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[NOD-1517] Properly initialize consensus with Genesis block (#1009 )
* [NOD-1517] Properly initialize consensus with Genesis block * [NOD-1517] Remove redundant AddHeaderTip * [NOD-1517] Don't return nil from dbHash<->DomainHash converters * [NOD-1517] Use pointer receivers * [NOD-1517] Use domain block in dagParams * [NOD-1517] Remove boolean from SelectedTip * [NOD-1517] Rename hasHeader to isHeadersOnlyBlock * [NOD-1517] Add comment * [NOD-1517] Change genesis version * [NOD-1517] Rename TestNewFactory->TestNewConsensus
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 *~

 # Databases
-btcd.db
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 *-shm
 *-wal

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 # CI
 version.txt
--- a/955
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-============================================================================
-User visible changes for btcd
-  A full-node bitcoin implementation written in Go
-============================================================================
-
-Changes in 0.12.0 (Fri Nov 20 2015)
-  - Protocol and network related changes:
-    - Add a new checkpoint at block height 382320 (#555)
-    - Implement BIP0065 which includes support for version 4 blocks, a new
-      consensus opcode (OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY) that enforces transaction
-      lock times, and a double-threshold switchover mechanism (#535, #459,
-      #455)
-    - Implement BIP0111 which provides a new bloom filter service flag and
-      hence provides support for protocol version 70011 (#499)
-    - Add a new parameter --nopeerbloomfilters to allow disabling bloom
-      filter support (#499)
-    - Reject non-canonically encoded variable length integers (#507)
-    - Add mainnet peer discovery DNS seed (seed.bitcoin.jonasschnelli.ch)
-      (#496)
-    - Correct reconnect handling for persistent peers (#463, #464)
-    - Ignore requests for block headers if not fully synced (#444)
-    - Add CLI support for specifying the zone id on IPv6 addresses (#538)
-    - Fix a couple of issues where the initial block sync could stall (#518,
-      #229, #486)
-    - Fix an issue which prevented the --onion option from working as
-      intended (#446)
-  - Transaction relay (memory pool) changes:
-    - Require transactions to only include signatures encoded with the
-    canonical 'low-s' encoding (#512)
-    - Add a new parameter --minrelaytxfee to allow the minimum transaction
-      fee in BTC/kB to be overridden (#520)
-    - Retain memory pool transactions when they redeem another one that is
-      removed when a block is accepted (#539)
-    - Do not send reject messages for a transaction if it is valid but
-      causes an orphan transaction which depends on it to be determined
-      as invalid (#546)
-    - Refrain from attempting to add orphans to the memory pool multiple
-      times when the transaction they redeem is added (#551)
-    - Modify minimum transaction fee calculations to scale based on bytes
-      instead of full kilobyte boundaries (#521, #537)
-  - Implement signature cache:
-    - Provides a limited memory cache of validated signatures which is a
-      huge optimization when verifying blocks for transactions that are
-      already in the memory pool (#506)
-    - Add a new parameter '--sigcachemaxsize' which allows the size of the
-      new cache to be manually changed if desired (#506)
-  - Mining support changes:
-    - Notify getblocktemplate long polling clients when a block is pushed
-      via submitblock (#488)
-    - Speed up getblocktemplate by making use of the new signature cache
-      (#506)
-  - RPC changes:
-    - Implement getmempoolinfo command (#453)
-    - Implement getblockheader command (#461)
-    - Modify createrawtransaction command to accept a new optional parameter
-      'locktime' (#529)
-    - Modify listunspent result to include the 'spendable' field (#440)
-    - Modify getinfo command to include 'errors' field (#511)
-    - Add timestamps to blockconnected and blockdisconnected notifications
-      (#450)
-    - Several modifications to searchrawtranscations command:
-      - Accept a new optional parameter 'vinextra' which causes the results
-        to include information about the outputs referenced by a transaction's
-        inputs (#485, #487)
-      - Skip entries in the mempool too (#495)
-      - Accept a new optional parameter 'reverse' to return the results in
-        reverse order (most recent to oldest) (#497)
-      - Accept a new optional parameter 'filteraddrs' which causes the
-        results to only include inputs and outputs which involve the
-        provided addresses (#516)
-    - Change the notification order to notify clients about mined
-      transactions (recvtx, redeemingtx) before the blockconnected
-      notification (#449)
-    - Update verifymessage RPC to use the standard algorithm so it is
-      compatible with other implementations (#515)
-    - Improve ping statistics by pinging on an interval (#517)
-  - Websocket changes:
-    - Implement session command which returns a per-session unique id (#500,
-      #503)
-  - btcctl utility changes:
-    - Add getmempoolinfo command (#453)
-    - Add getblockheader command (#461)
-    - Add getwalletinfo command (#471)
-  - Notable developer-related package changes:
-    - Introduce a new peer package which acts a common base for creating and
-      concurrently managing bitcoin network peers (#445)
-    - Various cleanup of the new peer package (#528, #531, #524, #534,
-      #549)
-    - Blocks heights now consistently use int32 everywhere (#481)
-    - The BlockHeader type in the wire package now provides the BtcDecode
-      and BtcEncode methods (#467)
-    - Update wire package to recognize BIP0064 (getutxo) service bit (#489)
-    - Export LockTimeThreshold constant from txscript package (#454)
-    - Export MaxDataCarrierSize constant from txscript package (#466)
-    - Provide new IsUnspendable function from the txscript package (#478)
-    - Export variable length string functions from the wire package (#514)
-    - Export DNS Seeds for each network from the chaincfg package (#544)
-    - Preliminary work towards separating the memory pool into a separate
-      package (#525, #548)
-  - Misc changes:
-    - Various documentation updates (#442, #462, #465, #460, #470, #473,
-      #505, #530, #545)
-    - Add installation instructions for gentoo (#542)
-    - Ensure an error is shown if OS limits can't be set at startup (#498)
-    - Tighten the standardness checks for multisig scripts (#526)
-    - Test coverage improvement (#468, #494, #527, #543, #550)
-    - Several optimizations (#457, #474, #475, #476, #508, #509)
-    - Minor code cleanup and refactoring (#472, #479, #482, #519, #540)
-  - Contributors (alphabetical order):
-    - Ben Echols
-    - Bruno Clermont
-    - danda
-    - Daniel Krawisz
-    - Dario Nieuwenhuis
-    - Dave Collins
-    - David Hill
-    - Javed Khan
-    - Jonathan Gillham
-    - Joseph Becher
-    - Josh Rickmar
-    - Justus Ranvier
-    - Mawuli Adzoe
-    - Olaoluwa Osuntokun
-    - Rune T. Aune
-
-Changes in 0.11.1 (Wed May 27 2015)
-  - Protocol and network related changes:
-    - Use correct sub-command in reject message for rejected transactions
-      (#436, #437)
-    - Add a new parameter --torisolation which forces new circuits for each
-      connection when using tor (#430)
-  - Transaction relay (memory pool) changes:
-    - Reduce the default number max number of allowed orphan transactions
-      to 1000 (#419)
-    - Add a new parameter --maxorphantx which allows the maximum number of
-      orphan transactions stored in the mempool to be specified (#419)
-  - RPC changes:
-    - Modify listtransactions result to include the 'involveswatchonly' and
-      'vout' fields (#427)
-    - Update getrawtransaction result to omit the 'confirmations' field
-      when it is 0 (#420, #422)
-    - Update signrawtransaction result to include errors (#423)
-  - btcctl utility changes:
-    - Add gettxoutproof command (#428)
-    - Add verifytxoutproof command (#428)
-  - Notable developer-related package changes:
-    - The btcec package now provides the ability to perform ECDH
-      encryption and decryption (#375)
-    - The block and header validation in the blockchain package has been
-      split to help pave the way toward concurrent downloads (#386)
-  - Misc changes:
-    - Minor peer optimization (#433)
-  - Contributors (alphabetical order):
-    - Dave Collins
-    - David Hill
-    - Federico Bond
-    - Ishbir Singh
-    - Josh Rickmar
-
-Changes in 0.11.0 (Wed May 06 2015)
-  - Protocol and network related changes:
-    - **IMPORTANT: Update is required due to the following point**
-    - Correct a few corner cases in script handling which could result in
-      forking from the network on non-standard transactions (#425)
-    - Add a new checkpoint at block height 352940 (#418)
-    - Optimized script execution (#395, #400, #404, #409)
-    - Fix a case that could lead stalled syncs (#138, #296)
-  - Network address manager changes:
-    - Implement eclipse attack countermeasures as proposed in
-      http://cs-people.bu.edu/heilman/eclipse (#370, #373)
-  - Optional address indexing changes:
-    - Fix an issue where a reorg could cause an orderly shutdown when the
-      address index is active (#340, #357)
-  - Transaction relay (memory pool) changes:
-    - Increase maximum allowed space for nulldata transactions to 80 bytes
-      (#331)
-    - Implement support for the following rules specified by BIP0062:
-      - The S value in ECDSA signature must be at most half the curve order
-        (rule 5) (#349)
-      - Script execution must result in a single non-zero value on the stack
-        (rule 6) (#347)
-      - NOTE: All 7 rules of BIP0062 are now implemented
-    - Use network adjusted time in finalized transaction checks to improve
-      consistency across nodes (#332)
-    - Process orphan transactions on acceptance of new transactions (#345)
-  - RPC changes:
-    - Add support for a limited RPC user which is not allowed admin level
-      operations on the server (#363)
-    - Implement node command for more unified control over connected peers
-      (#79, #341)
-    - Implement generate command for regtest/simnet to support
-      deterministically mining a specified number of blocks (#362, #407)
-    - Update searchrawtransactions to return the matching transactions in
-      order (#354)
-    - Correct an issue with searchrawtransactions where it could return
-      duplicates (#346, #354)
-    - Increase precision of 'difficulty' field in getblock result to 8
-      (#414, #415)
-    - Omit 'nextblockhash' field from getblock result when it is empty
-      (#416, #417)
-    - Add 'id' and 'timeoffset' fields to getpeerinfo result (#335)
-  - Websocket changes:
-    - Implement new commands stopnotifyspent, stopnotifyreceived,
-      stopnotifyblocks, and stopnotifynewtransactions to allow clients to
-      cancel notification registrations (#122, #342)
-  - btcctl utility changes:
-    - A single dash can now be used as an argument to cause that argument to
-      be read from stdin (#348)
-    - Add generate command
-  - Notable developer-related package changes:
-    - The new version 2 btcjson package has now replaced the deprecated
-      version 1 package (#368)
-    - The btcec package now performs all signing using RFC6979 deterministic
-      signatures (#358, #360)
-    - The txscript package has been significantly cleaned up and had a few
-      API changes (#387, #388, #389, #390, #391, #392, #393, #395, #396,
-      #400, #403, #404, #405, #406, #408, #409, #410, #412)
-    - A new PkScriptLocs function has been added to the wire package MsgTx
-      type which provides callers that deal with scripts optimization
-      opportunities (#343)
-  - Misc changes:
-    - Minor wire hashing optimizations (#366, #367)
-    - Other minor internal optimizations
-  - Contributors (alphabetical order):
-    - Alex Akselrod
-    - Arne Brutschy
-    - Chris Jepson
-    - Daniel Krawisz
-    - Dave Collins
-    - David Hill
-    - Jimmy Song
-    - Jonas Nick
-    - Josh Rickmar
-    - Olaoluwa Osuntokun
-    - Oleg Andreev
-
-Changes in 0.10.0 (Sun Mar 01 2015)
-  - Protocol and network related changes:
-    - Add a new checkpoint at block height 343185
-    - Implement BIP066 which includes support for version 3 blocks, a new
-      consensus rule which prevents non-DER encoded signatures, and a
-      double-threshold switchover mechanism
-    - Rather than announcing all known addresses on getaddr requests which
-      can possibly result in multiple messages, randomize the results and
-      limit them to the max allowed by a single message (1000 addresses)
-    - Add more reserved IP spaces to the address manager
-  - Transaction relay (memory pool) changes:
-    - Make transactions which contain reserved opcodes nonstandard
-    - No longer accept or relay free and low-fee transactions that have
-      insufficient priority to be mined in the next block
-    - Implement support for the following rules specified by BIP0062:
-      - ECDSA signature must use strict DER encoding (rule 1)
-      - The signature script must only contain push operations (rule 2)
-      - All push operations must use the smallest possible encoding (rule 3)
-      - All stack values interpreted as a number must be encoding using the
-        shortest possible form (rule 4)
-      - NOTE: Rule 1 was already enforced, however the entire script now
-        evaluates to false rather than only the signature verification as
-        required by BIP0062
-    - Allow transactions with nulldata transaction outputs to be treated as
-      standard
-  - Mining support changes:
-    - Modify the getblocktemplate RPC to generate and return block templates
-      for version 3 blocks which are compatible with BIP0066
-    - Allow getblocktemplate to serve blocks when the current time is
-      less than the minimum allowed time for a generated block template
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/209)
-  - Crypto changes:
-    - Optimize scalar multiplication by the base point by using a
-      pre-computed table which results in approximately a 35% speedup
-     (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcec/issues/2)
-    - Optimize general scalar multiplication by using the secp256k1
-      endomorphism which results in approximately a 17-20% speedup
-     (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcec/issues/1)
-    - Optimize general scalar multiplication by using non-adjacent form
-      which results in approximately an additional 8% speedup
-     (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcec/issues/3)
-  - Implement optional address indexing:
-    - Add a new parameter --addrindex which will enable the creation of an
-      address index which can be queried to determine all transactions which
-      involve a given address
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/190)
-    - Add a new logging subsystem for address index related operations
-    - Support new searchrawtransactions RPC
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/185)
-  - RPC changes:
-    - Require TLS version 1.2 as the minimum version for all TLS connections
-    - Provide support for disabling TLS when only listening on localhost
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/pull/192)
-    - Modify help output for all commands to provide much more consistent
-      and detailed information
-    - Correct case in getrawtransaction which would refuse to serve certain
-      transactions with invalid scripts
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/210)
-    - Correct error handling in the getrawtransaction RPC which could lead
-      to a crash in rare cases
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/196)
-    - Update getinfo RPC to include the appropriate 'timeoffset' calculated
-      from the median network time
-    - Modify listreceivedbyaddress result type to include txids field so it
-      is compatible
-    - Add 'iswatchonly' field to validateaddress result
-    - Add 'startingpriority' and 'currentpriority' fields to getrawmempool
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/178)
-    - Don't omit the 'confirmations' field from getrawtransaction when it is
-      zero
-  - Websocket changes:
-    - Modify the behavior of the rescan command to automatically register
-      for notifications about transactions paying to rescanned addresses
-      or spending outputs from the final rescan utxo set when the rescan
-      is through the best block in the chain
-  - btcctl utility changes:
-    - Make the list of commands available via the -l option rather than
-      dumping the entire list on usage errors
-    - Alphabetize and categorize the list of commands by chain and wallet
-    - Make the help option only show the help options instead of also
-      dumping all of the commands
-    - Make the usage syntax much more consistent and correct a few cases of
-      misnamed fields
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/305)
-    - Improve usage errors to show the specific parameter number, reason,
-      and error code
-    - Only show the usage for specific command is shown when a valid command
-      is provided with invalid parameters
-    - Add support for a SOCK5 proxy
-    - Modify output for integer fields (such as timestamps) to display
-      normally instead in scientific notation
-    - Add invalidateblock command
-    - Add reconsiderblock command
