What is a blockchain explorer? How to look up a crypto transaction
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
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A blockchain explorer is a website that lets anyone look up what has happened on a public blockchain. Paste in a transaction ID or a wallet address, and it shows the payments, amounts and status recorded on the chain.
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What confirmations mean
Each new block added after the one holding a transaction counts as a confirmation. The more confirmations, the harder the transaction is to reverse, which is why exchanges often wait for several before crediting a deposit. A transaction with no confirmations is still waiting to be included in a block.
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What an explorer can't tell you
An explorer shows addresses, not names, so it can't tell you who owns a wallet. It also can't reverse a payment sent to the wrong address. And it only covers its own network: a token sent on one chain won't appear on another chain's explorer.
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