getblockchaininfo RPC Method

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters

Returns

chain

string

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blocks

integer

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headers

integer

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difficulty

number

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verificationprogress

number

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chainwork

integer

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pruned

boolean

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size_on_disk

integer

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commitments

integer

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bestblockhash

string

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estimatedheight

integer

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chainSupply

object

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chainValue

number

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chainValueZat

integer

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monitored

boolean

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valuePools

array

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id

string

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chainValue

number

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chainValueZat

integer

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monitored

boolean

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upgrades

object

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consensus

object

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chaintip

string

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nextblock

string

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error

string

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Request

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblockchaininfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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curl -X POST "https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblockchaininfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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}'

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'getblockchaininfo',
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    params: [],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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const body = {
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    jsonrpc: '2.0',
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    method: 'getblockchaininfo',
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    params: [],
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    id: 1
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}
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async function main() {
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    const response = await fetch('https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/', {
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        method: 'POST',
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        headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
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        body: JSON.stringify(body)
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    })
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    const data = await response.json()
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    console.log(data)
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}
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main()

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblockchaininfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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import requests
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import json
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url = "https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/"
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payload = json.dumps({
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "method": "getblockchaininfo",
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  "params": [],
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  "id": 1
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})
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headers = {
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  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
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}
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response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
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print(response.text)

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "getblockchaininfo",
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  params: []
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

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require "uri"
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require "json"
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require "net/http"
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uri = URI("https://docs-demo.zec-mainnet.quiknode.pro/")
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payload = {
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  jsonrpc: "2.0",
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  id: 1,
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  method: "getblockchaininfo",
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  params: []
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}
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request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
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request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
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request.body = JSON.generate(payload)
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response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
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  http.request(request)
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end
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puts response.body

Response

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "result": {
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    "chain": "main",
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    "blocks": 3323688,
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    "headers": 3323688,
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    "difficulty": 127318833.42730181,
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    "verificationprogress": 0.9999993982591637,
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    "chainwork": 0,
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    "pruned": false,
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    "size_on_disk": 274557320335,
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    "commitments": 0,
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    "bestblockhash": "0000000000e97536c5ffaf405b3bdb2b64340dac3d79260da1bb5e90f69fe3b4",
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    "estimatedheight": 3323690,
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    "chainSupply": {
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      "chainValue": 16682895.4780448,
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      "chainValueZat": 1668289547804480,
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      "monitored": true
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    },
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    "valuePools": [
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      {
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        "id": "transparent",
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        "chainValue": 11473714.30598644,
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        "chainValueZat": 1147371430598644,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "sprout",
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        "chainValue": 25409.41766914,
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        "chainValueZat": 2540941766914,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "sapling",
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        "chainValue": 598082.08085128,
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        "chainValueZat": 59808208085128,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "orchard",
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        "chainValue": 4552447.98603794,
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        "chainValueZat": 455244798603794,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "lockbox",
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        "chainValue": 33241.6875,
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        "chainValueZat": 3324168750000,
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        "monitored": true
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      }
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    ],
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    "upgrades": {
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      "5ba81b19": {
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        "name": "Overwinter",
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        "activationheight": 347500,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "76b809bb": {
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        "name": "Sapling",
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        "activationheight": 419200,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "2bb40e60": {
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        "name": "Blossom",
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        "activationheight": 653600,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "f5b9230b": {
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        "name": "Heartwood",
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        "activationheight": 903000,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "e9ff75a6": {
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        "name": "Canopy",
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        "activationheight": 1046400,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "c2d6d0b4": {
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        "name": "NU5",
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        "activationheight": 1687104,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "c8e71055": {
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        "name": "NU6",
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        "activationheight": 2726400,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "4dec4df0": {
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        "name": "NU6.1",
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        "activationheight": 3146400,
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        "status": "active"
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      }
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    },
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    "consensus": {
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      "chaintip": "4dec4df0",
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      "nextblock": "4dec4df0"
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    }
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  }
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}

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{
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  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
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  "id": 1,
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  "result": {
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    "chain": "main",
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    "blocks": 3323688,
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    "headers": 3323688,
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    "difficulty": 127318833.42730181,
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    "verificationprogress": 0.9999993982591637,
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    "chainwork": 0,
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    "pruned": false,
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    "size_on_disk": 274557320335,
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    "commitments": 0,
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    "bestblockhash": "0000000000e97536c5ffaf405b3bdb2b64340dac3d79260da1bb5e90f69fe3b4",
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    "estimatedheight": 3323690,
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    "chainSupply": {
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      "chainValue": 16682895.4780448,
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      "chainValueZat": 1668289547804480,
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      "monitored": true
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    },
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    "valuePools": [
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      {
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        "id": "transparent",
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        "chainValue": 11473714.30598644,
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        "chainValueZat": 1147371430598644,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "sprout",
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        "chainValue": 25409.41766914,
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        "chainValueZat": 2540941766914,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "sapling",
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        "chainValue": 598082.08085128,
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        "chainValueZat": 59808208085128,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "orchard",
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        "chainValue": 4552447.98603794,
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        "chainValueZat": 455244798603794,
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        "monitored": true
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      },
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      {
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        "id": "lockbox",
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        "chainValue": 33241.6875,
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        "chainValueZat": 3324168750000,
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        "monitored": true
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      }
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    ],
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    "upgrades": {
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      "5ba81b19": {
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        "name": "Overwinter",
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        "activationheight": 347500,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "76b809bb": {
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        "name": "Sapling",
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        "activationheight": 419200,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "2bb40e60": {
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        "name": "Blossom",
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        "activationheight": 653600,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "f5b9230b": {
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        "name": "Heartwood",
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        "activationheight": 903000,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "e9ff75a6": {
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        "name": "Canopy",
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        "activationheight": 1046400,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "c2d6d0b4": {
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        "name": "NU5",
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        "activationheight": 1687104,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "c8e71055": {
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        "name": "NU6",
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        "activationheight": 2726400,
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        "status": "active"
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      },
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      "4dec4df0": {
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        "name": "NU6.1",
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        "activationheight": 3146400,
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        "status": "active"
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      }
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    },
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    "consensus": {
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      "chaintip": "4dec4df0",
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      "nextblock": "4dec4df0"
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    }
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  }
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}

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