Do I need an account to use BscScan?

No. Looking up wallets, transactions, and tokens is free and needs no login. A free account only adds extras like private notes and a watchlist, and BscScan never asks for your seed phrase to browse.

A token shows up on BscScan. Does that make it safe?

No. Anyone can deploy a token, so appearing on BscScan proves nothing about safety. Check the contract address against the project's official channel, and look for a green verified-contract check before you interact.

What is a token approval and why would I revoke one?

An approval is permission you gave a dApp to spend a token from your wallet. Old or unlimited approvals are a common drain route if that dApp is ever hacked. The Token Approval Checker lets you review them and revoke ones you no longer use; revoking is an on-chain action that costs a little BNB in gas.

🧭 Guide 🔰 Beginner 🪜 Step by step

🔎 How to Use BscScan the BNB Chain Block Explorer

See exactly what happened to any wallet, transaction, or token on BNB Smart Chain, and clean up the spending permissions you have handed out.

BscScan is the free block explorer for BNB Smart Chain, built by the team behind Etherscan. It reads public on-chain data only, so it never asks for your seed phrase just to look things up. Once you can read it, you can confirm a transfer landed, check a token before you touch it, and clean up old spending permissions.

1Open the real BscScan

Go to bscscan.com and check that the address bar shows exactly that. It is the only official explorer for the chain. Fake clones live on lookalike domains and ad links.

Bookmark the real site and open it from your bookmark, not from a search ad or a message someone sent you.
2Check a wallet address

Paste a wallet address into the search bar and press Enter. The address page shows its BNB balance, the value in USD, every token it holds, and the full transaction history.
3Look up a transaction

Got a transaction hash (the long txid your wallet or exchange gave you)? Paste it into the search bar to open that transaction's own page.
4Read the transaction details

The transaction page tells you whether it actually went through. Read the status (Success, Pending, or Failed), the block and timestamp, the from and to addresses, the value in BNB and USD, and the gas fee that was paid.

A Failed transaction can still burn gas. If a transfer looks missing, read the status before you panic.
5Check tokens and NFTs

On an address page, open the token tabs to see its BEP-20 token holdings, the token-transfer history, and any NFTs the wallet holds.
6Verify a token contract

Before you touch a new token, search its contract address and open the Contract tab. A verified smart contract shows a green check and readable source code. An unverified one is riskier, so treat it with more caution.
7Review and revoke token approvals

Open bscscan.com/tokenapprovalchecker and connect a Web3 wallet (MetaMask, WalletConnect, or Coinbase Wallet). It lists the spending permissions you granted to dApps. Revoke any you no longer use; only the address owner can do this, and it costs a little BNB in gas.

⚠️ Stay safe

🔗 Use bscscan.com only. Treat any other domain or ad link as a possible clone.
🔑 BscScan reads public data. A page asking for your seed phrase is a phishing scam.
🪙 Being listed on BscScan does not make a token legit. Match the contract address to the project's official channel.
🧹 Review your token approvals now and then. Stale unlimited approvals are a top drain route if a dApp gets exploited.

❓ FAQ

Do I need an account to use BscScan?: No. Looking up wallets, transactions, and tokens is free and needs no login. A free account only adds extras like private notes and a watchlist, and BscScan never asks for your seed phrase to browse.
A token shows up on BscScan. Does that make it safe?: No. Anyone can deploy a token, so appearing on BscScan proves nothing about safety. Check the contract address against the project's official channel, and look for a green verified-contract check before you interact.
What is a token approval and why would I revoke one?: An approval is permission you gave a dApp to spend a token from your wallet. Old or unlimited approvals are a common drain route if that dApp is ever hacked. The Token Approval Checker lets you review them and revoke ones you no longer use; revoking is an on-chain action that costs a little BNB in gas.

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