Generating cryptocoin address

Question

I'm using this https://github.com/lian/bitcoin-ruby for my project. I've got Bitcoin to work perfectly, and since the Bitcoin gem did not have native support for Dogecoin I had to self-implement it.

The problem seems to be in this particular line. (corresponding to the format of the crypto address)

:address_version => "30"

:address_version = PUBKEY_ADDRESS in base58.h 

base58.h

PUBKEY_ADRESS contains value 30.

Specifying this particular number will give address beginning with letter 'L' (litecoin address), where Dogecoin requires 'D'.

Any idea on the cause behind this result?

Answer 1

30 in decimal will give you a address begins with a letter D

30 in hexadecimal (48 in decimal) will give you a address begins with letter L

I think that bitcoin-ruby first changes PUBKEY_ADDRESS from hexa to decimal so :address_versionshould be 1E (30 in decimal)