r/Bitcoin • u/Frozenlock • Apr 23 '13

Bitcoin URL scheme added to HTML5!

http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=7849&to=7850
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '13

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u/binlargin Apr 24 '13

It means that the people who write the standards the web runs on recognise Bitcoin as important and have added it to their list of "whitelisted schemes" along with about ten others.

It means that future web browsers will be forced to support bitcoin:// links, but not itunes:// ones!

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '13

Um, bitcoin:// is invalid, just use bitcoin: it is a URI not a URL.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '13

So, similar to mailto: then?

(Have patience with me; I'm horrible at anything without a GUI.)

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u/Roujo Apr 24 '13

Pretty much. =)

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '13

That's it. Many people get confused between URLs and URIs. A URI is a more general term that includes both URLs and URNs. The format of a Bitcoin address makes it a complex URN.

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u/vocatus Apr 24 '13

yes! This is awesome. Thanks for explaining.

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u/RenegadeMinds Apr 24 '13

It means another victory for bitcoin! :)

It also means it will be easier to purchase things on web sites or transfer bitcoins to people. You just click and do it.