[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":246},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-en-btc-explorer":3,"articles-titles-en":188},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":155,"description":156,"draft":157,"extension":158,"faq":159,"faqTitle":178,"image":179,"meta":180,"navigation":181,"path":182,"seo":183,"sitemap":184,"stem":185,"tags":186,"__hash__":187},"articlesEn\u002Fbtc-explorer.md","Bitcoin Explorer — Check a Bitcoin Transaction",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":146},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,40,44,47,51,54,58,75,79],[10,11,12],"p",{},"A Bitcoin explorer indexes blocks and transactions so a user can search by TxID, address or block height. It displays public network data and never requires a seed phrase or private key.",[10,14,15],{},"Use an explorer for the Bitcoin network and verify the full TxID. 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