Topic: [ANN] chainsnort (live transaction monitoring and fingerprinting tool) - page 8. (Read 24569 times)
December 18, 2013, 06:58:27 PM
Cool!
December 16, 2013, 04:31:54 PM
This is very cool! What kind of uses do you think it will serve? For traders?
December 16, 2013, 02:06:09 PM
This command-line tool displays transactions as they are happening on the blockchain.
It's similar to a network trace, but for blockchain activity. It has the ability to automatically flag large transfers. It can be useful in identifying interesting patterns in transactions.
Warning: watching the live blockchain action can be hypnotic!
Features:
- Print new transactions to the console, in the following format:
UTC Time, Total Amount (sum of all outputs), Main recipient, Transaction Fee
- Big (50+ BTC) transactions and extreme fees are flagged.
- Also shows "new block" events, with the corresponding block reward
- No private keys, admin privileges, or credentials of any sort are needed.
- 100% Python -> runs fine on OS X, Linux, Windows and Android!
- NEW August 2014: transaction type guessing engine (in private beta build only)
- Low-latency encrypted websocket connections
- Extremely light on resources and bandwidth
I will be adding new features and parameters on a regular basis.
The current data source is the blockchain.info websocket API. Direct local bitcoind support, while a little more complex, could also be implemented in case there is enough demand for that.
Many thanks for your support - donations will help me continue development!
As a little bonus, you will be treated to a colorful ASCII easter egg (in the Windows build only, for now), if chainsnort sees a tip being sent to my tip jar [1111127SpvabYpoeDoiz5L7QPkfiSh2Q] - The easter egg changes depending on the size of the transaction
I also have a separate edition with some features that are useful for forensic and technical investigation purposes. I'm not releasing it at the moment but PM me if interested.
Screenshots:
Latest public version: 0.43.3
OS X and Linux
Just copy and paste into a terminal:
1/ curl -o websocket.py https://raw.github.com/liris/websocket-client/master/websocket.py
2/ curl -o chainsnort.py https://gist.github.com/flatfly/8253870/raw/9733e34e469e1bcd8d0ae13565ade4eaa0490618/gistfile1.py
3/ python chainsnort.py
Windows build
Download
Please do leave some feedback or send a tip if you like this tool. Highly appreciated!
Legal stuff:
I share the source code of chainsnort for educational and reviewing purposes only. If you plan to reuse portions of the code in commercial, academic or government projects, please contact me.
Also, I am developing this on my free time and with a VERY limited budget, so i welcome any donations. Also, all donators are entitled to a special color edition of chainsnort. (Proper website coming soon)
SHA1: ac7c67d48d4f11aff93c4c8a5e3c304f9097d578
GPG signature for Windows executable:
Source code for all platforms (Windows, Linux, OS X, Android): available at this gist.
It's similar to a network trace, but for blockchain activity. It has the ability to automatically flag large transfers. It can be useful in identifying interesting patterns in transactions.
Warning: watching the live blockchain action can be hypnotic!
Features:
- Print new transactions to the console, in the following format:
UTC Time, Total Amount (sum of all outputs), Main recipient, Transaction Fee
- Big (50+ BTC) transactions and extreme fees are flagged.
- Also shows "new block" events, with the corresponding block reward
- No private keys, admin privileges, or credentials of any sort are needed.
- 100% Python -> runs fine on OS X, Linux, Windows and Android!
- NEW August 2014: transaction type guessing engine (in private beta build only)
- Low-latency encrypted websocket connections
- Extremely light on resources and bandwidth
I will be adding new features and parameters on a regular basis.
The current data source is the blockchain.info websocket API. Direct local bitcoind support, while a little more complex, could also be implemented in case there is enough demand for that.
Many thanks for your support - donations will help me continue development!
As a little bonus, you will be treated to a colorful ASCII easter egg (in the Windows build only, for now), if chainsnort sees a tip being sent to my tip jar [1111127SpvabYpoeDoiz5L7QPkfiSh2Q] - The easter egg changes depending on the size of the transaction
I also have a separate edition with some features that are useful for forensic and technical investigation purposes. I'm not releasing it at the moment but PM me if interested.
Screenshots:
Latest public version: 0.43.3
OS X and Linux
Just copy and paste into a terminal:
1/ curl -o websocket.py https://raw.github.com/liris/websocket-client/master/websocket.py
2/ curl -o chainsnort.py https://gist.github.com/flatfly/8253870/raw/9733e34e469e1bcd8d0ae13565ade4eaa0490618/gistfile1.py
3/ python chainsnort.py
Windows build
Download
Please do leave some feedback or send a tip if you like this tool. Highly appreciated!
Legal stuff:
I share the source code of chainsnort for educational and reviewing purposes only. If you plan to reuse portions of the code in commercial, academic or government projects, please contact me.
Also, I am developing this on my free time and with a VERY limited budget, so i welcome any donations. Also, all donators are entitled to a special color edition of chainsnort. (Proper website coming soon)
SHA1: ac7c67d48d4f11aff93c4c8a5e3c304f9097d578
GPG signature for Windows executable:
Code:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (MingW32)
iEYEABECAAYFAlLSrX4ACgkQ0dQqIfkZdf7H2wCgqhxvqnr9bAEuuemn0DruGjxF
c54An0NNSZOj4l72Z8RWpydTdkNlUVHc
=/Bo1
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Source code for all platforms (Windows, Linux, OS X, Android): available at this gist.
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