parseFloat makes quantities / referenced amounts confusing to end users and integrators
See original GitHub issueDescribe the bug The use of parseFloat in the explorer is confusing to integrators and end users because it gives an incorrect perception of the amount being transferred, and the balance of holdings.
Reference # 1, e.g. balance of USDA is not $330,891,881.00:
 
Link to explorer: https://explorer.stacks.co/address/SPWVN0HJ5RJJWXPAP5JFNZ9Q0V68TVSS1WSG45X6?chain=mainnet
Reference # 2, e.g. this is not a transfer of $11B USD
 
Link to explorer: https://explorer.stacks.co/txid/0x8e8773bf0693a9ba7543eb2bef58634e91d8fc49cc0c2a5132c391843cf7acc6?chain=mainnet
Expected behavior
Explorer should take decimals into account for token (get-decimals).
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wbnns mentioned this issue on Dec 17, 2021. parseFloat makes quantities / referenced amounts confusing to end users and integrators #604.
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Hoping to release this to production today! 🙌
@fbwoolf Thanks!