1hlvats3zr3oev9ya7pzp3gb9gqfg6xyjt Verified < Trusted — Handbook >

Unless you personally performed the verification or used a trusted third-party tool, “verified” next to a random string is .

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: This is a "Legacy" or P2PKH (Pay-to-Pubkey-Hash) address, identifiable by the leading number "1" . Unless you personally performed the verification or used

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