Why read.cash doesn't work in Tor Browser

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Talking head of read.cash

4 years ago

UPDATE2: read.cash now works in Tor Browser!

UPDATE: We have removed the dependency on api.coingecko.com (though, we still use their data). One step closer to supporting Tor browser.

Some people using Tor Browser asked us the reasons why read.cash didn't work in Tor Browser.

It's not our decision. We are using an external API rest.bitcoin.com for connectivity to the Bitcoin Cash network.

To reach this service, your browser need to issue a so-called "CORS" request, basically: "This site (read.cash) wants to use your services, is it allowed?"

Unfortunately, for some reason, it answers with 403 Forbidden response to this Tor browser's request.

Due to this, our script fails to generate a wallet (possibly, a fixable bug), but anyway, even if we would fix it - we won't be able to show the balance or send the coins (these two are harder to fix).

We'll do our best to fix what we can and update this article with the current state of things.

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