diff --git a/src/base58.cpp b/src/base58.cpp
index 715e4e789..18cd2090e 100644
--- a/src/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/base58.cpp
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ bool DecodeBase58(const std::string& str, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchRet, in
     return DecodeBase58(str.c_str(), vchRet, max_ret_len);
 }
 
-std::string EncodeBase58Check(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchIn)
+std::string EncodeBase58Check(Span<const unsigned char> input)
 {
     // add 4-byte hash check to the end
-    std::vector<unsigned char> vch(vchIn);
+    std::vector<unsigned char> vch(input.begin(), input.end());
     uint256 hash = Hash(vch);
     vch.insert(vch.end(), (unsigned char*)&hash, (unsigned char*)&hash + 4);
     return EncodeBase58(vch);
diff --git a/src/base58.h b/src/base58.h
index d9791d1db..b87664b78 100644
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ NODISCARD bool DecodeBase58(const char* psz, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchRet,
 NODISCARD bool DecodeBase58(const std::string& str, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchRet, int max_ret_len);
 
 /**
- * Encode a byte vector into a base58-encoded string, including checksum
+ * Encode a byte span into a base58-encoded string, including checksum
  */
-std::string EncodeBase58Check(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchIn);
+std::string EncodeBase58Check(Span<const unsigned char> input);
 
 /**
  * Decode a base58-encoded string (psz) that includes a checksum into a byte
diff --git a/src/bench/base58.cpp b/src/bench/base58.cpp
index dee3ffeb6..18cb5de19 100644
--- a/src/bench/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/base58.cpp
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ static void Base58CheckEncode(benchmark::Bench& bench)
             200, 24
         }
     };
-    std::vector<unsigned char> vch;
-    vch.assign(buff.begin(), buff.end());
     bench.batch(buff.size()).unit("byte").run([&] {
-        EncodeBase58Check(vch);
+        EncodeBase58Check(buff);
     });
 }