Can PluginView detect Bitcoin without logging in?

Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Bitcoin — typically dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.

What category is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is classified under Payment processors in the PluginView directory.

How many fingerprint rules cover Bitcoin?

This reference currently tracks 1 fingerprint rule across dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.

Detect Bitcoin

Payment processors

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.

Detection looks at dom selectors across 1 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.

Websites using Bitcoin

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Signal classes

PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Bitcoin. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.

DOM selectors

What a detection means

Establishes: One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Bitcoin signature (1 rules) 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.

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 (dom selectors) and scores them against the Bitcoin signature set (1 rules).
3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Bitcoin on the results page.

FAQ: detecting Bitcoin

Can PluginView detect Bitcoin without logging in?: Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Bitcoin — typically dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
What category is Bitcoin?: Bitcoin is classified under Payment processors in the PluginView directory.
How many fingerprint rules cover Bitcoin?: This reference currently tracks 1 fingerprint rule across dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.