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A '''block chain browser''' is a program or web site that lets users search and navigate a [[block chain]].  Uses include:
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A '''block chain browser''' such as [[Bitcoin Block Explorer]] [http://blockexplorer.com/] is a program or web site that lets users search and navigate a [[block chain]].  Uses include:
  
 
* checking [[address]] balances
 
* checking [[address]] balances

Revision as of 05:11, 26 June 2011

A block chain browser such as Bitcoin Block Explorer [1] is a program or web site that lets users search and navigate a block chain. Uses include:

Block chain browsers typically offer:

  • a list of a chain's recent blocks [2]
  • transactions in a given block [3]
  • links to the previous and next transaction involving each input and output [4]
  • a list of all transactions involving a given address [5]
  • current and historical address balances
  • a way to search for blocks, transactions, and addresses

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