P2PKH

E183408

Bitcoin transaction output type

P2PKH (Pay-to-PubKey-Hash) is a common Bitcoin transaction output type where funds are locked to the hash of a public key and can be spent by presenting the corresponding public key and a valid digital signature.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pay-to-PubKey-Hash	2
P2PKH canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1613560 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: P2PKH
Context triple: [Bitcoin Core, supportsAddressType, P2PKH]

A. satoshi
A satoshi is the smallest divisible unit of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, representing one hundred millionth of a single bitcoin.
B. PKCS #1
PKCS #1 is a cryptographic standard that defines the mathematical properties, formats, and padding schemes for implementing RSA encryption and digital signatures.
C. Merkle
Merkle is a surname most prominently associated with Ralph Merkle, a pioneering computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography and Merkle trees.
D. BitC
BitC is a systems programming language designed for safety, low-level control, and formal verification, drawing on ideas from Modula-3 and capability-based security.
E. Merkle tree
A Merkle tree is a cryptographic data structure that uses a tree of hash values to efficiently and securely verify the integrity and consistency of large sets of data.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: P2PKH
Target entity description: P2PKH (Pay-to-PubKey-Hash) is a common Bitcoin transaction output type where funds are locked to the hash of a public key and can be spent by presenting the corresponding public key and a valid digital signature.

A. satoshi
A satoshi is the smallest divisible unit of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, representing one hundred millionth of a single bitcoin.
B. PKCS #1
PKCS #1 is a cryptographic standard that defines the mathematical properties, formats, and padding schemes for implementing RSA encryption and digital signatures.
C. Merkle
Merkle is a surname most prominently associated with Ralph Merkle, a pioneering computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography and Merkle trees.
D. BitC
BitC is a systems programming language designed for safety, low-level control, and formal verification, drawing on ideas from Modula-3 and capability-based security.
E. Merkle tree
A Merkle tree is a cryptographic data structure that uses a tree of hash values to efficiently and securely verify the integrity and consistency of large sets of data.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bitcoin transaction output type ⓘ
abbreviationOf	P2PKH self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pay-to-PubKey-Hash
addressExamplePrefix	1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa ⓘ
addressFormat	Base58Check ⓘ
addressPrefixMainnet	1 ⓘ
addressPrefixTestnet	m or n ⓘ
addressType	non-segwit ⓘ
backwardsCompatibleWith	original Bitcoin protocol rules ⓘ
category	legacy Bitcoin address type ⓘ
contrastedWith	P2SH ⓘ P2TR ⓘ P2WPKH ⓘ
designGoal	improved usability for users ⓘ shorter addresses than pay-to-pubkey ⓘ
doesNotNativelySupport	multisignature scripts ⓘ
dominantIn	Bitcoin transactions for many years ⓘ
feeEfficiencyComparedToSegwit	lower ⓘ
fullName	P2PKH self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pay-to-PubKey-Hash
hashConstruction	HASH160 (RIPEMD-160(SHA-256(pubkey))) ⓘ
hashFunction	RIPEMD-160 ⓘ SHA-256 ⓘ
introducedIn	early Bitcoin protocol ⓘ
lockingScriptName	scriptPubKey ⓘ
locksFundsTo	public key hash ⓘ
network	Bitcoin ⓘ surface form: Bitcoin mainnet Bitcoin testnet ⓘ
outputClassification	pay-to-public-key-hash ⓘ
outputScriptPattern	OP_DUP OP_HASH160 <PubKeyHash> OP_EQUALVERIFY OP_CHECKSIG ⓘ
requiresToSpend	digital signature ⓘ public key ⓘ
scriptLanguage	Bitcoin Script ⓘ
scriptSigContains	public key ⓘ signature ⓘ
scriptType	standard output script ⓘ
securityDependsOn	Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm ⓘ surface form: ECDSA over secp256k1
spendCondition	knowledge of corresponding private key ⓘ
spendRisk	public key revealed on first spend ⓘ
spendSize	larger than equivalent segwit spend ⓘ
standardness	standard output in Bitcoin Core policy ⓘ
supports	single-signature payments ⓘ
unlockingScriptName	scriptSig ⓘ
usedFor	paying individuals ⓘ simple wallet addresses ⓘ
usedIn	Bitcoin ⓘ
validationStep	check that provided pubkey hashes to scriptPubKey hash ⓘ verify ECDSA signature against provided pubkey ⓘ
visibleInBlockchainAs	script pattern with OP_DUP OP_HASH160 ⓘ
witnessUsage	none ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bitcoin Core → supportsAddressType → P2PKH ⓘ

P2PKH → fullName → P2PKH self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pay-to-PubKey-Hash

P2PKH → abbreviationOf → P2PKH self-linksurface differs ⓘ