Read the chain
A block explorer is a search engine for a blockchain: paste an address, transaction id, or block and see exactly what the network recorded. TestnetScan covers the Bitcoin, Litecoin (including MWEB), and Monero testnets.
What you can look up
Blocks
Height, timestamp, size, and every transaction inside.
Transactions
Inputs, outputs, fee, and confirmation count.
Addresses
Balance and history for any testnet address.
Mempool
Transactions that are broadcast but not yet mined.
MWEB activity
Litecoin peg-ins and peg-outs crossing the extension block.
Charts
Network stats over time, at a glance.
How to read a transaction
- Search the transaction id (txid).
- Look at the inputs (coins being spent) and outputs (where they go). One output is usually change back to the sender. See UTXOs.
- Find the fee, the difference between inputs and outputs, paid to the miner. See how fees work.
- Check the confirmations. Zero means it's still in the mempool; more is safer. See confirmations.
How to read a block
A block's height is its position in the chain; the timestamp is roughly when it was mined; the transaction count is how many payments it settled. The miner who found it collected the block reward plus the fees of everything inside.
Track your faucet payout
Paste your receive address to watch coins from the faucet arrive, move from the mempool into a block, and rack up confirmations.
A note on privacy coins
A Monero explorer intentionally shows much less: amounts, senders, and recipients are hidden by design. The data isn't missing; Monero never records it in the clear. See the Monero guide.
Testnet coins are fake money
- They have no market value, so never buy or sell them.
- Never use a real seed phrase or import a real wallet on testnet.
- Never send mainnet BTC, LTC, or XMR to a testnet address.