Google Enhances Search Features to Include Crypto Wallet Balance Search Across Multiple Blockchains

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Google has recently enhanced its search features to enable users to search for crypto wallet balances across various blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Fantom. By entering a wallet address, users can now view the token balance categorized by the network and the timestamp of the last update.

This expansion follows Google’s earlier introduction of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain search results, enabling users to check wallet balances using readable domain names such as “vitalik.eth” for Ethereum wallet addresses.

Google has been steadily expanding its crypto-related features since introducing Ethereum wallet balance searches last year. In May 2023, Google integrated a feature that enables specific Ethereum wallet addresses to have their Ether (ETH) balances tracked directly within the Google search engine, eliminating the need to visit platforms like Etherscan.

This expansion has been facilitated by the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), which offers human-readable domains like example.eth that can be linked to Ethereum wallets. Users can now search for an ENS domain in Google’s search results, and Google will display the wallet balance associated with the blockchain address linked to that domain, along with the address itself. This information is sourced from Etherscan and reflects the latest state as of the last external transaction.

In addition to Ethereum, Google has extended its features to allow users to search wallet balances across multiple blockchains, including Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Fantom. Search results show the token balance by network along with the last updated time.

The inclusion of wallet searches represents a shift in Google’s stance towards