Etherscan is taking a quantum leap by integrating Solana’s block explorer, Solscan, into its blockchain exploration, search, and analysis ecosystem.
Ethereum’s pioneering block explorer and analytics platform Etherscan is merging with blockchain tool Solscan to expand the accessibility of blockchain data.
With Solscan, users and developers in the Ethereum community will be able to access detailed information about addresses, tokens, and transactions on the Solana blockchain, as well as APIs, dashboards, and NFT metadata. All of this, in a unified manner on a single blockchain exploration platform.
Matthew Tan, Founder and CEO of Etherscan, praised the innovation and expertise of the Solscan platform, highlighting that in its three years of existence, the platform has been offering detailed and accurate insights and analysis for the blockchain industry. He added that Solscan’s expertise in making blockchain data accessible and easy to use for everyone aligns perfectly with the mission at Etherscan.
Tan pointed out that the collaborative merger of the Solscan team with its blockchain data platform also contributes to the growth of the crypto industry in general, to “deliver on its promise and achieve mainstream adoption.”
Etherscan expands its dominance in the blockchain industry
Etherscan wants to provide users with greater accessibility to data across multiple chains, so the addition of Solscan to its ecosystem of blockchain explorers represents a quantum leap in the tools it offers users and developers to enable direct access to on-chain data.
Following this addition, Etherscan plans to add new analysis tools and useful features across all blockchain explorers, enabling more than ever “credibly neutral and equitable access to blockchain data” and helping to optimize the user experience, making it more fluid, it explained in a statement. release.
In addition to adding Solscan to its domain, Etherscan also recently launched a block explorer focused on the Polygon Network, called Polygonscan. This block explorer was launched in mid-2021, with the goal of improving accessibility to transaction data, addresses, tokens, prices, and other activities taking place on the Polygon Network.
Like Etherscan, Polygonscan provides direct access to block data and analytics on the PoS chain.
What is a block explorer?
A blockchain explorer is a platform that facilitates access to data recorded on a blockchain, providing information in a readable and organized manner.
This is a very useful and vital tool in the crypto space, as it brings together all the information on a chain, so that users can easily consult, track and verify such information, such as transactions or movements made with a cryptocurrency or token, addresses, APIs and much more.
Blockworks analysts indicated that the merger of these two blockchain analysis tools will not only lead to more efficient tools in the future, but also demonstrates the maturity and innovation that the crypto industry has been gaining in recent years.
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