diff --git a/electrum/constants.py b/electrum/constants.py
index db0afc3d2..c34ea6563 100644
--- a/electrum/constants.py
+++ b/electrum/constants.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class BitcoinMainnet(AbstractNet):
         'p2wsh':       0x02aa7ed3,  # Zpub
     }
     XPUB_HEADERS_INV = inv_dict(XPUB_HEADERS)
-    BIP44_COIN_TYPE = 0
+    BIP44_COIN_TYPE = 42069
     LN_REALM_BYTE = 0
     LN_DNS_SEEDS = [
     ]