Block Explorer is an analytics tool for the Kadena platform which visualizes the mining, propagation and braiding of blocks across multiple Kadena chains in real time and allows you to search for transactions and explore the contents of blocks.
The front page of the block explorer only shows recent network activity. However, there are many ways to search the entire blockchain.
Request Key: Enter a transaction’s Request Key in the search bar. These are often provided by crypto wallets as a means to confirm that the transaction is in the blockchain.
Code: In the search bar, toggle the dropdown from Request Key to Code. Use this to return a list of all transactions whose code appears in your query.
Code search examples:
Block: Search for a specific block by entering its Chain ID and Block Height into the following URL format: https://explorer.chainweb.com/mainnet/chain/[X]/height/[Y] — replace [X] with Chain ID, replace [Y] with Block Height
The Kadena Public Blockchain runs a protocol called Chainweb, a novel parallel-chain Proof of Work architecture comprised of braided chains that all mine the same native currency and transfer liquidity between each other.
In Chainweb, the braided chains incorporate Merkle proofs from adjacent chains in a fixed graph layout that ensures that proofs quickly propagate to every other chain in the system within some maximum block depth.
Hover your cursor over any block to highlight the neighbor chains that are cryptographically linked to it. In this 10 chain configuration, notice that all 10 chains become braided together within the height of two blocks.
By linking multiple chains together in this manner, Kadena offers massive throughput and enhanced security.
