POA Network launches BlockScout, an open-source Ethereum block explorer
POA Network, the Ethereum-based platform offering an open-source framework for smart contracts, has unveiled BlockScout, a full-featured block explorer tool for the Ethereum ecosystem. BlockScout is an easy-to-use and secure tool that lets users search and explore transactions, addresses, and balances on the Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and POA Network blockchains.
BlockScout represents the next generation of block explorers, letting users view detailed information on blocks, balances, transactions, and token transfers both in the past and as they occur in real-time on an intuitive interface. BlockScout offers developers broad functionality, a flexible API, and support for ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokens.
Additional features include smart contract verification, smart contract querying, and real-time tracking of block confirmations.
Initially funded by POA Network and a grant from ETHPrize, a beta version of BlockScout was released on GitHub for community input in August 2018 after nearly a year of development. With more than 2,000 commits and 27 community contributors, BlockScout has matured into a feature-rich product that meets the need for a robust block explorer functioning on multiple blockchains.
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