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About Etherscan

Etherscan is the leading Web3 Blockchain Explorer Platform for Search, API and Analytics.

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Our History

Built and launched in 2015 by Matthew Tan (CEO & Founder), Etherscan is one of the earliest and longest-running independent projects built around Ethereum and its community, with the mission of providing equitable access to blockchain data.

  • 2015
    August
    Launched Etherscan, a block explorer for Ethereum
    September
    Launched explorer API services for Ethereum
  • 2016
    April
    Launched smart contract verification
    July
    Supported the ERC-20 token standard
    August
    Joined the Boost VC startup accelerator
  • 2017
    January
    Moved into an office (where we still are today!)
    May
    Supported Ethereum Name Service (ENS) lookups
    December
    Displayed images and metadata for CryptoKitties, one of the first NFTs
  • 2018
    January
    Launched verified signatures
    June
    Launched the Etherscan Gas Tracker
    October
    Launched labels, providing key context to onchain addresses
  • 2019
    February
    Refreshed Etherscan's design
  • 2020
    January
    Published the first edition of Etherscan's newsletter
    June
    Launched Blockscan, a web3 search engine
    July
    Launched BeaconScan, an explorer for Ethereum's Beacon Chain
    Launched and created Explorer as a Service (EaaS), a full-featured block explorer service
    December
    Launched token approvals
  • 2021
    May
    Etherscan became one of the top 1,000 websites in the world by traffic
    July
    Added multichain transaction search on Blockscan
    October
    Launched IDM (Input Data Messages)
  • 2022
    January
    EaaS services its 10th client
    Launched Blockscan Chat, an encrypted, wallet-to-wallet messaging app
    September
    Supported the Merge, Ethereum's switch to Proof of Stake
    November
    Launched the Etherscan Chrome extension
  • 2023
    April
    Launched the Etherscan Metadata API
    June
    Launched advanced filter
    July
    EaaS services its 20th client
    August
    Launched the Blockscan mobile app on iOS and Android
  • 2024
    January
    Acquired Solscan, a block explorer for Solana
    April
    Launched Etherscan Cards
    July
    Launched the Blockscan Multichain Explorer, supporting 30+ blockchains in one website
    October
    EaaS services its 30th client
    Launched Etherscan API V2, supporting 50+ blockchains with one API key
  • 2025
    July
    EaaS services its 40th client
    September
    Supported display of cross-chain transactions
    November
    Introduced the API Lite plan
  • 2026
    August
    Received SOC 2 Type II Certification
    Launched Build with AI suite of API tools
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