diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d220d16..baedc2e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ The edits are found under interledger/core.py and interledger/tests/test_connect
 To run the interledger test, [install bigchaindb](#gettingstarted)
 ```
 $0> rethinkdb &
-$1> bigchaindb -c interledger/tests/bigchain.json start
-$2> bigchaindb -c interledger/tests/megachain.json start
-$3> python3 interledger/tests/test_connector.py 
+$1> bigchaindb -c examples/interledger/tests/bigchain.json start
+$2> bigchaindb -c examples/interledger/tests/megachain.json start
+$3> python3 examples/interledger/tests/test_connector.py 
 ```
 
 - [x] multisig
diff --git a/interledger/__init__.py b/examples/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from interledger/__init__.py
rename to examples/__init__.py
diff --git a/examples/accounts.py b/examples/accounts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..daebb006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/accounts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+
+class User:
+    def __init__(self, ledger):
+        self.ledger = ledger
+        self.private, self.public = ledger.generate_keys()
+        self.assets = []
+
+    def create_asset(self):
+        tx = self.ledger.create_transaction(self.ledger.me, self.public, None, 'CREATE')
+        tx_signed = self.ledger.sign_transaction(tx, self.ledger.me_private)
+        self.ledger.validate_transaction(tx_signed)
+        self.ledger.write_transaction(tx_signed)
+        self.assets.append(tx_signed)
+
+    def create_assets(self, amount=1):
+        for i in range(amount):
+            self.create_asset()
+
+
+class Escrow(User):
+    def __init__(self, ledger=None, current_owner=None, new_owner=None,
+                 asset_id=None, condition_func=None, payload=None):
+        User.__init__(self, ledger)
+        self.condition_func = condition_func if condition_func else lambda proof: True
+        self.new_owner = new_owner
+        tx = self.ledger.create_transaction(current_owner,
+                                            [current_owner, self.public],
+                                            asset_id,
+                                            'TRANSFER',
+                                            payload)
+        self.assets = tx
+
+    def release(self, receipt=None):
+        if not self.validate(receipt):
+            raise Exception
+        tx = self.ledger.create_transaction(self.assets['transaction']['new_owners'],
+                                            self.new_owner,
+                                            self.assets['id'],
+                                            'TRANSFER',
+                                            self.assets['transaction']['data']['payload'])
+        return self.ledger.sign_transaction(tx, self.private, self.public)
+
+    def validate(self, receipt):
+        return self.condition_func(receipt)
diff --git a/interledger/tests/__init__.py b/examples/interledger/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from interledger/tests/__init__.py
rename to examples/interledger/__init__.py
diff --git a/interledger/core.py b/examples/interledger/connector.py
similarity index 63%
rename from interledger/core.py
rename to examples/interledger/connector.py
index 598038d2..5d26a6b6 100644
--- a/interledger/core.py
+++ b/examples/interledger/connector.py
@@ -1,48 +1,4 @@
-
-
-class User:
-    def __init__(self, ledger):
-        self.ledger = ledger
-        self.private, self.public = ledger.generate_keys()
-        self.assets = []
-
-    def create_asset(self):
-        tx = self.ledger.create_transaction(self.ledger.me, self.public, None, 'CREATE')
-        tx_signed = self.ledger.sign_transaction(tx, self.ledger.me_private)
-        self.ledger.validate_transaction(tx_signed)
-        self.ledger.write_transaction(tx_signed)
-        self.assets.append(tx_signed)
-
-    def create_assets(self, amount=1):
-        for i in range(amount):
-            self.create_asset()
-
-
-class Escrow(User):
-    def __init__(self, ledger=None, current_owner=None, new_owner=None,
-                 asset_id=None, condition_func=None, payload=None):
-        User.__init__(self, ledger)
-        self.condition_func = condition_func if condition_func else lambda proof: True
-        self.new_owner = new_owner
-        tx = self.ledger.create_transaction(current_owner,
-                                            [current_owner, self.public],
-                                            asset_id,
-                                            'TRANSFER',
-                                            payload)
-        self.assets = tx
-
-    def release(self, receipt=None):
-        if not self.validate(receipt):
-            raise Exception
-        tx = self.ledger.create_transaction(self.assets['transaction']['new_owners'],
-                                            self.new_owner,
-                                            self.assets['id'],
-                                            'TRANSFER',
-                                            self.assets['transaction']['data']['payload'])
-        return self.ledger.sign_transaction(tx, self.private, self.public)
-
-    def validate(self, receipt):
-        return self.condition_func(receipt)
+from examples.accounts import User, Escrow
 
 
 class LedgerConnection(User):
diff --git a/examples/interledger/tests/__init__.py b/examples/interledger/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/interledger/tests/bigchain.json b/examples/interledger/tests/bigchain.json
similarity index 100%
rename from interledger/tests/bigchain.json
rename to examples/interledger/tests/bigchain.json
diff --git a/interledger/tests/megachain.json b/examples/interledger/tests/megachain.json
similarity index 100%
rename from interledger/tests/megachain.json
rename to examples/interledger/tests/megachain.json
diff --git a/interledger/tests/test_connector.py b/examples/interledger/tests/test_connector.py
similarity index 90%
rename from interledger/tests/test_connector.py
rename to examples/interledger/tests/test_connector.py
index 79b21750..701f8b8b 100644
--- a/interledger/tests/test_connector.py
+++ b/examples/interledger/tests/test_connector.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import json
 from time import sleep
 
 from bigchaindb import Bigchain
-from interledger.core import User, Connector
+from examples.accounts import User
+from examples.interledger.connector import Connector
 
-config_bigchain = json.load(open('interledger/tests/bigchain.json', 'r'))
-config_megachain = json.load(open('interledger/tests/megachain.json', 'r'))
+config_bigchain = json.load(open('bigchain.json', 'r'))
+config_megachain = json.load(open('megachain.json', 'r'))
 
 bigchain = Bigchain(dbname=config_bigchain['database']['name'],
                     public_key=config_bigchain['keypair']['public'],