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How Do You Actually Check Your Crypto Transaction on the Blockchain?

How Do You Actually Check Your Crypto Transaction on the Blockchain?

Update: 2025-08-22
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Ever sent crypto and wondered, “Did that actually go through?” Instead of fretting, learn to verify it yourself using a block explorer—your personal crypto “Google.” In this episode, I walk you step-by-step through the process, explain how transaction confirmations work, and share the top explorers for the biggest blockchains so you can track your transfers with confidence.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to locate your transaction ID (TXID) and use it to check status
  • The number of network confirmations needed for each blockchain for finality
  • Which explorer to use based on the blockchain you’re on
  • Bonus tip: What makes ERC-20 tokens different, and how that affects tracking

Top Blockchain Explorers:

Blockchain Explorers

Bitcoin | blockchain.com / blockstream.info
Ethereum (+ ERC-20) | etherscan.io
Avalanche | snowtrace.io
Solana | solscan.io
Cardano | cardanoscan.io
Algorand | allo.info / pera
Sui | suiexplorer.com

Be sure to bookmark them!

Here is the mentioned link to Visa On Chain Analysis

Walking through for confidence:
Learning to use these tools not only eases your mind about your transfers—it helps you master how the blockchain really works.

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How Do You Actually Check Your Crypto Transaction on the Blockchain?

How Do You Actually Check Your Crypto Transaction on the Blockchain?

Crypto Travels Michael