https://helloblock.ioWe’ve built a Blockchain API so developers can focus on the important stuff (app logic, UX) rather worry about bitcoind.
This was built out of frustration of both bitcoind and the blockchain.info API. We previously built
www.tippercoin.com (send BTCs via a tweet) and
www.sparecoins.io (Chrome extension wallet) via these tools. However, bitcoind just doesn’t give the data you need and blockchain.info isn’t developer friendly, e.g. no testnet, goes down quite often, weird http codes
We’ve also built a programmatic faucet API so you can write proper integration tests! (
https://helloblock.io/docs/ref#faucet). This comes with a block explorer as well for both testnet/mainnet (
https://helloblock.io/latest,
https://test.helloblock.io/latest)
Let me know what you guys think.