Is Crypto Tracker - Real-time Price Widget safe to install?
Crypto Tracker - Real-time Price Widget asks for 7 browser permissions and 11 site patterns. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.
Chrome extension by Henry Chen · Productivity · Tools
What the developer says, and 2 screenshots
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At a glance
Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.
- Site access
- Runs its code on every site
- Data collection
- Declares it collects none
- Upkeep
- Updated 12 days ago
- Publisher
- No store badges
- Audience
- 33 users · 5.0/5
What data it declares
The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.
The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.
The listing links to a privacy policy.
This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
What Chrome asks you to allow
When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:
- Read and change all your data on all websites
- Display notifications
Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.
What it can reach
Specific sites only: 11 match patterns.
https://www.okx.com/*only www.okx.comhttps://ipapi.co/*only ipapi.cowss://wspri.okx.com/*only wspri.okx.comwss://api.gateio.ws/*only api.gateio.wshttps://api.gateio.ws/*only api.gateio.wswss://stream.binance.com/*only stream.binance.comhttps://www.google-analytics.com/*only www.google-analytics.comhttps://bin.bnbstatic.com/*only bin.bnbstatic.comhttps://www.binance.com/*only www.binance.comhttps://api.binance.com/*only api.binance.comhttps://fapi.binance.com/*only fapi.binance.com
Routine for an extension
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Act on the current tab, but only after you click it
activeTab -
Schedule work to run later
alarms -
Tell whether you are away from the computer
idle -
Show you notifications
notifications -
Open a panel beside the page
sidePanel -
Store data in your browser
storage -
Declares
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Pages it runs its code on
It runs its own code on every page you open: the manifest declares a content script for all sites.
https://*/*every sitehttp://*/*every site
A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.
How usual this is for its category
In Productivity · Tools, 20% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Runs its code on every site.
The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 7 browser permissions.
Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.
Who uses it and how it is kept up
33 users
- 2026-09-0120
- 2026-09-0221released 1.4.2
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- 2026-10-1630
- 2026-10-1929released 1.6.0
- 2026-10-2030
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- Last updated in the store 12 days ago, on 2026-10-19.
- We have seen 3 new versions in the last 90 days.
What the store shows
The store shows none of its badges on this listing. Most listings carry none.
Has it asked for more over time?
This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.
- Asked for more permissions (18, was 17) (changed: browser permissions)
- Asked for more permissions (17, was 14)
Versions we have seen
- Version 1.6.0 · Asked for more permissions (18, was 17) (changed: browser permissions)
- Version 1.5.1 · Asked for more permissions (17, was 14)
- Version 1.4.2
Who publishes it
Henry Chen, who publishes 2 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-03-20 and was last updated on 2026-10-19.
Similar extensions that ask for less
Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.
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Crypto Price Checker 3 users (last published figure)
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Crypto Prices Widget 347 users
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Crypto Price Tracker 288 users
How to check or remove it in Chrome
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Questions people ask
- What can Crypto Tracker - Real-time Price Widget access?
- Specific sites only: 11 match patterns. It declares 7 browser permissions.
- What data does Crypto Tracker - Real-time Price Widget collect?
- The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
- Has Crypto Tracker - Real-time Price Widget asked for more permissions over time?
- Its permissions changed 2 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-19.
- Does Crypto Tracker - Real-time Price Widget publish a privacy policy?
- Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.
We read the public store listing up to 2 times a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-10-31.
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