Explore Ethereum by the Shape of a Transaction

Name: Explore Ethereum by the Shape of a Transaction
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Author: spennant

by spennant·Jul 1, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

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Visualizes Ethereum transactions as deduplicated call-tree structures, compressing 1B txs into 14M shapes.

Strengths

•207× trace compression reveals genuine structural patterns hidden in raw transaction data.
•Clickable UI reveals sub-transactions and finds every transaction sharing the same structure.
•Canonicalized subtree approach is a novel angle on blockchain exploration.

Weaknesses

•Blocks and Addresses features marked SOON, core explorer functionality incomplete.
•Only 4.6M blocks indexed, not keeping pace with chain or backfilled to genesis.

Post Description

I built a block explorer that allows visitors to browse the Ethereum blockchain by the shape of each transaction’s calls tree and address interaction graph. The call tree visualization is clickable ui which reveals sub-transaction as well as every other transaction that contains them. Currently the corpus only has about 1 Billion transactions (Blocks: 20800000 – 25399999) but I plan to automate the recent block ingestion as well as backfill data to The Merge. (Keeping up with the chain speed is not a current goal)