eth_blockNumber

Returns the number of the most recent block on the chain.

Parameters

None.

Returns

string -- The current block number as a hexadecimal string.

Example

curl -s -X POST https://rpc.pulsechain.box \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_blockNumber",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": "0x18b704b"
}

Notes

• The result is a hex-encoded integer representing the latest block number.
• This method is commonly used to check sync progress or determine the current chain height.
• On PulseChain, new blocks are produced approximately every 10 seconds.