BIP 0021 - URI Scheme

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Data sheet for URI Scheme

Title	URI Scheme
Layer	Applications
Author	Nils Schneider, Matt Corallo
Comments-Summary	No comments yet.
Comments-URI	https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/wiki/Comments:BIP-0021
Staus	Final
Type	Standards Track
Created	2012-09-29
Post History
Description	https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0021.mediawiki

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Abstract

This BIP proposes a URI scheme for making Bitcoin payments.

Motivation

The purpose of this URI scheme is to enable users to easily make payments by simply clicking links on webpages or scanning QR Codes.