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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
I recently shared with you an article about different usages of block explorers.In short, a block explorer can help you with the following things:Watch the block/transaction feedSee transaction history of a given addressSee the input and output of transactionsCheck mempool statusView the genesis blockAnd as I mentioned in that article, each blockchain has its own explorer.But since Bitcoin is still the king of all cryptos (at the time of this writing), let’s take a look at some of the most popular and most useful Bitcoin blockchain explorers out there.Page ContentsTop 5 Best Bitcoin Block ExplorersUsing Bitcoin Block Explorers To Explore The BlockchainHelp us improve. Was this helpful1. Block ExplorerThis is an open-source, free to use Bitcoin block explorer which allows you to explore blocks, transactions, and Bitcoin public addresses.It allows you to see the input/output of any transaction, the fees attached to that transaction, and the number of confirmations received.After the BCC fork, they also started supporting Bitcoin Cash’s blockchain.Using Block Explorer, you can explore Bitcoin’s blockchain in 4 languages [German, English, Spanish, Japanese] and in 4 different currency units [BTC, USD, Bits, mBTC].2. Blockchain.infoBlockchain.info is the most popular block explorer for Bitcoin.It has an easy to navigate interface that lets you see real-time block feeds and which mining pool the block is being relayed from.Apart from showing blocks, transactions, and addresses, it also shows various charts pertaining to the Bitcoin network. Some of these charts are blockchain size, hash rate, and hashrate distribution.Using Blockchain.info, you can explore Bitcoin’s blockchain in more than 20 languages and in more than 20 different national currencies.It also has an advanced view mode that allows you to explore advanced stats such as transaction size, timestamp, and more.It doesn’t currently support the Bitcoin Cash blockchain.3. BlockCypherThis is another open-source blockchain explorer for Bitcoin that allows you to explore transactions, blocks, and addresses.It has a sleek UI which is easy to use and navigate. It also shows blocks and transaction feeds in real-time.Apart from the regular features, it has some special features which I haven’t see in any other block explorers. These are things like confirmation predictions, fees suggestions, and Bitcoin public address notifications for your cold wallet addresses.It doesn’t support Bitcoin Cash, but it does support the Litecoin and Dogecoin blockchains.Using BlockCypher, you can explore Bitcoin’s blockchain in 4 different currencies [BTC, Satoshi, Bits, mBTC]. It also has a developer’s section that provides the BlockCypher API and developer’s tools.BlockCypher is on Twitter and Facebook.4. BTC.comThis is an another free to use Bitcoin blockchain browser.I personally like it because of it’s easy to navigate UI which allows you to search blocks using an inbuilt calendar. When you go to the homepage, it shows the block feed
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