user27399: I want to scan new transactions as they are added to the block chain. 
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to do this. Are there any APIs that allow for this? Or is there a way to directly tap into the bitcoin network with ruby?

user26887: Full disclosure, I'm BlockCypher's Developer Advocate. We have both a WebSockets/WebHooks API for unconfirmed transactions, which you can read about here, along with a Ruby example: http://dev.blockcypher.com/?ruby#using-webhooks . 
But if you wanted to run a local implementation that's primarily Ruby-based, you could try Coinbase's Toshi, or bitcoin-ruby:

https://github.com/coinbase/toshi
https://github.com/lian/bitcoin-ruby


27399: <p>I want to scan new transactions as they are added to the block chain. </p>

<p>Does anyone have a suggestion on how to do this. Are there any APIs that allow for this? Or is there a way to directly tap into the bitcoin network with ruby?</p>
 26887: <p>Full disclosure, I'm <a href="http://www.blockcypher.com/" rel="nofollow">BlockCypher's</a> Developer Advocate. We have both a WebSockets/WebHooks API for unconfirmed transactions, which you can read about here, along with a Ruby example: <a href="http://dev.blockcypher.com/?ruby#using-webhooks" rel="nofollow">http://dev.blockcypher.com/?ruby#using-webhooks</a> . </p>

<p>But if you wanted to run a local implementation that's primarily Ruby-based, you could try Coinbase's Toshi, or bitcoin-ruby:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/coinbase/toshi" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/coinbase/toshi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/lian/bitcoin-ruby" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/lian/bitcoin-ruby</a></li>
</ul>
