HD Wallet Derivation Path Calculator

Path Format:

• m: Master key (root)
• purpose': BIP standard (44/49/84/86)
• coin_type': Cryptocurrency (0=BTC, 60=ETH, etc.)
• account': Account number (usually 0)
• change: 0=receive, 1=change addresses
• address_index: Sequential address number

Note: Apostrophe (') indicates hardened derivation

Common Standards:

• BIP-44 (m/44'): Legacy addresses
• BIP-49 (m/49'): SegWit wrapped (P2SH)
• BIP-84 (m/84'): Native SegWit (Bech32)
• BIP-86 (m/86'): Taproot (P2TR)

Examples:

• m/44'/0'/0'/0/0 - First Bitcoin legacy address
• m/84'/0'/0'/0/0 - First Bitcoin SegWit address
• m/44'/60'/0'/0/0 - First Ethereum address
• m/44'/118'/0'/0/0 - First Cosmos address