blogpost for subspace 1.3

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+title: Subspace 1.3
+author: richard_ramos
+summary: "Subspace 1.3 release - new track methods trackBlock, trackBlockNumber, trackGasPrice, trackAverageBlocktime"
+categories:
+  - announcements
+  - releases
+  - subspace
+layout: blog-post
+---
+
+Subspace 1.3
+===
+
+New to subspace? Check out the website at [http://subspace.embarklabs.io/](http://subspace.embarklabs.io/)
+
+### New methods available to track blocks, gas price and blocktime
+
+#### `trackBlock()`
+Returns the block information for any new block as soon as they are mined. It's the reactive equivalent to `web3.eth.getBlock("latest")`.
+```js
+subspace.trackBlock().subscribe(block => console.log(block));
+```
+
+#### `trackBlockNumber()`
+Returns the latest block number. It's the reactive equivalent to `web3.eth.getBlockNumber`.
+```js
+subspace.trackBlockNumber().subscribe(blockNumber => console.log(blockNumber));
+```
+
+#### `trackGasPrice()`
+Returns the current gas price oracle. It's the reactive equivalent to `web3.eth.getGasPrice`.
+```js
+subspace.trackGasPrice().subscribe(gasPrice => console.log(gasPrice));
+```
+
+#### `trackAverageBlocktime()`
+Returns the moving average block time taking in account the latest 10 blocks. The time is returned in milliseconds:
+```js
+subspace.trackAverageBlocktime().subscribe(blocktimeMS => console.log(blocktimeMS));
+```
+
+### Bug fixes
+- Web3 subscriptions are reused, which means that calling a track method with the same parameters more than once will not create a duplicate subscription. 
+
+### Contributions
+
+Subspace and the entire Embark labs organization are open source. As such we welcome contributions and input from the community using the product.