Key highlights:
- Ankr has launched a new platform called Chainscanner
- Chainscanner is an all-in-one platform that lets users and developers access data from AppChains
- Beyond a block explorer and analytics, Chainscanner also supports governance and staking
Ankr expands its AppChains offering with the new Chainscanner platform
Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has launched Chainscanner, a product that serves as a block explorer and analytics platform for AppChains. The product is designed for both users and developers, providing clear insights into on-chain activity.
AppChains are blockchains that are designed for a specific application. They function alongside existing layer 1 blockchains—examples of AppChain frameworks include Avalanche Subnets and BNB Chain’s BAS (BNB Application Sidechain). As the scalability limitations of blockchains become increasingly apparent, it’s likely that we’ll see higher adoption of AppChains moving forward.
In addition to providing data on validators, user counts and tokens, Ankr’s Chainscanner platform also allows users to stake their tokens to help secure AppChains or even contribute to governance. Ankr also envisions the Chainscanner product being used by developers to compare the performance of their AppChain to the performance of other AppChains.
Users can now start exploring the Chainscanner platform, including its chain data, block explorer, staking and governance features.
Ankr AppChains product manager Kev Silk commented on the launch of ChainScanner, highlighting Ankr’s efforts to make decentralized apps easily accessible:
“Chainscanner is an essential new building block for AppChains that greatly improves user experience with tools made to let users instantly search for data, stake tokens, vote on governance proposals, get development resources, apply to become a validator, and learn everything about different chains. This is how we make decentralized apps as easy to use and as high performance as the centralized apps we’re used to interacting with every day.”
Chainscanner extends Ankr’s involvement with AppChains, as the company also provides an AppChains-as-a-Service solution which allows developers to create their own blockchains using popular AppChain frameworks.
Ankr have been quite busy as of late, as they have recently launched a mainnet RPC connection for the Aptos blockchain. Currently, Ankr is an RPC provider to 19 different blockchains, including the likes of Ethereum, BNB Chain and Solana.
