The Block Explorer
a window to the chain
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a window to the chain
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Block explorers are online interfaces which provide the user a chance to search for past and on-going transactions, wallet addresses and other useful info on a given chain. This provides a dimensionality of transparency between the chain and its users.
Solana has several block explorers to choose from:
Throughout the tutorial, we'll see examples right from the block explorers that juxtapose the theory we discuss. Here are some of the words you'll see often throughout the tutorial:
Blocks, Validators and Proof of History
Accounts
Instructions and Transactions
Programs
Token Program
Token Metadata Program
Program Derived Addresses (PDA)
SPL-tokens, Fungible Assets and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Let's start from the very top. What is a Blockchain?
