All Bitcoin private keys are on this website

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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