BIP-43
Purpose Field for Deterministic Wallets.
Reserves the first step of a wallet's key tree for a number saying which layout the rest of the tree follows.
BIP 32 left wallet makers so much freedom that two 'compatible' wallets could lay out their keys differently and not work together. This 'purpose' number, meant to match the number of the BIP that describes the layout, tells a wallet what to expect.
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