Detect Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.
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Websites using Bitcoin
1 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| thepihut.com | 8/6/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Bitcoin signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Bitcoin, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Bitcoin is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Bitcoin
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Bitcoin signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Bitcoin fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Bitcoin on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Bitcoin
- Can PluginView detect Bitcoin without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Bitcoin. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Bitcoin?
- Bitcoin is classified under Payment processors in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Bitcoin fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
