News Featured APIs shouldn't break overnight Unfortunately it happened last week when Etherscan suddenly removed free-tier API coverage for ~10% of chains they support. Many applications rely on these APIs to serve data to their users, and their removal without advanced warning left a lot of people and projects scrambling. This incident also highlighted the centralization
Product Pulse Blockscout GraphQL API Explore the Blockscout GraphQL API to query blockchain data efficiently. Learn how to access endpoints, run nested queries, and integrate flexible data fetching into your applications.
In the Media Decrypt: Fusaka Upgrade Ethereum's Fusaka activation finally aligns its base layer with the scale of activity already happening across its L2 ecosystem, Blockscout told Decrypt.
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Insights How to Migrate Your Etherscan API Calls to Blockscout If your app uses Etherscan-style endpoints, switching to Blockscout is simple. Most calls are fully compatible, and in many cases the only change you’ll need is the base URL. This guide walks through the process step-by-step so you can migrate in minutes.
Product Pulse Exploring Celo’s Ethereum Layer 2 Architecture with Blockscout Explore Celo’s Ethereum L2 design with Blockscout. View epochs, bridging, dispute games, account data, gas payments, and top dapps directly onchain.
In the Media Cryptorank: Understanding Markets Through Verifiable Data Cryptorank guide covering Blockscout. Beyond standard explorer functions, Blockscout offers user-centric features that deepen insight. Blockscout integrates a suite of built-in services that pull Web3 tools directly into the explorer interface.
In the Media Coindesk: Onchain data suggest no alt season just yet Amidst Bitcoin’s drawdown, onchain activity in the Ethereum ecosystem points to a market clearing excess leverage rather than shifting into altcoin season.
Product Pulse Essential Dapps: Multisend Streamlines Batch Transactions on EVM Blockchains Streamline batch transactions on EVM blockchains with Blockscout’s Multisend. Send tokens or ETH to multiple addresses in one optimized call to reducine gas costs.
Insights Blockscout Gas Tracker Understand how gas fees work across Ethereum and L2 chains with the Blockscout Gas Tracker. Explore gas prices, limits, EIP-1559 fees, and real-time network load
News The ARC of Innovation 🎉 This past month Blockscout debuted the official explorer for Circle's new public Layer-1 blockchain, ARC. The ARC testnet launched at the end of October and we've been working closely with the Circle team on customizations including fee breakdowns on the interface, backend notifications, and transaction summaries
AI MCP Explained Part 9: Preliminary Conclusions The final part of the MCP Explained Series reflects on lessons from real LLM tests with the Blockscout MCP server, highlighting limits in reasoning, math reliability, and UI challenges that shape future improvements.
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AI MCP Explained Part 8: Server Instructions The Blockscout MCP server provides AI agents with initialization guidance via MCP instructions and a dedicated unlock tool, ensuring consistent blockchain analysis setup across all MCP hosts.
Product Pulse Blockscout Widgets: Making Your Onchain Persona Accessible Blockscout Widgets enhance EOA and contract pages with insights from Talent Protocol, Ethereum Follow Protocol, DeepDAO, EtherScore, and Trustblock, showing activity, risk, and ecosystem data.
Insights What Is Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS)? Simplifying Web3 with an Ecosystem Approach Blockscout Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) gives new and growing EVM ecosystems a fast way to launch a branded, self-custodial wallet with Account Abstraction support. Combine WaaS with Explorer-as-a-Service for a seamless onchain experience across explorers, portals, and dapps.
AI MCP Explained Part 7: Direct API Calls The Blockscout MCP server’s direct_api_call tool gives LLM agents access to any Blockscout API endpoint while preserving safe pagination, compact context, and optimized response handling for maximum flexibility.
AI MCP Explained Part 6: Evaluation The Blockscout MCP server is evaluated through automated testing and cross-agent benchmarking to measure not just accuracy, but how effectively LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini use its tools for real blockchain analysis.
Product Pulse Ethereum Name Service (ENS): How to Search and Explore ENS Domains Learn how the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) transforms complex crypto addresses into readable names. Explore ENS lookups, onchain activity, and usage across Ethereum.
Insights Crypto Ad Networks: How to Reach Web3 Audiences Learn how to reach Web3 users with crypto-native advertising networks. Compare platforms like Blockscout, Slise, Specify, and Coinzilla, and discover how onchain ad placements connect you directly to active blockchain audiences.
Product Pulse Explore Optimism with Blockscout: Tools Built for the Network The block explorer for Optimism brings full transparency to the network’s rollup activity. Explore features like Flashblocks, EIP-4844 blobs, fee breakdowns, dispute games, and more, all built in close alignment with the OP roadmap.
Insights Ethereum Staking After Pectra: Understanding Execution Layer Deposits and Withdrawals Intro It’s been nearly 5 years since the first Beacon chain block, and in that time Ethereum has completely transitioned from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus. The transition has been incremental, with various upgrades enabling staking functionality, instantiating validator withdrawals, and much more. The
AI MCP Explained Part 5: Claude Desktop Extension and Custom GPT The Blockscout MCP server integrates with Claude Desktop and ChatGPT through a local proxy and REST API, bringing powerful blockchain analytics and data tools to both major AI ecosystems.
AI MCP Explained Part 4: REST API The Blockscout MCP server’s REST API is a lightweight HTTP layer that reuses existing MCP tools, offering seamless access for systems that don’t natively support the Model Context Protocol.
AI MCP Explained Part 3: Multichain The Blockscout MCP server’s multichain mode lets AI agents access data across multiple networks via Chainscout integration, ensuring stability and consistent API behavior through official Blockscout instances.
