From 8b8d958a45a4ddd49897246b8aef85e2d27f903c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Davide Grilli <davide.grilli@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:56:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] config: default network to BitcoinPurple mainnet

Change get_selected_chain() fallback from BitcoinMainnet to BitcoinPurple
so the wallet starts on the BTCP network when no --<chain> flag is passed
---
 electrum/simple_config.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/electrum/simple_config.py b/electrum/simple_config.py
index 56bfca4be..2dcc8bee3 100644
--- a/electrum/simple_config.py
+++ b/electrum/simple_config.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class SimpleConfig(Logger):
         if selected_chains:
             # note: if multiple are selected, we just pick one deterministically random
             return selected_chains[0]
-        return constants.BitcoinMainnet
+        return constants.BitcoinPurple
 
     def electrum_path(self):
         path = self.electrum_path_root()