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.
29 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
On June 24, 2021, Ethereum’s core developer Tim Beiko released a celebratory tweet about London hard fork testnet activation. On block 10499401 of the Ropsten test network, new rules of operations were implemented for testing. What is new in London...
28 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Four days ago, on Jun. 21, a peer-to-peer data storage and communication ecosystem Swarm activated its inaugural mainnet iteration dubbed Swarm 1.0. xDai (STAKE) blockchain was chosen as a backbone of the transactions scaling model. Meanwhile, the pr...
22 Jun 2021 4 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
This week marks the beginning of the first-ever Kusama parachain auction. This is a very important milestone for the whole Kusama and Polkadot ecosystem, as only with the addition of parachains will these networks be fully functional. The network arc...
9 Jun 2021 2 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
Like in many modern blockchains, the architecture of Binance Smart Chain allows to run a full node, an archive node and a light node. What’s the difference between these nodes - and which one is required for your dApp? What is Binance Smart Chain? Bi...
7 Jun 2021 2 minute read 3 comments GetBlock
Providing businesses with a reliable, cost-efficient and powerful decentralized technical platform is a focus of what GetBlock is developing and advocating. This approach is perfectly aligned with that of the Fuse (FUSE) team tasked with creating rea...
3 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
So many projects were marketed as ‘Ethereum killers’ during the six first years of second blockchain’s existence in mainnet. Meanwhile, the majority of them are abandoned whilst the other failed to attract developers and users and are (reportedly) pr...
31 May 2021 2 minute read 2 comments GetBlock
Please, note that any information provided below is for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. Binance Coin (BNB) is a core native asset of Binance, world-leading cryptocurrency exchange....
26 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Please, note that any information provided below is for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. In a matter of days, a novel decentralized payment method can be seamlessly integrated into...
24 May 2021 2 minute read 9 comments GetBlock
Amidst Bitcoin (BTC) euphoria, the crypto trading scene is getting over-saturated by ‘passive income’ and ‘secure investing’ opportunities. Crypto trading bots are among the most popular automated instruments for traders with various levels of exper...
20 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Please, note that any information provided below is for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment or financial advice of any kind. Yesterday, on May 18, 2021, Bitcoin (BTC) markets witnessed the second largest sell-off in it...
