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GetBlock

GetBlock is a premium RPC node provider and Web3 infrastructure platform. Launched in Q4 2019, GetBlock is one of the largest blockchain infrastructure vendors, offering RPC nodes for 75+ blockchain networks including Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, and Layer 2 networks such as Base, Optimism, and Arbitrum. With GetBlock, teams of crypto applications don’t need to run their own blockchain nodes: instead, they can get connected to blockchains via ready-made API endpoints.


Yes or Node? Here’s How the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Might (Not?) Kill The Most Invisible Yet Crucial Part of Crypto Infrastructure

18 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock

Reasonable fears or phobia? GetBlock invites you to reflect on the effects the infamous bill might have on node operators $28 billion is to be raised from the crypto segment On Tuesday, Aug.10, 2021, The Senate passed the $1 trillion infrastructure b...

PancakeSwap - the best DEX on Binance Smart Chain

11 Aug 2021 3 minute read 0 comments GetBlock

There’s no doubt that Binance Smart Chain is currently one of the top blockchains, thanks to the importance of the Binance exchange in the crypto world. Currently, it accounts for ¼ of all crypto trades in the world. No wonder that the blockchain wit...

Polygon dApps Review: Introducing Polygon (MATIC) API by GetBlock

6 Aug 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock

Here’s the top list of decentralized applications that use Polygon (MATIC) nodes right now. Polygon (previously Matic Network) has evolved into a flagship Ethereum’s full-stack scaling solution. As a result, its ecosystem of decentralized application...

Ethereum’s EIP-1559 Explained by GetBlock: Shortest Guide to London Hardfork

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...

GetBlock Comes To Polygon For Fast and Cost-Efficient dApps On-Boarding

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...

Binance Smart Chain Transactions Count 300% Up in Ten Days: Two Reasons Explained by GetBlock

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...

Public Nodes vs Getblock Shared Nodes vs Getblock Dedicated Nodes: How Do They Differ?

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...

Here’s Who Leverages Binance Smart Chain API Right Now: BSC Ecosystem Review by GetBlock

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...

When Gaming Meets Decentralized Finances: Introducing GameFi

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...

What Are Mempools: Dark Forest of Blockchains

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...