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diff --git a/core/bad_block.go b/core/bad_block.go
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+++ b/core/bad_block.go
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+package core
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+)
+
+// DisabledBadBlockReporting can be set to prevent blocks being reported.
+var DisableBadBlockReporting = true
+
+// ReportBlock reports the block to the block reporting tool found at
+// badblocks.ethdev.com
+func ReportBlock(block *types.Block, err error) {
+	if DisableBadBlockReporting {
+		return
+	}
+
+	const url = "https://badblocks.ethdev.com"
+
+	blockRlp, _ := rlp.EncodeToBytes(block)
+	data := map[string]interface{}{
+		"block":     common.Bytes2Hex(blockRlp),
+		"errortype": err.Error(),
+		"hints": map[string]interface{}{
+			"receipts": "NYI",
+			"vmtrace":  "NYI",
+		},
+	}
+	jsonStr, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"method": "eth_badBlock", "params": []interface{}{data}, "id": "1", "jsonrpc": "2.0"})
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonStr))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("POST err:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if glog.V(logger.Debug) {
+		glog.Infoln("response Status:", resp.Status)
+		glog.Infoln("response Headers:", resp.Header)
+		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		glog.Infoln("response Body:", string(body))
+	}
+}