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

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

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

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

2020 can be confidently called the year of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Crypto experts tend to believe that one of the factors of the increased interest in the topic of digital assets

All kinds of cryptocurrencies use blockchain, which serves as localized structures for documenting settlements that call for a specific digital currency. As a transaction ledger, it sustains identical

A node is any device connected to the blockchain network and is involved in relaying information. Any user can run the node. To do this, the corresponding training software has to be downloaded, installed,

Nodes form the backbone of blockchain networks. The robustness and working capacity of a distributed ledger depend on the existence of multiple independently managed and geographically deployed full nodes.

On December 1, the long-awaited Ethereum 2.0 upgrade went live. It was in development for many years, some people didn’t even believe it was possible to upgrade the network, but now it happened. It’s important

We at GetBlock are excited to announce that we have become a technology partner of a global blockchain leader, ConsenSys, and added support for Hyperledger Besu nodes. Hyperledger Besu is an open-source

Ethereum is the most popular blockchain platform right now. The amount of decentralized applications on the platform is astonishing – more than 2,000 apps. The market capitalization of Ethereum is $2.32

Factom Harmony is a Blockchain-as-a-Service platform that allows companies and software vendors to quickly build blockchain capabilities into their businesses with simple API calls. The Factom blockchain

GetBlock – a service that provides a fast and easy connection to over 45 blockchain nodes of the most popular cryptocurrencies – is introducing their account and pricing details for both current and future

Lately, DeFi projects have become one of the hottest trends of the whole year. Previously, they were represented by such projects as MakerDAO, Salt and 0x. Now there’s a new wave of projects coming, and

Blockchain WAX (Worldwide Asset eXchange) — is the most secure and most convenient platform for buying, selling, and exchanging digital assets. For example, trophies of the virtual worlds of the gaming

Blockchain technology holds enormous potential to optimize and improve basic services in finance and commerce. Here, “block” is digital information, and “chain” is a sequential database or distributed

DASH is an anonymous coin created in 2014 as a Bitcoin fork. It all started as a simple upgrade proposition for Bitcoin by Evan Duffield who wanted to add new privacy properties to Bitcoin. But the BTC

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a kind of independent and interconnected financial services pool that is built with the help of smart contracts and blockchain technology. DeFi is not a token or crypto

The IRIS service was named after the Greek goddess Iris, who represents the rainbow. She is the gods' messenger that connects heaven and earth. IRISnet is a kind of communication platform for connecting

GetBlock, an end-to-end SaaS provider to access blockchain nodes of the most popular cryptocurrencies, together with Reddcoin (RDD), a decentralized cryptocurrency used to tip or send payments for social