: It's not true, there are some mobile wallets like Samourai that support P2PKH, P2SH and segwit addresses derived from the seed.  

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