Bech32 adoption

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Bech32 is a bitcoin address format specified by BIP 0173. It is used for the native segwit version 0 output types, P2WPKH and P2WSH. The upcoming Taproot softfork will add another output type called Pay to Taproot (P2TR). P2TR outputs and future native segwit versions will be using an updated variant of Bech32, called Bech32m (specified by BIP 0350). This page tracks the adoption of Bech32 and Bech32m.

Ideally wallets and services would first support sending to new addresses. When most wallets and services support sending to the new address type, people are more likely to adopt it for receiving.

The amount of bech32 addresses on the blockchain is tracked on this website: https://p2sh.info/dashboard/db/bech32-statistics?orgId=1

No
?? Maybe / Haven't checked / placeholder
Planned The developers said they plan to
PR Merged In the case of software, code has been written and merged, and it will be in next release.
Yes Feature has been released

Software Wallets

Name Send to Bech32 Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH Send to Bech32m Receive to P2TR Notes
Bitcoin Core Since 0.16.0 Since 0.16.0 Since 0.21.1 Since 22.0 Uses P2WPKH as default address since version 0.20.0. Creating P2TR addresses requires manual import for now.
Bitcoin Knots Since 0.16.0 Since 0.16.0 Since 0.21.1 Starting with 22.0
bcoin Yes Yes Since 2.2.0 ??
Electrum Yes Yes Since 4.1.0 ??
Armory Yes No Planned around activation ??
JoinMarket Yes Yes Depends on python-bitcointx ??
Blockstream Green Yes Yes Mobile 3.7.6+, Desktop 1.0.4+ Planned Bech32m sending support as of GDK 0.0.47
Breadwallet Yes Yes ?? ?? https://www.reddit.com/r/BRDapp/comments/9xx1hq/as_of_today_brd_fully_supports_native_segwit/
Samourai Wallet Yes Yes Planned before Activation Currently not planned https://twitter.com/SamouraiWallet/status/1415788631491497985?s=20
Coinomi Yes Yes ?? ?? reddit source
BTC.com Yes No ?? ??
Casa Yes No Planned Planned
Mycelium Yes Yes ?? ??
Bitcoin Wallet for Android Yes Yes Planned before activation ??
Wasabi Wallet Yes Yes Planned: via NBitcoin before Activation Planned: via NBitcoin before Activation https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/status/1413693010236170241
Trust Wallet Yes Yes ?? ?? official blog
Guarda Wallet Yes No ?? ?? twitter announcement
Bisq Yes Yes Dependent on BitcoinJ ?? As of v1.5.0 https://bisq.network/blog/bisq-v1.5.0-highlights/
Muun Yes Yes Yes Yes https://twitter.com/MuunWallet/status/1459294066135474177
BlueWallet Yes Yes ?? ??
Sparrow Wallet Yes Yes Yes Yes https://twitter.com/SparrowWallet/status/1415632270434705408
Specter Wallet Yes Yes Yes Yes https://twitter.com/_benkaufman/status/1431293856675508228
C-Lightning Yes Yes Yes ??
Fully Noded Yes Yes Yes Since v0.2.26 https://twitter.com/FullyNoded/status/1438652812410298370
Caravan Yes Yes Planned ??
AQUA Yes Yes ?? ??
LND Yes Yes Planned: via btcsuite ??
Exodus Yes Yes Planned before activation, depends on bitcoinjs Not yet planned

Hardware Wallets

Hardware wallet manufacturers typically publish a web wallet or browser add-on wallet for use with their hardware. Users can also sometimes connect their hardware wallet to a software wallet like Electrum.

