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Right, now it should be ok. Thanks.

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <jtimon@jtimon.cc> wrote=
:

> I can always link to the BIP when I reopen that commit as independent
> instead of the other way around.
> Btw, the PR needs rebase (probably the conflict is in the README).
>
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:10 PM, Marco Pontello <marcopon@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > OK, adding the relevant code fragment is probably the simplest and dire=
ct
> > option. Done.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <jtimon@jtimon.cc> wr=
ote:
> >>
> >> Not a native english speaker myself, so I may have missed some things.=
..
> >>
> >> Yes, sorry about the link. I guess you can point to #6230 . I can
> >> rebase it if needed but I would close it again because I don't want to
> >> have too many things from #6382 opened at the same time (is noisy and
> >> worse for review). My plan was to not open it independently at least
> >> until after #6907 (and actually after 0.12 assuming #6907 gets in by
> >> 0.12). But then I would maybe open a new one and reference the old one
> >> rather than reopening #6230 (which tends to be confusing).
> >> I'm not really sure what's the best answer here...but #6382 is
> >> certainly going to need rebase and the link will be broken again.
> >> Maybe one answer is to copy some text from #6230 or the commit and add
> >> it directly to the BIP instead of referencing to that commit (which
> >> will be, at least until #6907 is merged, a moving target).
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:59 AM, Marco Pontello <marcopon@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Thanks for the comments! Now I fixed the typos (hope to have got the=
m
> >> > all,
> >> > English isn't my first language), clarified the chain part a bit, an=
d
> >> > fixed
> >> > the link. There probably is a better way to reference that source co=
de
> >> > part
> >> > with the genesis blocks hashs, in a way that doesn't need to be
> changed,
> >> > maybe...
> >> >
> >> > Now the main change would be to put in a proper BIP number! :)
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <jtimon@jtimon.cc=
>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you for incorporating the feedback, specifically thank you fo=
r
> >> >> using the genesis block hash as the unique chain ID.
> >> >>
> >> >> I wen't through the BIP draft and left a few of comments, but I
> really
> >> >> like its simplicity and focus. Good work!
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:14 AM, Marco Pontello via bitcoin-dev
> >> >> <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >> >> > Hi!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > To anyone that followed the discussion (from some time ago) about
> the
> >> >> > proposed new URI for Blockchain references / exploration, I just
> >> >> > wanted
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > point out that I have collected the feedback provided, reworked t=
he
> >> >> > text,
> >> >> > put the BIP on GitHub and created a pull request:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> https://github.com/MarcoPon/bips/blob/master/bip-MarcoPon-01.mediawiki
> >> >> > https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/202
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The need for an URI for this come to mind again in the last days
> >> >> > looking
> >> >> > at
> >> >> > Eternity Wall, which IMHO provide a use case that we will see mor=
e
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > more
> >> >> > in the (near) future: http://eternitywall.it/
> >> >> > Using that service, when you want to check for the proof that a
> >> >> > specific
> >> >> > message was written in the Blockchain, it let you choose from 5
> >> >> > different
> >> >> > explorer.
> >> >> > Mycelium wallet recently added the option to select one of 15 blo=
ck
> >> >> > explorers.
> >> >> > And there's the crypto_bot on reddit/r/bitcoin that detect
> reference
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > transaction an add a message with links to 7 different explorers.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I think that's clearly something that's needed.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Bye!
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Marco Pontello <
> marcopon@gmail.com>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hi!
> >> >> >> My first post here, hope I'm following the right conventions.
> >> >> >> I had this humble idea for a while, so I thought to go ahead and
> >> >> >> propose
> >> >> >> it.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> BIP: XX
> >> >> >> Title: URI scheme for Blockchain exploration
> >> >> >> Author: Marco Pontello
> >> >> >> Status: Draft
> >> >> >> Type: Standards Track
> >> >> >> Created: 29 August 2015
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Abstract
> >> >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >> >> >> This BIP propose a simple URI scheme for looking up blocks,
> >> >> >> transactions,
> >> >> >> addresses on a Blockchain explorer.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Motivation
> >> >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >> >> >> The purpose of this URI scheme is to enable users to handle all
> the
> >> >> >> requests for details about blocks, transactions, etc. with their
> >> >> >> preferred
> >> >> >> tool (being that a web service or a local application).
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Currently a Bitcoin client usually point to an arbitrary
> blockchain
> >> >> >> explorer when the user look for the details of a transaction (es=
.