-    - Add createnewaccount command
-    - Add renameaccount command
-    - Add searchrawtransactions command
-    - Add importaddress command
-    - Add importpubkey command
-  - showblock utility changes:
-    - Remove utility in favor of the RPC getblock method
-  - Notable developer-related package changes:
-    - Many of the core packages have been relocated into the btcd repository
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/214)
-    - A new version of the btcjson package that has been completely
-      redesigned from the ground up based based upon how the project has
-      evolved and lessons learned while using it since it was first written
-      is now available in the btcjson/v2/btcjson directory
-      - This will ultimately replace the current version so anyone making
-        use of this package will need to update their code accordingly
-    - The btcec package now provides better facilities for working directly
-      with its public and private keys without having to mix elements from
-      the ecdsa package
-    - Update the script builder to ensure all rules specified by BIP0062 are
-      adhered to when creating scripts
-    - The blockchain package now provides a MedianTimeSource interface and
-      concrete implementation for providing time samples from remote peers
-      and using that data to calculate an offset against the local time
-  - Misc changes:
-    - Fix a slow memory leak due to tickers not being stopped
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/189)
-    - Fix an issue where a mix of orphans and SPV clients could trigger a
-      condition where peers would no longer be served
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/231)
-    - The RPC username and password can now contain symbols which previously
-      conflicted with special symbols used in URLs
-    - Improve handling of obtaining random nonces to prevent cases where it
-      could error when not enough entropy was available
-    - Improve handling of home directory creation errors such as in the case
-      of unmounted symlinks (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/193)
-    - Improve the error reporting for rejected transactions to include the
-      inputs which are missing and/or being double spent
-    - Update sample config file with new options and correct a comment
-      regarding the fact the RPC server only listens on localhost by default
-      (https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/issues/218)
-    - Update the continuous integration builds to run several tools which
-      help keep code quality high
-    - Significant amount of internal code cleanup and improvements
-    - Other minor internal optimizations
-  - Code Contributors (alphabetical order):
-    - Beldur
-    - Ben Holden-Crowther
-    - Dave Collins
-    - David Evans
-    - David Hill
-    - Guilherme Salgado
-    - Javed Khan
-    - Jimmy Song
-    - John C. Vernaleo
-    - Jonathan Gillham
-    - Josh Rickmar
-    - Michael Ford
-    - Michail Kargakis
-    - kac
-    - Olaoluwa Osuntokun
-
-Changes in 0.9.0 (Sat Sep 20 2014)
-  - Protocol and network related changes:
-    - Add a new checkpoint at block height 319400
-    - Add support for BIP0037 bloom filters
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/132)
-    - Implement BIP0061 reject handling and hence support for protocol
-      version 70002 (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/133)
-    - Add testnet DNS seeds for peer discovery (testnet-seed.alexykot.me
-      and testnet-seed.bitcoin.schildbach.de)
-    - Add mainnet DNS seed for peer discovery (seeds.bitcoin.open-nodes.org)
-    - Make multisig transactions with non-null dummy data nonstandard
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/131)
-    - Make transactions with an excessive number of signature operations
-      nonstandard
-    - Perform initial DNS lookups concurrently which allows connections
-      more quickly
-    - Improve the address manager to significantly reduce memory usage and
-      add tests
-    - Remove orphan transactions when they appear in a mined block
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/166)
-    - Apply incremental back off on connection retries for persistent peers
-      that give invalid replies to mirror the logic used for failed
-      connections (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/103)
-    - Correct rate-limiting of free and low-fee transactions
-  - Mining support changes:
-    - Implement getblocktemplate RPC with the following support:
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/124)
-      - BIP0022 Non-Optional Sections
-      - BIP0022 Long Polling
-      - BIP0023 Basic Pool Extensions
-      - BIP0023 Mutation coinbase/append
-      - BIP0023 Mutations time, time/increment, and time/decrement
-      - BIP0023 Mutation transactions/add
-      - BIP0023 Mutations prevblock, coinbase, and generation
-      - BIP0023 Block Proposals
-    - Implement built-in concurrent CPU miner
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/137)
-      NOTE: CPU mining on mainnet is pointless.  This has been provided
-      for testing purposes such as for the new simulation test network
-    - Add --generate flag to enable CPU mining
-    - Deprecate the --getworkkey flag in favor of --miningaddr which
-      specifies which addresses generated blocks will choose from to pay
-      the subsidy to
-  - RPC changes:
-    - Implement gettxout command
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/141)
-    - Implement validateaddress command
-    - Implement verifymessage command
-    - Mark getunconfirmedbalance RPC as wallet-only
-    - Mark getwalletinfo RPC as wallet-only
-    - Update getgenerate, setgenerate, gethashespersec, and getmininginfo
-      to return the appropriate information about new CPU mining status
-    - Modify getpeerinfo pingtime and pingwait field types to float64 so
-      they are compatible
-    - Improve disconnect handling for normal HTTP clients
-    - Make error code returns for invalid hex more consistent
-  - Websocket changes:
-    - Switch to a new more efficient websocket package
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/134)
-    - Add rescanfinished notification
-    - Modify the rescanprogress notification to include block hash as well
-      as height (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/151)
-  - btcctl utility changes:
-    - Accept --simnet flag which automatically selects the appropriate port
-      and TLS certificates needed to communicate with btcd and btcwallet on
-      the simulation test network
-    - Fix createrawtransaction command to send amounts denominated in BTC
-    - Add estimatefee command
-    - Add estimatepriority command
-    - Add getmininginfo command
-    - Add getnetworkinfo command
-    - Add gettxout command
-    - Add lockunspent command
-    - Add signrawtransaction command
-  - addblock utility changes:
-    - Accept --simnet flag which automatically selects the appropriate port
-      and TLS certificates needed to communicate with btcd and btcwallet on
-      the simulation test network
-  - Notable developer-related package changes:
-    - Provide a new bloom package in btcutil which allows creating and
-      working with BIP0037 bloom filters
-    - Provide a new hdkeychain package in btcutil which allows working with
-      BIP0032 hierarchical deterministic key chains
-    - Introduce a new btcnet package which houses network parameters
-    - Provide new simnet network (--simnet) which is useful for private
-      simulation testing
-    - Enforce low S values in serialized signatures as detailed in BIP0062
-    - Return errors from all methods on the btcdb.Db interface
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcdb/issues/5)
-    - Allow behavior flags to alter btcchain.ProcessBlock
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcchain/issues/5)
-    - Provide a new SerializeSize API for blocks
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcwire/issues/19)
-    - Several of the core packages now work with Google App Engine
-  - Misc changes:
-    - Correct an issue where the database could corrupt under certain
-      circumstances which would require a new chain download
-    - Slightly optimize deserialization
-    - Use the correct IP block for he.net
-    - Fix an issue where it was possible the block manager could hang on
-      shutdown
-    - Update sample config file so the comments are on a separate line
-      rather than the end of a line so they are not interpreted as settings
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/135)
-    - Correct an issue where getdata requests were not being properly
-      throttled which could lead to larger than necessary memory usage
-    - Always show help when given the help flag even when the config file
-      contains invalid entries
-    - General code cleanup and minor optimizations
-
-Changes in 0.8.0-beta (Sun May 25 2014)
-  - Btcd is now Beta (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/130)
-  - Add a new checkpoint at block height 300255
-  - Protocol and network related changes:
-    - Lower the minimum transaction relay fee to 1000 satoshi to match
-      recent reference client changes
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/100)
-    - Raise the maximum signature script size to support standard 15-of-15
-      multi-signature pay-to-sript-hash transactions with compressed pubkeys
-      to remain compatible with the reference client
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/128)
-    - Reduce max bytes allowed for a standard nulldata transaction to 40 for
-      compatibility with the reference client
-    - Introduce a new btcnet package which houses all of the network params
-      for each network (mainnet, testnet3, regtest) to ultimately enable
-      easier addition and tweaking of networks without needing to change
-      several packages
-    - Fix several script discrepancies found by reference client test data
-    - Add new DNS seed for peer discovery (seed.bitnodes.io)
-    - Reduce the max known inventory cache from 20000 items to 1000 items
-    - Fix an issue where unknown inventory types could lead to a hung peer
-    - Implement inventory rebroadcast handler for sendrawtransaction
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/99)
-    - Update user agent to fully support BIP0014
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcwire/issues/10)
-  - Implement initial mining support:
-    - Add a new logging subsystem for mining related operations
-    - Implement infrastructure for creating block templates
-    - Provide options to control block template creation settings
-    - Support the getwork RPC
-    - Allow address identifiers to apply to more than one network since both
-      testnet3 and the regression test network unfortunately use the same
-      identifier
-  - RPC changes:
-    - Set the content type for HTTP POST RPC connections to application/json
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/121)
-    - Modified the RPC server startup so it only requires at least one valid
-      listen interface
-    - Correct an error path where it was possible certain errors would not
-      be returned
-    - Implement getwork command
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/125)
-    - Update sendrawtransaction command to reject orphans
-    - Update sendrawtransaction command to include the reason a transaction
-      was rejected
-    - Update getinfo command to populate connection count field
-    - Update getinfo command to include relay fee field
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/107)
-    - Allow transactions submitted with sendrawtransaction to bypass the
-      rate limiter
-    - Allow the getcurrentnet and getbestblock extensions to be accessed via
-      HTTP POST in addition to Websockets
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/127)
-  - Websocket changes:
-    - Rework notifications to ensure they are delivered in the order they
-      occur
-    - Rename notifynewtxs command to notifyreceived (funds received)
-    - Rename notifyallnewtxs command to notifynewtransactions
-    - Rename alltx notification to txaccepted
-    - Rename allverbosetx notification to txacceptedverbose
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/98)
-    - Add rescan progress notification
-    - Add recvtx notification
-    - Add redeemingtx notification
-    - Modify notifyspent command to accept an array of outpoints
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/123)
-    - Significantly optimize the rescan command to yield up to a 60x speed
-      increase
-  - btcctl utility changes:
-    - Add createencryptedwallet command
-    - Add getblockchaininfo command
-    - Add importwallet command
-    - Add addmultisigaddress command
-    - Add setgenerate command
-    - Accept --testnet and --wallet flags which automatically select
-      the appropriate port and TLS certificates needed to communicate
-      with btcd and btcwallet (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/112)
-    - Allow path expansion from config file entries
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/113)
-    - Minor refactor simplify handling of options
-  - addblock utility changes:
-    - Improve logging by making it consistent with the logging provided by
-      btcd (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/90)
-  - Improve several package APIs for developers:
-    - Add new amount type for consistently handling monetary values
-    - Add new coin selector API
-    - Add new WIF (Wallet Import Format) API
-    - Add new crypto types for private keys and signatures
-    - Add new API to sign transactions including script merging and hash
-      types
-    - Expose function to extract all pushed data from a script
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcscript/issues/8)
-  - Misc changes:
-    - Optimize address manager shuffling to do 67% less work on average
-    - Resolve a couple of benign data races found by the race detector
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/101)
-    - Add IP address to all peer related errors to clarify which peer is the
-      cause (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/102)
-    - Fix a UPNP case issue that prevented the --upnp option from working
-      with some UPNP servers
-    - Update documentation in the sample config file regarding debug levels
-    - Adjust some logging levels to improve debug messages
-    - Improve the throughput of query messages to the block manager
-    - Several minor optimizations to reduce GC churn and enhance speed
-    - Other minor refactoring
-    - General code cleanup
-
-Changes in 0.7.0 (Thu Feb 20 2014)
-  - Fix an issue when parsing scripts which contain a multi-signature script
-    which require zero signatures such as testnet block
-    000000001881dccfeda317393c261f76d09e399e15e27d280e5368420f442632
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcscript/issues/7)
-  - Add check to ensure all transactions accepted to mempool only contain
-    canonical data pushes (https://github.com/conformal/btcscript/issues/6)
-  - Fix an issue causing excessive memory consumption
-  - Significantly rework and improve the websocket notification system:
-    - Each client is now independent so slow clients no longer limit the
-      speed of other connected clients
-    - Potentially long-running operations such as rescans are now run in
-      their own handler and rate-limited to one operation at a time without
-      preventing simultaneous requests from the same client for the faster
-      requests or notifications
-    - A couple of scenarios which could cause shutdown to hang have been
-      resolved
-    - Update notifynewtx notifications to support all address types instead
-      of only pay-to-pubkey-hash
-    - Provide a --rpcmaxwebsockets option to allow limiting the number of
-      concurrent websocket clients
-    - Add a new websocket command notifyallnewtxs to request notifications
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/86) (thanks @flammit)
-  - Improve btcctl utility in the following ways:
-    - Add getnetworkhashps command
-    - Add gettransaction command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add signmessage command (wallet-specific)
-    - Update getwork command to accept
-  - Continue cleanup and work on implementing the RPC API:
-    - Implement getnettotals command
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/84)
-    - Implement networkhashps command
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/87)
-    - Update getpeerinfo to always include syncnode field even when false
-    - Remove help addenda for getpeerinfo now that it supports all fields
-  - Close standard RPC connections on auth failure
-  - Provide a --rpcmaxclients option to allow limiting the number of
-    concurrent RPC clients (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/68)
-  - Include IP address in RPC auth failure log messages
-  - Resolve a rather harmless data races found by the race detector
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/94)
-  - Increase block priority size and max standard transaction size to 50k
-    and 100k, respectively (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/71)
-  - Add rate limiting of free transactions to the memory pool to prevent
-    penny flooding (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/40)
-  - Provide a --logdir option (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/95)
-  - Change the default log file path to include the network
