Cryptocurrency Q&A
What is the Ethereum address number?
What is the Ethereum address number?
Paolo
Sat Feb 08 2025
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I'm trying to find out what an Ethereum address number is. I've heard about Ethereum and understand it's a cryptocurrency, but I'm not sure what the address number refers to specifically.
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Andrea
Mon Feb 10 2025
An Ethereum address is a unique identifier used in the Ethereum blockchain network.
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LightWaveMystic
Mon Feb 10 2025
It consists of 42 characters, all in hexadecimal format. This address is crucial for sending and receiving Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network.
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Martino
Sun Feb 09 2025
The address is derived from the last 20 bytes of the public key that controls the account. The public key is a part of the cryptographic key pair associated with the Ethereum account.
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Tommaso
Sun Feb 09 2025
To distinguish it from other types of data, the prefix "0x" is appended at the beginning of the Ethereum address. This prefix indicates that the following characters represent a hexadecimal number.
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ZenHarmony
Sun Feb 09 2025
For example, an Ethereum address might look like this: 0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F. Each character in this address represents a specific value in the hexadecimal system.
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