diff --git a/packages/block/src/block.ts b/packages/block/src/block.ts
index 579d1daa33..e4426e3fbc 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/block.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/block.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ConsensusType } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import { Trie } from '@ethereumjs/trie'
 import { Capability, TransactionFactory } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { KECCAK256_RLP, arrToBufArr, bufArrToArr, bufferToHex, isTruthy } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { KECCAK256_RLP, arrToBufArr, bufArrToArr, bufferToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak'
 
 import { BlockHeader } from './header'
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class Block {
 
     // parse transactions
     const transactions = []
-    for (const txData of isTruthy(txsData) ? txsData : []) {
+    for (const txData of txsData ?? []) {
       transactions.push(
         TransactionFactory.fromBlockBodyData(txData, {
           ...opts,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export class Block {
     if (opts?.hardforkByTTD !== undefined) {
       uncleOpts.hardforkByBlockNumber = true
     }
-    for (const uncleHeaderData of isTruthy(uhsData) ? uhsData : []) {
+    for (const uncleHeaderData of uhsData ?? []) {
       uncleHeaders.push(BlockHeader.fromValuesArray(uncleHeaderData, uncleOpts))
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts b/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts
index e6fc4841a7..cc4178f276 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { TransactionFactory } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
-import { isTruthy, setLengthLeft, toBuffer } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { setLengthLeft, toBuffer } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import { blockHeaderFromRpc } from './header-from-rpc'
 import { numberToHex } from './helpers'
 
 import { Block } from './index'
 
-import type { BlockOptions } from './index'
+import type { BlockOptions, JsonRpcBlock } from './index'
 import type { TxData, TypedTransaction } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 
 function normalizeTxParams(_txParams: any) {
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ function normalizeTxParams(_txParams: any) {
   txParams.value = numberToHex(txParams.value)
 
   // strict byte length checking
-  txParams.to = isTruthy(txParams.to) ? setLengthLeft(toBuffer(txParams.to), 20) : null
+  txParams.to =
+    txParams.to !== null && txParams.to !== undefined
+      ? setLengthLeft(toBuffer(txParams.to), 20)
+      : null
 
   // v as raw signature value {0,1}
   // v is the recovery bit and can be either {0,1} or {27,28}.
@@ -38,17 +41,19 @@ function normalizeTxParams(_txParams: any) {
  * @param uncles - Optional list of Ethereum JSON RPC of uncles (eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex)
  * @param options - An object describing the blockchain
  */
-export function blockFromRpc(blockParams: any, uncles: any[] = [], options?: BlockOptions) {
+export function blockFromRpc(
+  blockParams: JsonRpcBlock,
+  uncles: any[] = [],
+  options?: BlockOptions
+) {
   const header = blockHeaderFromRpc(blockParams, options)
 
   const transactions: TypedTransaction[] = []
-  if (isTruthy(blockParams.transactions)) {
-    const opts = { common: header._common }
-    for (const _txParams of blockParams.transactions) {
-      const txParams = normalizeTxParams(_txParams)
-      const tx = TransactionFactory.fromTxData(txParams as TxData, opts)
-      transactions.push(tx)
-    }
+  const opts = { common: header._common }
+  for (const _txParams of blockParams.transactions) {
+    const txParams = normalizeTxParams(_txParams)
+    const tx = TransactionFactory.fromTxData(txParams as TxData, opts)
+    transactions.push(tx)
   }
 
   const uncleHeaders = uncles.map((uh) => blockHeaderFromRpc(uh, options))
diff --git a/packages/block/src/header-from-rpc.ts b/packages/block/src/header-from-rpc.ts
index 5c005bd858..070befc301 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/header-from-rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/header-from-rpc.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BlockHeader } from './header'
 import { numberToHex } from './helpers'
 
-import type { BlockOptions } from './types'
+import type { BlockOptions, JsonRpcBlock } from './types'
 
 /**
  * Creates a new block header object from Ethereum JSON RPC.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type { BlockOptions } from './types'
  * @param blockParams - Ethereum JSON RPC of block (eth_getBlockByNumber)
  * @param options - An object describing the blockchain
  */
-export function blockHeaderFromRpc(blockParams: any, options?: BlockOptions) {
+export function blockHeaderFromRpc(blockParams: JsonRpcBlock, options?: BlockOptions) {
   const {
     parentHash,
     sha3Uncles,
diff --git a/packages/block/src/header.ts b/packages/block/src/header.ts
index b7bd067973..f99e584208 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/header.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/header.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import {
   bufferToHex,
   ecrecover,
   ecsign,
-  isFalsy,
-  isTruthy,
   toType,
   zeros,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -160,9 +158,9 @@ export class BlockHeader {
 
