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Silent Payment Output Script Descriptors

BIP 392, Silent Payment Output Script Descriptors. This document specifies sp() output script descriptors for silent payments.

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Authors: Craig Raw
Date: 2026
Publisher: Craig Raw
Version: Source cited by the 2026 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0548
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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BIP 392, Silent Payment Output Script Descriptors. This document specifies sp() output script descriptors for silent payments.

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Raw, C. (2026). Silent Payment Output Script Descriptors. Craig Raw. https://bips.dev/392

BibTeX

@techreport{bip3922026,
  title = {Silent Payment Output Script Descriptors},
  author = {Craig Raw},
  year = {2026},
  institution = {Craig Raw},
  url = {https://bips.dev/392},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/bip-392}
}

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