Cryptocurrency support with exchange rates

[tdkl]

Ever thought about supporting cryptocurrencies ? Maybe the most active ones like Bitcoin, Litecoin and Dogecoin for starters.

Cryptsy offers an API for exchange rates : https://www.cryptsy.com/pages/api

Maybe adding initial support for selecting those as currency first, then sometime the exchange rates later :]

[edit] The cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin require special amount of decimal places which is 8 and can go up to 12, as per http://subledger.com/blog/cryptocurrency-accounting/#.U_TuEPSSybg This would cover Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple and Dogecoin.

[mvarnagiris]

You can create any currency you want, just the exchange rates will not update. I'll leave it here as a suggestion. If more people will be interested in this then I will implement that, but that is definitely not a priority

[tdkl]

Added information with source for decimal places for popular cryptocurrencies, as discussed on G+.

[mvarnagiris]

Awesome. Quick question, will it be max 8 decimals or does it vary?

[tdkl]

For Bitcoin (since this is the best documented and most known) it's 8 yeah : https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Myths#21_million_coins_isn.27t_enough.3B_doesn.27t_scale

Another term in use for the minimal amount is a Satoshi. To quote: "Bitcoin has 8 decimal digits and can be broken down to 0.00000001 which is called a Satoshi. MilliBitcoin or MillyBits will most likely be the common denomination used in the near future." (src: http://millybitcoin.com/common-bitcoin-misconceptions/)

About new mili or micro BTC: http://blog.bitpay.com/2014/05/02/bitpay-bitcoin-and-where-to-put-that-decimal-point.html

Doge and Litecoin use 12 decimal places.

[wzub]

I'd be interested in Bitcoin support. Added it manually for now, but updated exchange rates would be great.

[mittt]

+1; Sorry for the useless comment. I did not see other way to +1.