Google Search has stopped showing price charts for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in its search results. Users can still access these charts through Google Finance.

Over the weekend, Twitter users noted that searching for Bitcoin price no longer produced a chart in search results. In contrast, stock price searches always produce charts.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Decrypt.

Google’s decision has sparked discussions about the reasons for the change. Interestingly, as of press time, searching for “DOGE” still brings up the Dogecoin price chart. The functionality displaying Ethereum Name Service (ENS) address balances is also still functional.

Previously, Google provided charts showing current rates for major cryptocurrencies, allowing users to check prices without going to another platform. This feature allowed users to see real-time or near-real-time price charts for Bitcoin in search results.

Separately, Google Trends data shows that search volume for “Bitcoin” on Google reached its lowest level in a year during the week of October 13-19, 2024. By the end of the week, the Global interest in the term had fallen to 27. Percentage of this year’s peak search volume reported between March 3 and 9.

Bitcoin search interest is highest in El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt BTC as legal tender in 2021, but has failed to see widespread adoption. It is followed by Nigeria, a country where inflation has soared and crypto is seen as a capital flight mechanism that has led to a crackdown by local authorities and disastrous consequences for exchanges. local.

Ethereum shows a similar trend, with data from October 13-19 showing a yearly low of just 19% of reported search volume at the peak seen between March 3-9. The research interest is quite different from that of Bitcoin, led by Saint Helena, followed. by Switzerland and Slovenia.

Edited by Stacy Elliott.