diff --git a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/data/anorm/DatabasePostgresSeeder.scala b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/data/anorm/DatabasePostgresSeeder.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c5c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/data/anorm/DatabasePostgresSeeder.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package com.xsn.explorer.data.anorm
+
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.ApplicationResult
+import com.xsn.explorer.data.anorm.dao.BlockPostgresDAO
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.Blockhash
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.rpc.Block
+import org.scalactic.Good
+import play.api.db.Database
+
+class DatabasePostgresSeeder @Inject() (
+    override val database: Database,
+    blockPostgresDAO: BlockPostgresDAO)
+    extends AnormPostgresDataHandler {
+
+  def firstBlock(block: Block): ApplicationResult[Unit] = database.withConnection { implicit conn =>
+    val result = blockPostgresDAO.upsert(block)
+
+    result
+        .map(_ => Good(()))
+        .getOrElse(throw new RuntimeException("Unable to add the first block"))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the new latest block assuming there is a previous block.
+   *
+   * @param newBlock
+   * @return
+   */
+  def newLatestBlock(newBlock: Block): ApplicationResult[Unit] = withTransaction { implicit conn =>
+    val insertedBlock = for {
+      _ <- blockPostgresDAO.upsert(newBlock)
+    } yield ()
+
+    val result = insertedBlock
+        .flatMap(_ => newBlock.previousBlockhash)
+        .flatMap { previousBlockhash =>
+
+          for {
+            previous <- blockPostgresDAO.getBy(previousBlockhash)
+            newPrevious = previous.copy(nextBlockhash = Some(newBlock.hash))
+            _ <- blockPostgresDAO.upsert(newPrevious)
+          } yield ()
+        }
+
+    result
+        .map(Good(_))
+        .getOrElse(throw new RuntimeException("Unable to add the new latest block"))
+  }
+
+  def replaceLatestBlock(newBlock: Block, orphan: Blockhash): ApplicationResult[Unit] = withTransaction { implicit conn =>
+    val result = for {
+      _ <- blockPostgresDAO.upsert(newBlock)
+      _ <- blockPostgresDAO.delete(orphan)
+    } yield ()
+
+    result
+        .map(Good(_))
+        .getOrElse(throw new RuntimeException("Unable to replace latest block"))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/processors/BlockEventsProcessor.scala b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/processors/BlockEventsProcessor.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1f6bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app/com/xsn/explorer/processors/BlockEventsProcessor.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package com.xsn.explorer.processors
+
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.FutureOr.Implicits.FutureOps
+import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.{ApplicationResult, FutureApplicationResult}
+import com.xsn.explorer.data.BlockBlockingDataHandler
+import com.xsn.explorer.data.anorm.DatabasePostgresSeeder
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.Blockhash
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.rpc.Block
+import com.xsn.explorer.services.XSNService
+import org.scalactic.Good
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
+
+/**
+ * Process events related to blocks coming from the RPC server.
+ */
+class BlockEventsProcessor @Inject() (
+    xsnService: XSNService,
+    databasePostgresSeeder: DatabasePostgresSeeder,
+    blockBlockingDataHandler: BlockBlockingDataHandler) {
+
+  private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass)
+
+  /**
+   * There is a new latest block in the blockchain, we need to sync our database.
+   *
+   * The following scenarios are handled for the new latest block:
+   *
+   * 1. It is new on our database, we just append it.
+   *    - current blocks = A -> B, new latest block = C, new blocks = A -> B -> C
+   *    - current blocks = empty, new latest block = A, new blocks = A
+   *
+   * 2. It is an existing block, hence, the previous from the latest one in our database .
