After suffering financial hardships, VeChain’s previous block explorer VeForge went offline. For many of the community members, this was a major issue, as block explorers are an ideal place to gain insights about the volume of the mainnet, track addresses, and monitor the state of transactions. Officially, VeChain erased any fears by announcing they would soon have replacements online. Still, that left a temporary gap where most users were unsure of how to stay informed on current blockchain data.
Unsurprisingly, the VeChain community responded quickly. The community is not without talented developers, including MiRei, who wasted no time in building veblocks.net, which features simple visualizations of daily mainnet traffic.
Veblocks.net shows data for either the mainnet or the testnet
Naturally, we couldn’t have a conversation about VeChain websites without mentioning Fabian from VeChainstats.com. Within 24 hours, Fabian had announced his intention to upgrade his site to include features previously unique to the now defunct block explorer. In true VeChainStats fashion, an idea soon spread to an obsession, and now Fabian is implementing custom analytics features and an entire block explorer that will not only match the competition, but far exceed it. He will need a few days before pushing his upgrades online, but by next week we should have a functioning tool that allows users to track all types of data related to wallets and smart contracts.
In the meantime, there are plenty of other options for people seeking blockchain-related traffic. VeChain’s in-house serverless block explorer VeChain Insight offers a lightweight alternative to anyone seeking transaction or account information. In order to help the developer community, the dev team rapidly upgraded VeChain Insight to include testnet data.
For those seeking token insights, don’t forget to download the Official Sync Wallet and Browser. This is a portal to a number of valuable token dApps such as My Tokens, VeChain Tokens, and Wallu. Moving forward, the Sync browser will play an important role in connecting to Ledger devices, once VeChain officially launches their new portal. This has the added benefit of allowing Ledger users to use dApps such as Vexchange or other marketplaces, a feature not possible when using the previous Ledger solution.
As the community waits for a replacement for Ledger support and the Official Block Explorer, it’s easy to see that the VeChain Ecosystem isn’t short on talent and dedication. The road to mainstream adoption is not without obstacles, but hats are once again off to a community willing to take action.
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