Blocks

Blocks update on the homepage as they are created with basic information including block number (block height), number of transactions in the block, and time since the block was created.

Click on a specific block number for information about that block, or View All Blocks for a more detailed overview of recent blocks.

The all blocks page can also be accessed from the top menu.

View All Blocks

The view all blocks page shows updated details from the most recent blocks. Use the page arrows to navigate

Details by line

1. Block Number and time since inclusion

2. Size of the block in bytes

3. Address of the miner who mined this block

4. Number of transactions included in the block

5. Percentage of the total gas used within this block

6. The block reward paid to the miner of this block

7. The total transaction fees burnt within this block

Individual Block Page

Click on a block number (this number, also referred to as block height, indicates how many blocks have been added to the chain) to view additional details about the block. Scroll down to view individual transactions contained in a block.

Click on the tooltip (i) next to each item to view relevant info.

• Main Details

  • Block Height: Also known as block number, shows the position of the block on this shard.

  • Location: The 8 byte chain identifier, indicating which shard the block was mined in.

  • Size: Size of the data contained in the block in bytes.

  • Timestamp: Time & date the block was produced.

  • Transactions: Number of transactions included in the block.

  • Mined By: Address of the miner that received priority fees and the block reward. Copy the address with the gray icon and paste into search to find more details about this miner.

  • Gas Used: Total amount of gas used in the block & % of filled space.

  • Gas Limit: Total gas limit for the block. 30M is Quai Network limit, which represents 2x the 15M target.

  • Base Fee per Gas: Minimum multiplier required for a transaction to be included in a block.

• Extra Block Details

  • Difficulty: Total difficulty to mine the chain up until this block.

  • Location: The 8 byte chain identifier, indicating which shard the block was mined in.

  • MixHash:

  • Nonce: Demonstrates work in PoW.

  • Block Number: The number of the block within the shard it was mined in.

  • Parent Hash: Hash of the preceding block.

  • Time: Time & date the block was produced.

  • Hash: Cryptographic hash of the block header.

  • Total Entropy:

  • more...

Scroll below the block details to view transactions contained within the block.