BAC-L0-FOUND-114
Reading a blockchain critically
Explorers, indexers and dashboards display interpretations, not raw facts. This workshop teaches how to get back to the verifiable source.
- Level
- L0 — Foundation
- Duration
- 3 h
- Track
- Foundation
- Maintainer
- Developer Curriculum Architect
Learning objectives
- 01Verify an explorer figure directly against a node
- 02Identify what an indexer adds, aggregates or assumes
- 03Recognise a misleading on-chain metric
Guided lab
Compare three explorers on the same transaction and account for every display discrepancy.
Independent lab
Reproduce a published dashboard statistic from a node's raw data.
Security angle
Fake tokens, name-squatting contracts and display traps in public interfaces.
Assessment
Written critical analysis, marked on the traceability of every claim.