GetBlock is a service that provides a fee-free connection to blockchain nodes of the most popular cryptocurrencies. We support such tools like JSON-RPC, REST, and WebSockets, which facilitates direct synchronization with the blockchain.
4 Aug 2021 2 minute read 2 comments GetBlock
Here’s everything you should know about the upcoming Ethereum’s London Hardfork. Ethereum network is approaching London hardfork activation. It is scheduled to go live in Ethereum’s mainnet at Block 12,965,000 on August 4th, 2021. To date, it is the...
3 Aug 2021 1 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
GetBlock adds Polygon shared and dedicated nodes to empower its clients with a seamless access to leading scaling solution. GetBlock, a top-league blockchain nodes provider, is going to expand into the Polygon full-stack scaling ecosystem. Both share...
29 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Yesterday, on Jul., 28, number of daily transactions handled by Binance Smart Chain smashed mid-May’s high and surged to new record. Why? Binance Smart Chain, Binance’s smart contract platform, witnesses an unparalleled growth in terms of network act...
28 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Why are Getblock nodes better than regular public nodes? While they access the same blockchains with the same throughput, there are some striking differences. Here’s why accessing mainstream blockchains via shared or dedicated nodes by GetBlock will...
26 Jul 2021 2 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
Binance Smart Chain (also BSC) is a fastest-growing smart contracts environment in the programmatic blockchains’ segment. Its mechanisms are harnessed by a plenty of decentralized applications. As of early Q3, 2021, which apps are the most popular o...
21 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
In 2021, the line between blockchain-based gaming and DeFi applications is blurred: the integrations are popping here and there. Why does GameFi go mainstream? GameFi concept (derived from ‘DeFi’ (decentralized finances) and ‘game’) was introduced in...
16 Jul 2021 2 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
Prior to getting included into the blocks, our transactions enter so-called mempools. Why are they crucial for normal blockchain operations? What is going on when we authorize a transaction in blockchain? Why are transactions verified faster or slowe...
14 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Automated trading instruments or bots went mainstream in crypto during the ICO boom of 2017. But how do they work and why are they so popular among crypto newbies and OGs? Cryptocurrency trading bots can be of use for the automatization of trading st...
13 Jul 2021 2 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
In this short article, we are going to explain why switching from Ethereum (ETH) to Polygon (MATIC) might be a smart bet. Polygon (MATIC) Ethereum-compatible scalable Layer-2 blockchain becomes mainstream for dApps including DeFis. Here’s why your bu...
5 Jul 2021 3 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
While the 2017 ICO boom introduced crypto to mainstream users, IDOs are re-shaping tokensale segment for early-stage projects and newbie investors right now In 2021, initial decentralized exchange (DEX) offerings or IDOs established themselves as the...
