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.
8 Feb 2021 3 minute read 4 comments GetBlock
For years, Polkadot (DOT) was among the most mysterious and controversial products in the new-gen blockchains segment. Now, when Polkadot nodes are up and running in mainnet for seven months, the time has come to dive deeply into its mechanisms and t...
3 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
The year 2021 has just started, and we have already done pretty much work and prepared a lot of interesting updates for our users that are all set to launch this year. Over the past month, GetBlock introduced several functional additions, brought bac...
2 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
GetBlock, a service that provides access to blockchain nodes of the most popular cryptocurrencies, together with Zilliqa (ZIL), the world's first high-throughput public blockchain platform designed to scale to thousands of transactions per second, a...
28 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
Cardano is a cryptocurrency platform with a very ambitious goal. In 2017 they released their coin called ADA. The platform was founded by software engineers formerly associated with the Ethereum team. Key features Not unlike Ethereum, the ADA algori...
27 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
We are excited to announce a new partnership between NEM or the so-called Smart Asset blockchain and GetBlock, a node service provider. From now on, an individual developer or a company who wants to integrate the XEM technology into their dApp can us...
21 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
The Zilliqa project started in 2017 and initially was called ‘the Ethereum killer’. Its the most important and breakthrough feature at that time was the implementation of sharding technology, dividing the entire blockchain into a large number of shar...
19 Jan 2021 2 minute read 1 comment GetBlock
The Ethereum update aims to address scalability and network security issues. The main difference lies in the transition of the blockchain from the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism, which is used by most cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, in...
14 Jan 2021 4 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
The rapid rise in the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies is attracting the attention of not only crypto investors but also regulators who are seeking to create a legal framework for working with cryptocurrencies and blockchain p...
12 Jan 2021 5 minute read 9 comments GetBlock
The outgoing difficult year will be remembered for the rise of the digital assets industry, the upgrade of the Ethereum blockchain project to version 2.0, and the "bull run" of decentralized finance (DeFi). By the end of the year, the Total Locked Va...
12 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments GetBlock
An API is a description of the methods that one computer uses to communicate with another one. Blockchain APIs are useful for managing wallets, viewing and analyzing transaction notes, and getting all changes in the state of the network in real-time....
