Blockchain explorers are essential tools for navigating and analyzing blockchain activity. Every transaction recorded on a blockchain is assigned a transaction hash (TX Hash), which allows users to track its status, sender/receiver details, fees, and other relevant metadata.

Each blockchain has its own explorer, though some are more popular than others and may vary in features provided. In general, each provides both real-time and historical data about transactions, token transfers, network activity, and more. 

Some of the main blockchain explorers include:

• Ethereum: Etherscan & Ethplorer
• Avalanche → SnowTrace & Avascan
• Solana: Solana Explorer & SolScan
• Bitcoin → Btcscan & mempool
• Base → Base Blockscout & BaseScan

That being, each network has many more explorers which each try to differentiate based on the user experience, additional features, and more.

Below, we’ll provide an easy-to-follow overview that will make it easy to get started in analyzing on-chain data.