diff --git a/pisa/block_processor.py b/pisa/block_processor.py
index b6d9882..b047cc3 100644
--- a/pisa/block_processor.py
+++ b/pisa/block_processor.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from pisa.utils.auth_proxy import JSONRPCException
 
 class BlockProcessor:
     @staticmethod
-    def getblock(block_hash):
+    def get_block(block_hash):
         block = None
 
         try:
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ class BlockProcessor:
 
         return block
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_best_block_hash():
+        block_hash = None
+
+        try:
+            block_hash = bitcoin_cli.getbestblockhash()
+
+        except JSONRPCException as e:
+            logging.error("[BlockProcessor] couldn't get block hash. Error code {}".format(e))
+
+        return block_hash
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_potential_matches(txids, locator_uuid_map):
         potential_locators = {sha256(binascii.unhexlify(txid)).hexdigest(): txid for txid in txids}
@@ -55,3 +67,24 @@ class BlockProcessor:
 
         return matches
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def check_confirmations(txs, unconfirmed_txs, tx_job_map, missed_confirmations):
+
+        for tx in txs:
+            if tx in tx_job_map and tx in unconfirmed_txs:
+                unconfirmed_txs.remove(tx)
+
+                logging.info("[Responder] confirmation received for tx {}".format(tx))
+
+            elif tx in unconfirmed_txs:
+                if tx in missed_confirmations:
+                    missed_confirmations[tx] += 1
+
+                else:
+                    missed_confirmations[tx] = 1
+
+                logging.info("[Responder] tx {} missed a confirmation (total missed: {})"
+                             .format(tx, missed_confirmations[tx]))
+
+        return unconfirmed_txs, missed_confirmations
+