PubKey2PubHash: Create public key hash from 512-bit public key

In rbch: Extraction and Analysis of Data from the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Blockchain

Create public key hash from 512-bit public key

Description

This function returns the associated public key hash from a 512-bit public key by using the hash160() function.

Usage

PubKey2PubHash(pubkey, mainnet = TRUE)

Arguments

pubkey	character, the public key.
mainnet	logical, whether the key should correspond to the mainnet or testnet.

Value

character, the hash of a public key

Author(s)

Bernhard Pfaff

References

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address

See Also

Other BchAdresses: BCHADR-class, BTCADR-class, PubHash2BchAdr(), base58CheckDecode(), base58CheckEncode(), concatHex(), decodeHex(), hash160(), hash256(), validBchAdr(), validBtcAdr()

rbch documentation built on Sept. 28, 2024, 1:07 a.m.