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Bitcoin balance lookup

134 points by charleyhine 12y ago

k0mplex 12y ago
Here's the Fed's balance: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55
- brickmort 12y ago
  About ~$17.49m USD (as of June 13, 2014)
- contingencies 12y ago
  It would be nice if: (1) You could do <address> in EUR... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55+in+EUR https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55... (2) It auto-converted to a reasonable default currency for your country, based upon IP address.
erichurkman 12y ago
FYI, does not play nice with DDG's dark theme.
- jagtalon 12y ago
  Thanks! We're working on making these instant answers look better with different themes.
facepalm 12y ago
Is there a !-shortcut as well?
- k-mcgrady 12y ago
  I don't think they could make it any shorter than typing in the address. Using a !bang would just make it longer.
  - Istof 12y ago
    The only way that I can think of to make it shorter would be typing x chars from the address and it would list balances from all matching addresses using auto complete (it probably only need a short part of the address to be unique) but of course most people probably use copy and paste and it would not matter
  - facepalm 12y ago
    Ah didn't realize it would recognize Bitcoin addresses automatically.
- mbrubeck 12y ago
  You can use !bc to jump to a blockchain.info search.
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barosl 12y ago
Uhm, it shows "no more results" on my system. Maybe the change is being propagated?
- laurent123456 12y ago
  You might need to enable "Open Instant Answers" in Settings / Results.
xkarga00 12y ago
cool
tinkerrr 12y ago
You should incorporate firstbits into the system as well. That will make it very handy and better than most current online tools. Instead of remembering a whole Bitcoin address, the first 6-7 characters would do. Will make usability better as well (I know there's debate about whether firstbits are good or evil, but it would still be interesting to include that feature).
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  What would it do if multiple addresses share those bits?
  - icebraining 12y ago
    Any time a Bitcoin address is used for transactional purposes and appears in the block chain, its firstbits - or the prefix that uniquely identifies that address within the block chain - are considered assigned at that time. If another address is created and used with the same prefix at a later time, the firstbits of that new address will be at least one character longer, as the shorter prefix remains reserved for the address that used it first. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits
    - benmanns 12y ago
      Ah, that's pretty cool. Otherwise you can use things like vanitygen to create a similar address. I just created https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1NhLgwwuiyVsBuk3NgJHDztZZ6ejBySbsj https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1NhLgwwuiyVsBuk3NgJHDztZZ6ejBySbsj
- MichaelGG 12y ago
  The Bitcoin wiki seems to view firstbits as a very negative thing. From a quick reading, it looks like yet another "Real Names" attempt, but this time for bitcoin addresses. The wiki even says the founder of firstbits went around generating a bunch of addresses to get the "good ones". https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits
romaster 12y ago
Great.... Now what? You've advertised the integration of an API on HN. Now what?
D4AHNGM 12y ago
This is pretty nice. Are you planning to spread the integration out to other popular cryptos as well?
dogem 12y ago
And where's Doge balance lookup? :P
bdcravens 12y ago
I use https://blockchain.info/search/%s https://blockchain.info/search/%s with keyword "bit" in Chrome, so I can "bit SOMEHASH" from the omnibox and it searches more than just address balances (transactions, etc)

134 points by charleyhine 12y ago

Here's the Fed's balance: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55

brickmort 12y ago
About ~$17.49m USD (as of June 13, 2014)
contingencies 12y ago
It would be nice if: (1) You could do <address> in EUR... https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55+in+EUR https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1Ez69SnzzmePmZX3WpEzMKTrcBF2gpNQ55... (2) It auto-converted to a reasonable default currency for your country, based upon IP address.

erichurkman 12y ago

FYI, does not play nice with DDG's dark theme.

jagtalon 12y ago
Thanks! We're working on making these instant answers look better with different themes.

facepalm 12y ago

Is there a !-shortcut as well?

k-mcgrady 12y ago
I don't think they could make it any shorter than typing in the address. Using a !bang would just make it longer.
- Istof 12y ago
  The only way that I can think of to make it shorter would be typing x chars from the address and it would list balances from all matching addresses using auto complete (it probably only need a short part of the address to be unique) but of course most people probably use copy and paste and it would not matter
- facepalm 12y ago
  Ah didn't realize it would recognize Bitcoin addresses automatically.
mbrubeck 12y ago
You can use !bc to jump to a blockchain.info search.

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barosl 12y ago

Uhm, it shows "no more results" on my system. Maybe the change is being propagated?

laurent123456 12y ago
You might need to enable "Open Instant Answers" in Settings / Results.

xkarga00 12y ago

cool

tinkerrr 12y ago

You should incorporate firstbits into the system as well. That will make it very handy and better than most current online tools. Instead of remembering a whole Bitcoin address, the first 6-7 characters would do. Will make usability better as well (I know there's debate about whether firstbits are good or evil, but it would still be interesting to include that feature).

TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
What would it do if multiple addresses share those bits?
- icebraining 12y ago
  Any time a Bitcoin address is used for transactional purposes and appears in the block chain, its firstbits - or the prefix that uniquely identifies that address within the block chain - are considered assigned at that time. If another address is created and used with the same prefix at a later time, the firstbits of that new address will be at least one character longer, as the shorter prefix remains reserved for the address that used it first. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits
  - benmanns 12y ago
    Ah, that's pretty cool. Otherwise you can use things like vanitygen to create a similar address. I just created https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1NhLgwwuiyVsBuk3NgJHDztZZ6ejBySbsj https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1NhLgwwuiyVsBuk3NgJHDztZZ6ejBySbsj
MichaelGG 12y ago
The Bitcoin wiki seems to view firstbits as a very negative thing. From a quick reading, it looks like yet another "Real Names" attempt, but this time for bitcoin addresses. The wiki even says the founder of firstbits went around generating a bunch of addresses to get the "good ones". https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Firstbits

romaster 12y ago

Great.... Now what? You've advertised the integration of an API on HN. Now what?

D4AHNGM 12y ago

This is pretty nice. Are you planning to spread the integration out to other popular cryptos as well?

dogem 12y ago

And where's Doge balance lookup? :P

bdcravens 12y ago

I use https://blockchain.info/search/%s https://blockchain.info/search/%s with keyword "bit" in Chrome, so I can "bit SOMEHASH" from the omnibox and it searches more than just address balances (transactions, etc)