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Re: Is it possible to use unused BTC adressess from dynamic wallet as a new?
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user210822
on 25/03/2024, 15:19:41 UTC
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Please, read about rule #32 of forum's rules, there's absolutely no necessity to post multiple replies in subsequent posts within less than 24h. You risk getting your replies deleted and it's annoying to other readers.

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Regarding accounts in a HD wallet. You need to learn more about HD wallets and derivation paths. For a start, go here:
https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/keys/hd-wallets/
and
https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/keys/hd-wallets/derivation-paths/

I highly recommend to work through the Beginners section on that site, too. You can learn a lot there!

Accounts are simply like different branches in derivation paths. The common derivation path for native segwit addresses is:
m/84h/0h/0h/0/0 (equiv. to m/84'/0'/0'/0/0; master private key/purpose'/coin'/account'/external|internal/address index)

m/84h/0h/0h/0/0 -- first external (=receiving) address of first account for Bitcoin (coin=0) native segwit (purpose=84)
m/84h/0h/1h/0/0 -- first external (=receiving) address of second account (account=1) for Bitcoin (coin=0) native segwit (purpose=84)
m/84h/0h/2h/1/2 -- third internal (=change) address of third account (account=2) for Bitcoin (coin=0) native segwit (purpose=84)

Your Ledger X should use this common derivation path for native Segwit address derivation. But I don't use Ledger hardware wallets to know for sure.
Thank you for your good advice!
That seemed logical to me to underline thought of the commentator but I made several mistakes on the way...
Your links are valuable sources of study!