Streams is our next-generation blockchain data product, offering robust filtering, access to real-time and historical data, reorg handling, and expanded destination options.
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Overview
The continuous addition of blocks is at the heart of blockchain technology. These blocks, essentially digital ledgers, record and chronicle every transaction or contract executed on the blockchain.
To truly harness the power and potential of blockchain technology, it becomes crucial to monitor these blocks continuously and thoroughly.
Here's a deeper look into why tracking the formation and validation of these blocks is critical:
- Real-time Verification: Instantly confirm the success of transactions.
- Security: Spot discrepancies in the chain quickly for increased trust.
- Market Insights: Analyze transaction patterns to predict market trends.
- Data Consistency: Validation ensures that data across the blockchain remains consistent and unaltered.
New Block Validated
We will track new blocks by creating a QuickAlert to track every new block with a block number greater than zero.
To create our expression, we will need to target one value:
- Block number - We will track every new block with a block number greater than zero. This value gets set as the
block_number.
1block_number > 0