Quote from: whanethewhip on August 26, 2016, 08:05:26 PM

is there a site that is generally trusted the most in terms of being able to interpret transactions from the blockchain?

I haven't seen any that really impress me much yet.

blockchain.info is probably one of the most popular, but they also tend to have bugs and downtime that can be frustrating at times. They have frequently ended up on a bad fork, and when that happens it has taken them up to a few days to fix the problem.

I suspect that most of their popularity comes from their choice of name and the fact that a lot of people don't realize that blockchain.info is not "the blockchain".

You may also want to look at:
http://btc.blockr.io/
https://blockexplorer.com/
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/

Quote from: whanethewhip on August 26, 2016, 08:05:26 PM

Or simply put, which site do you trust the most when looking for transaction details?

I don't trust any of them. I run my own full node, and when I want transaction details, I get them from my node.

When I need/want to link someone to information about a transaction, I will typically first verify that what I see at blockchain.info matches what I see on my own node. Then I'll link to blockchain.info, not because I trust them, but because the link is recognized by most people so they won't be concerned about clicking on it.