Why are regtest addresses prefixed with 'R' instead of 'm' which is common in other btc node clients?

[aquaflamingo]

I noticed that regtest receiving addresses generated from bcoin have a prefix 'R' many other bitcoin node (bitcore,btcd,bitcoind) which use "m".

Wondering why this is? It kind of makes compatibility with other libraries like bitcoinjs-lib or key generators difficult .

I know the --network=testnet option creates m-prefixed addresses like normal but I don't really want to download the whole testnet chain.

e.g.

bwallet-cli --id='primary' account create --network=regtest
{
  ....
  "receiveAddress": "RXTmXYrK73ANyb8HYSTKJ6mr4SSy9QDXX3",
  "changeAddress": "RG8xSUFVaCuxq7p3JCzCY5KZLiHN8eR1yY",
  ...
  "balance": {
    "tx": 0,
    "coin": 0,
    "unconfirmed": 0,
    "confirmed": 0
  }
}

[pinheadmz]

Yes, this is a FAQ for bcoin, see #468, #580, #579 and #676

The change was made back in 6643f0a

Until one of those PRs gets reviewed and merged, I recommend just changing the values yourself in lib/protocol/networks.js or perhaps using simnet which is specifically compatible with btcd.

[aquaflamingo]

@pinheadmz sounds good, I'll give simnet a shot - thanks for considering the compatibility to other nodes, also sweet studio setup in your pic 😄

[pinheadmz]

:-) That's Studio A at Different Fur in SF wish it was my own room!