-  - Add a new ScriptBuilder interface to btcscript to support creation of
-    custom scripts (https://github.com/conformal/btcscript/issues/5)
-  - General code cleanup
-
-Changes in 0.6.0 (Tue Feb 04 2014)
-  - Fix an issue when parsing scripts which contain invalid signatures that
-    caused a chain fork on block
-    0000000000000001e4241fd0b3469a713f41c5682605451c05d3033288fb2244
-  - Correct an issue which could lead to an error in removeBlockNode
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcchain/issues/4)
-  - Improve addblock utility as follows:
-    - Check imported blocks against all chain rules and checkpoints
-    - Skip blocks which are already known so you can stop and restart the
-      import or start the import after you have already downloaded a portion
-      of the chain
-    - Correct an issue where the utility did not shutdown cleanly after
-      processing all blocks
-    - Add error on attempt to import orphan blocks
-    - Improve error handling and reporting
-    - Display statistics after input file has been fully processed
-  - Rework, optimize, and improve headers-first mode:
-    - Resuming the chain sync from any point before the final checkpoint
-      will now use headers-first mode
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/69)
-    - Verify all checkpoints as opposed to only the final one
-    - Reduce and bound memory usage
-    - Rollback to the last known good point when a header does not match a
-      checkpoint
-    - Log information about what is happening with headers
-  - Improve btcctl utility in the following ways:
-    - Add getaddednodeinfo command
-    - Add getnettotals command
-    - Add getblocktemplate command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add getwork command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add getnewaddress command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add walletpassphrasechange command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add walletlock command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add sendfrom command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add sendmany command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add settxfee command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add listsinceblock command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add listaccounts command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add keypoolrefill command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add getreceivedbyaccount command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add getrawchangeaddress command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add gettxoutsetinfo command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add listaddressgroupings command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add listlockunspent command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add listlock command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add listreceivedbyaccount command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add validateaddress command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add verifymessage command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add sendtoaddress command (wallet-specific)
-  - Continue cleanup and work on implementing the RPC API:
-    - Implement submitblock command
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/61)
-    - Implement help command
-    - Implement ping command
-    - Implement getaddednodeinfo command
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/78)
-    - Implement getinfo command
-    - Update getpeerinfo to support bytesrecv and bytessent
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/83)
-  - Improve and correct several RPC server and websocket areas:
-    - Change the connection endpoint for websockets from /wallet to /ws
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/80)
-    - Implement an alternative authentication for websockets so clients
-      such as javascript from browsers that don't support setting HTTP
-      headers can authenticate (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/77)
-    - Add an authentication deadline for RPC connections
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/68)
-    - Use standard authentication failure responses for RPC connections
-    - Make automatically generated certificate more standard so it works
-      from client such as node.js and Firefox
-    - Correct some minor issues which could prevent the RPC server from
-      shutting down in an orderly fashion
-    - Make all websocket notifications require registration
-    - Change the data sent over websockets to text since it is JSON-RPC
-    - Allow connections that do not have an Origin header set
-  - Expose and track the number of bytes read and written per peer
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcwire/issues/6)
-  - Correct an issue with sendrawtransaction when invoked via websockets
-    which prevented a minedtx notification from being added
-  - Rescan operations issued from remote wallets are no stopped when
-    the wallet disconnects mid-operation
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/66)
-  - Several optimizations related to fetching block information from the
-    database
-  - General code cleanup
-
-Changes in 0.5.0 (Mon Jan 13 2014)
-  - Optimize initial block download by introducing a new mode which
-    downloads the block headers first (up to the final checkpoint)
-  - Improve peer handling to remove the potential for slow peers to cause
-    sluggishness amongst all peers
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/63)
-  - Fix an issue where the initial block sync could stall when the sync peer
-    disconnects (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/62)
-  - Correct an issue where --externalip was doing a DNS lookup on the full
-    host:port instead of just the host portion
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/38)
-  - Fix an issue which could lead to a panic on chain switches
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/70)
-  - Improve btcctl utility in the following ways:
-    - Show getdifficulty output as floating point to 6 digits of precision
-    - Show all JSON object replies formatted as standard JSON
-    - Allow btcctl getblock to accept optional params
-    - Add getaccount command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add getaccountaddress command (wallet-specific)
-    - Add sendrawtransaction command
-  - Continue cleanup and work on implementing RPC API calls
-    - Update getrawmempool to support new optional verbose flag
-    - Update getrawtransaction to match the reference client
-    - Update getblock to support new optional verbose flag
-    - Update raw transactions to fully match the reference client including
-      support for all transaction types and address types
-    - Correct getrawmempool fee field to return BTC instead of Satoshi
-    - Correct getpeerinfo service flag to return 8 digit string so it
-      matches the reference client
-    - Correct verifychain to return a boolean
-    - Implement decoderawtransaction command
-    - Implement createrawtransaction command
-    - Implement decodescript command
-    - Implement gethashespersec command
-    - Allow RPC handler overrides when invoked via a websocket versus
-      legacy connection
-  - Add new DNS seed for peer discovery
-  - Display user agent on new valid peer log message
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/64)
-  - Notify wallet when new transactions that pay to registered addresses
-    show up in the mempool before being mined into a block
-  - Support a tor-specific proxy in addition to a normal proxy
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/47)
-  - Remove deprecated sqlite3 imports from utilities
-  - Remove leftover profile write from addblock utility
-  - Quite a bit of code cleanup and refactoring to improve maintainability
-
-Changes in 0.4.0 (Thu Dec 12 2013)
-  - Allow listen interfaces to be specified via --listen instead of only the
-    port (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/33)
-  - Allow listen interfaces for the RPC server to be specified via
-    --rpclisten instead of only the port
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/34)
-  - Only disable listening when --connect or --proxy are used when no
-    --listen interface are specified
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/10)
-  - Add several new standard transaction checks to transaction memory pool:
-    - Support nulldata scripts as standard
-    - Only allow a max of one nulldata output per transaction
-    - Enforce a maximum of 3 public keys in multi-signature transactions
-    - The number of signatures in multi-signature transactions must not
-      exceed the number of public keys
-    - The number of inputs to a signature script must match the expected
-      number of inputs for the script type
-    - The number of inputs pushed onto the stack by a redeeming signature
-      script must match the number of inputs consumed by the referenced
-      public key script
-  - When a block is connected, remove any transactions from the memory pool
-    which are now double spends as a result of the newly connected
-    transactions
-  - Don't relay transactions resurrected during a chain switch since
-    other peers will also be switching chains and therefore already know
-    about them
-  - Cleanup a few cases where rejected transactions showed as an error
-    rather than as a rejected transaction
-  - Ignore the default configuration file when --regtest (regression test
-    mode) is specified
-  - Implement TLS support for RPC including automatic certificate generation
-  - Support HTTP authentication headers for web sockets
-  - Update address manager to recognize and properly work with Tor
-    addresses (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/36) and
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/37)
-  - Improve btcctl utility in the following ways:
-    - Add the ability to specify a configuration file
-    - Add a default entry for the RPC cert to point to the location
-      it will likely be in the btcd home directory
-    - Implement --version flag
-    - Provide a --notls option to support non-TLS configurations
-  - Fix a couple of minor races found by the Go race detector
-  - Improve logging
-    - Allow logging level to be specified on a per subsystem basis
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/48)
-    - Allow logging levels to be dynamically changed via RPC
-      (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/15)
-    - Implement a rolling log file with a max of 10MB per file and a
-      rotation size of 3 which results in a max logging size of 30 MB
-  - Correct a minor issue with the rescanning websocket call
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/54)
-  - Fix a race with pushing address messages that could lead to a panic
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/58)
-  - Improve which external IP address is reported to peers based on which
-    interface they are connected through
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/35)
-  - Add --externalip option to allow an external IP address to be specified
-    for cases such as tor hidden services or advanced network configurations
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/38)
-  - Add --upnp option to support automatic port mapping via UPnP
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/51)
-  - Update Ctrl+C interrupt handler to properly sync address manager and
-    remove the UPnP port mapping (if needed)
-  - Continue cleanup and work on implementing RPC API calls
-    - Add importprivkey (import private key) command to btcctl
-    - Update getrawtransaction to provide addresses properly, support
-      new verbose param, and match the reference implementation with the
-      exception of MULTISIG (thanks @flammit)
-    - Update getblock with new verbose flag (thanks @flammit)
-    - Add listtransactions command to btcctl
-    - Add getbalance command to btcctl
-  - Add basic support for btcd to run as a native Windows service
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/42)
-  - Package addblock utility with Windows MSIs
-  - Add support for TravisCI (continuous build integration)
-  - Cleanup some documentation and usage
-  - Several other minor bug fixes and general code cleanup
-
-Changes in 0.3.3 (Wed Nov 13 2013)
-  - Significantly improve initial block chain download speed
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/20)
-  - Add a new checkpoint at block height 267300
-  - Optimize most recently used inventory handling
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/21)
-  - Optimize duplicate transaction input check
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcchain/issues/2)
-  - Optimize transaction hashing
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/25)
-  - Rework and optimize wallet listener notifications
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/22)
-  - Optimize serialization and deserialization
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/27)
-  - Add support for minimum transaction fee to memory pool acceptance
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/29)
-  - Improve leveldb database performance by removing explicit GC call
-  - Fix an issue where Ctrl+C was not always finishing orderly database
-    shutdown
-  - Fix an issue in the script handling for OP_CHECKSIG
-  - Impose max limits on all variable length protocol entries to prevent
-    abuse from malicious peers
-  - Enforce DER signatures for transactions allowed into the memory pool
-  - Separate the debug profile http server from the RPC server
-  - Rework of the RPC code to improve performance and make the code cleaner
-  - The getrawtransaction RPC call now properly checks the memory pool
-    before consulting the db (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/26)
-  - Add support for the following RPC calls: getpeerinfo, getconnectedcount,
-    addnode, verifychain
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/13)
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/17)
-  - Implement rescan websocket extension to allow wallet rescans
-  - Use correct paths for application data storage for all supported
-    operating systems (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/30)
-  - Add a default redirect to the http profiling page when accessing the
-    http profile server
-  - Add a new --cpuprofile option which can be used to generate CPU
-    profiling data on platforms that support it
-  - Several other minor performance optimizations
-  - Other minor bug fixes and general code cleanup
-
-Changes in 0.3.2 (Tue Oct 22 2013)
-  - Fix an issue that could cause the download of the block chain to stall
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/12)
-  - Remove deprecated sqlite as an available database backend
-  - Close sqlite compile issue as sqlite has now been removed
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/11)
-  - Change default RPC ports to 8334 (mainnet) and 18334 (testnet)
-  - Continue cleanup and work on implementing RPC API calls
-  - Add support for the following RPC calls: getrawmempool,
-    getbestblockhash, decoderawtransaction, getdifficulty,
-    getconnectioncount, getpeerinfo, and addnode
-  - Improve the btcctl utility that is used to issue JSON-RPC commands
-  - Fix an issue preventing btcd from cleanly shutting down with the RPC
-    stop command
-  - Add a number of database interface tests to ensure backends implement
-    the expected interface
-  - Expose some additional information from btcscript to be used for
-    identifying "standard"" transactions
-  - Add support for plan9 - thanks @mischief
-    (https://github.com/conformal/btcd/pull/19)
-  - Other minor bug fixes and general code cleanup
-
-Changes in 0.3.1-alpha (Tue Oct 15 2013)
-  - Change default database to leveldb
-    NOTE: This does mean you will have to redownload the block chain.  Since we
-    are still in alpha, we didn't feel writing a converter was worth the time as
-    it would take away from more important issues at this stage
-  - Add a warning if there are multiple block chain databases of different types
-  - Fix issue with unexpected EOF in leveldb -- https://github.com/conformal/btcd/issues/18
-  - Fix issue preventing block 21066 on testnet -- https://github.com/conformal/btcchain/issues/1
-  - Fix issue preventing block 96464 on testnet -- https://github.com/conformal/btcscript/issues/1
-  - Optimize transaction lookups
-  - Correct a few cases of list removal that could result in improper cleanup
-    of no longer needed orphans
-  - Add functionality to increase ulimits on non-Windows platforms
-  - Add support for mempool command which allows remote peers to query the
-    transaction memory pool via the bitcoin protocol
-  - Clean up logging a bit
-  - Add a flag to disable checkpoints for developers
-  - Add a lot of useful debug logging such as message summaries
-  - Other minor bug fixes and general code cleanup
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-  analyzer-version = 1
-  inputs-digest = "00392a00928f96fc94e2c8c65ce3a98cc6f5e2f93dda64d3c4502f2f38026e96"
-  solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
-  solver-version = 1
--- a/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/Gopkg.toml
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-
-# Gopkg.toml example
-#
-# Refer to https://github.com/golang/dep/blob/master/docs/Gopkg.toml.md
-# for detailed Gopkg.toml documentation.