Name Send to Bech32 Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH Send to Bech32m Receive to P2TR Notes
Trezor + Trezor Suite Yes Yes Planned: in December update Planned: in December update https://btc1.trezor.io/tx/350bb4ff380240fee0d2b7e1f7b90e719086de263cd02aedca105aec0c0bccc1
Ledger Live (desktop app) Yes Yes Yes Yes Ledger Live Desktop 2.35 + Bitcoin App 2.0.0, Ledger Live Mobile support TBD. https://blockstream.info/tx/41d46e6f6e58a325eb6c913aa603f4db313f4a1db0649952f06fe2cd70546451
KeepKey chrome app No No ?? ??
BitBox Desktop app Yes Yes ?? ??
Trezor + Electrum Yes Yes ?? ??
Ledger + Electrum Yes Yes ?? ??
BitBox + Electrum Yes Yes ?? ??
KeepKey + Electrum Yes Yes ?? ??
Archos + Electrum Yes Yes ?? ??
Coldcard + Electrum Yes Yes ?? ??
Ballet + app Yes Yes ?? ??
Tangem + app Yes Yes ?? ??
Blockstream Jade + Blockstream Green Yes Yes Yes Planned Bech32m sending support as of GDK 0.0.47 available via Blockstream Green mobile apps 3.7.6+ and desktop app 1.0.4+

Web Wallets / Wallet Service Providers

Name Send to Bech32 Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH Send to Bech32m Receive to P2TR Notes
Coinapult ?? No ?? ??
Coin.Space ?? No ?? ??
BitGo Yes Yes Yes Yes Full native segwit support on v2 platform, no plans to add native segwit support on v1 platform. Also see: https://blog.bitgo.com/native-segwit-addresses-via-bitgos-api-4946f2007be9, Taproot: https://blog.bitgo.com/taproot-support-for-bitgo-wallets-9ed97f412460
blockchain.com web Yes Yes Planned ?? https://twitter.com/Pellicceama/status/1436324051803414535
Fireblocks Yes Yes Nov 18, 2021 Planned for 2022
HolyTransaction Yes No Yes ??
Coinb.in Yes Yes ?? ?? open source JavaScript implementation
Guarda Wallet Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/GuardaWallet/status/1194270398730448896

Exchanges

Name Send to Bech32 Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH Send to Bech32m Receive to P2TR Notes
1Fox Yes No ?? ?? https://1fox.com/?c=en/content/blog&id=12
AgoraDesk Yes No ?? ??
Anycoin Direct Yes No ?? ?? https://anycoindirect.eu/en/news/details/segwit-activated
BitBargain.co.uk Yes No ?? ??
Bitcoin.de Yes No ?? ?? https://bitcoinblog.de/2018/08/10/bitcoin-de-aktiviert-segwit-kunden-sparen-gebuehren/
Bitfinex Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/1189164144789983234
BitMEX Yes Yes Planned ?? https://blog.bitmex.com/introducing-bech32-deposits-on-bitmex-to-deepen-bitcoin-integration-lower-fees/
Bittrex No No ?? ?? https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/gqt1m6/bittrex_does_not_even_support_withdrawals_to/
Bittylicious Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/Bittylicious_/status/998881327347888128
Bitstamp Yes Yes Planned ?? https://www.bitstamp.net/article/weve-added-support-bech32-bitcoin-addresses-bitsta/
Bitso Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/Bitso/status/1203784055340314624?s=20
Bitwage ?? No ?? ??
BSDEX Yes No ?? No
CardCoins.co Yes No deposits Yes No deposits https://twitter.com/CardCoinsCo/status/1452680654030872589
CEX.IO No No ?? ??
Coinbase.com Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/diogorsergio/status/983052769262292992 (Note that Coinbase commerce does not support sending to bech32)
CoinFalcon Yes No ?? ??
Coinfloor Yes Yes ?? ?? https://coinfloor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018072678-Why-are-there-2-BTC-deposit-addresses-to-choose-from-
Coinmate.io Yes Yes ?? ?? https://coinmate.io/blog/important-coinmate-update/
Coinsbank.com Yes Yes ?? ??
Coinygram Yes No ?? ??
Flyp.me Yes No Yes ??
GDax Yes No ?? ?? https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/8c738k/coinbase_gdax_already_allows_sending_to_bc1/
Gemini Yes Yes ?? ?? https://np.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/b66n0v/psa_gemini_is_full_on_with_native_segwit_and_uses/
Genesis ?? No ?? ??
Globitex No No ?? ??
HitBTC Yes No ?? ??
Hodl Hodl Yes Yes ?? ?? https://medium.com/@hodlhodl/hodl-hodl-segwit-compatible-exchange-a2231968ac56
Independent Reserve Yes No ?? ?? https://www.independentreserve.com/bitcoin/investing
Itbit ?? No ?? ??
Kraken Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/krakenfx/status/1060306827848470528
LedgerX No No ?? ??
Liberalcoins Yes Yes ?? ?? https://liberalcoins.com
LocalBitcoins Yes No ?? ?? https://twitter.com/LocalBitcoins/status/1322194709159301120
Luno Yes No Planned ?? https://www.luno.com/blog/en/post/luno-launches-support-for-bech32-addresses
Paxful.com Yes No ?? ?? https://paxful.com/support/en-us/articles/360011766520-Can-I-Withdraw-Bitcoin-from-Paxful-Wallet-to-My-External-Wallet-
Poloniex.com Yes No ?? ?? https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/a3jhcf/you_can_now_withdraw_from_poloniex_to_bech32/
River.com Yes Yes Planned before Activation ??
Square CashApp Yes No ?? ??
TheRockTrading.com Yes Yes ?? ?? https://twitter.com/TheRockTrading/status/976787499648512003
Walltime Yes Yes ?? ?? https://walltime.info
Purse.io Yes Yes ?? ??
www.bitwala.com Yes Yes ?? ??
Xapo Yes No ?? ??