> >> >> >> Bitcoin
> >> >> >> Wallet use BitEasy, Mycelium or Electrum use Blockchain.info,
> etc.).
> >> >> >> Other times resorting to cut&paste is needed.
> >> >> >> The same happens with posts and messages that reference some
> >> >> >> particular
> >> >> >> txs or blocks, if they provide links at all.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Specification
> >> >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >> >> >> The URI follow this simple form:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> blockchain: <hash/string>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Examples:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> blockchain:00000000000000001003e880d500968d51157f210c632e08a652af35766001=
98
> >> >> >> blockchain:001949
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> blockchain:3b95a766d7a99b87188d6875c8484cb2b310b78459b7816d4dfc3f0f7e0428=
1a
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Rationale
> >> >> >> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >> >> >> I thought about using some more complex scheme, or adding
> qualifiers
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> distinguish blocks from txs, but in the end I think that keeping
> it
> >> >> >> simple
> >> >> >> should be practical enough. Blockchain explorers can apply the
> same
> >> >> >> disambiguation rules they are already using to process the usual
> >> >> >> search
> >> >> >> box.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> From the point of view of a wallet developer (or other tool that
> >> >> >> need
> >> >> >> to
> >> >> >> show any kind of Blockchain references), using this scheme mean
> that
> >> >> >> he
> >> >> >> can simply make it a blockchain: link and be done with it, witho=
ut
> >> >> >> having
> >> >> >> to worry about any specific Blockchain explorer or provide a mea=
ns
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> user to select one.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Blockchain explorers in turn will simply offer to handle the
> >> >> >> blockchain:
> >> >> >> URI, the first time the user visit their website, or
> launch/install
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> application, or even set themselves if there isn't already one.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Users get the convenience of using always their preferred
> explorer,
> >> >> >> which
> >> >> >> can be especially handy on mobile devices, where juggling with
> >> >> >> cut&paste
> >> >> >> is far from ideal.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Try the Online TrID File Identifier
> >> >> > http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx
> >> >> >
> >> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> >> > bitcoin-dev mailing list
> >> >> > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org
> >> >> > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Try the Online TrID File Identifier
> >> > http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Try the Online TrID File Identifier
> > http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx
>



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<div dir=3D"ltr">Right, now it should be ok. Thanks.</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:29 PM, =
Jorge Tim=C3=B3n <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jtimon@jtimon.cc" =
target=3D"_blank">jtimon@jtimon.cc</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex">I can always link to the BIP when I reopen that commit as i=
ndependent<br>
instead of the other way around.<br>
Btw, the PR needs rebase (probably the conflict is in the README).<br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:10 PM, Marco Pontello &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marc=
opon@gmail.com">marcopon@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; OK, adding the relevant code fragment is probably the simplest and dir=
ect<br>
&gt; option. Done.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n &lt;jtimon@jtimon.cc=
&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Not a native english speaker myself, so I may have missed some thi=
ngs...<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Yes, sorry about the link. I guess you can point to #6230 . I can<=
br>
&gt;&gt; rebase it if needed but I would close it again because I don&#39;t=
 want to<br>
&gt;&gt; have too many things from #6382 opened at the same time (is noisy =
and<br>
&gt;&gt; worse for review). My plan was to not open it independently at lea=
st<br>
&gt;&gt; until after #6907 (and actually after 0.12 assuming #6907 gets in =
by<br>
&gt;&gt; 0.12). But then I would maybe open a new one and reference the old=
 one<br>
&gt;&gt; rather than reopening #6230 (which tends to be confusing).<br>
&gt;&gt; I&#39;m not really sure what&#39;s the best answer here...but #638=
2 is<br>
&gt;&gt; certainly going to need rebase and the link will be broken again.<=
br>
&gt;&gt; Maybe one answer is to copy some text from #6230 or the commit and=
 add<br>
&gt;&gt; it directly to the BIP instead of referencing to that commit (whic=
h<br>
&gt;&gt; will be, at least until #6907 is merged, a moving target).<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:59 AM, Marco Pontello &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:marcopon@gmail.com">marcopon@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Thanks for the comments! Now I fixed the typos (hope to have =
got them<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; all,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; English isn&#39;t my first language), clarified the chain par=
t a bit, and<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; fixed<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; the link. There probably is a better way to reference that so=
urce code<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; part<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; with the genesis blocks hashs, in a way that doesn&#39;t need=
 to be changed,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; maybe...<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; Now the main change would be to put in a proper BIP number! :=
)<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt; On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Jorge Tim=C3=B3n &lt;jtimon=
@jtimon.cc&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Thank you for incorporating the feedback, specifically th=
ank you for<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; using the genesis block hash as the unique chain ID.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; I wen&#39;t through the BIP draft and left a few of comme=
nts, but I really<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; like its simplicity and focus. Good work!<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 3:14 AM, Marco Pontello via bitco=
in-dev<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.o=
rg">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Hi!<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; To anyone that followed the discussion (from some ti=
me ago) about the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; proposed new URI for Blockchain references / explora=
tion, I just<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; wanted<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; point out that I have collected the feedback provide=
d, reworked the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; text,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; put the BIP on GitHub and created a pull request:<br=
>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; <a href=3D"https://github.com/MarcoPon/bips/blob/mas=
ter/bip-MarcoPon-01.mediawiki" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:/=
