diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/block-io/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/block-io/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0df26143ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/block-io/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, buildPythonPackage, base58, ecdsa, pycryptodome, requests, six }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "block-io";
+  version = "1.1.8";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "15468pvpcp41ly7kjpmikpyi4av57d9zhf5j1v01j78r1xqqk56g";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    base58
+    ecdsa
+    pycryptodome
+    requests
+    six
+  ];
+
+  # Tests needs a BlockIO API key to run properly
+  # https://github.com/BlockIo/block_io-python/blob/79006bc8974544b70a2d8e9f19c759941d32648e/test.py#L18
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Integrate Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Litecoin in your Python applications using block.io";
+    homepage = https://github.com/BlockIo/block_io-python;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nyanloutre ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 940c832afa2c..4e488cfd2947 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1095,6 +1095,8 @@ in {
   };
 
   blessed = callPackage ../development/python-modules/blessed {};
+  
+  block-io = callPackage ../development/python-modules/block-io {};
 
   # Build boost for this specific Python version
   # TODO: use separate output for libboost_python.so