==== BIP 0072 - bitcoin: uri extensions for Payment Protocol ====
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<caption>Data sheet for [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:bitcoin|bitcoin]]: uri extensions for Payment Protocol </caption>
| Title                      | bitcoin: uri extensions for Payment Protocol  |
| Layer                      | Applications |
| Author                     | Gavin Andresen	 |
| Comments-Summary           | No comments yet. |
| Comments-URI               | [[https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/wiki/Comments:BIP-0072]]    |
| Status                     | Final | 
| Type                       | Standards Track | 
| Created                    | 2013-07-29  |
| Post History               |    |
| Description                | [[https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0072.mediawiki]] |
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=== Abstract === 
  ://This BIP describes an extension to the bitcoin: URI scheme ([[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:defact:bitcoin:bips:bip_0021| BIP 21]]) to support the payment protocol ([[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:defact:bitcoin:bips:bip_0070| BIP 70]]).//

=== Motivation === 
  ://Allow users to click on a link in a web page or email to initiate the payment protocol, while being backwards-compatible with existing bitcoin wallets.//