Exploring the Bitcoin Blockchain with Elixir and Phoenix

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Nice post and great that somebody did this with Elixir.

Another way to get into the Bitcoin Blockchain is just to use this API with simple API end points:

https://blockchain.info/api

There check the Blockhain Data API which is a good start to get going within minutes.

Also check the API of Etherscan.io for the Ethereum chain.

Both APIs should work with any language.

Would be extra nice if the blog post ended with a cool demo or insight.

Author here. I totally agree.

I would have loved to throw up the project on a Heroku free tier or something, but it relies on access to a Bitcoin full node. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any publicly accessible JSON-RPC Bitcoin APIs, and I can't route public traffic to my local node.

Here's the project on Github, if you're interested:

https://github.com/pcorey/hello_blockchain

Wouldn’t Toshi.io work?

https://developers.coinbase.com/blog/2016/10/31/sunsetting-t...

Just a note that in your "Final Thoughts" you're linking to the 1st edition of "Mastering Bitcoin" but there is a 2nd edition now.

Thanks, fixed!

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