-#
-# required = ["github.com/user/thing/cmd/thing"]
-# ignored = ["github.com/user/project/pkgX", "bitbucket.org/user/project/pkgA/pkgY"]
-#
-# [[constraint]]
-#   name = "github.com/user/project"
-#   version = "1.0.0"
-#
-# [[constraint]]
-#   name = "github.com/user/project2"
-#   branch = "dev"
-#   source = "github.com/myfork/project2"
-#
-# [[override]]
-#  name = "github.com/x/y"
-#  version = "2.4.0"
-
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "bou.ke/monkey"
-  version = "1.0.1"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/aead/siphash"
-  version = "1.0.1"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  branch = "master"
-  name = "github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  branch = "master"
-  name = "github.com/btcsuite/go-socks"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/btcsuite/goleveldb"
-  version = "1.0.0"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  branch = "master"
-  name = "github.com/btcsuite/websocket"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/btcsuite/winsvc"
-  version = "1.0.0"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/davecgh/go-spew"
-  version = "1.1.1"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
-  version = "1.4.0"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/jrick/logrotate"
-  version = "1.0.0"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  branch = "master"
-  name = "github.com/kkdai/bstream"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  name = "github.com/miekg/dns"
-  version = "1.1.6"
-
-[[constraint]]
-  branch = "master"
-  name = "golang.org/x/crypto"
-
-[prune]
-  go-tests = true
-  unused-packages = true
--- a/10
+++ b/10
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-node {
-    stage 'Checkout'
-    checkout scm
-
-    stage 'Version'
-    sh './deploy.sh version'
-
-    stage 'Build'
-    sh "./deploy.sh build"
-}
--- a/3
+++ b/3
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ISC License

-Copyright (c) 2018-2019 DAGLabs
+Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The kaspanet developers
 Copyright (c) 2013-2018 The btcsuite developers
 Copyright (c) 2015-2016 The Decred developers
+Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Conformal Systems LLC.

 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,49 +1,24 @@
-btcd
+
+Kaspad
+====
+Warning: This is pre-alpha software. There's no guarantee anything works.
 ====

-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcd.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/btcsuite/btcd)
-[![ISC License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-blue.svg)](http://copyfree.org)
-[![GoDoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg)](http://godoc.org/github.com/daglabs/btcd)
+[![ISC License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-blue.svg)](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/isc/)
+[![GoDoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg)](http://godoc.org/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad)

-btcd is an alternative full node bitcoin implementation written in Go (golang).
+Kaspad is the reference full node Kaspa implementation written in Go (golang).

-This project is currently under active development and is in a Beta state.  It
-is extremely stable and has been in production use since October 2013.
-
-It properly downloads, validates, and serves the block chain using the exact
-rules (including consensus bugs) for block acceptance as Bitcoin Core.  We have
-taken great care to avoid btcd causing a fork to the block chain.  It includes a
-full block validation testing framework which contains all of the 'official'
-block acceptance tests (and some additional ones) that is run on every pull
-request to help ensure it properly follows consensus.  Also, it passes all of
-the JSON test data in the Bitcoin Core code.
-
-It also properly relays newly mined blocks, maintains a transaction pool, and
-relays individual transactions that have not yet made it into a block.  It
-ensures all individual transactions admitted to the pool follow the rules
-required by the block chain and also includes more strict checks which filter
-transactions based on miner requirements ("standard" transactions).
-
-One key difference between btcd and Bitcoin Core is that btcd does *NOT* include
-wallet functionality and this was a very intentional design decision.  See the
-blog entry [here](https://blog.conformal.com/btcd-not-your-moms-bitcoin-daemon)
-for more details.  This means you can't actually make or receive payments
-directly with btcd.  That functionality is provided by the
-[btcwallet](https://github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet) and
-[Paymetheus](https://github.com/btcsuite/Paymetheus) (Windows-only) projects
-which are both under active development.
+This project is currently under active development and is in a pre-Alpha state. 
+Some things still don't work and APIs are far from finalized. The code is provided for reference only.

 ## Requirements

-[Go](http://golang.org) 1.8 or newer.
+Latest version of [Go](http://golang.org) (currently 1.13).

 ## Installation

-#### Windows - MSI Available
-
-https://github.com/daglabs/btcd/releases
-
-#### Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX - Build from Source
+#### Build from Source

 - Install Go according to the installation instructions here:
  http://golang.org/doc/install
@@ -55,92 +30,48 @@ $ go version
 $ go env GOROOT GOPATH
 ```

-NOTE: The `GOROOT` and `GOPATH` above must not be the same path.  It is
+NOTE: The `GOROOT` and `GOPATH` above must not be the same path. It is
 recommended that `GOPATH` is set to a directory in your home directory such as
-`~/goprojects` to avoid write permission issues.  It is also recommended to add
+`~/dev/go` to avoid write permission issues. It is also recommended to add
 `$GOPATH/bin` to your `PATH` at this point.

- Run the following commands to obtain btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
+- Run the following commands to obtain and install kaspad including all dependencies:

 ```bash
-$ # Install dep: https://golang.github.io/dep/docs/installation.html
-$ git clone https://github.com/daglabs/btcd $GOPATH/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd
-$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd
-$ dep ensure
+$ git clone https://github.com/kaspanet/kaspad $GOPATH/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
+$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
 $ go install . ./cmd/...
 ```

- btcd (and utilities) will now be installed in ```$GOPATH/bin```.  If you did
+- Kaspad (and utilities) should now be installed in `$GOPATH/bin`. If you did
  not already add the bin directory to your system path during Go installation,
-  we recommend you do so now.
+  you are encouraged to do so now.

-## Updating
-
-#### Windows
-
-Install a newer MSI
-
-#### Linux/BSD/MacOSX/POSIX - Build from Source
-
- Run the following commands to update btcd, all dependencies, and install it:
-
-```bash
-$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/daglabs/btcd
-$ git pull && dep ensure
-$ go install . ./cmd/...
-```

 ## Getting Started

-btcd has several configuration options available to tweak how it runs, but all
-of the basic operations described in the intro section work with zero
-configuration.
-
-#### Windows (Installed from MSI)
-
-Launch btcd from your Start menu.
+Kaspad has several configuration options available to tweak how it runs, but all
+of the basic operations work with zero configuration.

 #### Linux/BSD/POSIX/Source

 ```bash
-$ ./btcd
+$ ./kaspad
 ```

-## IRC
-
- irc.freenode.net
- channel #btcd
- [webchat](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=btcd)
+## Discord
+Join our discord server using the following link: https://discord.gg/WmGhhzk

 ## Issue Tracker

-The [integrated github issue tracker](https://github.com/daglabs/btcd/issues)
+The [integrated github issue tracker](https://github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/issues)
 is used for this project.

 ## Documentation

-The documentation is a work-in-progress.  It is located in the [docs](https://github.com/daglabs/btcd/tree/master/docs) folder.
-
-## GPG Verification Key
-
-All official release tags are signed by Conformal so users can ensure the code
-has not been tampered with and is coming from the btcsuite developers.  To
-verify the signature perform the following:
-
- Download the Conformal public key:
-  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/btcsuite/btcd/master/release/GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
-
- Import the public key into your GPG keyring:
-  ```bash
-  gpg --import GIT-GPG-KEY-conformal.txt
-  ```
-
- Verify the release tag with the following command where `TAG_NAME` is a
-  placeholder for the specific tag:
-  ```bash
-  git tag -v TAG_NAME
-  ```
+The documentation is a work-in-progress. It is located in the [docs](https://github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/tree/master/docs) folder.

 ## License

-btcd is licensed under the [copyfree](http://copyfree.org) ISC License.
+Kaspad is licensed under the copyfree [ISC License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/isc/).
+
--- a/addrmgr/addrmanager.go
+++ b/addrmgr/addrmanager.go
--- a/addrmgr/cov_report.sh
+++ b/addrmgr/cov_report.sh
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This script uses gocov to generate a test coverage report.
-# The gocov tool my be obtained with the following command:
-#   go get github.com/axw/gocov/gocov
-#
-# It will be installed to $GOPATH/bin, so ensure that location is in your $PATH.
-
-# Check for gocov.
-type gocov >/dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	echo >&2 "This script requires the gocov tool."
-	echo >&2 "You may obtain it with the following command:"
-	echo >&2 "go get github.com/axw/gocov/gocov"
-	exit 1
-fi
-gocov test | gocov report
--- a/addrmgr/doc.go
+++ b/addrmgr/doc.go
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2014 The btcsuite developers
-// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-/*
-Package addrmgr implements concurrency safe Bitcoin address manager.
-
-Address Manager Overview
-
-In order maintain the peer-to-peer Bitcoin network, there needs to be a source
-of addresses to connect to as nodes come and go.  The Bitcoin protocol provides
-the getaddr and addr messages to allow peers to communicate known addresses with
-each other.  However, there needs to a mechanism to store those results and
-select peers from them.  It is also important to note that remote peers can't
-be trusted to send valid peers nor attempt to provide you with only peers they
-control with malicious intent.
-
-With that in mind, this package provides a concurrency safe address manager for
-caching and selecting peers in a non-deterministic manner.  The general idea is
-the caller adds addresses to the address manager and notifies it when addresses
-are connected, known good, and attempted.  The caller also requests addresses as
-it needs them.
-
-The address manager internally segregates the addresses into groups and
-non-deterministically selects groups in a cryptographically random manner.  This
-reduce the chances multiple addresses from the same nets are selected which
-generally helps provide greater peer diversity, and perhaps more importantly,
-drastically reduces the chances an attacker is able to coerce your peer into
-only connecting to nodes they control.
-
-The address manager also understands routability and Tor addresses and tries
-hard to only return routable addresses.  In addition, it uses the information
-provided by the caller about connected, known good, and attempted addresses to
-periodically purge peers which no longer appear to be good peers as well as
-bias the selection toward known good peers.  The general idea is to make a best
-effort at only providing usable addresses.
-*/
-package addrmgr
--- a/addrmgr/internal_test.go
+++ b/addrmgr/internal_test.go
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
-// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package addrmgr
-
-import (
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/wire"
-)
-
-func TstKnownAddressIsBad(ka *KnownAddress) bool {
-	return ka.isBad()
-}
-
-func TstKnownAddressChance(ka *KnownAddress) float64 {
-	return ka.chance()
-}
-
-func TstNewKnownAddress(na *wire.NetAddress, attempts int,
-	lastattempt, lastsuccess time.Time, tried bool, refs int) *KnownAddress {
-	return &KnownAddress{na: na, attempts: attempts, lastattempt: lastattempt,
-		lastsuccess: lastsuccess, tried: tried, refs: refs}
-}
--- a/addrmgr/knownaddress_test.go
+++ b/addrmgr/knownaddress_test.go
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
-// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package addrmgr_test
-
-import (
-	"math"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/addrmgr"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/wire"
-)
-
-func TestChance(t *testing.T) {
-	now := time.Unix(time.Now().Unix(), 0)
-	var tests = []struct {
-		addr     *addrmgr.KnownAddress
-		expected float64
-	}{
-		{
-			//Test normal case
-			addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(&wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: now.Add(-35 * time.Second)},
-				0, time.Now().Add(-30*time.Minute), time.Now(), false, 0),
-			1.0,
-		}, {
-			//Test case in which lastseen < 0
-			addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(&wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: now.Add(20 * time.Second)},
-				0, time.Now().Add(-30*time.Minute), time.Now(), false, 0),
-			1.0,
-		}, {
-			//Test case in which lastattempt < 0
-			addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(&wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: now.Add(-35 * time.Second)},
-				0, time.Now().Add(30*time.Minute), time.Now(), false, 0),
-			1.0 * .01,
-		}, {
-			//Test case in which lastattempt < ten minutes
-			addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(&wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: now.Add(-35 * time.Second)},
-				0, time.Now().Add(-5*time.Minute), time.Now(), false, 0),
-			1.0 * .01,
-		}, {
-			//Test case with several failed attempts.
