Whitepapers Stories Figures Glossary Graph Search

Checksum

Wallets & Keys 1 references

Extra data added to detect accidental errors in identifiers such as addresses. Checksums help wallets and users catch typos before sending funds.

Appears in 1 whitepaper sections

$DOGE Dogecoin
Technical Specifications
...t includes a version byte specific to Dogecoin, a hash of the public key, and a checksum for error detection. This ensures that Dogecoin addresses are visually distingu...