![Smoking Black CD Cover (1).png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQLVZrEtJQRZuPbQEJ9eS4hQPP2FyZDEfqMU4XJVeJgFG/Smoking%20Black%20CD%20Cover%20(1).png) Hello Awesome people of steem I am here to continue my achievement challenge with achievement 5 task 2. In this post, I will be discussing with you one of steem's most useful tool which is steemscan.com .Now let me explain what steemscan is and how you can use it. Based on my own understanding Steemscan is a user-friendly crypto exchange like any other exchange out there but specifically created for steem and steem users so they can easily convert the steem they have earned from the steemit platform and easily cash out their earnings. They can convert steem for 3 cryptocurrency coins which are Bitcoin(BTC), USDT( a cryptocurrency backed by the US Dollars), and Tron(TRX), stemeescan.com was developed by @futureshock and @roadofrich. Some questions will be answered below so we can fully understand how to use steemscan.com properly. Please explain the current Steem price and volumes on date of submission of this review? The price of steem as of the date of submission(21/12/2021) of this review the price of steem seen from the image below is 0.42/USD and the volume of steem is around $11,722 USD ![steeemsc.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbEVx7P2QEQVnJB7ekRVxMkcVDz3KPjjj3QSTNTYJjqJC/steeemsc.jpg) Please explain What all information is shown under the latest transactions and latest blocks section? The latest transactions and the latest block is seen after scrolling a bit below the latest prices and volumes charts, this part of the page shows all the latest transaction that is currently happening on the steem blockchain. This is a result of the concept behind blockchain and the open digital ledger transaction. ![scLatestTransaction.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdtt3woKvL8gcBXZ9zDwiyAhSRKyZoxNMp1J43GHxB1fK/scLatestTransaction.jpg)

Block ID: This is a unique ID of a particular block on a blockchain.

ID: This is a transaction ID/Hash, which is a unique character string that is given to every transaction on the blockchain

Timestamp: This is the time and date of a particular transaction that took place on the blockchain.

Sender: This is the user ID of the sender

Receiver/Permlink/Id: This is the user ID of the reciepient

Type: This is the steem transaction type.

Amount/%/Payload: This is the amount in percentage of STEEM/SBD

Under the Latest Block ![latestBl.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQma9iu2rybQYD2n62VuRMUAtJYRcLirAKczxzvPDo1dbD9/latestBl.jpg)

ID: This is a transaction ID/hash, which is a unique character string that is given to every transaction.

Height: This is the the specific location in a blockchain measured by how many confirmed blocks precede it.

Timestamp: particular time and date a transaction takes place

Block Transactions: it is the record of each new transaction added to the block.

Mined by: The User ID of the miner.

Please explain What all information is shown under Witnesses section and steps to vote a Witness? To get to the witness page, first on the navigation menu where a list of pages will appear then click on witness, it will automatically take you to the witness page as shown on the image below. on the witness page ![witnes.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbPTa9vBRJSBtMsWEH5W7yF1DNxgAP8KApZLDR9B4Ebwc/witnes.jpg) On the witness page like from the image above you can see the following; Total Witness: This means the total number of signatures. Total mined(Steem): This is the total amount of steem that has been mined. Last Block height: This refers to the number of blocks in a blockchain minus 1 Transaction Count: This refers to the total number of confirmed transactions. Current witness: This shows the user Id of the latest signature on the block. Follow the following steps to vote a witness; The first thing you do is find a witness you want to vote under Active and click on the vote link to the right as shown in the image below ![ActiveWitns.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZPWev84FwQ1TA5Etf4RaDjeyHUGxFLPazk1B61BfJ665/ActiveWitns.jpg) After clicking, the following page will appear then go ahead and click on continue as shown below ![VoteWtns.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf6V8iPWb8dHd6UUCLPadtV7pccCanqGoYxNCTK7A9Dpa/VoteWtns.jpg) The page below will appear for you to fill in the necessary details and then you click on get started to confirm your vote ![Votelgn.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdXiYVGMy2q49G9FqJ5Lkxn19WXT1B6igivrpMvCZ21Y4/Votelgn.jpg) Please explain What is DApps and mention 3 DApps which you have already used or may use in the future as per your interest? Dapps is an acronym for Decentralized applications, Dapps are applications of any kind that are built on peer-to-peer(P2P) blockchain networks. Steemscan has its own set of Dapps that anyone can use, simply click on Dapps on the menu and it will take you to the page of all the steemscan Dapps as shown in the image below ![dappspg.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmW1hUr2PmbPe6n5nzBni3PkuLzZCsiUzJy2nwwwA7ggzd/dappspg.jpg) Some DAPPS I have used: Pancakeswap Steem Blockchain Explorer Steem Blockchain Tools Please explain How to use "Quick Convert" and what is the fee charged for different Steem amounts for withdrawal? As we have discussed earlier steemscan can be used to convert steem to another cryptocurrency like USDT, BTC and TRX, this can be easily achieved with steem scan easy convert tool. when you want to convert click on the menu bar then click on 'Quick Convert', this will take the quick convert page as shown below ![Quick-convert.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbAhTt6fR8tAW5VnZdkBYEkf9sFHqbZ1mt17pXYAraRJQ/Quick-convert.jpg) To convert your steem you first fill in the amount of steem you want to convert, secondly you choose the cryptocurrency you will like to convert to then thirdly you enter a wallet address of the currency you have chosen to convert to, then click on 'Create Order' to start the conversion. There are also fees for each currency you choose to convert, they go as follows; USDT : 1.08399582 USDT BTC : 0.00050084 BTC TRX : 1.13502307 TRX Please explain what information is provided by the "Search" feature? You can also easily use the search feature to find information by clicking on search in the menu. ![ogsrch.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWNgQi4VNT61MXN8Y6A7peGW3m6t985NU5cVLTS2ijRW5/ogsrch.jpg) On the search page you can find any type of steem data, like a transaction, a block or an account. ![srchtran.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSSReWWE6jEANFqmkUCdQWZpBLwpc9EmtSWvoj4ceVkSe/srchtran.jpg) You can also add parameters so that you can narrow your search by clicking on 'All' where a list of options will appear for you to choose from. As shown in the image below ![srchpara.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcxznSGPRVcNVwhBVszgN2JWmhv1Rm3jqiMpiGfw3trfF/srchpara.jpg) We have finally gotten to the end of my post I hope you learn from reading it. @nattybongo