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On 05/09/17 12:25, Thomas Voegtlin via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> ========== =========== ===================================
> Version    Prefix      Description
> ========== =========== ===================================
> 0x0488ade4 xprv        P2PKH or P2SH
> 0x0488b21e xpub        P2PKH or P2SH
> 0x049d7878 yprv        (P2WPKH or P2WSH) nested in P2SH
> 0x049d7cb2 ypub        (P2WPKH or P2WSH) nested in P2SH
> 0x04b2430c zprv        P2WPKH or P2WSH
> 0x04b24746 zpub        P2WPKH or P2WSH
> ========== =========== ===================================
> (source: http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/seedphrase.html)
> 
> I have heard the argument that xpub/xprv serialization is a format for
> keys, and that it should not be used to encode how these keys are used.

I used this argument for mnemonic/seed, not xpub/xprv. I am fine with
this proposal of yours, so don't worry.

-- 
Best Regards / S pozdravom,

Pavol "stick" Rusnak
CTO, SatoshiLabs