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Rewarding Blockchain Activity

A day in the life of a blockchain power user... coffee, blockchain, brush teeth, blockchain, shower, blockchain, lunch, energy drink, blockchain, dinner, blockchain, bed (not necessarily in this order). For many of us blockchain is already a vital daily routine. Maybe it's checking charts, swapping tokens, trading, farming

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How to use Advanced Filters on Blockscout

Blockscout has Released Advanced Filters, Providing more detailed and customizable options for data filtering.

Earn Rewards for Your Daily Block Explorer Routine with the Activity Pass

Earn Rewards for Your Daily Block Explorer Routine with the Activity Pass

The best rewards are the ones you earn just by doing what you already do. That’s exactly what the new Blockscout Activity Pass is all about. If you regularly check transactions, explore addresses, interact with contracts, or use tools like Swapscout or Revokescout, you’re already doing the work.

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One Click Explorer

Block explorers have never been easy to launch and maintain. Most are closed source, expensive and centralized. The few that are available as open-source software (like Blockscout) contain complex multi-faceted code that can be difficult to update and resource intensive to run. But what if it wasn't so

Mainstream Mode: Loading Merits on Soneium

Mainstream Mode: Loading Merits on Soneium

Join the Soneium Mainstream Mode campaign to complete onchain quests, earn Merits, and mint the exclusive "Selected First Player" NFT badge. Live May 1–30, 2025.

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Vibe Coding with Blockscout

Vibecoding, a term introduced by computer scientist Andrej Karpathy, represents a revolutionary approach to programming that harnesses the capabilities of advanced large language models. Vibecoding is gaining popularity in online communities, especially among developers who enjoy sharing their coding sessions. It's not about following any rules but having

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UserOperation: The transaction object enabling Account Abstraction

Learn about the transaction object that facilitates Account Abstraction and how to locate it on the Blockscout Explorer.

How to Create a Block Explorer in 5 Minutes with Autoscout

Create a block explorer for your EVM chain in minutes with Autoscout, the self-service tool from Blockscout. Supports OP Stack, Arbitrum Nitro, testnets, and more.

From Days to Minutes: How Gas.zip Uses Autoscout to Stay Ahead in the Multichain Race

The Business Problem Tom Kysar runs Gas.zip, a service that helps users move cryptocurrency across more than 350 different blockchains. Their competitive advantage is simple: be first to support new chains. "We've built Gas.zip around being very quick when new chains launch," explains Tom.

Rules of the Roadmap

Rules of the Roadmap

🚙 With Q1 in the rearview mirror we've started taking on the Q2+ Blockscout roadmap. This week we look ahead to some upcoming features along with news updates, public goods, and Merits. This newsletter is brought to you by Matchain: the blockchain built for billions—powering seamless Web3 experiences

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How to Simplify Crypto Taxes with Blockscout

Filing taxes can be a hassle, especially if you're into trading and holding cryptocurrencies. Keeping track of all those transactions across different networks can get messy. But don’t worry! Blockscout makes it super easy to access your blockchain data and lets you export your transaction history, which

Deploy and Verify Your Contract Using Remix and Blockscout

Remix is a robust browser-based integrated development environment (IDE) that facilitates the development, compilation, and deployment of smart contracts. Its user-friendly interface makes it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced developers. Blockscout has been integrated into the Remix IDE, enabling users to verify their contracts directly within the

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Blockscout Stats: Analyze Data from your Favourite Chains

The blockchain ecosystem relies on transparency and real-time access to data, which allows builders, data analysts, and researchers to interpret information from blockchain networks. Blockscout is at the forefront of this movement, providing users with an interface to view and analyze blockchain data effectively. Blockscout stats (statistics) offer comprehensive access

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Ghibli-pilled & Giveth-thrilled

This week we celebrate the 🚀 Ghibli trajectory and our recent Giveth campaign success, along with new features and Blockscout content, chains, partners and Merits. This newsletter edition is sponsored by BOB: Learn essential Bitcoin DeFi security practices while earning an exclusive NFT badge. Your mission: deposit into BOB vaults and

Blockscout REST API

Blockscout REST API: New key endpoints and their usage

Blockscout 7.0 introduces a variety of new features and improvements. This guide examines some of the latest API endpoints and provides clear instructions on how to maximize their use.

Dex Tracker by Gecko Terminal: Spot Liquidity Pools With Accuracy

Dex Tracker by Gecko Terminal: Spot Liquidity Pools With Accuracy

Learn how to spot liquidity pools with the Blockscout decentralized exchange tracker.

Bridging the Divide: How L2 Networks Are Forming Clusters Ahead of Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade

Bridging the Divide: How L2 Networks Are Forming Clusters Ahead of Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade

As Ethereum's Pectra upgrade approaches, our latest research at Blockscout reveals that Layer 2 networks are coalescing around dominant tech stacks rather than working toward universal standards. In a recent interview with Decrypt, we shared how a shift toward technical "clustering" is happening, despite overall transaction

Blockscout news March 2025

3 chains walk into a bar...

Ink, Berachain, and Rootstock walk into a bar. * Ink says, "I'll take a block explorer. Something dark, smooth, and permanent." * Berachain says, "Make mine sweet, sticky, and irresistible." * Rootstock says, "Just give me the classic, one for the OG network." The bartender

Decrypt: Layer 2 Networks are 'Consolidating' Around Tech Stacks as Pectra Upgrade Looms

Decrypt: Layer 2 Networks are 'Consolidating' Around Tech Stacks as Pectra Upgrade Looms

Layer-2 (L2) networks are coalescing around dominant tech stacks rather than working toward universal standards, research from onchain explorer Blockscout reveals. Speaking with Decrypt in a video interview, Ulyana Skladchikova, head of product; and Kirill Fedoseev, head of research at the open-source explorer, revealed how a shift toward technical "

Event Logs: Learn how to Monitor Activities on the Blockchain

Event Logs: Learn how to Monitor Activities on the Blockchain

Smart contracts can emit events whenever specific functions are triggered! Discover how to easily read these event logs on Blockscout.

Blockscout - Rootstock Case Study

Blockscout - Rootstock Case Study

Leveraging Blockscout for enhanced security, scalability, and transparency in Rootstock's unique Bitcoin powered ecosystem.

Blockscout news: Feb 2025

Blockscout news: Feb 2025

February flew by 🕊️ Short on days but long on development, we pushed out major updates and announced some amazing new campaigns and chains. We ended the month at ETHDenver meeting many of our valued partners and making promising new frenships. We're already digging into March, but wanted to

Sort Blockchain Dapps with Blockscout

Dappscout Sorting: Learn how to Sort Dapps by Categories

Dappscout is a user-friendly tool designed to help users effortlessly explore various decentralized applications (Dapps) across multiple blockchain networks and protocols. The platform carefully curates an extensive and diverse list of Dapps and categorizes them for easy navigation and access. Whether you're searching for a swapping platform that

Customize your Chain Exploration with Blockscout Tags

Customize your Chain Exploration with Blockscout Tags

Learn how to customize your blockchain exploration with public and private tags on Blockscout.

Blockscout on Solana

The Need for Speed: Preparing Blockscout for Solana Support

The quest for higher speeds and lower transaction fees has driven blockchain development in recent years. No chain has accomplished more in this realm than Solana. With an average block time of 400 ms and the potential for 65,000 transactions per second (TPS), Solana has seen rapid and widespread