<p>I am trying to build a bitcoind client or similar program on my macbook so that I can access the blockchain information for analytics purposes. Honestly, I dont have the slightest clue how-to do this though. Can someone please explain? Or better yet, is their a simpler way to view the up-to-date blockchain information that I am unaware of? </p>

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2017-08-22T20:02:44.060Z
have you try using blockchain.info ?
Overmachine
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2017-08-22T20:08:11.560Z
Well, I want to extract the actual transactions themselves- the entire blockchain
zsad512
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2017-08-22T20:52:39.123Z
Is it possible to download the information from blockchain.info daily in the form of csv using python?
zsad512
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Building blockchain on macOS Sierra (10.12)
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# Building blockchain on macOS Sierra (10.12)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-22)

I am trying to build a bitcoind client or similar program on my macbook so that I can access the blockchain information for analytics purposes. Honestly, I dont have the slightest clue how-to do this though. Can someone please explain? Or better yet, is their a simpler way to view the up-to-date blockchain information that I am unaware of?

**Tags:** blockchain, bitcoind

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: have you try using blockchain.info ?  
> **username_0**: Well, I want to extract the actual transactions themselves- the entire blockchain  
> **username_0**: Is it possible to download the information from blockchain.info daily in the form of csv using python?  

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