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Replaces #87, which was opened from a branch in this repository. The changes are the same; the commits were re-signed with corrected authorship.

Addresses migration note wallet-derivation-template-incomplete ("The historical BSQ derivation list is incomplete") for Backing up your wallet seed, Restoring your wallet from seed and Wallet.

Where the list is

The list is not in the article text. Each article has one {{Wallet derivation paths}} / {{Wallet_derivation_paths}} call, rendered at build time from archived template 261 (revision 2003, 6 January 2021, public/wiki-source/archive-templates/261.wiki.txt). It gives BTC SegWit m/44'/0'/1', BTC legacy m/44'/0'/0' and only one BSQ path, m/44'/142'/0'.

The template and its rendering are hash-locked historical sources, so the correction is one paragraph placed directly after the template in each article. The template block, including its "Historical template from the 14 October 2026 archive" line, stays as it is.

Commits

  1. Format the wallet-seed backup source for review (formatting only), undone in commit 4.
  2. Add the BSQ SegWit derivation path (wording, one added paragraph in each of three articles).
  3. Name the BSQ script type and warn against spending BSQ elsewhere (wording, from review): the same paragraph, made more precise.
  4. Keep the wallet-seed backup source on one line. The check can list an edit as awaiting a receipt only when its base already has the same formatting, and main has no formatting record for this article. So the paragraph now sits inside the original single source line of backing-up-your-wallet-seed.md, and migration/source-formatting.json is unchanged. The wording is the same.

Wording change

Added after the template placement in all three articles (in Wallet, before the "Watch keys" line):

In Bisq 1 v1.10.11, the BSQ path above is not the only one: BSQ native SegWit (P2WPKH) addresses use m/44'/142'/1', and m/44'/142'/0' is the legacy BSQ path. That version creates new wallets with SegWit keychains and adds them to older legacy wallets, so these paths are not a complete recipe for restoring a Bisq wallet in other software. Other wallets show BSQ as ordinary bitcoin, and spending it there will probably lose the BSQ.

Why the review changed it: both SegWit paths use purpose 44' with native P2WPKH scripts, which other wallets will not infer from the path (BIP84 would use 84'); the template renders as paragraphs, so "this list" could attach to the wrong list in Wallet; and in Restoring the paragraph sits under "Restoring to a non-Bisq wallet", where a reader who imports the BSQ path elsewhere sees an ordinary BTC balance. The last sentence follows Bisq's own Wallet info warning.

Nothing is removed. The template's own warning against sending BSQ to a non-Bisq wallet still appears directly above.

Sources

At Bisq commit ea9d5dff90c99ac462f2b0a7bf9ef92683956619 (tag v1.10.11):

  • BisqKeyChainGroupStructure.java L32-L77: BTC m/44'/0'/0' (legacy) and m/44'/0'/1' (SegWit); BSQ m/44'/142'/0' (legacy) and m/44'/142'/1' (SegWit); P2WPKH maps to the SegWit path.
  • WalletConfig.java L429-L450: new BTC and BSQ wallets, and wallets restored from seed in Bisq, are built with P2WPKH as the preferred output type; unencrypted wallets are migrated on load (L429).
  • WalletConfig.java L566-L610: if a wallet's active keychain is the legacy path, Bisq backs up the wallet file and adds and activates a SegWit keychain, for the BTC and the BSQ wallet.
  • WalletsManager.java L145-L149: the same step for encrypted wallets, after the password is entered.
  • Bisq's Wallet info screen warns: "NEVER send BSQ from a non-Bisq wallet, as it will probably lead to an invalid BSQ transaction and losing your BSQ" (core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties).

What was checked and what was not

  • Checked: the source lines above. The three pages were built and the paragraph checked in the built HTML.
  • Not done: no wallet was created, upgraded or restored, in Bisq or in other software. The paths are given as the code defines them, not as a tested external-wallet restore.
  • Not settled: whether a wallet created by v1.10.11 also contains a legacy keychain. Bisq requests a P2PKH address for the arbitrator entry on a fresh BTC wallet (AddressEntryList.java L139-L142), which suggests it does, but the bitcoinj fork's builder was not read. The paragraph does not say "only", so it holds either way.

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Expected check results

npm test passes (89 tests). check passes and lists the three articles as awaiting an accepted-edit receipt. receipts fails until reviewers accept the wording and a receipt is added; that is the expected state for a wording proposal. The original hashes were not refreshed.

Decode the 15 newline entities in the one-line Backing up your wallet
seed source so its paragraphs and the template placement can be reviewed
separately. The rendered page is unchanged apart from entity spelling.

