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If so, please name the rounds or link the builder profile associated with previous rounds.", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Blockscout is the #1 open-source block explorer built for EVM chains and rollups. In addition to standard explorer features, Blockscout provides a free API (both JSON RPC and REST) for developers, contract verification & interaction tools, and support for Ethereum standards such as blob (EIP-4844)  and user operations (EIP-4337). Blockscout provides a much needed tool for chains throughout the ecosystem. Chains that cannot afford a proprietary explorer can spinup their own Blockscout instances. New chains can launch an instance immediately to provide much needed transparency into their chain operations. The open-source code can be forked and used by anyone, and community contributions continue to improve Blockscout, making it a superior explorer available for everyone to use.", "hidden": true, "question": "Provide a brief overview of your tool, library, or framework. What specific problem or inefficiency in the development process does it address?", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We reduce barriers by making the code base open and accessible. We improve efficiency through our constant optimizations to indexing speed and support for a wide array of chains (notably we\u2019ve developed specific features for the Arbitrum, Optimism and zkSync ecosystems). Broad-based chain support allows for users across chains to have a consistent experience and gives developers access to a familiar toolset. This reduces the learning curve and  increases efficiency and development speed when working on a new chain.  We incorporate several tools to enhance security, including labeling of malicious contracts or addresses, contract security scores, and access to a dapp marketplace where dapps can be accessed directly, reducing potential spoofing attacks. Once a contract is verified, we provide detailed contract information and code, so users and developers can check contracts for any potential security issues.", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project reduce development barriers, improve efficiency, or enhance the security of Web3 projects? Please provide specific examples or metrics if available.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Blockscout is widely used by the community with a current average of 500K monthly pageviews for instances we host. This number is much larger for all instances, but we do not have access to any metrics for self-hosted instances. Our primary repo has 2.4K forks and 3.6K stars. Blockscout is used as an explorer on over 1000 chains, and the primary option for most RaaS providers deploying rollups using the Optimism or Arbitrum stacks.  We have many testimonials on our website at blockscout.com from industry veterans who use and recommend Blockscout. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe the current usage and support for your tool within the developer community. This could include GitHub stars, downloads, or testimonials from developers.", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "This past year we\u2019ve been working diligently to provide feature parity with other explorers. At this point there are only a few operations and views available on Etherscan that are not available on Blockscout. We will continue working to provide features that are needed or requested from users. Our near term roadmap includes: \n\n- ERC20 token transfers page\n- NFT data improvements\n- Advanced filtering options\n\nWe are also planning to work on a multichain search platform, and funds from this grant will be earmarked for completing this project. We plan to replace our current home website with a multichain search feature which will help tie many ecosystems together, providing a simple interface for searching addresses, transactions, tokens and other data across chains. ", "hidden": true, "question": "Outline your project's roadmap and how the grant funds will be used to achieve your development goals.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "For any project deploying smart contracts on blockchain networks, please list all your deployer addresses and their corresponding blockchain networks. 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They provide transparency for transaction, block, address, and contract information, as well as analytical insights into transfers, block times, gas prices, and accounts. They display essential context for additional project data, token information, and related tags.\n\nBlock explorers also support blockchain developers through API access, contract verification, and contract interaction tools. For Layer 2s, they serve not only the L2 transaction data but also provide views of the underlying L1 data so that users can get the complete picture as batches travel between layers.\n\nBlock explorers are integral infrastructure for a decentralized ecosystem. At Blockscout, we build an open-source explorer that can be used by all EVM chains. Chains are free to fork Blockscout, customize it as they see fit, and use it to support their network. \n\n# Open-source block explorers are a vital public good\nJust as we need multiple clients for Ethereum, we need multiple explorers and tooling diversity for the Ethereum and rollup ecosystem. If (or when) an explorer is down, others are there to step in and support.\n\nThis redundancy is important, but it is not Blockscout's sole mission. Our mission is to provide a first-class, open-source, decentralized explorer for all users\u2014an explorer built by and for the community that can provide everything users, developers, and projects need to successfully explore and develop on a chain.\n\nOver the past year, we've been working hard on Blockscout. Thanks to community contributions, we've optimized Blockscout for speed while overhauling the front-end for ease of use. We've introduced tools to make smart contract verification much easier and added tagging, account functionality, marketplace features, and more.\n\nWith your help, we will continue adding tools and features to support Ethereum and the network of L2s and L3s building on top.\n\n# Open-source explorers support the entire ecosystem\n\nEVM blockchains and L2s including zk rollups and optimistic rollups need open-source explorers and tooling to support: \n- Freely available data\n- Data accuracy checks\n- Redundancy and resiliency \n- Community-driven features, customizations and innovations\n- Transparency\n- Quick, cost-effective implementation, especially for testnets\n- Small chain and niche chain support\n- Consistent multi-chain experience\n- Ongoing, fast feature development\n- Trustlessness and auditability\n- Security through malicious contract and address labelling, and security scoring for contracts.\n\n# Blockscout is a community-driven solution\n\n![Projects](https://2383309224-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lq1XoWGmy8zggj_u2fM%2Fuploads%2Fw3dTDLmPyLAPoosi5DRZ%2Fproject-logos.jpg?alt=media&token=20033b6d-ee5e-4d90-a1ce-d5db6752bcb3)\n\nBlockscout has been in production for more than 6 years. We continue to build and improve an open-source explorer used by 600+ chains in the space including most testnets + a hosted [Ethereum mainnet](https://eth.blockscout.com/) and testnet instances provided as public goods. \n\nBlockscout is used by all types of chains to quickly spin up an instance and provide transactional transparency right away for their users. We continue to make strides with our interface, indexing speed and optimization, and your help is vital to continued improvements and development.\n\n# How your funds will be used\n\n![UI](https://2383309224-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Lq1XoWGmy8zggj_u2fM%2Fuploads%2F6bR1Y370zhW2nECWdpqY%2Fnew-features.jpg?alt=media&token=4b4a2819-c907-474c-bf78-d25cf9a26fa3)\n\nThrough contributions from previous Gitcoin Grants Round we've been able to fully open-source the Blockscout UI, introduce MyAccount, create the DAppscout marketplace and provide ENS support! \n\nWe are continuing to work on our project roadmap for the remainder of the year to include better AA (account abstraction) and DA (Data Availability) support. We are also working on a multichain explorer environment designed to help tie the diverse ecosystem of L1s, L2s and L3s together.\n\nYou can learn more about additional items we are working on (or to make a suggestion or get involved), please see our [Roadmap](https://docs.blockscout.com/about/roadmap) and the [Blockscout Docs](https://docs.blockscout.com). \n\nAs we continue to decentralize the future, the tools and infrastructure supporting decentralization must also follow this pattern. We appreciate your funding to support an open-source, premium block explorer - by and for the community!\n\nIf you have donated to us previously through Gitcoin, please check out our new [Blockscout badges website](https://badges.blockscout.com/home) and mint your Gitty Up badge to show your participation and commitment to open-source exploration!\n\n## Thank You! 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