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 RandomBlockchainBlockData

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Retrieve information about a random block on a blockchain

Contributed by: Bob Sandheinrich

ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"][]

gives information about a random block on the blockchain specified by $BlockchainBase.

ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"][prop]

retrieves the specified property of the block.

ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"][{prop1,prop2,…}]

retrieves a list of property values.

Details and Options

ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"] accepts the BlockchainBase option.
Available properties are the same as for BlockchainBlockData.

Examples

Basic Examples (3) 

Get data on a random block from $BlockchainBase:

In[1]:=
Short /@ ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"][]
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Specify a blockchain:

In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"][ BlockchainBase -> "Ethereum"]
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Get just the size of the block:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"]["ByteCount", BlockchainBase -> "Bitcoin"]
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Scope (1) 

Get several properties:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction[ "RandomBlockchainBlockData"][{"TimeMined", "Nonce", "PreviousBlockHash"}, BlockchainBase -> "Ethereum"]
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Options (1) 

BlockchainBase (1) 

Get block information from the Wolfram blockchain:

In[5]:=
ResourceFunction["RandomBlockchainBlockData"][ BlockchainBase -> {"MultiChain", "Wolfram"}]
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Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 20 September 2019

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