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.Mind the Gap .Mind the Gap
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An extended public key can generate approximately 4 billion direct An ((("gap limit", id="gap-limit")))extended public key can generate approximately 4 billion direct
child keys, far more than any store or application should ever need. child keys, far more than any store or application should ever need.
However, it would also take a wallet application an unreasonable amount However, it would also take a wallet application an unreasonable amount
of time to generate all 4 billion keys and scan the blockchain for of time to generate all 4 billion keys and scan the blockchain for
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asking the spender's wallet to construct (but not broadcast) a asking the spender's wallet to construct (but not broadcast) a
transaction paying a possibly reused address before they receive a fresh transaction paying a possibly reused address before they receive a fresh
address for the actual transaction. However, these other solutions have address for the actual transaction. However, these other solutions have
not been used in production as of this writing. not been used in production as of this((("gap limit", startref="gap-limit"))) writing.
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Another common application of this solution is for Another common application of this solution is for