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1. versioned 
2. magic number - to make sure it refers to REV and not other coins
3. checksum - to make sure that the whole address can be verified 
4. compact
5. human-readable - Base58 is recommended for avoiding human copying errors

Algorithm

Python pseudocode for converting a Public key into REV Address:

public_key_bytes = codecs.decode(public_key, ‘hex’)
keccak_hash = keccak.new(digest_bits=256)
keccak_hash.update(public_key_bytes)
keccak_digest = keccak_hash.hexdigest()
# Take the last 20 bytes
wallet_len = 40

(TODO ADD the remain steps per our decision Polland 5/8/19)

rev-address = prefix + payload + checksum

payload = base58(hash(public-key))

checksum = base58(take(4, hash(prefix + payload)))

prefix = arbitrary ASCII prefix. We can choose here any string we want. Example: "rev", "revtest" etc

The hash algorithm used is Blake2b