     const parentHash = toType(headerData.parentHash, TypeOutput.Buffer) ?? defaults.parentHash
     const uncleHash = toType(headerData.uncleHash, TypeOutput.Buffer) ?? defaults.uncleHash
-    const coinbase = isTruthy(headerData.coinbase)
-      ? new Address(toType(headerData.coinbase, TypeOutput.Buffer))
-      : defaults.coinbase
+    const coinbase = new Address(
+      toType(headerData.coinbase ?? defaults.coinbase, TypeOutput.Buffer)
+    )
     const stateRoot = toType(headerData.stateRoot, TypeOutput.Buffer) ?? defaults.stateRoot
     const transactionsTrie =
       toType(headerData.transactionsTrie, TypeOutput.Buffer) ?? defaults.transactionsTrie
@@ -300,9 +298,13 @@ export class BlockHeader {
         throw new Error(msg)
       }
       const londonHfBlock = this._common.hardforkBlock(Hardfork.London)
-      if (isTruthy(londonHfBlock) && this.number === londonHfBlock) {
+      if (
+        typeof londonHfBlock === 'bigint' &&
+        londonHfBlock !== BigInt(0) &&
+        this.number === londonHfBlock
+      ) {
         const initialBaseFee = this._common.param('gasConfig', 'initialBaseFee')
-        if (this.baseFeePerGas! !== initialBaseFee) {
+        if (this.baseFeePerGas !== initialBaseFee) {
           const msg = this._errorMsg('Initial EIP1559 block does not have initial base fee')
           throw new Error(msg)
         }
@@ -404,7 +406,11 @@ export class BlockHeader {
     // EIP-1559: assume double the parent gas limit on fork block
     // to adopt to the new gas target centered logic
     const londonHardforkBlock = this._common.hardforkBlock(Hardfork.London)
-    if (isTruthy(londonHardforkBlock) && this.number === londonHardforkBlock) {
+    if (
+      typeof londonHardforkBlock === 'bigint' &&
+      londonHardforkBlock !== BigInt(0) &&
+      this.number === londonHardforkBlock
+    ) {
       const elasticity = this._common.param('gasConfig', 'elasticityMultiplier')
       parentGasLimit = parentGasLimit * elasticity
     }
@@ -774,7 +780,7 @@ export class BlockHeader {
       return
     }
     const DAOActivationBlock = this._common.hardforkBlock(Hardfork.Dao)
-    if (isFalsy(DAOActivationBlock) || this.number < DAOActivationBlock) {
+    if (DAOActivationBlock === null || this.number < DAOActivationBlock) {
       return
     }
     const DAO_ExtraData = Buffer.from('64616f2d686172642d666f726b', 'hex')
diff --git a/packages/block/src/helpers.ts b/packages/block/src/helpers.ts
index 353e313dce..1c05c39494 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { TypeOutput, isFalsy, isHexString, toType } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { TypeOutput, isHexString, toType } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import type { BlockHeaderBuffer, HeaderData } from './types'
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { BlockHeaderBuffer, HeaderData } from './types'
  * @param {string} input string to check, convert, and return
  */
 export const numberToHex = function (input?: string) {
-  if (isFalsy(input)) return undefined
+  if (input === undefined) return undefined
   if (!isHexString(input)) {
     const regex = new RegExp(/^\d+$/) // test to make sure input contains only digits
     if (!regex.test(input)) {
diff --git a/packages/block/src/types.ts b/packages/block/src/types.ts
index 3365efd46a..cf9b078042 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import type {
   AccessListEIP2930TxData,
   FeeMarketEIP1559TxData,
+  JsonRpcTx,
   JsonTx,
   TxData,
 } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -150,3 +151,30 @@ export interface JsonHeader {
   nonce?: string
   baseFeePerGas?: string
 }
+
+/*
+ * Based on https://eth.wiki/json-rpc/API
+ */
+export interface JsonRpcBlock {
+  number: string // the block number. null when pending block.
+  hash: string // hash of the block. null when pending block.
+  parentHash: string // hash of the parent block.
+  mixHash?: string // bit hash which proves combined with the nonce that a sufficient amount of computation has been carried out on this block.
+  nonce: string // hash of the generated proof-of-work. null when pending block.
+  sha3Uncles: string // SHA3 of the uncles data in the block.
+  logsBloom: string // the bloom filter for the logs of the block. null when pending block.
+  transactionsRoot: string // the root of the transaction trie of the block.
+  stateRoot: string // the root of the final state trie of the block.
+  receiptsRoot: string // the root of the receipts trie of the block.
+  miner: string // the address of the beneficiary to whom the mining rewards were given.
+  difficulty: string // integer of the difficulty for this block.
+  totalDifficulty: string // integer of the total difficulty of the chain until this block.
+  extraData: string // the “extra data” field of this block.
+  size: string // integer the size of this block in bytes.
+  gasLimit: string // the maximum gas allowed in this block.
+  gasUsed: string // the total used gas by all transactions in this block.
+  timestamp: string // the unix timestamp for when the block was collated.
+  transactions: Array<JsonRpcTx | string> // Array of transaction objects, or 32 Bytes transaction hashes depending on the last given parameter.
+  uncles: string[] // Array of uncle hashes
+  baseFeePerGas?: string // If EIP-1559 is enabled for this block, returns the base fee per gas
+}
diff --git a/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts
index 60ba7e802b..520f0c22cd 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import * as testDataPreLondon2 from './testdata/testdata_pre-london-2.json'
 import * as testDataPreLondon from './testdata/testdata_pre-london.json'
 import * as testnetMerge from './testdata/testnetMerge.json'
 
