swan-bitcoin / xpub-tool

A JavaScript library to derive bitcoin addresses from extended public keys. Includes a web tool and CLI.

Swan's Address Derivation Tool

A small JavaScript library and accompanying tool that derives bitcoin addresses from extended public keys. Built upon unchained-bitcoin and bitcoinjs-lib.

For more details refer to the individual packages:

• xpub-lib - address derivation and validation library
• xpub-cli - command-line interface

Relevant BIPs and Educational Resources

• BIP 32 - Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets
• BIP 44 - Multi-Account Hierarchy for Deterministic Wallets
• BIP 49 - Derivation scheme for P2WPKH-nested-in-P2SH based accounts
• BIP 84 - Derivation scheme for P2WPKH based accounts

Samourai Wallet wrote a short summary on the differences between BIP 44, BIP 49, BIP 84 and XPUB's, YPUB's, ZPUB's. For a detailed explanation on derivation paths refer to learn me a bitcoin.

License: MIT