diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@
         const hash160 = BCH.Address.toHash160(cashAddress);
         const slpAddress = BCH.SLP.Address.toSLPAddress(cashAddress);
 
+        // temporary comparison between BCH-JS' toPublicKey output to the local impl
+        const localPublicKey = node.getPublicKeyBuffer().toString('hex');
+        if (publicKey === localPublicKey) {
+            console.log(
+                path + ': BCH-JS publicKey output matches localPublicKey',
+            );
+        }
+
         return {
             publicKey,
             hash160,