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The terms on your website don't really mesh with the actual behavior of the blockchain. There is no "from" address, there is never a "from" address.

• olalonde 12y ago
  In this context, I believe the "from" address would be TxOuts which use a pay-to-pubkeyhash script.
  • nwh 12y ago
    That's not "from" an address though.
    • olalonde 12y ago
      Why not? TxOuts are spent when creating new transactions, hence the "from".
      • nwh 12y ago
        "From" implies to users that every previous output is owned by a person, is controlled by a person, or is even an address. None of these are always true (though they usually are), which leads to disasters like people sending "refunds" to shared addresses. It's not a concept in the reference client and should be avoided to prevent more confusion than blockchain.info has already caused. If I spend a script with no hash160/p2sh address, where is it "from"?
        • olalonde 12y ago
          Ah, I see your point now. I agree it can be confusing to a non technical audience but presumably, this tool is for people who have prior knowledge on how the block chain works.
          • nwh 12y ago
            It's probably best to avoid using the term anyway. Blockchain.info should really only be a technical tool but non-technical people seem to insist on using it and misunderstanding it.