diff --git a/api/controllers/blocks.js b/api/controllers/blocks.js
index 7459d78c..e51266f3 100644
--- a/api/controllers/blocks.js
+++ b/api/controllers/blocks.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ Blocks.setNode = function(aNode) {
 };
 
 
-// params
+/*
+ *  params
+ */
 Blocks.blockHashParam = function(req, res, next, blockHash) {
   // TODO: fetch block from service
   var block = mockBlocks[blockHash];
@@ -43,11 +45,19 @@ Blocks.heightParam = function(req, res, next, height) {
   next();
 };
 
-Blocks.getBlock = function(req, res) {
+/*
+ * controllers
+ */
+
+Blocks.getLatest = function(req, res) {
+  req.block = mockBlocks[Object.keys(mockBlocks).splice(-1)[0]];
+  Blocks.get(req, res);
+};
+
+Blocks.get = function(req, res) {
   $.checkState(req.block instanceof Block);
   res.send(req.block.toObject());
 };
-
 Blocks.getBlockError = function(req, res) {
   res.status(422);
   res.send('/v1/blocks/ parameter must be a 64 digit hex or block height integer');
diff --git a/api/routes/v1.js b/api/routes/v1.js
index d4452f89..7fabad25 100644
--- a/api/routes/v1.js
+++ b/api/routes/v1.js
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ function initRouter(node) {
 
   // Block routes
   router.get('/blocks', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/blocks/latest', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/blocks/:blockHash([A-Fa-f0-9]{64})', Blocks.getBlock);
-  router.get('/blocks/:height([0-9]+)', Blocks.getBlock);
+  router.get('/blocks/latest', Blocks.getLatest);
+  router.get('/blocks/:blockHash([A-Fa-f0-9]{64})', Blocks.get);
+  router.get('/blocks/:height([0-9]+)', Blocks.get);
   router.get('/blocks/*', Blocks.getBlockError);
   router.get('/blocks/:blockHash/transactions/:txIndex', mockResponse);
 
diff --git a/api/test/v1/blocks.js b/api/test/v1/blocks.js
index d10f63e0..0aeab00c 100644
--- a/api/test/v1/blocks.js
+++ b/api/test/v1/blocks.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe('BitcoreHTTP v1 blocks routes', function() {
 
   // mocks
   var b1 = mockBlocks[Object.keys(mockBlocks)[0]];
+  var lastBlock = mockBlocks[Object.keys(mockBlocks).splice(-1)[0]];
   var nodeMock, app, agent;
   beforeEach(function() {
     nodeMock = new EventEmitter();
@@ -29,6 +30,13 @@ describe('BitcoreHTTP v1 blocks routes', function() {
         }, cb);
     });
   });
+  describe('/blocks/latest', function() {
+    it('returns latest block', function(cb) {
+      agent.get('/v1/blocks/latest')
+        .expect(200)
+        .expect(lastBlock.toJSON(), cb);
+    });
+  });
   describe('/blocks/:blockHash', function() {
     it('fails with invalid blockHash', function(cb) {
       agent.get('/v1/blocks/abad1dea')