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Google now displays the balance of BTC addresses in an info box

3270 sats \ 27 comments \ @Bitcoin_Bootcamp 28 Mar bitcoin

As you can see in the picture below, Google has integrated an information box for BTC address balances.

However, there are some issues:

The dataset is somewhat outdated (dating back to January '24).
Not all address types are supported, as you can see.

Nevertheless, this is significant. It shows that Google also recognizes that Bitcoin isn't going anywhere ;)

Hopefully, it will only improve in the future.

https://m.stacker.news/23541

Dear IRS, it's not my address, just the number 3 on the rich list!

Address details:

Test transaction back in July '23 of about 0.25 BTC.
High accumulation right afterwards.
Getting FOMO lately.

Do you think it's an exchange or a company/individual? Are there rumors or informations out there ?

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395 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 28 Mar

Please don't post my address publicly. Haha

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @amaurel 29 Mar

agreed. Probably not a good idea to give your bitcoin balance to big brother...

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Car 28 Mar

🤣

210 sats \ 6 replies \ @SwearyDoctor 28 Mar

remember the days when you needed a contract with coinanalysis to get a real idea of movements and routes... now google will gobble this all up and will surveil all of it in a second. This is not good news.

315 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 28 Mar freebie

Imo, this is good news since security by obscurity doesn't work and the same is probably true for privacy.

Over time, technology like this makes existing gaping holes in your privacy more obvious so more people are aware of them which leads to a push to fix these already existing issues.

The biggest problem with security and privacy might be that the most targeted people (think of Snowden, Assange, Satoshi etc.) are in the minority but most tech seems to focus on the average target which isn't a target at all.

50 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xIlmari 28 Mar

This has always been public. The fact that chainalysis is becoming easier is inconsequential. This was never about security through obscurity.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 28 Mar

Meh... the blockchain has always been public. Anyone moderately skilled person would have been able to trace txns across the network. I don't think the fact that Google is getting into the space actually changes anything

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bitcoin_Bootcamp OP 28 Mar

Yeah, you made up a good point.

There are some huge downsides in regards to privacy...

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @m00ninite 28 Mar

You were never private if you were relying on people not looking. At least put up some curtains.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @m00ninite 28 Mar

You were never private if you were relying on people not looking. At least put up some curtains.

62 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bitcoin_Bootcamp OP 28 Mar

Forgot to include the link to the address, but I don't want you to spend extra time on it ;)

https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/bc1ql49ydapnjafl5t2cp9zqpjwe6pdgmxy98859v2

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 28 Mar

I can't imagine being an account based model chain user now you're LSM data is being doxxed like crazy, at least with the UTXO model we can hide in plain site

https://m.stacker.news/23585

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 28 Mar

A blockchain explorer for normies

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 28 Mar

Forward. Just wait for a year or two and let’s see what’s next!

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 28 Mar

Dear IRS,

Go fuck yourselves.

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @go 28 Mar

Dear IRS

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 29 Mar

Do you think this will help people understand it better? Makes it easier to see things, but I dont think it will reach the people that are ignorant of bitcoin. Maybe it will, I guess we will see. Good on Google to accept it. Im sure it has some on its balance sheets already, though.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @f6287b82CC84bcbd 30 Mar

They are just simplifying the UX.

Anyone with a full node and open source block chain explorer software can already do this as all on chain transactions were public.

If you want privacy there is always lightning network and also making every spend a coinjoin

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @riberet19 30 Mar

World of Surveillance

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @notgeld 29 Mar

Nice try Google.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lumbembajohn4 29 Mar

Est-ce que cela sera utile ?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guts 29 Mar

It seems many people are fine with this, why don't we start sharing our BTC address?.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @watchmancbiz 28 Mar

Serious privacy concerns

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mrcrown 28 Mar

If you see a price somewhere in bitcoin you can select the price and gives you a option to convert.