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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: experimental on February 20, 2012, 11:46 pm

Title: what happened to the advertised bitcoin value
Post by: experimental on February 20, 2012, 11:46 pm
there used to be a bitcoin value on the bottom of the silkroad page.  It was quick reference to the value of the bitcoin.  Where do u find out the exact value of the bitcoin in real time.  and do the prices here reflect this real time value as well?
Title: Re: what happened to the advertised bitcoin value
Post by: AverageGatsby on February 21, 2012, 12:19 am
Agreed, where did that little friend go on SR? I liked using that vs having to compute by dividing my accounts BTC by dollar value.

and to find real-time BTC value, go to

mtgoxlive.com
Title: Re: what happened to the advertised bitcoin value
Post by: permitcitizen on February 23, 2012, 06:42 pm
It was pretty nice having it there, i wonder why it was ever taken off... will it ever return?
Title: Re: what happened to the advertised bitcoin value
Post by: Horizons on February 23, 2012, 06:50 pm
IIRC it was removed because having it it introduced some security vulnerabilities into the site code. It's unlikely that it'll come back. If you change your settings to display prices in USD, that shouldn't be a problem.

All prices on SR are actually set in dollars, and the bitcoin equivalent changes with the bitcoin market value. The BTC value SR uses is Mt. Gox's weighed average. You can see it live at mtgoxlive.com/orders

Cheers,
Horizons