Cexplorer 2.0: Newer, Faster, More Powerful

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Michal Urbanek

[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)

Entity (Incorporated)

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

6

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language

No

[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)

Complete upgrade of Cexplorer to a whole new level of experience and functionality. We will significantly extend the existing features and capabilities for the benefit of developers, SPOs, and users.

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”

No dependencies.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs

The Front End will be completely open-source when finished. Our idea is that users themselves will be able to improve the interface and add new features themselves.

The back End will be open-sourced in another stage probably.

[METADATA] Horizons

Analytics

[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution

We will completely upgrade Cexplorer to a whole new level of experience and functionality. This revamp will significantly extend the existing features and capabilities for the benefit of developers, SPOs, users and the whole Cardano ecosystem

• New Backend: Much faster and more flexible, with db-sync compatibility, governance support, and advanced analytics not seen anywhere else
• New Frontend: A competitive, modern UI/UX design, open-sourced, and built with community involvement to enhance user engagement
• API/SDK for Developers: Providing powerful tools for seamless integrations

[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community

Thanks to the rewriting of all components, the main benefits are as follows:

• Increased Cardano decentralization and independence by running an independent, fully optimized, explorer
• We'll provide a lot of information directly as an explorer, which will increase transparency and accessibility.
• Along with that, we'll continue to publish educational articles and raise awareness around Cardano in general, so we'll improve user onboarding, education, and the user experience in general.
• Availability for developers - we will provide API and SDK for developers to use in other projects.
• Front End will be open-sourced. The community will be able to contribute and improve.
• Web3/Wallet support
• Much faster page loads
• More capacity into documentation and interaction with the community

[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?

We have been long-standing OG members of the Cardano community since ITN.

Some of our members and advisors are Cardano ambassadors.

Cexplorer.io has been the leading Cardano explorer for many years, offering essential tools for users, SPOs and developers to navigate the blockchain.

[PROJECT MILESTONES] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?

A: Milestone outputs

• Front End design V2 and structure.
• Back End V2 scheme/structure.

B: Acceptance criteria

• Available evidence (Eg. Figma design).

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Sharing the delivery of milestone 1 with the community + GitHub frontend design and structure, backend API call scheme.

A: Milestone outputs

• The first version of the new explorer.
• Basic functions related to Explore category - TX, blocks, assets, epochs).

B: Acceptance criteria

• New functions and features are working on a preview website.

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Sharing the delivery of milestone 2 with the community on Twitter via link.
• Features from the milestone outputs are available on the website.

A: Milestone outputs

• Wallet connector implementation, user profiles, watchlist.
• New functions related to the Staking category - Pools, Stakers, New Pools, Birthdays, etc., address detail, stake detail

B: Acceptance criteria

• New functions and features are working on a preview website.

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Sharing the delivery of milestone 2 with the community on Twitter via link.
• Features from the milestone outputs are available on the website.

A: Milestone outputs

• New functions related to the Analytics and Education category - Articles, Pots, Network Params and much more analytic features and graphs
• Governance support (drep list, detail, actions)
• Article management

B: Acceptance criteria

• New functions and features are working on a preview website.

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Sharing the delivery of milestone 4 with the community on Twitter via link.
• Features from the milestone outputs are available on the website.

A: Milestone outputs

• New functions related to Wallets, NFTs, tokens, scripts.
• User profiles - support for API token creation.
• UX/UI final
• Multicurrencies

B: Acceptance criteria

• New functions and features are working on a preview website.

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Sharing the delivery of milestone 4 with the community on Twitter via link.
• Features from the milestone outputs are available on the website.

A: Milestone outputs

• Finalized and fully working Cardano explorer.
• Mainnet, Pre-prod, and Preview instances live publicly.
• SDK v1 is available.
• Published open-sourced frontend.
• Final project completion report and video demonstrating the use case in a real environment.

B: Acceptance criteria

• All explorer instances have working features from the recent milestones.
• Delivered SDK, FE source.

C: Evidence of milestone completion

• Sharing final milestone outputs with the community via Twitter.
• GitHub contains the SDK library and Front End source code with instructions on how to contribute.

[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

Michal Urbanek - CEO

Josef Taborsky - Project visionary and Manager, QA

Jaromir Tesar - Advisor on analytics, Education

Filip Balas - Product Designer, Marketing

Martin Miksanik - DevOps

Dominik Pollak - Developer

Kamil Hamernik - UX, Design

[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources

• Milestone 1 - Designing: 55.000 ADA
• UX, coding (80 hours)
• Analysis (80 hours)
• DevOps (80 hours)
• Development (360 hours)
• Overhead (40 hours)
• Milestone 2 - Development part 1: 55.000 ADA
• Development (360 hours)
• Overhead (40 hours)
• Milestone 3 - Development part 2: 55.000 ADA
• Development (360 hours)
• Overhead (40 hours)
• Milestone 4 - Development part 3: 55.000 ADA
• Development (360 hours)
• Overhead (40 hours)
• Milestone 5 - Development part 4: 55.000 ADA
• Development (360 hours)
• Overhead (40 hours)
• Final Milestone - Development part 5, SDK, documentation: 55.000 ADA
• Development (320 hours)
• Documentation writing (20 hours)
• Overhead (60 hours)
• Marketing, Legal, and Accounting costs

[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

With our extensive experience, we are committed to using the resources entrusted to us efficiently and effectively. Our knowledgeable team will ensure that every dollar is spent responsibly. After all, the budget we are requesting is relatively low compared to the significant outcomes we aim to achieve.