Bitcoin Web app developer Devon Weller confirmed Bitstamps findings.

I looked at the source code.

It replaces QR code images on bitcoin exchanges with its own addresses.

This Chrome Extension is stealing bitcoins from users

This is done because Bitcoin wallets addresses are extremely long strings of random characters which are difficult to memorize.

Therefore many Bitcoin exchanges provide the option of taking the whole string and rendering as a QR code.

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source: www.techworm.net