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Ethereum Forum / Re: Very simple basic question
« on: November 29, 2020, 12:35:50 PM »
No I shouldn't have to visit an external website if I am running a full node. That should be the point of running blockchain. I am sorry but bitcoin-cli has simpler commands. Just run a listreceivedbyaddress and it shows you txids, confirmations, everything!!
Ethereum is intentionally convoluted and unfriendly TO MAKE people depend on websites like etherscan. That is criminal and bad politics to maintain control.
Anyone running a full blockchain should be able to track down details of their address with simple commands.
On ETH one has to go through details of every block to find a needle in a haystack. There is no direct way to find txids associated with your own address. I am sorry but that's the hard fact. Having to depend on an external website to get details about your transaction defeats the purpose of decentralization!
Ethereum is intentionally convoluted and unfriendly TO MAKE people depend on websites like etherscan. That is criminal and bad politics to maintain control.
Anyone running a full blockchain should be able to track down details of their address with simple commands.
On ETH one has to go through details of every block to find a needle in a haystack. There is no direct way to find txids associated with your own address. I am sorry but that's the hard fact. Having to depend on an external website to get details about your transaction defeats the purpose of decentralization!