Module bitcoin::util::address

Addresses

Support for ordinary base58 Bitcoin addresses and private keys

Example: creating a new address from a randomly-generated key pair

extern crate rand;
extern crate secp256k1;
extern crate bitcoin;
 
use bitcoin::network::constants::Network;
use bitcoin::util::address::Payload;
use bitcoin::util::address::Address;
use secp256k1::Secp256k1;
use secp256k1::key::PublicKey;
use rand::thread_rng;
 
fn main() {
    let network = Network::Bitcoin;
 
    // Generate random key pair
    let s = Secp256k1::new();
    let (secret_key, public_key) = s.generate_keypair(&mut thread_rng());
 
    // Generate pay-to-pubkey address
    let address = Address::p2pk(&public_key, network);
 
    // Check address payload is public key given
    assert_eq!(address.payload, Payload::Pubkey(public_key));
 
    // Check address can be unlocked by secret_key
    assert_eq!(address.payload, Payload::Pubkey(PublicKey::from_secret_key(&s, &secret_key)));
}

Structs

Address

A Bitcoin address

Enums

Payload

The method used to produce an address