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SolanaFM is a blockchain explorer which offers insights into transactions, accounts, and other on-chain activities. It aims to make Solana data more accessible and understandable.
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TL;DR

  1. Allows users to explore Solana blockchain data with comprehensive transaction visualization tools for enhanced transparency.
  2. Features real-time block creation monitoring and NFT collection tracking capabilities.
  3. Offers developer API keys and customizable views tailored for different application needs.
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About Solana.fm

What is SolanaFM?

SolanaFM is a user-friendly blockchain explorer and analytics platform that provides users with tools to explore and analyse data on the Solana blockchain, such as wallet and stake accounts, token transfers, DeFi transactions, and blockchain network stats.    

Solana FM homepage showing current Solana price and Epoch
SolanaFM Homepage

Using SolanaFM

SolanaFM can be used for all general on-chain analysis on Solana that has to do with the Solana blockchain - for professional analysts and regular users alike. The following are some of the reasons to use SolanaFM for exploring blockchain data:

Traders and Investors

For traders and investors, the following are some of the advantages of SolanaFM:

  1. Tracking Transactions:  SolanaFM allows traders to follow token movements and whale activity.
  2. DEX Analytics: It helps investors track liquidity pools, swaps, and yield farming opportunities.
  3. Market Sentiment Analysis:  SolanaFM provides insights into how assets are moved and traded across multiple wallets.

Researchers and Analysts

For researchers and blockchain analysts, SolanaFM provides insights into the following:

  1. Historical Data Trends: Helps analysts study network usage and blockchain growth over time.
  2. Visual Blockchain Data: Offers graphs and charts to make data easier to interpret.

User Interface and Design

One of the major components that makes SolanaFM stand out is its clean and modern interface. The explorer makes it easy for beginners and advanced users to trace transactions on the Solana blockchain. As shown below, the homepage offers a quick overview of key metrics such as recent transactions, token prices, block details and the number of transactions per second.

SolanaFM's transaction explorer showing SOL sent from one account to another.
SolanaFM’s Intuitive Interface

Data and Metrics Provided by SolanaFM

Solana.fm provides a set of blockchain data, including:

  • Transaction Details: Users can search for specific transactions and get information such as sender, receiver, gas fees, and timestamps.
  • Token and Wallet Analytics: The explorer allows users to track wallet balances, token holdings, and on-chain activity.
  • Block Information: SolanaFM displays block height, validators, slot times, and confirmations.
  • Smart Contract Data: Developers can access smart contract interactions and logs, making it easier to debug and monitor dApp performance. Features like Transaction Inspector can be used to get this data. 
  • Customisable Alerts: Users can set notifications for specific wallet transactions.  
  • DEX and DeFi Integration: SolanaFM, with integrations with other DeFi applications, allows its users to track liquidity pools, swaps, and yield farming activities in real time.

View TX Flow

The View TX Flow is used to visualise the movement of transactions in an address, wallet account or transaction. This is a simple transaction where 50 $JUP tokens were sent from one wallet to another one. 

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Sending 50 JUP from one wallet to another on SolanaFM
Transaction Flow 

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SolanaFM also handles more complex transaction flows beautifully by allowing users to zoom in and out for quality visualisation. 

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Example of a complex transaction flow visualized on SolanaFM
A Complex Transaction Flow

Like general transactions and tokens, SolanaFM provides a section of NFT visualisation. Users can easily explore NFT-related data by clicking on the address beneath the NFT.  

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Viewing NFT collections on SolanaFM
Viewing NFT Collections using SolanaFM

Solana Blocks

SolanaFM provides real-time data on newly created blocks. It also provides the total transactions they contain for detailed analysis. Users can track block creation and transaction details as they happen.

Viewing block data
A Block Data Page

The User Experience of SolanaFM

The following were some of the observations made while using SolanaFM:

  1. Easy to Navigate: SolanaFM is simple to use, making it easy to read blockchain data. Users can search by wallet address, transaction ID, or block number, and the explorer provides easy-to-read results. For example, just by hovering over one of the transactions in the # column below, SolanaFM delivers a beautiful and shortened summary. There is no need to click the link if excess details are unnecessary. ‍
  2. Speed and Performance: SolanaFM has fast loading speeds with negligible downtime. This ensures that users can access blockchain data speedily even when there is high network congestion on Solana. 

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SolanaFM shows a transaction summary on hover
 Summary Displayed while Hovering

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SolanaFM For Developers

SolanaFM has a developer hub that grants builders the ability to provide customisable views for different users based on the demands of their applications. SolanaFM offers its developers API Keys based on different subscription models to tweak data formats and tailor them for specific needs. Apart from the API usage, SolanaFM offers debugging and smart contract monitoring for contract interactions in real-time to detect potential issues. 

Conclusion

SolanaFM improves transparency and smooths on-chain analysis for traders, developers and general Solana DeFi users. With a visually appealing and easy-to-use interface, experts and non-experts can use the explorer to verify transactions on the Solana blockchain. If you are looking for a fast and reliable Solana Explorer with an intuitive user interface, SolanaFM is excellent. 

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