How to cite a blockchain transaction

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B18 / R18.11.3.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a blockchain transaction, governed by B18 / R18.11.3. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

2.53 ETH, Ethereum, 0x087-a619a to 0x66f-1bce6, 0x1f159759e10d9b2fbae08acbf42f85be45705847289d129414648db9f541244a (July 16, 2024, at 12:50 ET).

Governing rules

B18 / R18.11.3

• 18 — the internet, electronic media & other nonprint resources.
• 18.11.3 — blockchain sources.

Required elements

None.

Optional elements

• Amount
• Token
• Network
• From address
• To address
• Transaction hash
• Date
• Time

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