Overview
Blockchain.com Explorer is a widely used web portal for viewing on-chain and market-level cryptocurrency information. It consolidates live price feeds, heatmaps, network charts, block and transaction explorers for major assets (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash), NFT and DeFi listings, and links to consumer products such as the Blockchain Wallet and Exchange. The interface is designed to let both casual users and technical audiences drill down from market overviews to individual block and transaction details with minimal friction.
Core capabilities
- Real-time market data: Price listings, market capitalization, percentage changes, and a visual heatmap for quickly assessing market movers.
- Block & transaction explorer: Searchable views of recent blocks, transactions, mempool activity, fees, confirmations, and block sizes for supported chains.
- Network charts and analytics: Historical charts covering hashrate, transaction counts, unique addresses, blockchain size, and output volume for trend analysis.
- Asset catalog: Curated list of tokens and coins with direct links to asset pages, price history, and on-chain statistics.
- Developer & product integrations: Public APIs, links to the Wallet and Exchange, and developer resources for building on-chain tools and integrations.
Major features and functionality
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Asset pages: Detailed pages for coins/tokens offering current price, supply data, pending transactions, and quick access to blocks and tx details.
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Latest transactions & mempool: Live feeds of recent transactions and unconfirmed queues to monitor network congestion and large transfers.
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Charts & insights: Time-series visualizations of metrics like hashrate, transactions per block, and unique addresses to help users gauge network health and activity.
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NFT & DeFi sections: Dedicated navigation to NFT collections and DeFi metrics, enabling cross-sectional exploration between markets and on-chain usage.
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Multichannel content: Podcast episodes, news, and learning portal articles that provide commentary, analysis, and educational context around blockchain developments.
For developers
Blockchain.com exposes an Explorer API and developer documentation to retrieve on-chain data programmatically. This supports building dashboards, alerts, analytics tools, and integrations for trading strategies. Developers can access block, transaction, and address data, as well as historical metrics through chart endpoints.
Security & ecosystem connections
The site connects to the Blockchain Wallet and Exchange products and highlights self-custody features, trading links, and promotional prompts. While the Explorer itself is read-only and focused on public on-chain information, signposted product links include guidance on custody, trading, and earning rewards via the platform’s consumer services.
Recommended reasons to use
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If you need a single entry point to check live blockchain activity and market metrics, Blockchain.com Explorer provides a broad, user-friendly interface.
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Traders and analysts benefit from the combined view of market prices, heatmaps, and low-level on-chain data like mempool and transaction details.
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Developers and researchers can leverage the APIs and charts to build custom tools or incorporate accurate blockchain metrics into reports and products.
Getting started
Visit the Explorer home, pick an asset or chain (e.g., BTC or ETH), and use the search or navigation to open blocks, transactions, or chart pages. For automated access, review the developer API documentation linked in the site header. Follow the social channels and the learning portal for updates, analysis, and broader context around major market and protocol events.