Bitcoin ATM Models

Hopefully when a model updates then all its ATMs everywhere will gain that feature. See https://coinatmradar.com/shop/buy-bitcoin-atm/

Name Send to Bech32 Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH Send to Bech32m Receive to P2TR Notes
GenesisCoin No No ?? ??
General Bytes Yes Yes ?? ?? Depending on configuration. Since version 20190613 https://www.generalbytes.com/en/support/changelog
Lamassu Douro Yes No ?? ?? https://medium.com/@LamassuSupport/announcing-crafty-chnemu-v7-3-9522fe2868

Blockchain Explorers

To investigate bech32 capability, you can use mainnet TXIDs 4ef47f6eb681d5d9fa2f7e16336cd629303c635e8da51e425b76088be9c8744c and 514a33f1d46179b89e1fea7bbb07b682ab14083a276979f91038369d1a8d689b or look up the addresses bc1qar0srrr7xfkvy5l643lydnw9re59gtzzwf5mdq and bc1qc7slrfxkknqcq2jevvvkdgvrt8080852dfjewde450xdlk4ugp7szw5tk9.

Some blockchain explorers can only parse the bech32 address and display it, they don't build an index so users cannot search for bech32 addresses.

To verify bech32m readiness, you can look up the mainnet TXID b10c007c60e14f9d087e0291d4d0c7869697c6681d979c6639dbd960792b4d41 on which the first output should be addressed as bc1pqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqsyjer9e. Note that the superseded bech32 encoding only differs in the last six characters that encode the checksum: bc1pqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqszqgpqyqs_3wf0qm_.

See also: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Block_chain_browsers

Name Display Bech32 Index Bech32 Display Bech32m Index Bech32m Notes
bitaps.com Yes Yes No No https://bitaps.com
Bitflyer Yes Yes Yes Yes https://chainflyer.bitflyer.jp
Blockbook Yes Yes Yes Yes https://btc1.trezor.io
blockchain.com Yes Yes Yes Yes https://www.blockchain.com/explorer
Blockchair Yes Yes Ready, but old txns not reindexed yet Ready, but old txns not reindexed yet https://github.com/Blockchair/Blockchair.Support/issues/567#issuecomment-966393097, https://twitter.com/Blockchair/status/1458817396433731585
Blockcypher Yes Yes Yes No https://live.blockcypher.com/btc
Blockonomics Yes Yes No No https://www.blockonomics.co
Blockpath Yes Yes No No https://blockpath.com
BTC.com Yes Yes Yes Yes https://BTC.com
Esplora Yes Yes Yes Yes Open source explorer, instances are https://blockstream.info/ and https://www.localbitcoinschain.com/. Issue for BIP350 support.
Insight Yes Yes No No Open source explorer, instances include https://insight.bitpay.com/
Mempool Yes Yes Yes Yes Open source explorer, instances include https://mempool.space https://mempool.ninja https://mempool.emzy.de https://mempool.bisq.services https://mempool.bitcoin.ninja https://mempool.bitaroo.net/
OKLink Yes Yes Yes Yes https://www.oklink.com
OXT Yes Yes Yes Yes https://oxt.me/
Tradeblock Yes Yes No No https://tradeblock.com/bitcoin
WalletExplorer Yes Yes Yes Yes https://walletexplorer.com/
Bitcoin Explorer Yes Yes Yes Yes https://bitcoinexplorer.org, https://twitter.com/BitcoinExplorer/status/1425148093977309187

