Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by yang140 » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 1:58 PM UTC

Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map
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Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by artursapek » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:08 PM UTC

Well done! It's amazing to me that this is possible.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by yang140 » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:32 PM UTC

artursapek wrote: post #2

Well done! It's amazing to me that this is possible.

Thanks, It is just for fun. the address is based on the relay ip address. So it is not necessarily the real transaction address. I am making this as an example of learning d3.js. It is very interesting.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by deeperisbetter » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:34 PM UTC

It's crazy to see so many large 5+ BTC transactions occurring...

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by RankingMember » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:36 PM UTC

Nice. The globe spinning control is being a little wonky at the moment for me - trying to zero in on one spot causes the globe to spin wildly.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by mattdotc » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:37 PM UTC

This is really neat idea. The spinning globe is technically a Cool Thing, but I would really like to see a cylindrical projection as an option. I'm not really interested in to-scale landmasses.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by jug6ernaut » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:45 PM UTC

mattdotc wrote: post #6

This is really neat idea. The spinning globe is technically a Cool Thing, but I would really like to see a cylindrical projection as an option. I'm not really interested in to-scale landmasses.

You can click "Change Projection" to get a standard projection.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by mattdotc » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:49 PM UTC

jug6ernaut wrote: post #7

mattdotc wrote: post #6

This is really neat idea. The spinning globe is technically a Cool Thing, but I would really like to see a cylindrical projection as an option. I'm not really interested in to-scale landmasses.

You can click "Change Projection" to get a standard projection.

D'oh. Where do I turn in my geek card?

Thanks.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by Gys » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 3:59 PM UTC

Does not work in Firefox 32.0.3 on OSX Yosimite.

Otherwise its interesting to see (in Chrome) that by far most transactions are in the US, with just a few in Northern Europe. The rest of the world nothing much.

> the address is based on the relay ip address. So it is not necessarily the real transaction address.

Or does this explain the remarkable regional preference of the transactions ? Sorry to ask, I have no experience with bitcoins.

Re: Show HN: A real-time Bitcoin transaction map

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Post by yang140 » Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 4:03 PM UTC

Gys wrote: post #9

Does not work in Firefox 32.0.3 on OSX Yosimite. Otherwise its interesting to see (in Chrome) that by far most transactions are in the US, with just a few in Northern Europe. The rest of the world nothing much. > the address is based on the relay ip address. So it is not necessarily the real transaction address. Or does this explain the remarkable regional preference of the transactions ? Sorry to ask, I have no expe…

That's also the question I have when working on it. The data is actually from blockchain.info's WebSockets. Maybe their transactions are mainly from US and Northern Europe, I was expecting to see more from Asia.