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Re: Bitpay Generating Invalid BTC Address (URL addy) Any Ideas?
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on 31/01/2018, 07:53:42 UTC
The server is behind Cloudflare, which sometimes (or always if you use Tor) requires you to solve a CAPTCHA to connect to the site, which obviously won't work with programs that aren't web browsers (such as Bitcoin clients). BitPay knows about this problem, but doesn't seem to be in any hurry to fix it.

Thank you for the clarification comrade Foxpup! The problem is i'm not ussing TOR, just opera browser! But still, cloudflare service pops up each time i try to reach their site.

To fix the problem i foud it easier to copypaste the invoice ID into the noscrypt link :
https://bitpay.com/invoice-noscript?id= (YOUR ID)

Long-suffering Tor user here.  I should clarify the blocking issue and “noscript” workaround in hope it helps other Tor users, or non-Tor users as the case may be.

Bitpay’s support page for Tor users may currently bear the date of “January 04, 2018 02:28”; but it’s had substantially the same text for a very long time, including the same talk of “developing a fix” and an “immediate workaround”:

Quote from: Bitpay
BitPay does not block either VPN or Tor users. This is a Cloudflare/Tor issue that we're investigating, and we are developing a fix to this issue for Tor users. There is an immediate workaround detailed at the bottom of this post.

[...skipping story which sounds not too credible; going to the pertinent part at the bottom...]

How can I view BitPay invoice details (address and amount) while using Tor?

Our no-script invoice works for Tor browser users. If you generate an invoice, simply copy the invoice ID for the invoice in question (E.g. JWi53uinKVUxhe72jCoqY in https://bitpay.com/invoice?id=JWi53uinKVUxhe72jCoqY) into the following URL: https://bitpay.com/invoice-noscript?id=INVOICEIDGOESHERE

If Cloudflare blocks your wallet from detecting the Payment Protocol URL on a BitPay invoice, you can fetch the invoice amount and address using this method.

Last I tried this, it actually did work.  But I still dislike Bitpay. #NO2X