RowBTC is a newer entrant that takes an open-data approach to Bitcoin analysis. Unlike commercial AML suites, RowBTC is freely accessible (at rowbtc.com) and is designed for transparency.
Key aspects of RowBTC include:
Large Public Dataset: The platform’s database already includes over 38,452,101 labeled addresses and 31,452 attributed entities (companies/organizations). It also tracks 399,473 mentions of Bitcoin addresses in public content.
Web Crawling and AI Tagging: RowBTC uses crawlers to index pages from nine major search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, etc.) and custom web scrapers that scan forums (BitcoinTalk), GitHub, Wikipedia, charity donation sites, and even darknet pages. Any page containing Bitcoin addresses is noted. Then an AI engine (GPT-based) reads the page context to infer an address’s probable owner, categorize the site (exchange, developer, NGO, etc.), and tag the address.
Clustering and Graphs: Similar to other systems, RowBTC groups related addresses by their transaction links. This helps visualize which wallets belong to the same cluster (e.g. belonging to an exchange or mining pool).
Protocol-Level Details: The explorer natively displays coinbase transaction messages, OP_RETURN outputs, and even newer Bitcoin protocols like BRC-20 tokens, Ordinals inscriptions, and Runes assets. This ensures that all embedded data in the blockchain is surfaced.
Human-Readable Interface: Unlike traditional block explorers that show raw hashes and hex data, RowBTC emphasizes readability. It attempts to replace cryptic addresses with recognizable labels (for example, tagging a wallet as “Tesla Inc.” or “Red Cross donation address” where applicable). The focus is on meaningful insights rather than low-level data.
In sum, RowBTC provides an open alternative to private intelligence tools. It does not claim the same level of formal attribution as paid services (no KYC or proprietary data), but it makes publicly available information accessible to everyone. Analysts can quickly explore the flow of coins and see flagged entities without specialized software. By turning the Bitcoin blockchain Explorer into a structured, searchable map of addresses and transactions, RowBTC reinforces the notion that Bitcoin is inherently transparent – every transaction traceable if there is any public hook. In practice, this means that true anonymity is hard to achieve: once an address is labeled (via an exchange account, donation page, or forum post), a large network of transactions can be linked back to it.