-			addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(&wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: now.Add(-35 * time.Second)},
-				2, time.Now().Add(-30*time.Minute), time.Now(), false, 0),
-			1 / 1.5 / 1.5,
-		},
-	}
-
-	err := .0001
-	for i, test := range tests {
-		chance := addrmgr.TstKnownAddressChance(test.addr)
-		if math.Abs(test.expected-chance) >= err {
-			t.Errorf("case %d: got %f, expected %f", i, chance, test.expected)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsBad(t *testing.T) {
-	now := time.Unix(time.Now().Unix(), 0)
-	future := now.Add(35 * time.Minute)
-	monthOld := now.Add(-43 * time.Hour * 24)
-	secondsOld := now.Add(-2 * time.Second)
-	minutesOld := now.Add(-27 * time.Minute)
-	hoursOld := now.Add(-5 * time.Hour)
-	zeroTime := time.Time{}
-
-	futureNa := &wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: future}
-	minutesOldNa := &wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: minutesOld}
-	monthOldNa := &wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: monthOld}
-	currentNa := &wire.NetAddress{Timestamp: secondsOld}
-
-	//Test addresses that have been tried in the last minute.
-	if addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(futureNa, 3, secondsOld, zeroTime, false, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 1: addresses that have been tried in the last minute are not bad.")
-	}
-	if addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(monthOldNa, 3, secondsOld, zeroTime, false, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 2: addresses that have been tried in the last minute are not bad.")
-	}
-	if addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(currentNa, 3, secondsOld, zeroTime, false, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 3: addresses that have been tried in the last minute are not bad.")
-	}
-	if addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(currentNa, 3, secondsOld, monthOld, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 4: addresses that have been tried in the last minute are not bad.")
-	}
-	if addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(currentNa, 2, secondsOld, secondsOld, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 5: addresses that have been tried in the last minute are not bad.")
-	}
-
-	//Test address that claims to be from the future.
-	if !addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(futureNa, 0, minutesOld, hoursOld, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 6: addresses that claim to be from the future are bad.")
-	}
-
-	//Test address that has not been seen in over a month.
-	if !addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(monthOldNa, 0, minutesOld, hoursOld, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 7: addresses more than a month old are bad.")
-	}
-
-	//It has failed at least three times and never succeeded.
-	if !addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(minutesOldNa, 3, minutesOld, zeroTime, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 8: addresses that have never succeeded are bad.")
-	}
-
-	//It has failed ten times in the last week
-	if !addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(minutesOldNa, 10, minutesOld, monthOld, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 9: addresses that have not succeeded in too long are bad.")
-	}
-
-	//Test an address that should work.
-	if addrmgr.TstKnownAddressIsBad(addrmgr.TstNewKnownAddress(minutesOldNa, 2, minutesOld, hoursOld, true, 0)) {
-		t.Errorf("test case 10: This should be a valid address.")
-	}
-}
--- a/addrmgr/log.go
+++ b/addrmgr/log.go
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2013-2014 The btcsuite developers
-// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package addrmgr
-
-import (
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btclog"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/logger"
-)
-
-// log is a logger that is initialized with no output filters.  This
-// means the package will not perform any logging by default until the caller
-// requests it.
-var log btclog.Logger
-
-func init() {
-	log, _ = logger.Get(logger.SubsystemTags.ADXR)
-}
--- a/addrmgr/test_coverage.txt
+++ b/addrmgr/test_coverage.txt
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 GroupKey				 100.00% (23/23)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.reset			 100.00% (6/6)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC5737				 100.00% (4/4)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC1918				 100.00% (4/4)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 New					 100.00% (3/3)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 NetAddressKey				 100.00% (2/2)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC4862				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.numAddresses		 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/log.go		 init					 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/log.go		 DisableLog				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 ipNet					 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsIPv4					 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsLocal				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsOnionCatTor				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC2544				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC3849				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC3927				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC3964				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC4193				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC4380				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC4843				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC6052				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC6145				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRFC6598				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsValid				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/network.go		 IsRoutable				 100.00% (1/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.GetBestLocalAddress	 94.74% (18/19)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.AddLocalAddress		 90.91% (10/11)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 getReachabilityFrom			 51.52% (17/33)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 ipString				 50.00% (2/4)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.GetAddress			 9.30% (4/43)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.deserializePeers		 0.00% (0/50)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.Good			 0.00% (0/44)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.savePeers			 0.00% (0/39)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.updateAddress		 0.00% (0/30)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.expireNew			 0.00% (0/22)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.AddressCache		 0.00% (0/16)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.HostToNetAddress		 0.00% (0/15)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.getNewBucket		 0.00% (0/15)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.AddAddressByIP		 0.00% (0/14)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.getTriedBucket		 0.00% (0/14)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/knownaddress.go	 knownAddress.chance			 0.00% (0/13)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.loadPeers			 0.00% (0/11)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/knownaddress.go	 knownAddress.isBad			 0.00% (0/11)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.Connected			 0.00% (0/10)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.addressHandler		 0.00% (0/9)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.pickTried			 0.00% (0/8)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.DeserializeNetAddress	 0.00% (0/7)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.Stop			 0.00% (0/7)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.Attempt			 0.00% (0/7)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.Start			 0.00% (0/6)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.AddAddresses		 0.00% (0/4)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.NeedMoreAddresses		 0.00% (0/3)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.NumAddresses		 0.00% (0/3)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.AddAddress			 0.00% (0/3)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/knownaddress.go	 knownAddress.LastAttempt		 0.00% (0/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/knownaddress.go	 knownAddress.NetAddress		 0.00% (0/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/addrmanager.go	 AddrManager.find			 0.00% (0/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr/log.go		 UseLogger				 0.00% (0/1)
-github.com/conformal/btcd/addrmgr			 ---------------------------------	 21.04% (113/537)
-
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/db/database"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/db/database/ldb"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/os/signal"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/profiling"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/version"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/panics"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/config"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/os/execenv"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/os/limits"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/os/winservice"
+)
+
+var desiredLimits = &limits.DesiredLimits{
+	FileLimitWant: 2048,
+	FileLimitMin:  1024,
+}
+
+var serviceDescription = &winservice.ServiceDescription{
+	Name:        "kaspadsvc",
+	DisplayName: "Kaspad Service",
+	Description: "Downloads and stays synchronized with the Kaspa blockDAG and " +
+		"provides DAG services to applications.",
+}
+
+type kaspadApp struct {
+	cfg *config.Config
+}
+
+// StartApp starts the kaspad app, and blocks until it finishes running
+func StartApp() error {
+	execenv.Initialize(desiredLimits)
+
+	// Load configuration and parse command line. This function also
+	// initializes logging and configures it accordingly.
+	cfg, err := config.LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	defer panics.HandlePanic(log, "MAIN", nil)
+
+	app := &kaspadApp{cfg: cfg}
+
+	// Call serviceMain on Windows to handle running as a service. When
+	// the return isService flag is true, exit now since we ran as a
+	// service. Otherwise, just fall through to normal operation.
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		isService, err := winservice.WinServiceMain(app.main, serviceDescription, cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if isService {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return app.main(nil)
+}
+
+func (app *kaspadApp) main(startedChan chan<- struct{}) error {
+	// Get a channel that will be closed when a shutdown signal has been
+	// triggered either from an OS signal such as SIGINT (Ctrl+C) or from
+	// another subsystem such as the RPC server.
+	interrupt := signal.InterruptListener()
+	defer log.Info("Shutdown complete")
+
+	// Show version at startup.
+	log.Infof("Version %s", version.Version())
+
+	// Enable http profiling server if requested.
+	if app.cfg.Profile != "" {
+		profiling.Start(app.cfg.Profile, log)
+	}
+
+	// Perform upgrades to kaspad as new versions require it.
+	if err := doUpgrades(); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Return now if an interrupt signal was triggered.
+	if signal.InterruptRequested(interrupt) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if app.cfg.ResetDatabase {
+		err := removeDatabase(app.cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Open the database
+	databaseContext, err := openDB(app.cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		log.Infof("Gracefully shutting down the database...")
+		err := databaseContext.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("Failed to close the database: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Return now if an interrupt signal was triggered.
+	if signal.InterruptRequested(interrupt) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Create componentManager and start it.
+	componentManager, err := NewComponentManager(app.cfg, databaseContext, interrupt)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Unable to start kaspad: %+v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		log.Infof("Gracefully shutting down kaspad...")
+
+		shutdownDone := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			componentManager.Stop()
+			shutdownDone <- struct{}{}
+		}()
+
+		const shutdownTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
+
+		select {
+		case <-shutdownDone:
+		case <-time.After(shutdownTimeout):
+			log.Criticalf("Graceful shutdown timed out %s. Terminating...", shutdownTimeout)
+		}
+		log.Infof("Kaspad shutdown complete")
+	}()
+
+	componentManager.Start()
+
+	if startedChan != nil {
+		startedChan <- struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	// Wait until the interrupt signal is received from an OS signal or
+	// shutdown is requested through one of the subsystems such as the RPC
+	// server.
+	<-interrupt
+	return nil
+}
+
+// doUpgrades performs upgrades to kaspad as new versions require it.
+// currently it's a placeholder we got from kaspad upstream, that does nothing
+func doUpgrades() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// dbPath returns the path to the block database given a database type.
+func databasePath(cfg *config.Config) string {
+	return filepath.Join(cfg.DataDir, "db")
+}
+
+func removeDatabase(cfg *config.Config) error {
+	dbPath := databasePath(cfg)
+	return os.RemoveAll(dbPath)
+}
+
+func openDB(cfg *config.Config) (database.Database, error) {
+	dbPath := databasePath(cfg)
+	log.Infof("Loading database from '%s'", dbPath)
+	return ldb.NewLevelDB(dbPath)
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/README.md
+++ b/app/appmessage/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+wire
+====
+
+[![ISC License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-blue.svg)](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/isc/)
+[![GoDoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/godoc-reference-blue.svg)](http://godoc.org/github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/wire)
+=======
+
+Package wire implements the kaspa wire protocol.
+
+## Kaspa Message Overview
+
+The kaspa protocol consists of exchanging messages between peers. Each message
+is preceded by a header which identifies information about it such as which
+kaspa network it is a part of, its type, how big it is, and a checksum to
+verify validity. All encoding and decoding of message headers is handled by this
+package.
+
+To accomplish this, there is a generic interface for kaspa messages named
+`Message` which allows messages of any type to be read, written, or passed
+around through channels, functions, etc. In addition, concrete implementations
+of most all kaspa messages are provided. All of the details of marshalling and 
+unmarshalling to and from the wire using kaspa encoding are handled so the 
+caller doesn't have to concern themselves with the specifics.
+
+## Reading Messages Example
+
+In order to unmarshal kaspa messages from the wire, use the `ReadMessage`
+function. It accepts any `io.Reader`, but typically this will be a `net.Conn`
+to a remote node running a kaspa peer. Example syntax is:
+
+```Go
+	// Use the most recent protocol version supported by the package and the
+	// main kaspa network.
+	pver := wire.ProtocolVersion
+	kaspanet := wire.Mainnet
+
+	// Reads and validates the next kaspa message from conn using the
+	// protocol version pver and the kaspa network kaspanet. The returns
+	// are a appmessage.Message, a []byte which contains the unmarshalled
+	// raw payload, and a possible error.
+	msg, rawPayload, err := wire.ReadMessage(conn, pver, kaspanet)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log and handle the error
+	}
+```
+
+See the package documentation for details on determining the message type.
+
+## Writing Messages Example
+
+In order to marshal kaspa messages to the wire, use the `WriteMessage`
+function. It accepts any `io.Writer`, but typically this will be a `net.Conn`
+to a remote node running a kaspa peer. Example syntax to request addresses
+from a remote peer is:
+
+```Go
+	// Use the most recent protocol version supported by the package and the
+	// main bitcoin network.
+	pver := wire.ProtocolVersion
+	kaspanet := wire.Mainnet
+
+	// Create a new getaddr kaspa message.
+	msg := wire.NewMsgGetAddr()
+
+	// Writes a kaspa message msg to conn using the protocol version
+	// pver, and the kaspa network kaspanet. The return is a possible
+	// error.
+	err := wire.WriteMessage(conn, msg, pver, kaspanet)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log and handle the error
+	}
+```
--- a/app/appmessage/base_message.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/base_message.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import "time"
+
+type baseMessage struct {
+	messageNumber uint64
+	receivedAt    time.Time
+}
+
+func (b *baseMessage) MessageNumber() uint64 {
+	return b.messageNumber
+}
+
+func (b *baseMessage) SetMessageNumber(messageNumber uint64) {
+	b.messageNumber = messageNumber
+}
+
+func (b *baseMessage) ReceivedAt() time.Time {
+	return b.receivedAt
+}
+
+func (b *baseMessage) SetReceivedAt(receivedAt time.Time) {
+	b.receivedAt = receivedAt
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/common.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/common.go
@@ -2,23 +2,27 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

-package wire
+package appmessage

 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
-	"time"

-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/dagconfig/daghash"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/binaryserializer"
-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/util/subnetworkid"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/id"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/binaryserializer"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )

 // MaxVarIntPayload is the maximum payload size for a variable length integer.
 const MaxVarIntPayload = 9

+// MaxInvPerMsg is the maximum number of inventory vectors that can be in any type of kaspa inv message.
+const MaxInvPerMsg = 1 << 17
+
 var (
 	// littleEndian is a convenience variable since binary.LittleEndian is
 	// quite long.
@@ -34,10 +38,13 @@ var (
 var errNonCanonicalVarInt = "non-canonical varint %x - discriminant %x must " +
 	"encode a value greater than %x"

-// int64Time represents a unix timestamp encoded with an int64.  It is used as
-// a way to signal the readElement function how to decode a timestamp into a Go
-// time.Time since it is otherwise ambiguous.
-type int64Time time.Time
+// errNoEncodingForType signifies that there's no encoding for the given type.
