Altcoins Talks - Cryptocurrency Forum
Learning & News => For Beginners => Basic Questions about Cryptos => Topic started by: akhjob on May 19, 2018, 07:46:28 PM
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Block explorers show information on the blocks making up a particular blockchain – Ethereum for example, but block explorers let you do much more than just look up individual network block. They can also search for transaction IDs and wallet addresses, making them a valuable tool for checking on specific transactions. There are multiple block explorer websites for major cryptocurrency blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Popular Bitcoin block explorers:
explorer.bitcoin.com/btc (http://explorer.bitcoin.com/btc)
btc.com (http://btc.com)
blockchain.info (http://blockchain.info)
Popular Ethereum block explorers:
etherscan.io (http://etherscan.io)
ethplorer.io (http://ethplorer.io)
etherchain.org (http://etherchain.org)
But what if you’re transferring an altcoin? If you’re looking for an ERC20 or other Ethereum based token, use an Ethereum block explorer.
For other coins or tokens, check the coin’s listing on Coin Market Cap (http://coimarketcap.com). Just visit the site, search for the coin, and then visit the link marked “explorer”.
(https://i.imgur.com/pPIfcJU.png)
Once you’re on the right explorer, simply enter your transaction hash (transaction ID or Tx hash) and search. The results about the to and from addresses, as well as the number of confirmations for the transaction, will be displayed.
In cases where you see a transaction marked as successful or completed on the sending end (i.e., your exchange account) but not on the receiving end (i.e., your hardware wallet), it’s often because the transaction is in process. But the receiving address requires more confirmations to be completed.
You can also enter your wallet address in the block explorer to check your balances and find transaction hashes. This can be especially useful for Airdrop and Bounty Hunters to look out for newer ERC20 tokens on their wallets like MEW.
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hi, this is a good information for beginners, i added for achain explorer, a technology that has its own blockchain network, please check the link below :)
https://browser.achain.com/#/
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Very nice information for me. As a beginner, this is really necessary. Thank you Airdrophunter8.
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Popular Bitcoin block explorers:
explorer.bitcoin.com/btc (http://explorer.bitcoin.com/btc)
btc.com (http://btc.com)
blockchain.info (http://blockchain.info)
Popular Ethereum block explorers:
etherscan.io (http://etherscan.io)
ethplorer.io (http://ethplorer.io)
etherchain.org (http://etherchain.org)
Thank you so much for this info. I just know about these. I don't know about them before.
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I am missing waves here. So link is below:
Track transactions for Waves: https://wavesexplorer.com
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it would be good if there is a place/website that support checking of multiple blockchain. of course it would not be easy cause the program need to recognise the input address is from which blockchain.
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I like to use etherscan for ethereum based transactions, the good thing is that it can show the tokens on there as well