Record the offsets in source-formatting.json so the fidelity check
rebuilds the exact original bytes. Original hashes are unchanged.
The archived Wallet derivation paths template, rendered in three wallet
articles, lists only m/44'/142'/0' for BSQ. Add one sentence after each
placement giving the BSQ SegWit path m/44'/142'/1' and saying that the
list is not a complete recipe for restoring a Bisq wallet in other
software. The template and its receipts stay unchanged.

Sources: Bisq 1 v1.10.11 BisqKeyChainGroupStructure.java L32-L74 (BTC
and BSQ legacy and SegWit paths), WalletConfig.java L434-L450 (new
wallets use SegWit) and L566-L605 (legacy wallets gain a SegWit
keychain), commit ea9d5dff.

Keep original source and review snapshots unchanged. Leave publication
blocked pending support review and explicit acceptance of these edits.
Both SegWit paths use purpose 44' with native P2WPKH scripts, which other
wallets will not infer from the path. Say so, refer to "the paths above"
because the template renders as paragraphs, not a list, and add the warning
Bisq's own Wallet info screen gives: other wallets show BSQ as ordinary
bitcoin, and spending it there will probably lose the BSQ.
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  • Documentation
    • Updated wallet backup and recovery guidance with Bisq 1 v1.10.11 BSQ derivation paths: m/44'/142'/1' for native SegWit and m/44'/142'/0' for legacy addresses.
    • Clarified that this version creates SegWit keychains for new wallets and adds them to older legacy wallets; these paths alone may not fully restore a wallet in other software.
    • Added a warning that other wallets may display BSQ as bitcoin, and spending it there may result in losing the BSQ.

The wallet backup, restoration, and overview articles now document Bisq 1 v1.10.11 BSQ derivation paths, wallet keychain changes, and cautions about restoring or spending BSQ through other wallets.

Changes: BSQ wallet documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
BSQ paths and restoration cautions
src/content/docs/wiki/backing-up-your-wallet-seed.md, src/content/docs/wiki/restoring-your-wallet-from-seed.md, src/content/docs/wiki/wallet.md
The articles distinguish native SegWit path m/44'/142'/1' from legacy path m/44'/142'/0'. They describe the v1.10.11 wallet keychain changes and caution that these paths may not fully restore a wallet in other software. They also warn that other wallets may display BSQ as bitcoin and that spending it there will probably lose the BSQ.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Other

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Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 39c28

This PR adds BSQ derivation-path guidance and a warning about spending BSQ from other wallets to three wallet articles. The content looks consistent with the cited Bisq source. It should not merge until a reviewer accepts the wording and adds the accepted-edit receipts required by the repository's check.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4

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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding the BSQ native SegWit derivation path.
Description check Passed The description explains the affected articles, source revision, related migration note, evidence, wording changes, validation results, and known limitations. It does not use every template heading or…
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hiciefte and others added 2 commits November 10, 2026 16:32
An edit can wait for its receipt only if its base file already has the
same formatting. main has no formatting record for this article, so the
line breaks from the first commit made the whole pull request fail
check. Drop that formatting record and put the added paragraph inside
the original single source line instead. The wording is unchanged.

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migration/accepted-edits.json has no receipts. The fidelity gate rejects these three article edits, so npm run build stops before site generation. After human review, add a receipt for each article. Do not refresh the original hashes. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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<span class="wiki-legacy-anchor" id="Wallet_derivation_paths" aria-hidden="true">
</span><h2 id="wallet-derivation-paths"> Wallet derivation paths </h2>&#10;<span class="wiki-template-gap" role="note"><strong>[Unresolved template: Wallet derivation paths]</strong> <code>{{Wallet derivation paths}}</code></span>

In Bisq 1 v1.10.11, the BSQ path above is not the only one: BSQ native SegWit (P2WPKH) addresses use `m/44'/142'/1'`, and `m/44'/142'/0'` is the legacy BSQ path. That version creates new wallets with SegWit keychains and adds them to older legacy wallets, so these paths are not a complete recipe for restoring a Bisq wallet in other software. Other wallets show BSQ as ordinary bitcoin, and spending it there will probably lose the BSQ.

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Add accepted-edit receipts before merge.

The three edited articles have no accepted-edit receipts. The receipts check therefore fails. After human review, add receipts for all three articles. (github.com)

As per path instructions: “scripts/check-source-fidelity.mjs rejects any change to the article text unless a human-reviewed accepted-edit receipt exists.”

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Review comment at @src/content/docs/wiki/backing-up-your-wallet-seed.md at line 40:
After human review, add the accepted-edit receipt for the edited wallet seed backup article using the repository’s established receipt format so the source-fidelity check recognizes the change.

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