+var errNoEncodingForType = errors.New("there's no encoding for this type")
+
+// int64Time represents a unix timestamp with milliseconds precision encoded with
+// an int64. It is used as a way to signal the readElement function how to decode
+// a timestamp into a Go mstime.Time since it is otherwise ambiguous.
+type int64Time mstime.Time

 // ReadElement reads the next sequence of bytes from r using little endian
 // depending on the concrete type of element pointed to.
@@ -77,6 +84,14 @@ func ReadElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 		*e = rv
 		return nil

+	case *uint8:
+		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint8(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*e = rv
+		return nil
+
 	case *bool:
 		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint8(r)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -95,7 +110,7 @@ func ReadElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		*e = int64Time(time.Unix(int64(rv), 0))
+		*e = int64Time(mstime.UnixMilliseconds(int64(rv)))
 		return nil

 	// Message header checksum.
@@ -107,11 +122,12 @@ func ReadElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 		return nil

 	// Message header command.
-	case *[CommandSize]uint8:
-		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, e[:])
+	case *MessageCommand:
+		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint32(r, littleEndian)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		*e = MessageCommand(rv)
 		return nil

 	// IP address.
@@ -122,14 +138,17 @@ func ReadElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 		}
 		return nil

-	case *daghash.Hash:
+	case *externalapi.DomainHash:
 		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, e[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil

-	case *subnetworkid.SubnetworkID:
+	case *id.ID:
+		return e.Deserialize(r)
+
+	case *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID:
 		_, err := io.ReadFull(r, e[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -144,45 +163,19 @@ func ReadElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 		*e = ServiceFlag(rv)
 		return nil

-	case *InvType:
+	case *KaspaNet:
 		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint32(r, littleEndian)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		*e = InvType(rv)
-		return nil
-
-	case *BitcoinNet:
-		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint32(r, littleEndian)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*e = BitcoinNet(rv)
-		return nil
-
-	case *BloomUpdateType:
-		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint8(r)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*e = BloomUpdateType(rv)
-		return nil
-
-	case *RejectCode:
-		rv, err := binaryserializer.Uint8(r)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*e = RejectCode(rv)
+		*e = KaspaNet(rv)
 		return nil
 	}

-	// Fall back to the slower binary.Read if a fast path was not available
-	// above.
-	return binary.Read(r, littleEndian, element)
+	return errors.Wrapf(errNoEncodingForType, "couldn't find a way to read type %T", element)
 }

-// readElements reads multiple items from r.  It is equivalent to multiple
+// readElements reads multiple items from r. It is equivalent to multiple
 // calls to readElement.
 func readElements(r io.Reader, elements ...interface{}) error {
 	for _, element := range elements {
@@ -227,6 +220,13 @@ func WriteElement(w io.Writer, element interface{}) error {
 		}
 		return nil

+	case uint8:
+		err := binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, e)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+
 	case bool:
 		var err error
 		if e {
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ func WriteElement(w io.Writer, element interface{}) error {
 		return nil

 	// Message header command.
-	case [CommandSize]uint8:
-		_, err := w.Write(e[:])
+	case MessageCommand:
+		err := binaryserializer.PutUint32(w, littleEndian, uint32(e))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -263,14 +263,17 @@ func WriteElement(w io.Writer, element interface{}) error {
 		}
 		return nil

-	case *daghash.Hash:
+	case *externalapi.DomainHash:
 		_, err := w.Write(e[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil

-	case *subnetworkid.SubnetworkID:
+	case *id.ID:
+		return e.Serialize(w)
+
+	case *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID:
 		_, err := w.Write(e[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -284,41 +287,18 @@ func WriteElement(w io.Writer, element interface{}) error {
 		}
 		return nil

-	case InvType:
+	case KaspaNet:
 		err := binaryserializer.PutUint32(w, littleEndian, uint32(e))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
-
-	case BitcoinNet:
-		err := binaryserializer.PutUint32(w, littleEndian, uint32(e))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-
-	case BloomUpdateType:
-		err := binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, uint8(e))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-
-	case RejectCode:
-		err := binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, uint8(e))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
 	}

-	// Fall back to the slower binary.Write if a fast path was not available
-	// above.
-	return binary.Write(w, littleEndian, element)
+	return errors.Wrapf(errNoEncodingForType, "couldn't find a way to write type %T", element)
 }

-// writeElements writes multiple items to w.  It is equivalent to multiple
+// writeElements writes multiple items to w. It is equivalent to multiple
 // calls to writeElement.
 func writeElements(w io.Writer, elements ...interface{}) error {
 	for _, element := range elements {
@@ -350,7 +330,7 @@ func ReadVarInt(r io.Reader) (uint64, error) {
 		// encoded using fewer bytes.
 		min := uint64(0x100000000)
 		if rv < min {
-			return 0, messageError("ReadVarInt", fmt.Sprintf(
+			return 0, messageError("readVarInt", fmt.Sprintf(
 				errNonCanonicalVarInt, rv, discriminant, min))
 		}

@@ -365,7 +345,7 @@ func ReadVarInt(r io.Reader) (uint64, error) {
 		// encoded using fewer bytes.
 		min := uint64(0x10000)
 		if rv < min {
-			return 0, messageError("ReadVarInt", fmt.Sprintf(
+			return 0, messageError("readVarInt", fmt.Sprintf(
 				errNonCanonicalVarInt, rv, discriminant, min))
 		}

@@ -380,7 +360,7 @@ func ReadVarInt(r io.Reader) (uint64, error) {
 		// encoded using fewer bytes.
 		min := uint64(0xfd)
 		if rv < min {
-			return 0, messageError("ReadVarInt", fmt.Sprintf(
+			return 0, messageError("readVarInt", fmt.Sprintf(
 				errNonCanonicalVarInt, rv, discriminant, min))
 		}

@@ -395,30 +375,31 @@ func ReadVarInt(r io.Reader) (uint64, error) {
 // on its value.
 func WriteVarInt(w io.Writer, val uint64) error {
 	if val < 0xfd {
-		return binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, uint8(val))
+		_, err := w.Write([]byte{uint8(val)})
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

 	if val <= math.MaxUint16 {
-		err := binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, 0xfd)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return binaryserializer.PutUint16(w, littleEndian, uint16(val))
+		var buf [3]byte
+		buf[0] = 0xfd
+		littleEndian.PutUint16(buf[1:], uint16(val))
+		_, err := w.Write(buf[:])
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

 	if val <= math.MaxUint32 {
-		err := binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, 0xfe)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return binaryserializer.PutUint32(w, littleEndian, uint32(val))
+		var buf [5]byte
+		buf[0] = 0xfe
+		littleEndian.PutUint32(buf[1:], uint32(val))
+		_, err := w.Write(buf[:])
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

-	err := binaryserializer.PutUint8(w, 0xff)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return binaryserializer.PutUint64(w, littleEndian, val)
+	var buf [9]byte
+	buf[0] = 0xff
+	littleEndian.PutUint64(buf[1:], val)
+	_, err := w.Write(buf[:])
+	return errors.WithStack(err)
 }

 // VarIntSerializeSize returns the number of bytes it would take to serialize
@@ -445,9 +426,9 @@ func VarIntSerializeSize(val uint64) int {
 }

 // ReadVarString reads a variable length string from r and returns it as a Go
-// string.  A variable length string is encoded as a variable length integer
+// string. A variable length string is encoded as a variable length integer
 // containing the length of the string followed by the bytes that represent the
-// string itself.  An error is returned if the length is greater than the
+// string itself. An error is returned if the length is greater than the
 // maximum block payload size since it helps protect against memory exhaustion
 // attacks and forced panics through malformed messages.
 func ReadVarString(r io.Reader, pver uint32) (string, error) {
@@ -457,7 +438,7 @@ func ReadVarString(r io.Reader, pver uint32) (string, error) {
 	}

 	// Prevent variable length strings that are larger than the maximum
-	// message size.  It would be possible to cause memory exhaustion and
+	// message size. It would be possible to cause memory exhaustion and
 	// panics without a sane upper bound on this count.
 	if count > MaxMessagePayload {
 		str := fmt.Sprintf("variable length string is too long "+
@@ -485,11 +466,11 @@ func WriteVarString(w io.Writer, str string) error {
 	return err
 }

-// ReadVarBytes reads a variable length byte array.  A byte array is encoded
+// ReadVarBytes reads a variable length byte array. A byte array is encoded
 // as a varInt containing the length of the array followed by the bytes
-// themselves.  An error is returned if the length is greater than the
+// themselves. An error is returned if the length is greater than the
 // passed maxAllowed parameter which helps protect against memory exhaustion
-// attacks and forced panics through malformed messages.  The fieldName
+// attacks and forced panics through malformed messages. The fieldName
 // parameter is only used for the error message so it provides more context in
 // the error.
 func ReadVarBytes(r io.Reader, pver uint32, maxAllowed uint32,
@@ -500,7 +481,7 @@ func ReadVarBytes(r io.Reader, pver uint32, maxAllowed uint32,
 		return nil, err
 	}

-	// Prevent byte array larger than the max message size.  It would
+	// Prevent byte array larger than the max message size. It would
 	// be possible to cause memory exhaustion and panics without a sane
 	// upper bound on this count.
 	if count > uint64(maxAllowed) {
--- a/app/appmessage/common_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/common_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

-package wire
+package appmessage

 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -11,53 +11,60 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/daglabs/btcd/dagconfig/daghash"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 )

-// mainNetGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
+// mainnetGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block DAG for the
 // main network (genesis block).
-var mainNetGenesisHash = &daghash.Hash{ // Make go vet happy.
-	0x6f, 0xe2, 0x8c, 0x0a, 0xb6, 0xf1, 0xb3, 0x72,
-	0xc1, 0xa6, 0xa2, 0x46, 0xae, 0x63, 0xf7, 0x4f,
-	0x93, 0x1e, 0x83, 0x65, 0xe1, 0x5a, 0x08, 0x9c,
-	0x68, 0xd6, 0x19, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+var mainnetGenesisHash = &externalapi.DomainHash{
+	0xdc, 0x5f, 0x5b, 0x5b, 0x1d, 0xc2, 0xa7, 0x25,
+	0x49, 0xd5, 0x1d, 0x4d, 0xee, 0xd7, 0xa4, 0x8b,
+	0xaf, 0xd3, 0x14, 0x4b, 0x56, 0x78, 0x98, 0xb1,
+	0x8c, 0xfd, 0x9f, 0x69, 0xdd, 0xcf, 0xbb, 0x63,
 }

-// simNetGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block chain for the
+// simnetGenesisHash is the hash of the first block in the block DAG for the
 // simulation test network.
-var simNetGenesisHash = &daghash.Hash{ // Make go vet happy.
-	0xf6, 0x7a, 0xd7, 0x69, 0x5d, 0x9b, 0x66, 0x2a,
-	0x72, 0xff, 0x3d, 0x8e, 0xdb, 0xbb, 0x2d, 0xe0,
-	0xbf, 0xa6, 0x7b, 0x13, 0x97, 0x4b, 0xb9, 0x91,
-	0x0d, 0x11, 0x6d, 0x5c, 0xbd, 0x86, 0x3e, 0x68,
+var simnetGenesisHash = &externalapi.DomainHash{
+	0x9d, 0x89, 0xb0, 0x6e, 0xb3, 0x47, 0xb5, 0x6e,
+	0xcd, 0x6c, 0x63, 0x99, 0x45, 0x91, 0xd5, 0xce,
+	0x9b, 0x43, 0x05, 0xc1, 0xa5, 0x5e, 0x2a, 0xda,
+	0x90, 0x4c, 0xf0, 0x6c, 0x4d, 0x5f, 0xd3, 0x62,
 }

-// mainNetGenesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis
+// mainnetGenesisMerkleRoot is the hash of the first transaction in the genesis
 // block for the main network.
-var mainNetGenesisMerkleRoot = &daghash.Hash{ // Make go vet happy.
+var mainnetGenesisMerkleRoot = &externalapi.DomainHash{
 	0x4a, 0x5e, 0x1e, 0x4b, 0xaa, 0xb8, 0x9f, 0x3a,
 	0x32, 0x51, 0x8a, 0x88, 0xc3, 0x1b, 0xc8, 0x7f,
 	0x61, 0x8f, 0x76, 0x67, 0x3e, 0x2c, 0xc7, 0x7a,
 	0xb2, 0x12, 0x7b, 0x7a, 0xfd, 0xed, 0xa3, 0x3b,
 }

-var exampleIDMerkleRoot = &daghash.Hash{
-	0x7F, 0x16, 0xC5, 0x96, 0x2E, 0x8B, 0xD9, 0x63,
-	0x65, 0x9C, 0x79, 0x3C, 0xE3, 0x70, 0xD9, 0x5F,
+var exampleAcceptedIDMerkleRoot = &externalapi.DomainHash{
 	0x09, 0x3B, 0xC7, 0xE3, 0x67, 0x11, 0x7B, 0x3C,
 	0x30, 0xC1, 0xF8, 0xFD, 0xD0, 0xD9, 0x72, 0x87,
+	0x7F, 0x16, 0xC5, 0x96, 0x2E, 0x8B, 0xD9, 0x63,
+	0x65, 0x9C, 0x79, 0x3C, 0xE3, 0x70, 0xD9, 0x5F,
 }

-// TestElementWire tests wire encode and decode for various element types.  This
+var exampleUTXOCommitment = &externalapi.DomainHash{
+	0x10, 0x3B, 0xC7, 0xE3, 0x67, 0x11, 0x7B, 0x3C,
+	0x30, 0xC1, 0xF8, 0xFD, 0xD0, 0xD9, 0x72, 0x87,
+	0x7F, 0x16, 0xC5, 0x96, 0x2E, 0x8B, 0xD9, 0x63,
+	0x65, 0x9C, 0x79, 0x3C, 0xE3, 0x70, 0xD9, 0x5F,
+}
+
+// TestElementEncoding tests appmessage encode and decode for various element types. This
 // is mainly to test the "fast" paths in readElement and writeElement which use
 // type assertions to avoid reflection when possible.
