$BlockchainBase
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$BlockchainBase
Details

- $BlockchainBase can be reset.
- Possible settings for $BlockchainBase include:
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"ARK",{"ARK","Mainnet"} ARK mainnet blockchain {"ARK","Devnet"} ARK devnet blockchain "Bitcoin" ,{"Bitcoin","Mainnet"} Bitcoin mainnet blockchain {"Bitcoin","Testnet"} Bitcoin testnet blockchain "Bloxberg" bloxberg blockchain "Cardano",{"Cardano","Mainnet"} Cardano mainnet blockchain {"Cardano","Testnet"} Cardano testnet blockchain "Ethereum",{"Ethereum","Mainnet"} Ethereum mainnet blockchain {"Ethereum","Testnet"} Ethereum testnet blockchain "Tezos", {"Tezos, "Mainnet"} Tezos mainnet blockchain {"Tezos","Testnet"} Tezos testnet blockchain {"Tezos",network} Tezos network specified by its name network (e.g. "Delphinet") {"Tezos",chainID} Tezos network specified by its chainID (e.g. "NetXdQprcVkpaWU") {"MultiChain","Wolfram"} Wolfram-maintained blockchain
Examples
open allclose allBasic Examples (2)Summary of the most common use cases
Display the current setting for $BlockchainBase:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-e8pm8j

BlockchainData will use the current setting for $BlockchainBase:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-0jsg1k


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-bbre3o

Now BlockchainData will return metainformation for the Bitcoin blockchain:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-j7w8jv


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-1ejlqu

Now BlockchainData will return metainformation for the ARK blockchain:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-zb97ag


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-6x0px4

Now BlockchainData will return metainformation for the bloxberg blockchain:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-51vk7h


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-um7uyn

Now BlockchainData will return metainformation for the Tezos blockchain:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-qe692k


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-5o7f0b

Now BlockchainData will return metainformation for the Cardano blockchain:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-9k7jbd

Use a Tezos chain ID to specify the network:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-rw1vnq


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-m5jf8


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-0wgksg

Scope (1)Survey of the scope of standard use cases
Possible Issues (1)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior
Getting transaction information from the Bitcoin testnet using a transaction ID from the mainnet network will return a Missing["NotAvailable"] output:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-wm9fyz


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-nne9z9


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-pvp1q6


https://wolfram.com/xid/0nyfoeil4yxkdoumw-vyy6b3


Wolfram Research (2018), $BlockchainBase, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html.
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Wolfram Research (2018), $BlockchainBase, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html.
Wolfram Research (2018), $BlockchainBase, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2018. "$BlockchainBase." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html.
Wolfram Language. 2018. "$BlockchainBase." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2018). $BlockchainBase. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html
Wolfram Language. (2018). $BlockchainBase. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$blockchainbase, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$BlockchainBase}", year="2018", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html}", note=[Accessed: 10-July-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$blockchainbase, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$BlockchainBase}, year={2018}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$BlockchainBase.html}, note=[Accessed: 10-July-2025
]}