block.coinbase does only return 0x

Expected Behavior

I expected to get accounts[0] as block.coinbase.

Current Behavior

I got 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 as block.coinbase.

curl -X POST --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"eth_coinbase", "params":[],"id":9999}' 127.0.0.1:8545 Gives me accounts[0].

Possible Solution

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. run ganache-cli
2. deploy contract

pragma solidity ^0.4.24;


contract TestCoinbase {

    function getCoinbase() public returns (address){
        return block.coinbase;
    }
}

1. call getCoinbase

Context

Try to run tests for code that uses block.coinbase.

Your Environment

Ganache CLI v6.1.8 (ganache-core: 2.2.1) OSX 10.13.6

[Goldenflamer]

This is still an issue in 2020

[nicholasjpaterno]

@Goldenflamer Thanks for the bump on this issue. Unfortunately this is a little lower priority than some of our other issues. That said, I plan on fixing this ASAP but if this is a blocker for you we highly encourage PR’s!