mockchain.

A place to try
blockchain.

Mockchain is a small blockchain you can use with Mockcoin (MOCK), a pretend currency. Create a wallet, send a transfer, and see where it goes.

No purchase or wallet app needed.

An example transfer
AAlice
5 MOCK
BBob
Recorded in a block

Both balances update. The transfer stays in the chain’s history.

You can try this with two wallets of your own.

What’s a blockchain?

A shared record of transactions, grouped into blocks. Each block links to the one before it, forming a chain.

Those links use a fingerprint called a hash. Changing an old block changes its fingerprint, so the next link no longer matches.

Your first transfer

  1. 1

    Create two wallets

    A wallet has an address and a balance. Use one to send and the other to receive.

  2. 2

    Get some test funds

    Request 25 MOCK from the faucet—the site’s supply of test funds. Wait for them to reach your wallet.

  3. 3

    Send a transfer

    Send a little MOCK to your second wallet. The server adds it to a block, usually within about 15 seconds.

Once it’s in a block, your transfer is confirmed. You can open it in the explorer to see the record.

How Mockchain is different

Everyone here uses the same chain, run by one server. It’s a simplified way to learn the basics; it doesn’t use a network of independent computers like Bitcoin.

The funds are made up and have no monetary value. You only need a Mockchain account, never a real wallet’s private key.