Payment Processors

Name P2WPKH/P2WSH Invoices Bech32 Withdrawal addresses P2TR Invoices Bech32m Withdrawal addresses Notes
Apirone Yes Yes ?? ?? Payment notifications, merchant dashboard, plugins for Magento, WooCommerce, OpenCart 2, Opencart 3.x, Virtuemart
Bitaps Yes Yes ?? ?? Payment forwarding API, Wallet API, fault tolerance callback.
BTCPay Server Yes Yes Yes Supported since 1.3.0 https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/status/1432354289599451136, https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/status/1457527754350415873
CoinGate No Yes ?? ??
CONFIRMO Yes Yes ?? ??
CryptoChill Yes Yes ?? ?? Highly customizable Bitcoin and Lightning Network payment gateway. Multi-sig, HD wallets, API, SDK.

Mining Pools

Name Payout to Bech32 Payout to Bech32m Notes
BTC.com Pool No ??
Ckpool Yes ??
KanoPool Yes ?? bitcointalk source
Poolin Yes ?? bitcointalk source
SBICrypto Pool Yes Ready to release at activation
Slush Pool Yes At activation Tweet
Ukr Pool Yes ?? bitcointalk source
ViaBTC Pool No ??

Libraries

Name Language Send to Bech32 Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH Send to Bech32m Receive to P2TR Notes
libbase58 C No n/a No n/a
NBitcoin .NET Yes Yes Yes Yes https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/status/1432354289599451136
bcoin JS Yes Yes In Review ?? https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin/pull/1038
btcsuite/btcutil Go Yes Yes Yes ?? https://github.com/btcsuite/btcutil/pull/202
bitcoinjs-lib JS Yes Yes Since v6.0.0 Supported but needs manual involvement https://github.com/bitcoinjs/bitcoinjs-lib/issues/1522#issuecomment-887468902, https://twitter.com/junderwood4649/status/1459006392086372355
bitcoinj Java Yes Yes Yes ?? https://github.com/bitcoinj/bitcoinj/commit/183986c9801f10f1bf46bd46621e535973d39ef8
bitcoin-s Scala Yes Yes Yes Planned for 2021 https://twitter.com/Chris_Stewart_5/status/1459205497463136270
rust-bitcoin Rust Yes ?? Yes ?? https://twitter.com/RCasatta/status/1423695925252329476
Lightning Dev Kit Rust Yes Yes Yes Pending BOLT update
Bitcoin Dev Kit Rust Yes Yes WIP WIP https://docs.rs/bdk
libwally-core C Yes Yes Since 0.8.4 Since 0.8.4
GDK C Yes Yes Since 0.0.47 ??
python-bitcointx Python Yes Yes WIP WIP https://github.com/Simplexum/python-bitcointx/issues/57
NBXPlorer C# Yes Yes Yes Yes https://twitter.com/NicolasDorier/status/1432354822888431619
Kotlin Multiplatform Bitcoin Library Kotlin Yes Yes Yes Planned https://twitter.com/realtbast/status/1458533450919649284
Libbitcoin C++ ?? ?? ?? ??
Bitcoinrb Ruby Yes Yes Yes Yes https://github.com/chaintope/bitcoinrb/wiki/Taproot

References