Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs)¶
BIPs are the formal process for proposing changes to the Bitcoin protocol. They cover everything from key derivation standards to protocol upgrades.
| BIP | Description |
|---|---|
| BIP Overview | How BIPs work |
| BIP-32 | Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets |
| BIP-39 | Mnemonic code for generating keys |
| BIP-44 | Multi-account HD wallet structure |
| BIP-340 | Schnorr signatures |
| BIP-341 | Taproot (SegWit v1) |
| BIP-157 | Client-side block filtering |
| BIP-65 | OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY |
| BIP-62 | Malleability fix |
| BIP-113 | Median time-past |
| BIP-141 | Segregated Witness |
| BIP-143 | SegWit transaction verification |
| BIP-173 | Bech32 address format |