Understanding the Block Explorer

In our latest Deciphered episode, we discuss the free and open-source Blockstream Explorer, which aggregates and indexes public data from the Bitcoin and Liquid blockchains and displays the information in an easy-to-read format. With the proper information, the Blockstream Explorer can look up any transaction, block, hash, or address on either network since its first block. 0:00 Introduction 0:43 Overview of the Blockstream Explorer 1:30 Things the Blockstream Explorer can't do 3:45 Blockstream Explorer dashboard 7:08 The Genesis Block 8:32 Reading a Bitcoin transaction 12:39 Summary Blockstream Explorer: https://blockstream.info/ Buy a Jade hardware wallet: https://store.blockstream.com/product/blockstream-jade-hardware-wallet/ Download Blockstream Green: https://blockstream.com/green/ Blockstream Green Telegram: https://t.me/blockstream_green Read more on the blog: https://blog.blockstream.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Blockstream