-import type { BlockBuffer } from '../src'
+import type { BlockBuffer, JsonRpcBlock } from '../src'
 import type { NestedUint8Array } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 tape('[Block]: block functions', function (t) {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ tape('[Block]: block functions', function (t) {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
 
     try {
-      blockFromRpc(testDataFromRpcGoerli, [], { common })
+      blockFromRpc(testDataFromRpcGoerli as unknown as JsonRpcBlock, [], { common })
       st.pass('does not throw')
     } catch (error: any) {
       st.fail('error thrown')
diff --git a/packages/block/test/from-rpc.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/from-rpc.spec.ts
index 7cba2bfda0..8d97ccf770 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/from-rpc.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/from-rpc.spec.ts
@@ -10,20 +10,21 @@ import * as blockDataWithUncles from './testdata/testdata-from-rpc-with-uncles.j
 import * as uncleBlockData from './testdata/testdata-from-rpc-with-uncles_uncle-block-data.json'
 import * as blockData from './testdata/testdata-from-rpc.json'
 
+import type { JsonRpcBlock } from '../src/types'
 import type { Transaction } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 
 tape('[fromRPC]: block #2924874', function (t) {
   const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
 
   t.test('should create a block with transactions with valid signatures', function (st) {
-    const block = blockFromRpc(blockData, [], { common })
+    const block = blockFromRpc(blockData as unknown as JsonRpcBlock, [], { common })
     const allValid = block.transactions.every((tx) => tx.verifySignature())
     st.equal(allValid, true, 'all transaction signatures are valid')
     st.end()
   })
 
   t.test('should create a block header with the correct hash', function (st) {
-    const block = blockHeaderFromRpc(blockData, { common })
+    const block = blockHeaderFromRpc(blockData as unknown as JsonRpcBlock, { common })
     const hash = Buffer.from(blockData.hash.slice(2), 'hex')
     st.ok(block.hash().equals(hash))
     st.end()
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ tape('[fromRPC]:', function (t) {
       const blockDataTransactionValueAsInteger = blockData
       blockDataTransactionValueAsInteger.transactions[0].value = valueAsIntegerString
       const blockFromTransactionValueAsInteger = blockFromRpc(
-        blockDataTransactionValueAsInteger,
+        blockDataTransactionValueAsInteger as unknown as JsonRpcBlock,
         undefined,
         { common }
       )
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ tape('[fromRPC]:', function (t) {
       const blockDataTransactionGasPriceAsInteger = blockData
       blockDataTransactionGasPriceAsInteger.transactions[0].gasPrice = gasPriceAsIntegerString
       const blockFromTransactionGasPriceAsInteger = blockFromRpc(
-        blockDataTransactionGasPriceAsInteger,
+        blockDataTransactionGasPriceAsInteger as unknown as JsonRpcBlock,
         undefined,
         { common }
       )
@@ -83,9 +84,13 @@ tape('[fromRPC]:', function (t) {
     'should create a block given json data that includes a difficulty parameter of type integer string',
     function (st) {
       const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
-      const blockDifficultyAsInteger = blockFromRpc(blockDataDifficultyAsInteger, undefined, {
-        common,
-      })
+      const blockDifficultyAsInteger = blockFromRpc(
+        blockDataDifficultyAsInteger as unknown as JsonRpcBlock,
+        undefined,
+        {
+          common,
+        }
+      )
       st.equal(
         blockDifficultyAsInteger.header.difficulty.toString(),
         blockDataDifficultyAsInteger.difficulty
diff --git a/packages/block/test/util.ts b/packages/block/test/util.ts
index e3f7fcb23e..7f4f0c9b91 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/util.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/util.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
-import { bufArrToArr, isTruthy } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { bufArrToArr } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak'
 
 import { Block } from '../src'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function createBlock(
 
   const londonHfBlock = common.hardforkBlock(Hardfork.London)
   const baseFeePerGas =
-    isTruthy(londonHfBlock) && number > londonHfBlock
+    typeof londonHfBlock === 'bigint' && londonHfBlock !== BigInt(0) && number > londonHfBlock
       ? parentBlock.header.calcNextBaseFee()
       : undefined