To fully support SegWit, Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 incorporates a new address format, including Bech32, which according to experts is more user - friendly than the P2sh format. (links2exchange.net)
This past January the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers and community began implementing a new address format called «Cashaddr.» (ccinews.net)
Bitcoin ABC lead developer Amaury Sechet announced last November that he was working on a new address format to prevent this issue from happening, describing this as a «pressing need.» (links2exchange.net)