[Bitcoin-development] Stealth Addresses

Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell at gmail.com
Wed Jan 15 20:38:41 UTC 2014


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Ben Davenport <bendavenport at gmail.com> wrote:
> But may I suggest we consider changing the name "stealth address" to
> something more neutral?

ACK.  Regardless of the 'political' overtones, I think stealth is a
little cringe-worthy.

"Private address" would be fine if not for confusion with private-keys.

"Static address" is perhaps the best in my view. (also helps improve
awareness that normal addresses are intended to be more one-use-ness)




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