Bitcoin worked for me
Question: If I look at somebodys username, do I see their account balance as with bitcoin or only the TXs we've done together? Can I look up account balances by username?
no you cannot see account balances of other users
Is this a GUI thing, or is it not even possible to track in the blockchain?
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=5588.msg75043#msg75043There is an infographic on there that kind of explains.
I think all you are able to see is the fact that a transaction took place but you won't be able to see how many BTSX were sent and to who they were sent to.
On Bitcoin you can see that a transaction took place and furthermore you are able to see how many Bitcoins are stored on that wallet, how many Bitcoin were sent, and see every transaction that ever took place with regards to a particular wallet.
With BitShares you can't see how many BTSX an account has, their previous transaction history, or how many were sent to a particular individual.
At least this is my understanding of how the system works.