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Returns the number of the most recently mined block.

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Parameters

No parameters.

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Returns

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result
string
The current block number as a hexadecimal string.

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Example

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "eth_blockNumber",
  "params": [],
  "id": 1
}