+   *    - current blocks = A -> B -> C, new latest block = B, new blocks = A -> B
+   *
+   * @param blockhash the new latest block
+   */
+  def newLatestBlock(blockhash: Blockhash): FutureApplicationResult[Unit] = {
+    xsnService
+        .getBlock(blockhash)
+        .toFutureOr
+        .mapWithError { block =>
+          scala.concurrent.blocking {
+            newLatestBlock(block)
+          }
+        }
+        .toFuture
+  }
+
+  private def newLatestBlock(newBlock: Block): ApplicationResult[Unit] = {
+    val latestBlockResult = blockBlockingDataHandler.getLatestBlock()
+
+    latestBlockResult
+        .map { latestBlock =>
+          if (newBlock.previousBlockhash.contains(latestBlock.hash)) {
+            // latest block -> new block
+            logger.info(s"existing latest block = ${latestBlock.hash.string} -> new latest block = ${newBlock.hash.string}")
+            databasePostgresSeeder.newLatestBlock(newBlock)
+          } else if (newBlock.hash == latestBlock.hash) {
+            // duplicated msg
+            logger.info(s"ignoring duplicated latest block = ${newBlock.hash.string}")
+            Good(())
+          } else {
+            logger.info(s"orphan block = ${latestBlock.hash.string}, new latest block = ${newBlock.hash.string}")
+            databasePostgresSeeder.replaceLatestBlock(newBlock, latestBlock.hash)
+          }
+        }
+        .getOrElse {
+          logger.info(s"first block = ${newBlock.hash.string}")
+          databasePostgresSeeder.firstBlock(newBlock)
+        }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/BlockLoader.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/BlockLoader.scala
index 80aa665..2de69b8 100644
--- a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/BlockLoader.scala
+++ b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/BlockLoader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.xsn.explorer.helpers
 
+import java.io.File
+
 import com.xsn.explorer.models.rpc.Block
 import play.api.libs.json.{JsValue, Json}
 
@@ -20,4 +22,13 @@ object BlockLoader {
       case _ => throw new RuntimeException(s"Block $blockhash not found")
     }
   }
+
+  def all(): List[Block] = {
+    val uri = getClass.getResource(s"/$BasePath")
+    new File(uri.getPath)
+        .listFiles()
+        .toList
+        .map(_.getName)
+        .map(get)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/FileBasedXSNService.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/FileBasedXSNService.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..715471f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/helpers/FileBasedXSNService.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.xsn.explorer.helpers
+
+import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.FutureApplicationResult
+import com.xsn.explorer.errors.BlockNotFoundError
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.Blockhash
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.rpc.Block
+import org.scalactic.{Good, One, Or}
+
+import scala.concurrent.Future
+
+class FileBasedXSNService extends DummyXSNService {
+
+  private lazy val blockMap = BlockLoader.all().map { block => block.hash -> block }.toMap
+
+  override def getBlock(blockhash: Blockhash): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = {
+    val maybe = blockMap.get(blockhash)
+    val result = Or.from(maybe, One(BlockNotFoundError))
+    Future.successful(result)
+  }
+
+  override def getLatestBlock(): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = {
+    val block = blockMap.values.maxBy(_.height.int)
+    Future.successful(Good(block))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/processors/BlockEventsProcessorSpec.scala b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/processors/BlockEventsProcessorSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36359ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/com/xsn/explorer/processors/BlockEventsProcessorSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package com.xsn.explorer.processors
+
+import com.alexitc.playsonify.core.FutureApplicationResult
