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ScriptPubKey Managers

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Bitcoin Core ScriptPubKey Managers are wallet components that own scriptPubKey sets, address generation branches, and ownership tracking for specific output types. In descriptor wallets, the wallet becomes a collection of these managers instead of one monolithic key-and-address store.

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Curated resources (3)

• Bitcoin Core Academy: ScriptPubKeyManagers (article) Primary walkthrough of the SPKM abstraction, per-output-type managers, and the internal versus external split.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Keys in the Wallet (article) Explains why descriptor wallets replaced the older keypool model and why script management was separated into dedicated managers.
• Mastering Bitcoin (book) Broad technical reference for wallet structure, script templates, and address derivation background relevant to Core wallet internals.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Output Descriptors

Direct dependents (0)

• None

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