Hey Bitcointalk,
Do you use multiple cryptocurrencies? Do you often struggle with explaining crypto to other people? Then you may be interested in my latest project, Satsear.ch.
Our goal is to build a
universal,
clear, and
reliable block explorer.
Universal means tens and eventually hundreds of blockchains, automatically detected based on your query input. This kills a few birds with one stone, including shortening the learning curve to use block explorers and making it easier to search cross chain transactions (i.e. accidentally sending BTC to a BCH wallet).
Universal also means supporting everyone - multiple languages, semantic HTML, support for noJS devices. (Note: this won't be included in first release.)
Clear means unobstructed data with the most important data points (e.g. Value, Confirmations, Time Confirmed) shown before advanced data (e.g. Fees per weight unit).
Reliable means multiple redundant nodes and automatic testing ensuring that all our search features are functioning at all times. No more desynced nodes or false 404s.
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, feel free to sign up at our mailing list here:
https://pages.convertkit.com/ffb4db53ad/96b7faad51 or check out our website at
https://satsear.ch/.
About me: I'm James, a bitcoiner since 2013 from New Zealand. Over the last 5 years I've seen a lot of innovation in the space - the space that was once "Bitcoin" become "bitcoin + altcoins" then "crypto/blockchain/icos", at it's worst "DLT"... and now hopefully into something like "bitcoin/dapps/crypto".
One thing that I haven't seen innovate very much comparatively is block explorers. They're still fairly verbose tools that I can't really show non-technical folks. Even when I worked fulltime at a crypto exchange, it still frustrated the hell out of me navigating them.
As an example, Prohashing. I'm a big fan of the Sokolowski brothers and their service, but the simple fact is, I couldn't show a block like
https://prohashing.com/explorer/DigiByte/ on there to my grandmother and have her understand what's going on.
There's ads, service data, toolbars, etc... it's anything but simple.