+import com.xsn.explorer.data.anorm.dao.BlockPostgresDAO
+import com.xsn.explorer.data.anorm.{BlockPostgresDataHandler, DatabasePostgresSeeder}
+import com.xsn.explorer.data.common.PostgresDataHandlerSpec
+import com.xsn.explorer.errors.BlockNotFoundError
+import com.xsn.explorer.helpers.{BlockLoader, FileBasedXSNService}
+import com.xsn.explorer.models.rpc.Block
+import org.scalactic.{Bad, Good}
+import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfter
+import org.scalatest.concurrent.ScalaFutures
+
+import scala.concurrent.Future
+
+class BlockEventsProcessorSpec extends PostgresDataHandlerSpec with ScalaFutures with BeforeAndAfter {
+
+  lazy val dataHandler = new BlockPostgresDataHandler(database, new BlockPostgresDAO)
+  lazy val dataSeeder = new DatabasePostgresSeeder(database, new BlockPostgresDAO)
+
+  before {
+    clearDatabase()
+  }
+
+  "newLatestBlock" should {
+    "process first block" in {
+      val block0 = BlockLoader.get("00000c822abdbb23e28f79a49d29b41429737c6c7e15df40d1b1f1b35907ae34")
+
+      val xsnService = new FileBasedXSNService {
+        override def getLatestBlock(): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = {
+          Future.successful(Bad(BlockNotFoundError).accumulating)
+        }
+      }
+
+      val processor = new BlockEventsProcessor(xsnService, dataSeeder, dataHandler)
+      whenReady(processor.newLatestBlock(block0.hash)) { result =>
+        result.isGood mustEqual true
+      }
+    }
+
+    "process a new block" in {
+      val block0 = BlockLoader.get("00000c822abdbb23e28f79a49d29b41429737c6c7e15df40d1b1f1b35907ae34")
+      val block1 = BlockLoader.get("000003fb382f6892ae96594b81aa916a8923c70701de4e7054aac556c7271ef7")
+      val block2 = BlockLoader.get("000004645e2717b556682e3c642a4c6e473bf25c653ff8e8c114a3006040ffb8")
+
+      List(block0, block1).foreach(dataHandler.upsert)
+      val xsnService = new FileBasedXSNService {
+        override def getLatestBlock(): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = {
+          val latest = block1.copy(nextBlockhash = None)
+          Future.successful(Good(latest).accumulating)
+        }
+      }
+
+      val processor = new BlockEventsProcessor(xsnService, dataSeeder, dataHandler)
+      whenReady(processor.newLatestBlock(block2.hash)) { result =>
+        result.isGood mustEqual true
+        val blocks = List(block0, block1, block2)
+        verifyBlockchain(blocks)
+      }
+    }
+
+    "process a rechain" in {
+      val block0 = BlockLoader.get("00000c822abdbb23e28f79a49d29b41429737c6c7e15df40d1b1f1b35907ae34")
+      val block1 = BlockLoader.get("000003fb382f6892ae96594b81aa916a8923c70701de4e7054aac556c7271ef7")
+      val block2 = BlockLoader.get("000004645e2717b556682e3c642a4c6e473bf25c653ff8e8c114a3006040ffb8")
+
+      List(block0, block1, block2).foreach(dataHandler.upsert)
+      val xsnService = new FileBasedXSNService {
+        override def getLatestBlock(): FutureApplicationResult[Block] = {
+          val latest = block2.copy(nextBlockhash = None)
+          Future.successful(Good(latest).accumulating)
+        }
+      }
+
+      val processor = new BlockEventsProcessor(xsnService, dataSeeder, dataHandler)
+      whenReady(processor.newLatestBlock(block1.hash)) { result =>
+        result.isGood mustEqual true
+        val blocks = List(block0, block1)
+        verifyBlockchain(blocks)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def verifyBlockchain(blocks: List[Block]) = {
+    countBlocks() mustEqual blocks.size
+    blocks.foreach { block =>
+      val dbBlock = dataHandler.getBy(block.hash).get
+      dbBlock.previousBlockhash mustEqual block.previousBlockhash
+      dbBlock.nextBlockhash mustEqual block.nextBlockhash
+    }
+  }
+  private def clearDatabase() = {
+    database.withConnection { implicit conn =>
+      _root_.anorm.SQL("""DELETE FROM blocks""").execute()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def countBlocks() = {
+    database.withConnection { implicit conn =>
+      _root_.anorm.SQL("""SELECT COUNT(*) FROM blocks""").as(_root_.anorm.SqlParser.scalar[Int].single)
+    }
+  }
+}