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BIP-393

Output Script Descriptor Annotations.

Draft

Would let descriptors carry extra notes, such as where to start scanning the blockchain, to help restore a wallet.

Restoring a wallet from a descriptor can be slow, or miss coins, if the software doesn't know which block to start from or how many unused addresses in a row to check. Annotations add these settings to the end of a descriptor, like a web link's query string, without changing the addresses it produces.

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