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A '''block chain browser''' (also called "block explorer") is a program or web site that lets users search and navigate a [[block chain]]. Uses include:
A '''block chain browser''' (also called "block explorer") is a program or web site that lets users search and navigate a [[block chain]]. Uses include:
 
  
 
* checking [[address]] balances
 
* checking [[address]] balances
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* current and historical address balances
 
* current and historical address balances
 
* a way to search for blocks, transactions, and addresses
 
* a way to search for blocks, transactions, and addresses
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* some offer a way to [[Transaction_broadcasting | broadcast]] a signed raw transaction
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
* [[:Category:Block chain browsers]]
 
* [[:Category:Block chain browsers]]

Revision as of 03:15, 24 September 2015

A block chain browser (also called "block explorer") is a program or web site that lets users search and navigate a block chain. Uses include:

Block chain browsers typically provide:

  • a list of a chain's recent blocks
  • transactions in a given block
  • links to the previous and next transaction involving each input and output
  • a list of all transactions involving a given address
  • current and historical address balances
  • a way to search for blocks, transactions, and addresses
  • some offer a way to broadcast a signed raw transaction

See Also