/github.com/MarcoPon/bips/blob/master/bip-MarcoPon-01.mediawiki</a><br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; <a href=3D"https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/202"=
 rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/=
202</a><br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; The need for an URI for this come to mind again in t=
he last days<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; looking<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; at<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Eternity Wall, which IMHO provide a use case that we=
 will see more<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; and<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; more<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; in the (near) future: <a href=3D"http://eternitywall=
.it/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://eternitywall.it/</a><br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Using that service, when you want to check for the p=
roof that a<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; specific<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; message was written in the Blockchain, it let you ch=
oose from 5<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; different<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; explorer.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Mycelium wallet recently added the option to select =
one of 15 block<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; explorers.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; And there&#39;s the crypto_bot on reddit/r/bitcoin t=
hat detect reference<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; transaction an add a message with links to 7 differe=
nt explorers.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; I think that&#39;s clearly something that&#39;s need=
ed.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; Bye!<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 1:48 PM, Marco Pontello &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:marcopon@gmail.com">marcopon@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Hi!<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; My first post here, hope I&#39;m following the r=
ight conventions.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; I had this humble idea for a while, so I thought=
 to go ahead and<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; propose<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; it.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; BIP: XX<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Title: URI scheme for Blockchain exploration<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Author: Marco Pontello<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Status: Draft<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Type: Standards Track<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Created: 29 August 2015<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Abstract<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; This BIP propose a simple URI scheme for looking=
 up blocks,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; transactions,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; addresses on a Blockchain explorer.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Motivation<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; The purpose of this URI scheme is to enable user=
s to handle all the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; requests for details about blocks, transactions,=
 etc. with their<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; preferred<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; tool (being that a web service or a local applic=
ation).<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Currently a Bitcoin client usually point to an a=
rbitrary blockchain<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; explorer when the user look for the details of a=
 transaction (es.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Bitcoin<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Wallet use BitEasy, Mycelium or Electrum use Blo=
ckchain.info, etc.).<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Other times resorting to cut&amp;paste is needed=
.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; The same happens with posts and messages that re=
ference some<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; particular<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; txs or blocks, if they provide links at all.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Specification<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; The URI follow this simple form:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; blockchain: &lt;hash/string&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Examples:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; blockchain:00000000000000001003e880d500968d51157=
f210c632e08a652af3576600198<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; blockchain:001949<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; blockchain:3b95a766d7a99b87188d6875c8484cb2b310b=
78459b7816d4dfc3f0f7e04281a<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Rationale<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; I thought about using some more complex scheme, =
or adding qualifiers<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; distinguish blocks from txs, but in the end I th=
ink that keeping it<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; simple<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; should be practical enough. Blockchain explorers=
 can apply the same<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; disambiguation rules they are already using to p=
rocess the usual<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; search<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; box.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; From the point of view of a wallet developer (or=
 other tool that<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; need<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; to<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; show any kind of Blockchain references), using t=
his scheme mean that<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; he<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; can simply make it a blockchain: link and be don=
e with it, without<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; having<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; to worry about any specific Blockchain explorer =
or provide a means<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; for<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; user to select one.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Blockchain explorers in turn will simply offer t=
o handle the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; blockchain:<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; URI, the first time the user visit their website=
, or launch/install<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; the<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; application, or even set themselves if there isn=
&#39;t already one.<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Users get the convenience of using always their =
preferred explorer,<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; which<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; can be especially handy on mobile devices, where=
 juggling with<br>
&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; cut&amp;paste<br>
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