Is Crypto Tracking Widget – Bitcoin Price Tracker & Alerts safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• Financial and payment information such as transactions, card numbers or credit history
• Authentication information such as passwords, credentials or PIN codes
• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring

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
• Read your browsing history
• 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: 17 match patterns.

• https://www.binance.com/* only www.binance.com
• https://api.bybit.com/* only api.bybit.com
• https://www.okx.com/* only www.okx.com
• https://api.bitget.com/* only api.bitget.com
• https://api.gateio.ws/* only api.gateio.ws
• https://api.exchange.coinbase.com/* only api.exchange.coinbase.com
• https://api.coingecko.com/* only api.coingecko.com
• https://open.er-api.com/* only open.er-api.com
• https://api.coinmarketcap.com/* only api.coinmarketcap.com
• https://icodrops.com/* only icodrops.com
• https://cryptototem.com/* only cryptototem.com
• https://api.dexscreener.com/* only api.dexscreener.com
• and 5 more

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• See the address and title of every tab you have open tabs

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Add items to the right-click menu contextMenus
• Show you notifications notifications
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage

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.

• <all_urls> 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.

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse. It may later ask for access to every site.

• https://api.lemonsqueezy.com/* only api.lemonsqueezy.com
• https://api.telegram.org/* only api.telegram.org
• https://discord.com/* only discord.com

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 6 browser permissions.

• See the address and title of every tab you have open (tabs): 28% of extensions in this category ask for it.

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

16 users

• Last updated in the store 15 days ago, on 2026-10-17.
• We have seen 4 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.

1. 2026-10-07Asked for more permissions (23, was 17)
2. 2026-09-30Asked for more permissions (17, was 15)
3. 2026-09-30Privacy policy link added to the listing
4. 2026-09-28Asked for more permissions (15, was 4)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-10-17Version 2.1.3
2. 2026-10-07Version 2.1.2 · Asked for more permissions (23, was 17)
3. 2026-09-30Version 2.1.0 · Asked for more permissions (17, was 15)
4. 2026-09-28Version 2.0.1 · Asked for more permissions (15, was 4)

Who publishes it

HGStudio, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-02-16 and was last updated on 2026-10-17.

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.

1. Bitmax No site access · 1 permission 6 users ★ 5.0
2. Crypto Vigil No site access · 3 permissions 7 users ★ 5.0
3. CryptoTick & Alert No site access · 4 permissions 30 users ★ 5.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. 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.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can Crypto Tracking Widget – Bitcoin Price Tracker & Alerts access?

Specific sites only: 17 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does Crypto Tracking Widget – Bitcoin Price Tracker & Alerts collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Financial and payment information, Authentication information, User activity. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has Crypto Tracking Widget – Bitcoin Price Tracker & Alerts asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed 4 times while we watched, most recently on 2026-10-07.

Does Crypto Tracking Widget – Bitcoin Price Tracker & Alerts publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.