Exploring the landscape of digital assets on the blockchain.
ether
, which is used to pay for transaction fees. Ether is not an ERC20 token, but it is still a digital asset that can be transferred and owned by users.
Transfer
event is emitted by the ERC20, ERC721, and ERC1155 standards whenever a token is transferred from one address to another. By capturing and analyzing these events, we can build a comprehensive record of asset ownership and transfer.
To accurately track balances, we also utilize the balanceOf
function, which provides the balance of a specific address for a given token. This data is then stored in our database, enabling us to maintain up-to-date and accurate balance information.
Out of these two main data sources, we can derive a wide range of insights, such as the distribution of assets across addresses, the most active tokens, and the most active addresses. This data can be used to track the popularity of tokens, the activity of users, and the overall health of the network.