— Full Examples + Character Counts
Note: Character counts include prefixes (e.g.,
0x,bc1,addr1).
1️⃣ Bitcoin (BTC)
Legacy (P2PKH)
1BoatSLRHtKNngkdXEeobR76b53LETtpyT
Characters: 34
Range: 26–35
SegWit (P2SH)
3J98t1WpEZ73CNmQviecrnyiWrnqRhWNLy
Characters: 34
Range: 26–35
Native SegWit (Bech32)
bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kygt080
Characters: 42
Range: 42–62
2️⃣ Ethereum (ETH)
0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454e4438f44e
Characters: 42
Format: 0x + 40 hex characters
3️⃣ Binance Smart Chain (BNB / BEP-20)
0x28C6c06298d514Db089934071355E5743bf21d60
Characters: 42
⚠️ Identical to Ethereum
4️⃣ Polygon (MATIC)
0x6fC82a5Fe25A5cDb58bc74600A40A69C065263f8
Characters: 42
⚠️ Identical to Ethereum
5️⃣ Avalanche C-Chain (AVAX)
0x1a9C8182C09F50C8318d769245beA52c32BE35BC
Characters: 42
⚠️ Identical to Ethereum
6️⃣ Arbitrum (ARB)
0xB38e8c17e38363aF6EbdCb3dAE12e0243582891D
Characters: 42
⚠️ Identical to Ethereum
7️⃣ Optimism (OP)
0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000042
Characters: 42
⚠️ Identical to Ethereum
8️⃣ Solana (SOL)
4Nd1m5kQhGJjv3QfA1X8z7k1JpN96CB2TFBgqsSVx6Ck
Characters: 44
Range: 32–44
Encoding: Base58
9️⃣ Tron (TRX / TRC-20)
TQn9Y2khEsLJW1ChVWFMSMeRDow5KcbLSE
Characters: 34
Range: 34
🔟 Ripple (XRP)
rDsbeomae4FXwgQTJp9Rs64Qg9vDiTCdBv
Characters: 34
Range: 25–35
⚠️ Memo/tag often required
1️⃣1️⃣ Cardano (ADA – Shelley)
addr1q9d0kdk0g0t4tsm5l9h6v9fd9xtnypx0d6k2sk2z0d3mspx6p9f
Characters: 103
Range: 59–104
1️⃣2️⃣ Dogecoin (DOGE)
DQeP5eZC2nX8qHc6tJdF5mRkz9XHkYfQn1
Characters: 34
Range: 34
1️⃣3️⃣ Litecoin (LTC)
ltc1qg82ypzddzfh7e9s0l6s8dn7ymh5n9g9l5l2l8v
Characters: 43
Range: 34–43
1️⃣4️⃣ Polkadot (DOT)
14z5dKx9kXqMZxWz8hXk6Y6YwA9uHqKcH5Q7zRrX7nKp
Characters: 48
Range: 47–48
1️⃣5️⃣ Cosmos (ATOM)
cosmos1skjwj5whet0lpe65qaq4rpq03hjxlwdm9f9j9a
Characters: 45
Range: ~39–45
1️⃣6️⃣ Stellar (XLM)
GB6REFVHV6XHLJILDP5HUK6JZVY6T5OYQLZP6V5B3KT5GZ4K6N4X6B3
Characters: 56
⚠️ Memo often required
1️⃣7️⃣ Near Protocol (NEAR)
Human-readable
example-account.near
Characters: Variable
Implicit account
ed25519:7Y5jV6v6QvB9KnF9ZQ3CtwcZ8Z5tXyLqB2ZJ6M9H2ZJk
Characters: ~64–66
1️⃣8️⃣ Monero (XMR)
48bWuoDG75o6n3S6c3gQhK2p3pF6JmS8Kp4B7Z5kPZ2t8X9Y3J6pX9X9k4mH6
Characters: ~95
Range: 95–106
1️⃣9️⃣ Bitcoin Cash (BCH – CashAddr)
bitcoincash:qpm2qsznhks23z7629mms6s4cwef74vcwvy22gdx6a
Characters: 54
Range: ~42–54
2️⃣0️⃣ Tezos (XTZ)
tz1VSUr8wwNhLAzempoch5d6hLRiTh8Cjcjb
Characters: 36
Range: 36
These coins are indistinguishable by format alone:
- Ethereum
- BNB Chain
- Polygon
- Avalanche C-Chain
- Arbitrum
- Optimism
All are:
- 42 characters
- Start with
0x
👉 Format validation alone is NOT enough.
Chain activity + context is required — this is exactly the gap Crypto Detective fills.
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