-func TestElementWire(t *testing.T) {
-	type writeElementReflect int32
-
+func TestElementEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		in  interface{} // Value to encode
-		buf []byte      // Wire encoding
+		buf []byte      // Encoded value
 	}{
 		{int32(1), []byte{0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}},
 		{uint32(256), []byte{0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00}},
@@ -82,13 +89,9 @@ func TestElementWire(t *testing.T) {
 			[]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04},
 		},
 		{
-			[CommandSize]byte{
-				0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
-				0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c,
-			},
+			MessageCommand(0x10),
 			[]byte{
-				0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
-				0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c,
+				0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ func TestElementWire(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			(*daghash.Hash)(&[daghash.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
+			(*externalapi.DomainHash)(&[externalapi.DomainHashSize]byte{
 				0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
 				0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x10,
 				0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18,
@@ -120,23 +123,14 @@ func TestElementWire(t *testing.T) {
 			[]byte{0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00},
 		},
 		{
-			InvType(InvTypeTx),
-			[]byte{0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00},
-		},
-		{
-			BitcoinNet(MainNet),
-			[]byte{0xf9, 0xbe, 0xb4, 0xd9},
-		},
-		// Type not supported by the "fast" path and requires reflection.
-		{
-			writeElementReflect(1),
-			[]byte{0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00},
+			KaspaNet(Mainnet),
+			[]byte{0x1d, 0xf7, 0xdc, 0x3d},
 		},
 	}

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Write to wire format.
+		// Write to appmessage format.
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		err := WriteElement(&buf, test.in)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -149,7 +143,7 @@ func TestElementWire(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}

-		// Read from wire format.
+		// Read from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
 		val := test.in
 		if reflect.ValueOf(test.in).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
@@ -172,9 +166,11 @@ func TestElementWire(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestElementWireErrors performs negative tests against wire encode and decode
+// TestElementEncodingErrors performs negative tests against appmessage encode and decode
 // of various element types to confirm error paths work correctly.
-func TestElementWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
+func TestElementEncodingErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	type writeElementReflect int32
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		in       interface{} // Value to encode
 		max      int         // Max size of fixed buffer to induce errors
@@ -187,10 +183,7 @@ func TestElementWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{true, 0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF},
 		{[4]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}, 0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF},
 		{
-			[CommandSize]byte{
-				0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
-				0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c,
-			},
+			MessageCommand(10),
 			0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF,
 		},
 		{
@@ -201,7 +194,7 @@ func TestElementWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF,
 		},
 		{
-			(*daghash.Hash)(&[daghash.HashSize]byte{ // Make go vet happy.
+			(*externalapi.DomainHash)(&[externalapi.DomainHashSize]byte{
 				0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08,
 				0x09, 0x0a, 0x0b, 0x0c, 0x0d, 0x0e, 0x0f, 0x10,
 				0x11, 0x12, 0x13, 0x14, 0x15, 0x16, 0x17, 0x18,
@@ -210,29 +203,30 @@ func TestElementWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF,
 		},
 		{ServiceFlag(SFNodeNetwork), 0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF},
-		{InvType(InvTypeTx), 0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF},
-		{BitcoinNet(MainNet), 0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF},
+		{KaspaNet(Mainnet), 0, io.ErrShortWrite, io.EOF},
+		// Type with no supported encoding.
+		{writeElementReflect(0), 0, errNoEncodingForType, errNoEncodingForType},
 	}

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
 		w := newFixedWriter(test.max)
 		err := WriteElement(w, test.in)
-		if err != test.writeErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.writeErr) {
 			t.Errorf("writeElement #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.writeErr)
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		r := newFixedReader(test.max, nil)
 		val := test.in
 		if reflect.ValueOf(test.in).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
 			val = reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(test.in)).Interface()
 		}
 		err = ReadElement(r, val)
-		if err != test.readErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.readErr) {
 			t.Errorf("readElement #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.readErr)
 			continue
@@ -240,43 +234,42 @@ func TestElementWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestVarIntWire tests wire encode and decode for variable length integers.
-func TestVarIntWire(t *testing.T) {
+// TestVarIntEncoding tests appmessage encode and decode for variable length integers.
+func TestVarIntEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		in  uint64 // Value to encode
-		out uint64 // Expected decoded value
-		buf []byte // Wire encoding
+		value uint64 // Value to encode
+		buf   []byte // Encoded value
 	}{
 		// Latest protocol version.
 		// Single byte
-		{0, 0, []byte{0x00}},
+		{0, []byte{0x00}},
 		// Max single byte
-		{0xfc, 0xfc, []byte{0xfc}},
+		{0xfc, []byte{0xfc}},
 		// Min 2-byte
-		{0xfd, 0xfd, []byte{0xfd, 0x0fd, 0x00}},
+		{0xfd, []byte{0xfd, 0x0fd, 0x00}},
 		// Max 2-byte
-		{0xffff, 0xffff, []byte{0xfd, 0xff, 0xff}},
+		{0xffff, []byte{0xfd, 0xff, 0xff}},
 		// Min 4-byte
-		{0x10000, 0x10000, []byte{0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00}},
+		{0x10000, []byte{0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00}},
 		// Max 4-byte
-		{0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, []byte{0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}},
+		{0xffffffff, []byte{0xfe, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}},
 		// Min 8-byte
 		{
-			0x100000000, 0x100000000,
+			0x100000000,
 			[]byte{0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00},
 		},
 		// Max 8-byte
 		{
-			0xffffffffffffffff, 0xffffffffffffffff,
+			0xffffffffffffffff,
 			[]byte{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
 		},
 	}

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
-		var buf bytes.Buffer
-		err := WriteVarInt(&buf, test.in)
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
+		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		err := WriteVarInt(buf, test.value)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("WriteVarInt #%d error %v", i, err)
 			continue
@@ -287,27 +280,27 @@ func TestVarIntWire(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
 		val, err := ReadVarInt(rbuf)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("ReadVarInt #%d error %v", i, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		if val != test.out {
-			t.Errorf("ReadVarInt #%d\n got: %d want: %d", i,
-				val, test.out)
+		if val != test.value {
+			t.Errorf("ReadVarInt #%d\n got: %x want: %x", i,
+				val, test.value)
 			continue
 		}
 	}
 }

-// TestVarIntWireErrors performs negative tests against wire encode and decode
+// TestVarIntEncodingErrors performs negative tests against appmessage encode and decode
 // of variable length integers to confirm error paths work correctly.
-func TestVarIntWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVarIntEncodingErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		in       uint64 // Value to encode
-		buf      []byte // Wire encoding
+		buf      []byte // Encoded value
 		max      int    // Max size of fixed buffer to induce errors
 		writeErr error  // Expected write error
 		readErr  error  // Expected read error
@@ -327,19 +320,19 @@ func TestVarIntWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
 		w := newFixedWriter(test.max)
 		err := WriteVarInt(w, test.in)
-		if err != test.writeErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.writeErr) {
 			t.Errorf("WriteVarInt #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.writeErr)
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		r := newFixedReader(test.max, test.buf)
 		_, err = ReadVarInt(r)
-		if err != test.readErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.readErr) {
 			t.Errorf("ReadVarInt #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.readErr)
 			continue
@@ -355,7 +348,7 @@ func TestVarIntNonCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string // Test name for easier identification
 		in   []byte // Value to decode
-		pver uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		pver uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 	}{
 		{
 			"0 encoded with 3 bytes", []byte{0xfd, 0x00, 0x00},
@@ -387,10 +380,10 @@ func TestVarIntNonCanonical(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.in)
 		val, err := ReadVarInt(rbuf)
-		if _, ok := err.(*MessageError); !ok {
+		if msgErr := &(MessageError{}); !errors.As(err, &msgErr) {
 			t.Errorf("ReadVarInt #%d (%s) unexpected error %v", i,
 				test.name, err)
 			continue
@@ -403,7 +396,7 @@ func TestVarIntNonCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestVarIntWire tests the serialize size for variable length integers.
+// TestVarIntEncoding tests the serialize size for variable length integers.
 func TestVarIntSerializeSize(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		val  uint64 // Value to get the serialized size for
@@ -438,8 +431,8 @@ func TestVarIntSerializeSize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestVarStringWire tests wire encode and decode for variable length strings.
-func TestVarStringWire(t *testing.T) {
+// TestVarStringEncoding tests appmessage encode and decode for variable length strings.
+func TestVarStringEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	pver := ProtocolVersion

 	// str256 is a string that takes a 2-byte varint to encode.
@@ -448,8 +441,8 @@ func TestVarStringWire(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		in   string // String to encode
 		out  string // String to decoded value
-		buf  []byte // Wire encoding
-		pver uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		buf  []byte // Encoded value
+		pver uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 	}{
 		// Latest protocol version.
 		// Empty string
@@ -462,7 +455,7 @@ func TestVarStringWire(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		err := WriteVarString(&buf, test.in)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -475,7 +468,7 @@ func TestVarStringWire(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
 		val, err := ReadVarString(rbuf, test.pver)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -490,9 +483,9 @@ func TestVarStringWire(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestVarStringWireErrors performs negative tests against wire encode and
+// TestVarStringEncodingErrors performs negative tests against appmessage encode and
 // decode of variable length strings to confirm error paths work correctly.
-func TestVarStringWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVarStringEncodingErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	pver := ProtocolVersion

 	// str256 is a string that takes a 2-byte varint to encode.
@@ -500,8 +493,8 @@ func TestVarStringWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	tests := []struct {
 		in       string // Value to encode
-		buf      []byte // Wire encoding
-		pver     uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		buf      []byte // Encoded value
+		pver     uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 		max      int    // Max size of fixed buffer to induce errors
 		writeErr error  // Expected write error
 		readErr  error  // Expected read error
@@ -517,19 +510,19 @@ func TestVarStringWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
 		w := newFixedWriter(test.max)
 		err := WriteVarString(w, test.in)
-		if err != test.writeErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.writeErr) {
 			t.Errorf("WriteVarString #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.writeErr)
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		r := newFixedReader(test.max, test.buf)
 		_, err = ReadVarString(r, test.pver)
-		if err != test.readErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.readErr) {
 			t.Errorf("ReadVarString #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.readErr)
 			continue
@@ -539,14 +532,14 @@ func TestVarStringWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 // TestVarStringOverflowErrors performs tests to ensure deserializing variable
 // length strings intentionally crafted to use large values for the string
-// length are handled properly.  This could otherwise potentially be used as an
+// length are handled properly. This could otherwise potentially be used as an
 // attack vector.
 func TestVarStringOverflowErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	pver := ProtocolVersion

 	tests := []struct {
-		buf  []byte // Wire encoding
-		pver uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		buf  []byte // Encoded value
+		pver uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 		err  error  // Expected error
 	}{
 		{[]byte{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
@@ -557,7 +550,7 @@ func TestVarStringOverflowErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
 		_, err := ReadVarString(rbuf, test.pver)
 		if reflect.TypeOf(err) != reflect.TypeOf(test.err) {
@@ -569,8 +562,8 @@ func TestVarStringOverflowErrors(t *testing.T) {

 }

-// TestVarBytesWire tests wire encode and decode for variable length byte array.
-func TestVarBytesWire(t *testing.T) {
+// TestVarBytesEncoding tests appmessage encode and decode for variable length byte array.
+func TestVarBytesEncoding(t *testing.T) {
 	pver := ProtocolVersion

 	// bytes256 is a byte array that takes a 2-byte varint to encode.
@@ -578,8 +571,8 @@ func TestVarBytesWire(t *testing.T) {

 	tests := []struct {
 		in   []byte // Byte Array to write
-		buf  []byte // Wire encoding
-		pver uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		buf  []byte // Encoded value
+		pver uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 	}{
 		// Latest protocol version.
 		// Empty byte array
@@ -592,7 +585,7 @@ func TestVarBytesWire(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		err := WriteVarBytes(&buf, test.pver, test.in)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -605,7 +598,7 @@ func TestVarBytesWire(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
 		val, err := ReadVarBytes(rbuf, test.pver, MaxMessagePayload,
 			"test payload")
@@ -621,9 +614,9 @@ func TestVarBytesWire(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestVarBytesWireErrors performs negative tests against wire encode and
+// TestVarBytesEncodingErrors performs negative tests against appmessage encode and
 // decode of variable length byte arrays to confirm error paths work correctly.
-func TestVarBytesWireErrors(t *testing.T) {
+func TestVarBytesEncodingErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	pver := ProtocolVersion

 	// bytes256 is a byte array that takes a 2-byte varint to encode.
@@ -631,8 +624,8 @@ func TestVarBytesWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	tests := []struct {
 		in       []byte // Byte Array to write
-		buf      []byte // Wire encoding
-		pver     uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		buf      []byte // Encoded value
+		pver     uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 		max      int    // Max size of fixed buffer to induce errors
 		writeErr error  // Expected write error
 		readErr  error  // Expected read error
@@ -648,20 +641,20 @@ func TestVarBytesWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Encode to wire format.
