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Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by stavros on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:19AM (#29638169)
Playxo.com is showing you if a wallet has a balance. Before it ever shows you anything, it can clear that wallet, and that's that.
Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by vmception on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:27AM (#29638244)
but anyone can do that. you don't need an API to tell you if the address has a balance if you have the private key, you just check your own copy of the blockchain.... just like they are doing...

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Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by stavros on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:35AM (#29638334)
When you visit a page, they generate all the private keys on the page and check for balances. If you happen upon a key that actually has a balance, they will clean it out before you can.
Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by patrickthebold on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @01:47PM (#29640590)
I kind of doubt it, the browser makes a request to blockchain.info to check the balances. If they wanted to do what you are saying they'd make that request somewhere one the backend.
Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by sli on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @02:44PM (#29641250)
Well... yeah? It would make no sense to try and do that on the frontend.
Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by vmception on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:41AM (#29638413)
well, very fun way to add randomness and entropy to checking. it plays on the maliciousness of everyone, by making them think the user has an edge.
Re:All Bitcoin private keys are on this website by 1phone1 on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:03PM (#29706753)
they check balance by JS in blockchain, i no see in JS code they got info about result. If someone find btc wallet of Satoshi im sure what he got in donate (link exist :) ) enough for him ;) i personally like this idea. free lotto :)