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Title: What backend do bitcoin sites use? Post by: zhinkk on December 25, 2013, 10:57:21 PM I'm not talking about payment services like bitpay or coinbase, but the actual technology behind sites like that and even bitcoin currency exchange websites (like btc-e or bitstamp) and faucets.
From what I understand, you have either the option of using the bitcoin daemon (bitcoind) and using the JSON-RPC calls with a language like python, C#, php, etc. OR Using the blockchain.info payment system (not completely sure how this works). Does this system use the bitcoin daemon as well in the background? My question is: are the bitcoind + JSON-RPC calls safe and stable enough to be used by big bitcoin companies such as bitpay or btc-e or something similar, or do companies roll their own custom software (but wouldn't they have to essentially re-develop the bitcoin protocol?) |