diff --git a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
index 204419496..068184949 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class Blocks {
             loadingIndicators.setProgress('block-indexing', progress, false);
           }
           const blockHash = await bitcoinApi.$getBlockHash(blockHeight);
-          const block = BitcoinApi.convertBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlock(blockHash));
+          const block: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(blockHash);
           const transactions = await this.$getTransactionsExtended(blockHash, block.height, true, true);
           const blockExtended = await this.$getBlockExtended(block, transactions);
 
@@ -527,13 +527,13 @@ class Blocks {
       if (blockchainInfo.blocks === blockchainInfo.headers) {
         const heightDiff = blockHeightTip % 2016;
         const blockHash = await bitcoinApi.$getBlockHash(blockHeightTip - heightDiff);
-        const block = BitcoinApi.convertBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlock(blockHash));
+        const block: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(blockHash);
         this.lastDifficultyAdjustmentTime = block.timestamp;
         this.currentDifficulty = block.difficulty;
 
         if (blockHeightTip >= 2016) {
           const previousPeriodBlockHash = await bitcoinApi.$getBlockHash(blockHeightTip - heightDiff - 2016);
-          const previousPeriodBlock = await bitcoinClient.getBlock(previousPeriodBlockHash)
+          const previousPeriodBlock: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(previousPeriodBlockHash);
           this.previousDifficultyRetarget = (block.difficulty - previousPeriodBlock.difficulty) / previousPeriodBlock.difficulty * 100;
           logger.debug(`Initial difficulty adjustment data set.`);
         }
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ class Blocks {
     }
 
     const blockHash = await bitcoinApi.$getBlockHash(height);
-    const block = BitcoinApi.convertBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlock(blockHash));
+    const block: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(blockHash);
     const transactions = await this.$getTransactionsExtended(blockHash, block.height, true);
     const blockExtended = await this.$getBlockExtended(block, transactions);
 
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ class Blocks {
     // Block has already been indexed
     if (Common.indexingEnabled()) {
       const dbBlock = await blocksRepository.$getBlockByHash(hash);
-      if (dbBlock != null) {
+      if (dbBlock !== null) {
         return prepareBlock(dbBlock);
       }
     }
@@ -691,10 +691,8 @@ class Blocks {
       return await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(hash);
     }
 
-    let block = await bitcoinClient.getBlock(hash);
-    block = prepareBlock(block);
-
     // Bitcoin network, add our custom data on top
+    const block: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApi.$getBlock(hash);
     const transactions = await this.$getTransactionsExtended(hash, block.height, true);
     const blockExtended = await this.$getBlockExtended(block, transactions);
     if (Common.indexingEnabled()) {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts b/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts
index 3384ebb19..46a06f703 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/chain-tips.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import logger from "../logger";
-import bitcoinClient from "./bitcoin/bitcoin-client";
+import logger from '../logger';
+import bitcoinClient from './bitcoin/bitcoin-client';
 
 export interface ChainTip {
   height: number;
diff --git a/backend/src/api/mining/mining.ts b/backend/src/api/mining/mining.ts
index f33a68dcb..e9b569485 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/mining/mining.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/mining/mining.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import DifficultyAdjustmentsRepository from '../../repositories/DifficultyAdjust
 import config from '../../config';
 import BlocksAuditsRepository from '../../repositories/BlocksAuditsRepository';
 import PricesRepository from '../../repositories/PricesRepository';
+import bitcoinApiFactory from '../bitcoin/bitcoin-api-factory';
+import { IEsploraApi } from '../bitcoin/esplora-api.interface';
 
 class Mining {
   blocksPriceIndexingRunning = false;
@@ -189,8 +191,8 @@ class Mining {
     try {
       const oldestConsecutiveBlockTimestamp = 1000 * (await BlocksRepository.$getOldestConsecutiveBlock()).timestamp;
 
-      const genesisBlock = await bitcoinClient.getBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlockHash(0));
-      const genesisTimestamp = genesisBlock.time * 1000;
+      const genesisBlock: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApiFactory.$getBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlockHash(0));
+      const genesisTimestamp = genesisBlock.timestamp * 1000;
 
       const indexedTimestamp = await HashratesRepository.$getWeeklyHashrateTimestamps();
       const hashrates: any[] = [];
@@ -292,8 +294,8 @@ class Mining {
     const oldestConsecutiveBlockTimestamp = 1000 * (await BlocksRepository.$getOldestConsecutiveBlock()).timestamp;
 
     try {
-      const genesisBlock = await bitcoinClient.getBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlockHash(0));
-      const genesisTimestamp = genesisBlock.time * 1000;
+      const genesisBlock: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApiFactory.$getBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlockHash(0));
+      const genesisTimestamp = genesisBlock.timestamp * 1000;
       const indexedTimestamp = (await HashratesRepository.$getRawNetworkDailyHashrate(null)).map(hashrate => hashrate.timestamp);
       const lastMidnight = this.getDateMidnight(new Date());
       let toTimestamp = Math.round(lastMidnight.getTime());
@@ -394,13 +396,13 @@ class Mining {
     }
 
     const blocks: any = await BlocksRepository.$getBlocksDifficulty();
-    const genesisBlock = await bitcoinClient.getBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlockHash(0));
+    const genesisBlock: IEsploraApi.Block = await bitcoinApiFactory.$getBlock(await bitcoinClient.getBlockHash(0));
     let currentDifficulty = genesisBlock.difficulty;
     let totalIndexed = 0;
 
     if (config.MEMPOOL.INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT === -1 && indexedHeights[0] !== true) {
       await DifficultyAdjustmentsRepository.$saveAdjustments({
-        time: genesisBlock.time,
+        time: genesisBlock.timestamp,
         height: 0,
         difficulty: currentDifficulty,
         adjustment: 0.0,