How to verify a payout on a block explorer
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To verify a payout, take its transaction hash from your Minevana dashboard, open that hash on a public block explorer for the right network, and check three things: the receiving address is your wallet, the amount matches what your dashboard shows, and the transaction is confirmed. A block explorer reads the blockchain directly, so this check does not depend on Minevana.
What do you need before you start?
- The transaction hash of the payout. Every payout the operator records carries one, shown in the payout history in your dashboard.
- Your own wallet address: the payout wallet saved on your account.
- The network. Mining payouts are sent in Bitcoin, on the Bitcoin network. A referral withdrawal is on the network you chose when you asked for it.
You do not need an account on the explorer, and you never need to connect a wallet or enter a seed phrase to look a transaction up. An explorer only reads public data.
How do you check a Bitcoin mining payout?
How to check a Bitcoin mining payout on a block explorer:
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Open your payout history
Sign in and go to the payout history in your dashboard. Each recorded payout has a date, an amount and a transaction hash.
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Take the transaction hash
A Bitcoin transaction hash is 64 characters long, made of the digits 0 to 9 and the letters a to f. Follow the link on the hash, or copy the whole hash. A hash with characters missing will not be found.
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Open it on a Bitcoin block explorer
Paste the hash into the search box of a Bitcoin explorer such as mempool.space or blockstream.info. Any Bitcoin explorer works, because they all read the same blockchain. To cross-check, look the same hash up on a second one.
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Find your address among the outputs
A Bitcoin transaction lists inputs, where the coins came from, and outputs, where they went. One of the outputs must be the payout wallet saved on your account, character for character. One transaction can pay several addresses, so seeing other outputs is normal.
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Compare the amount
The amount next to your address must match the amount of that payout in your dashboard. Compare the amount on your output, not the total of the transaction.
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Check the confirmations
Unconfirmed means the transaction is waiting and is not in a block yet. Once it is in a block it has one confirmation, and every block after that adds one more. Many services treat six confirmations as settled.
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Look in your own wallet
Open the wallet that holds the payout address and check that the same transaction, with the same amount, appears there.
What does each field on the explorer mean?
These are the fields a Bitcoin explorer shows for a transaction, and what to look for in each.
| Field | What it is | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction hash (TXID) | The unique ID of the transaction. | It is the same hash as the one in your dashboard. |
| Status and confirmations | Whether the transaction is in a block, and how many blocks have been added since. | Confirmed, with at least one confirmation. More confirmations mean it is more settled. |
| Block height and time | Which block included the transaction, and when. | A time close to the date in your dashboard. Explorers may show UTC or your local time. |
| Inputs (from) | The addresses the coins were sent from. | Nothing to match. This is the sender’s side. |
| Outputs (to) | Each receiving address and the amount it received. | Your payout wallet is one of them, character for character. |
| Amount on your output | The Bitcoin that reached your address. | It matches the amount of the payout in your dashboard. |
| Fee | The network fee the sender paid to have the transaction mined. | Nothing to match. The amount on your output is what you received. |
What are confirmations, and how many are enough?
A confirmation is a block. When a transaction is included in a block it has one confirmation, and each later block adds another. The more blocks on top, the harder the transaction is to undo. Bitcoin adds a block about every ten minutes on average, and six confirmations, roughly an hour, is the long-standing convention for treating a payment as settled.
Networks such as Tron, Solana and BNB Smart Chain add blocks every few seconds or faster, so their explorers usually show a simple status such as success, confirmed or finalized in place of a count you have to watch.
How do you check a referral withdrawal paid in a stablecoin?
Referral commissions are withdrawn on request and paid by hand by the operator. A paid withdrawal shows a transaction hash in your dashboard. If you cannot copy the full hash there, ask for it through the support page. How to check a referral withdrawal paid in USDT or USDC:
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Note the coin and the network of the withdrawal
A withdrawal is paid in the coin and on the network you chose when you asked for it, for example USDT on Tron (TRC-20). You need both, because the same coin exists on several networks.
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Open the explorer for that network
Use the table below to pick the explorer, then paste the full transaction hash into its search box. A hash from one network cannot be found on another network’s explorer.
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Check the status
The explorer should show the transaction as successful or confirmed. A transaction marked as failed or reverted moved no tokens.
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Read the token transfer, not the top line
For a token such as USDT or USDC, the main “To” field of the transaction is usually the token’s contract, not you. Your address appears in the token transfer section, as the address the tokens were transferred to.
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Check the token and the amount
The token must be the one you asked for, and the amount must match the withdrawal shown in your dashboard. Tokens with a copied name exist, so make sure the explorer shows the real USDT or USDC contract, the one published by its issuer.
Which explorer goes with which network?
| Network | Public explorer | What a hash looks like | Where your address appears |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | mempool.space, blockstream.info | 64 characters, 0–9 and a–f | In the outputs |
| Tron (TRC-20) | tronscan.org | 64 characters, 0–9 and a–f | In the TRC-20 transfer, as the receiver |
| Ethereum (ERC-20) | etherscan.io | 0x followed by 64 characters | In the tokens transferred line, after “To” |
| BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | bscscan.com | 0x followed by 64 characters | In the tokens transferred line, after “To” |
| Arbitrum | arbiscan.io | 0x followed by 64 characters | In the tokens transferred line, after “To” |
| Base | basescan.org | 0x followed by 64 characters | In the tokens transferred line, after “To” |
| Solana (SPL) | solscan.io | A long string of letters and digits, about 88 characters | In the token transfer, as the destination |
| Sui | suiscan.xyz | A string of letters and digits, about 44 characters | In the balance changes |
These explorers are independent public websites. Others exist for every network and show the same data. Type the explorer’s address yourself or use a bookmark, and be wary of look-alike sites in adverts.
Addresses on Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Arbitrum and Base all start with 0x and look the same, but they are different networks. If a hash is not found on one of them, check which network the withdrawal was sent on before you assume it is missing.
What should you do if it does not match?
- The explorer cannot find the hash. Check that you copied the whole hash and that you are on the explorer for the right network. If the right explorer still cannot find it, the transaction is not on that blockchain.
- It stays unconfirmed. A transaction can wait when the network is busy. If it never confirms and later disappears from the explorer, it was not completed.
- Your address is not among the outputs. Compare the outputs with the payout wallet saved on your account. If your address is not there, that transaction did not pay you.
- The amount is different. The amount on your output should be the amount recorded in your dashboard. If it is not, the record and the transaction disagree.
- The status is failed or reverted. On token networks a failed transaction moves nothing, even though it has a hash.
In any of those cases, send a request through the support page, signed in if you can. Include the transaction hash, the date and amount shown in your dashboard, your wallet address, and what the explorer showed.
What does a block explorer not tell you?
An explorer proves that a transaction sent a certain amount to your address. It does not show where those coins came from, so it cannot prove that they were mined by machines Minevana runs. Minevana says it runs its own Bitcoin mining machines; no independent proof of that is published yet. It also cannot tell you whether the amount is the right share, because how a share is calculated and whether any fee is deducted have not been published. See how payouts work.
The terms used on this page, such as transaction hash, confirmation and block explorer, are defined in the glossary.
Still have a question?
Ask through the support page. It is the only contact channel; Minevana has no mailbox. Minevana will never ask you for a deposit, a fee, your seed phrase, your private keys or your password, and you never have to pay anything to receive a payout.