What is the purpose of the Pi Blockchain Block Explorer?
It is a search tool that allows all Pioneers to see the history of the Pi Blockchain. Similar to how a search engine combs through the internet, the explorer will comb through the blocks and transactions that occur allowing Pioneers to search for past history.
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The simplest way to think about a blockchain is as a database storing information in a linked order. It is made up of blocks of data which are chained together so that each new block is connected to the previous block, this is known as the ledger. For Pi, all nodes have a copy of the ledger, this is known as a distributed ledger system. Each node is able to verify their copy of the ledger which prevents fake or altered ledgers, and a single point of failure is unable to compromise the ledger. Each block has a header, a link to the previous block’s header, and a collection of data which in most cases is transactions. That information is what the block explorer collects and displays.
How do we use the Pi Blockchain Block Explorer?
There are three categories that can be researched through Pi Blockexplorer payments, transactions, and blocks. All categories are listed from most recent to oldest. If the Pioneer has the address or transaction ID that they are looking for they can use the search bar to quickly locate it.
Addresses are the strings of letters and numbers that identify Pioneers on the Pi blockchain. Each Pioneer has an address that starts with the letter “G” and the rest is unique to them. This is the public address and others are able to locate the Pioneer using this string however they are unable to access any of the Pioneer’s Pi. On the Pi Blockexplorer Block Explorer all addresses are shown as a 4 letter abbreviation of the address, e.g. “GCOR.”
Payments
Each payment is listed by the sender (account), followed by the operation, receiver, and amount (Payment), transaction ID, operation (Type), and time compared to the page being loaded.
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