Myth: A blockchain explorer is the ledger — and why that gets SPL tokens and Solscan analytics wrong
Most newcomers assume a simple mapping: an explorer equals the ledger, so what you see is the canonical truth about SPL tokens, balances, and swaps. That’s the first misconception to clear up. A blockchain explorer like Solscan visualizes and indexes onchain data, but it is a derived, read-only presentation. The distinction matters when you are …