Optimism • Africa

Multi-Chain Explorer for high-frequency DeFi trading desks

Inspect blocks, transactions, and contract traces across supported EVM chains with unified search, tagging, and export capabilities. Manages positions across DEX venues, farming programs, and on-chain derivatives with a high tolerance for volatility and a need for speed. Detect anomalies, suspicious approvals, and governance changes before funds are at risk. Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa lead the continent in P2P volume and developer momentum.

  • Index blocks, transactions, and internal calls in near real time with per-chain filtering.
  • Surface decoded calldata, gas usage, and token transfers without leaving the page.
  • Bookmark wallets or contracts and receive change alerts for fresh activity.
  • Fragmented liquidity and sudden gas spikes erode trade execution.

Key metrics

Chains indexed

12 networks

Ethereum, major L2s, and top app-chains refreshed every block.

Trace latency

< 8 seconds

Internal traces and logs appear moments after block finalization.

Optimism profile

OP Stack ecosystem aligned with governance, public goods, and Coinbase transactors.

Transaction cost typically under $0.15 after Bedrock upgrade.

Unique insights

  • Optimism: Transaction cost typically under $0.15 after Bedrock upgrade. Pair this with multi-chain explorer to live monitoring of contract upgrades, proxy changes, and admin key usage..
  • Africa: Central banks explore sandboxes while AML enforcement remains the key scrutiny area. Align active defi traders workflows with tighter slippage and lower transaction costs per trade..
  • For high-frequency DeFi trading desks, emphasize Unified experience for Ethereum, L2s, and sidechains—no need to juggle separate explorers. and track Mean time to detect high-risk contract events. weekly.

Why teams rely on this tool

Core capabilities

Index blocks, transactions, and internal calls in near real time with per-chain filtering. Surface decoded calldata, gas usage, and token transfers without leaving the page. Bookmark wallets or contracts and receive change alerts for fresh activity.

Audience fit

Fragmented liquidity and sudden gas spikes erode trade execution. Tighter slippage and lower transaction costs per trade.

Optimism focus

Velodrome, Base bridge, and retroactive funding flows dominate volumes. Live monitoring of contract upgrades, proxy changes, and admin key usage.

Operational playbook

  1. 1Search by hash, address, ENS, or block height across all supported chains.
  2. 2Inspect decoded transfers, events, and traces to understand context.
  3. 3Bookmark entities or export CSV/JSON for reporting and collaboration.

Use cases

Live monitoring of contract upgrades, proxy changes, and admin key usage. Offline-first messaging and USSD-compatible support remain important.

Token scanner sweeps of newly listed assets interacting with your treasury. Offline-first messaging and USSD-compatible support remain important.

Mapping transacting wallets to known entities for counterparty risk scoring. Offline-first messaging and USSD-compatible support remain important.

Proof points

  • Protocol teams monitor upgrade transactions across staging and production chains.
  • Security analysts export traces for audit evidence within minutes.
  • Community managers share human-readable transaction links in support channels.

ChainUnified tools that pair well

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Frequently asked questions

Do you support internal transaction traces?

Yes. We derive call traces and log emissions, helping you follow delegate calls, proxies, and events.

Can teams share saved views?

Create shared folders so analysts, support, and developers collaborate on the same watchlists.

How fresh is the data?

Blocks index seconds after finalization. Historical re-orgs are reconciled automatically.

Multi-Chain Explorer for Active DeFi traders in Africa | Risk monitoring & incident response on Optimism