diff --git a/mmgen/addr.py b/mmgen/addr.py
index 88b49034..bc0101dc 100755
--- a/mmgen/addr.py
+++ b/mmgen/addr.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class CoinAddr(str,Hilite,InitErrors,MMGenObject):
 		try:
 			assert addr.isascii() and addr.isalnum(), 'not an ASCII alphanumeric string'
 			me = str.__new__(cls,addr)
-			ap = proto.parse_addr(addr)
+			ap = proto.decode_addr(addr)
 			assert ap, f'coin address {addr!r} could not be parsed'
 			me.addr_fmt = ap.fmt
 			me.hex = ap.bytes.hex()
diff --git a/mmgen/base_proto/bitcoin/tx/base.py b/mmgen/base_proto/bitcoin/tx/base.py
index 5e18e5ad..345eb540 100755
--- a/mmgen/base_proto/bitcoin/tx/base.py
+++ b/mmgen/base_proto/bitcoin/tx/base.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from ....util import msg,dmsg,make_chksum_6,die
 def addr2scriptPubKey(proto,addr):
 
 	def decode_addr(proto,addr):
-		ap = proto.parse_addr(addr)
+		ap = proto.decode_addr(addr)
 		assert ap, f'coin address {addr!r} could not be parsed'
 		return ap.bytes.hex()
 
diff --git a/mmgen/msg.py b/mmgen/msg.py
index 30cc7415..34b00b6a 100755
--- a/mmgen/msg.py
+++ b/mmgen/msg.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class coin_msg:
 						'sig': sig,
 					}
 					if self.msg_cls.include_pubhash:
-						data.update({ 'pubhash': self.proto.parse_addr(e.addr_p2pkh or e.addr).bytes.hex() })
+						data.update({ 'pubhash': self.proto.decode_addr(e.addr_p2pkh or e.addr).bytes.hex() })
 
 					if e.addr_p2pkh:
 						data.update({'addr_p2pkh': e.addr_p2pkh})
diff --git a/mmgen/proto/btc.py b/mmgen/proto/btc.py
index 5d99a961..1ccdc8bf 100755
--- a/mmgen/proto/btc.py
+++ b/mmgen/proto/btc.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Bitcoin protocol
 """
 
-from ..protocol import CoinProtocol,parsed_wif,parsed_addr,_finfo,_nw
+from ..protocol import CoinProtocol,parsed_wif,decoded_addr,_finfo,_nw
 from .common import *
 
 class mainnet(CoinProtocol.Secp256k1): # chainparams.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class mainnet(CoinProtocol.Secp256k1): # chainparams.cpp
 			pubkey_type = pubkey_type,
 			compressed  = compressed )
 
-	def parse_addr(self,addr):
+	def decode_addr(self,addr):
 
 		if 'B' in self.mmtypes and addr[:len(self.bech32_hrp)] == self.bech32_hrp:
 			import mmgen.contrib.bech32 as bech32
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ class mainnet(CoinProtocol.Secp256k1): # chainparams.cpp
 				msg(f'{ret[0]}: Invalid witness version number')
 				return False
 
-			return parsed_addr( bytes(ret[1]), 'bech32' ) if ret[1] else False
+			return decoded_addr( bytes(ret[1]), 'bech32' ) if ret[1] else False
 
-		return self.parse_addr_bytes(b58chk_decode(addr))
+		return self.decode_addr_bytes(b58chk_decode(addr))
 
 	def pubhash2addr(self,pubhash,p2sh):
 		assert len(pubhash) == 20, f'{len(pubhash)}: invalid length for pubkey hash'
diff --git a/mmgen/proto/eth.py b/mmgen/proto/eth.py
index c5b8e565..4cc1c777 100755
--- a/mmgen/proto/eth.py
+++ b/mmgen/proto/eth.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Ethereum protocol
 """
 
 from ..globalvars import g
-from ..protocol import CoinProtocol,_nw,parsed_addr
+from ..protocol import CoinProtocol,_nw,decoded_addr
 from ..util import is_hex_str_lc,Msg
 
 class mainnet(CoinProtocol.DummyWIF,CoinProtocol.Secp256k1):
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ class mainnet(CoinProtocol.DummyWIF,CoinProtocol.Secp256k1):
 	def dcoin(self):
 		return self.tokensym or self.coin
 
-	def parse_addr(self,addr):
+	def decode_addr(self,addr):
 		if is_hex_str_lc(addr) and len(addr) == self.addr_len * 2:
-			return parsed_addr( bytes.fromhex(addr), 'ethereum' )
+			return decoded_addr( bytes.fromhex(addr), 'ethereum' )
 		if g.debug:
 			Msg(f'Invalid address: {addr}')
 		return False
diff --git a/mmgen/proto/xmr.py b/mmgen/proto/xmr.py
index c30bc9d8..916395e0 100755
--- a/mmgen/proto/xmr.py
+++ b/mmgen/proto/xmr.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class mainnet(CoinProtocol.DummyWIF,CoinProtocol.Base):
 			self.privkey_len,
 			'big' )[::-1]
 
-	def parse_addr(self,addr):
+	def decode_addr(self,addr):
 
 		from ..baseconv import baseconv
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class mainnet(CoinProtocol.DummyWIF,CoinProtocol.Base):
 
 		assert ret[-4:] == chk, f'{ret[-4:].hex()}: incorrect checksum.  Correct value: {chk.hex()}'
 
-		return self.parse_addr_bytes(ret)
+		return self.decode_addr_bytes(ret)
 
 	def pubhash2addr(self,*args,**kwargs):
 		raise NotImplementedError('Monero addresses do not support pubhash2addr()')
diff --git a/mmgen/protocol.py b/mmgen/protocol.py
index 3d24a70a..7194eef4 100755
--- a/mmgen/protocol.py
+++ b/mmgen/protocol.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from .devtools import *
 from .globalvars import g
 
 parsed_wif = namedtuple('parsed_wif',['sec','pubkey_type','compressed'])
-parsed_addr = namedtuple('parsed_addr',['bytes','fmt'])
+decoded_addr = namedtuple('decoded_addr',['bytes','fmt'])
 
 _finfo = namedtuple('fork_info',['height','hash','name','replayable'])
 _nw = namedtuple('coin_networks',['mainnet','testnet','regtest'])
@@ -140,13 +140,13 @@ class CoinProtocol(MMGenObject):
 		def get_addr_len(self,addr_fmt):
 			return self.addr_len
 
-		def parse_addr_bytes(self,addr_bytes):
+		def decode_addr_bytes(self,addr_bytes):
 			for ver_hex,addr_fmt in self.addr_ver_bytes.items():
 				ver_bytes = bytes.fromhex(ver_hex)
 				vlen = len(ver_bytes)
 				if addr_bytes[:vlen] == ver_bytes:
 					if len(addr_bytes[vlen:]) == self.get_addr_len(addr_fmt):
-						return parsed_addr( addr_bytes[vlen:], addr_fmt )
+						return decoded_addr( addr_bytes[vlen:], addr_fmt )
 
 			return False
 
diff --git a/mmgen/tool/coin.py b/mmgen/tool/coin.py
index 42a30378..12727e63 100755
--- a/mmgen/tool/coin.py
+++ b/mmgen/tool/coin.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class tool_cmd(tool_cmd_base):
 
 	def addr2pubhash(self,addr:'sstr'):
 		"convert coin address to public key hash"
-		ap = self.proto.parse_addr(addr)
+		ap = self.proto.decode_addr(addr)
 		assert ap, f'coin address {addr!r} could not be parsed'
 		if ap.fmt not in MMGenAddrType.pkh_fmts:
 			from ..util import die