<p>0.13 (current most recent release) supports HD wallets (if you create a new wallet with 0.13 it will use HD by default, &lt;0.13 wallets will keep the non HDness).</p>

<p>You can disable the HD feature in >=0.13 with <code>-usehd=0</code> (or <code>usehd=0</code> in <code>bitcoin.conf</code>).</p>

<p>It does use only hardened private key derivation.</p>

<p>The keypath-scheme is <code>m/0'/0'/k'</code>.</p>

<p>BIP44 is not supported right now. It makes little sense (weak security) to use public key derivation (BIP44 does) together with a possibility to export private keys.</p>

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2016-12-08T13:13:43.537Z
could you please tell me what 0 and k stand for? which one is index?
max
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`m/0'/0'/k'`, means " derive first hardened child of master key = `m/0'`, then, derive again the first hardened child key of that key (`m/0'/0'`), then, derive another child key with an up-counting index for your receiving addresses (`m/0'/0'/0'` for first address, `m/0'/0'/1'` second, `m/0'/0'/2'` thirds, a.s.o.)
Jonas Schnelli
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Jonas Schnelli
<p>I heard that the next version of Bitcoin Core will support HD wallets.</p>

<p>What will be the path used for that implementation?</p>

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FYI for BIP44 support on Bitcoin derivation path one can use the Breeze wallet (a light wallet).
Dan Gershony
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What is the path used for the HD wallet in Bitcoin Core 0.13?
max
# What is the path used for the HD wallet in Bitcoin Core 0.13?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-08)

I heard that the next version of Bitcoin Core will support HD wallets.

What will be the path used for that implementation?

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

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: FYI for BIP44 support on Bitcoin derivation path one can use the Breeze wallet (a light wallet).  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

0.13 (current most recent release) supports HD wallets (if you create a new wallet with 0.13 it will use HD by default, <0.13 wallets will keep the non HDness).

You can disable the HD feature in >=0.13 with `-usehd=0` (or `usehd=0` in `bitcoin.conf`).

It does use only hardened private key derivation.

The keypath-scheme is `m/0'/0'/k'`.

BIP44 is not supported right now. It makes little sense (weak security) to use public key derivation (BIP44 does) together with a possibility to export private keys.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: could you please tell me what 0 and k stand for? which one is index?  
> **username_2**: `m/0'/0'/k'`, means " derive first hardened child of master key = `m/0'`, then, derive again the first hardened child key of that key (`m/0'/0'`), then, derive another child key with an up-counting index for your receiving addresses (`m/0'/0'/0'` for first address, `m/0'/0'/1'` second, `m/0'/0'/2'` thirds, a.s.o.)  

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