+		// Encode to appmessage format.
 		w := newFixedWriter(test.max)
 		err := WriteVarBytes(w, test.pver, test.in)
-		if err != test.writeErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.writeErr) {
 			t.Errorf("WriteVarBytes #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.writeErr)
 			continue
 		}

-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		r := newFixedReader(test.max, test.buf)
 		_, err = ReadVarBytes(r, test.pver, MaxMessagePayload,
 			"test payload")
-		if err != test.readErr {
+		if !errors.Is(err, test.readErr) {
 			t.Errorf("ReadVarBytes #%d wrong error got: %v, want: %v",
 				i, err, test.readErr)
 			continue
@@ -671,14 +664,14 @@ func TestVarBytesWireErrors(t *testing.T) {

 // TestVarBytesOverflowErrors performs tests to ensure deserializing variable
 // length byte arrays intentionally crafted to use large values for the array
-// length are handled properly.  This could otherwise potentially be used as an
+// length are handled properly. This could otherwise potentially be used as an
 // attack vector.
 func TestVarBytesOverflowErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	pver := ProtocolVersion

 	tests := []struct {
-		buf  []byte // Wire encoding
-		pver uint32 // Protocol version for wire encoding
+		buf  []byte // Encoded value
+		pver uint32 // Protocol version for appmessage encoding
 		err  error  // Expected error
 	}{
 		{[]byte{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff},
@@ -689,7 +682,7 @@ func TestVarBytesOverflowErrors(t *testing.T) {

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		// Decode from wire format.
+		// Decode from appmessage format.
 		rbuf := bytes.NewReader(test.buf)
 		_, err := ReadVarBytes(rbuf, test.pver, MaxMessagePayload,
 			"test payload")
--- a/app/appmessage/doc.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+Package appmessage implements the kaspa appmessage protocol.
+
+At a high level, this package provides support for marshalling and unmarshalling
+supported kaspa messages to and from the appmessage. This package does not deal
+with the specifics of message handling such as what to do when a message is
+received. This provides the caller with a high level of flexibility.
+
+Kaspa Message Overview
+
+The kaspa protocol consists of exchanging messages between peers. Each
+message is preceded by a header which identifies information about it such as
+which kaspa network it is a part of, its type, how big it is, and a checksum
+to verify validity. All encoding and decoding of message headers is handled by
+this package.
+
+To accomplish this, there is a generic interface for kaspa messages named
+Message which allows messages of any type to be read, written, or passed around
+through channels, functions, etc. In addition, concrete implementations of most
+of the currently supported kaspa messages are provided. For these supported
+messages, all of the details of marshalling and unmarshalling to and from the
+appmessage using kaspa encoding are handled so the caller doesn't have to concern
+themselves with the specifics.
+
+Message Interaction
+
+The following provides a quick summary of how the kaspa messages are intended
+to interact with one another. As stated above, these interactions are not
+directly handled by this package.
+
+The initial handshake consists of two peers sending each other a version message
+(MsgVersion) followed by responding with a verack message (MsgVerAck). Both
+peers use the information in the version message (MsgVersion) to negotiate
+things such as protocol version and supported services with each other. Once
+the initial handshake is complete, the following chart indicates message
+interactions in no particular order.
+
+	Peer A Sends                            Peer B Responds
+	----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	getaddr message (MsgRequestAddresses)       addr message (MsgAddresses)
+	getblockinvs message (MsgGetBlockInvs)  inv message (MsgInv)
+	inv message (MsgInv)                    getdata message (MsgGetData)
+	getdata message (MsgGetData)            block message (MsgBlock) -or-
+	                                        tx message (MsgTx) -or-
+	                                        notfound message (MsgNotFound)
+	ping message (MsgPing)                  pong message (MsgPong)
+
+Common Parameters
+
+There are several common parameters that arise when using this package to read
+and write kaspa messages. The following sections provide a quick overview of
+these parameters so the next sections can build on them.
+
+Protocol Version
+
+The protocol version should be negotiated with the remote peer at a higher
+level than this package via the version (MsgVersion) message exchange, however,
+this package provides the appmessage.ProtocolVersion constant which indicates the
+latest protocol version this package supports and is typically the value to use
+for all outbound connections before a potentially lower protocol version is
+negotiated.
+
+Kaspa Network
+
+The kaspa network is a magic number which is used to identify the start of a
+message and which kaspa network the message applies to. This package provides
+the following constants:
+
+    appmessage.Mainnet
+    appmessage.Testnet (Test network)
+    appmessage.Simnet  (Simulation test network)
+    appmessage.Devnet  (Development network)
+
+Determining Message Type
+
+As discussed in the kaspa message overview section, this package reads
+and writes kaspa messages using a generic interface named Message. In
+order to determine the actual concrete type of the message, use a type
+switch or type assertion. An example of a type switch follows:
+
+	// Assumes msg is already a valid concrete message such as one created
+	// via NewMsgVersion or read via ReadMessage.
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case *appmessage.MsgVersion:
+		// The message is a pointer to a MsgVersion struct.
+		fmt.Printf("Protocol version: %d", msg.ProtocolVersion)
+	case *appmessage.MsgBlock:
+		// The message is a pointer to a MsgBlock struct.
+		fmt.Printf("Number of tx in block: %d", msg.Header.TxnCount)
+	}
+
+Reading Messages
+
+In order to unmarshall kaspa messages from the appmessage, use the ReadMessage
+function. It accepts any io.Reader, but typically this will be a net.Conn to
+a remote node running a kaspa peer. Example syntax is:
+
+	// Reads and validates the next kaspa message from conn using the
+	// protocol version pver and the kaspa network kaspaNet. The returns
+	// are a appmessage.Message, a []byte which contains the unmarshalled
+	// raw payload, and a possible error.
+	msg, rawPayload, err := appmessage.ReadMessage(conn, pver, kaspaNet)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log and handle the error
+	}
+
+Writing Messages
+
+In order to marshall kaspa messages to the appmessage, use the WriteMessage
+function. It accepts any io.Writer, but typically this will be a net.Conn to
+a remote node running a kaspa peer. Example syntax to request addresses
+from a remote peer is:
+
+	// Create a new getaddr kaspa message.
+	msg := appmessage.NewMsgRequestAddresses()
+
+	// Writes a kaspa message msg to conn using the protocol version
+	// pver, and the kaspa network kaspaNet. The return is a possible
+	// error.
+	err := appmessage.WriteMessage(conn, msg, pver, kaspaNet)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log and handle the error
+	}
+
+Errors
+
+Errors returned by this package are either the raw errors provided by underlying
+calls to read/write from streams such as io.EOF, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF, and
+io.ErrShortWrite, or of type appmessage.MessageError. This allows the caller to
+differentiate between general IO errors and malformed messages through type
+assertions.
+*/
+package appmessage
--- a/app/appmessage/domainconverters.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/domainconverters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+)
+
+// DomainBlockToMsgBlock converts an externalapi.DomainBlock to MsgBlock
+func DomainBlockToMsgBlock(domainBlock *externalapi.DomainBlock) *MsgBlock {
+	msgTxs := make([]*MsgTx, 0, len(domainBlock.Transactions))
+	for _, domainTransaction := range domainBlock.Transactions {
+		msgTxs = append(msgTxs, DomainTransactionToMsgTx(domainTransaction))
+	}
+	return &MsgBlock{
+		Header:       *DomainBlockHeaderToBlockHeader(domainBlock.Header),
+		Transactions: msgTxs,
+	}
+}
+
+// DomainBlockHeaderToBlockHeader converts an externalapi.DomainBlockHeader to BlockHeader
+func DomainBlockHeaderToBlockHeader(domainBlockHeader *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader) *BlockHeader {
+	return &BlockHeader{
+		Version:              domainBlockHeader.Version,
+		ParentHashes:         domainBlockHeader.ParentHashes,
+		HashMerkleRoot:       &domainBlockHeader.HashMerkleRoot,
+		AcceptedIDMerkleRoot: &domainBlockHeader.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot,
+		UTXOCommitment:       &domainBlockHeader.UTXOCommitment,
+		Timestamp:            mstime.UnixMilliseconds(domainBlockHeader.TimeInMilliseconds),
+		Bits:                 domainBlockHeader.Bits,
+		Nonce:                domainBlockHeader.Nonce,
+	}
+}
+
+// MsgBlockToDomainBlock converts a MsgBlock to externalapi.DomainBlock
+func MsgBlockToDomainBlock(msgBlock *MsgBlock) *externalapi.DomainBlock {
+	transactions := make([]*externalapi.DomainTransaction, 0, len(msgBlock.Transactions))
+	for _, msgTx := range msgBlock.Transactions {
+		transactions = append(transactions, MsgTxToDomainTransaction(msgTx))
+	}
+
+	return &externalapi.DomainBlock{
+		Header:       BlockHeaderToDomainBlockHeader(&msgBlock.Header),
+		Transactions: transactions,
+	}
+}
+
+// BlockHeaderToDomainBlockHeader converts a BlockHeader to externalapi.DomainBlockHeader
+func BlockHeaderToDomainBlockHeader(blockHeader *BlockHeader) *externalapi.DomainBlockHeader {
+	return &externalapi.DomainBlockHeader{
+		Version:              blockHeader.Version,
+		ParentHashes:         blockHeader.ParentHashes,
+		HashMerkleRoot:       *blockHeader.HashMerkleRoot,
+		AcceptedIDMerkleRoot: *blockHeader.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot,
+		UTXOCommitment:       *blockHeader.UTXOCommitment,
+		TimeInMilliseconds:   blockHeader.Timestamp.UnixMilliseconds(),
+		Bits:                 blockHeader.Bits,
+		Nonce:                blockHeader.Nonce,
+	}
+}
+
+// DomainTransactionToMsgTx converts an externalapi.DomainTransaction into an MsgTx
+func DomainTransactionToMsgTx(domainTransaction *externalapi.DomainTransaction) *MsgTx {
+	txIns := make([]*TxIn, 0, len(domainTransaction.Inputs))
+	for _, input := range domainTransaction.Inputs {
+		txIns = append(txIns, domainTransactionInputToTxIn(input))
+	}
+
+	txOuts := make([]*TxOut, 0, len(domainTransaction.Outputs))
+	for _, output := range domainTransaction.Outputs {
+		txOuts = append(txOuts, domainTransactionOutputToTxOut(output))
+	}
+
+	return &MsgTx{
+		Version:      domainTransaction.Version,
+		TxIn:         txIns,
+		TxOut:        txOuts,
+		LockTime:     domainTransaction.LockTime,
+		SubnetworkID: domainTransaction.SubnetworkID,
+		Gas:          domainTransaction.Gas,
+		PayloadHash:  &domainTransaction.PayloadHash,
+		Payload:      domainTransaction.Payload,
+	}
+}
+
+func domainTransactionOutputToTxOut(domainTransactionOutput *externalapi.DomainTransactionOutput) *TxOut {
+	return &TxOut{
+		Value:        domainTransactionOutput.Value,
+		ScriptPubKey: domainTransactionOutput.ScriptPublicKey,
+	}
+}
+
+func domainTransactionInputToTxIn(domainTransactionInput *externalapi.DomainTransactionInput) *TxIn {
+	return &TxIn{
+		PreviousOutpoint: *domainOutpointToOutpoint(domainTransactionInput.PreviousOutpoint),
+		SignatureScript:  domainTransactionInput.SignatureScript,
+		Sequence:         domainTransactionInput.Sequence,
+	}
+}
+
+func domainOutpointToOutpoint(domainOutpoint externalapi.DomainOutpoint) *Outpoint {
+	return NewOutpoint(
+		&domainOutpoint.TransactionID,
+		domainOutpoint.Index)
+}
+
+// MsgTxToDomainTransaction converts an MsgTx into externalapi.DomainTransaction
+func MsgTxToDomainTransaction(msgTx *MsgTx) *externalapi.DomainTransaction {
+	transactionInputs := make([]*externalapi.DomainTransactionInput, 0, len(msgTx.TxIn))
+	for _, txIn := range msgTx.TxIn {
+		transactionInputs = append(transactionInputs, txInToDomainTransactionInput(txIn))
+	}
+
+	transactionOutputs := make([]*externalapi.DomainTransactionOutput, 0, len(msgTx.TxOut))
+	for _, txOut := range msgTx.TxOut {
+		transactionOutputs = append(transactionOutputs, txOutToDomainTransactionOutput(txOut))
+	}
+	return &externalapi.DomainTransaction{
+		Version:      msgTx.Version,
+		Inputs:       transactionInputs,
+		Outputs:      transactionOutputs,
+		LockTime:     msgTx.LockTime,
+		SubnetworkID: msgTx.SubnetworkID,
+		Gas:          msgTx.Gas,
+		PayloadHash:  *msgTx.PayloadHash,
+		Payload:      msgTx.Payload,
+	}
+}
+
+func txOutToDomainTransactionOutput(txOut *TxOut) *externalapi.DomainTransactionOutput {
+	return &externalapi.DomainTransactionOutput{
+		Value:           txOut.Value,
+		ScriptPublicKey: txOut.ScriptPubKey,
+	}
+}
+
+func txInToDomainTransactionInput(txIn *TxIn) *externalapi.DomainTransactionInput {
+	return &externalapi.DomainTransactionInput{
+		PreviousOutpoint: *outpointToDomainOutpoint(&txIn.PreviousOutpoint), //TODO
+		SignatureScript:  txIn.SignatureScript,
+		Sequence:         txIn.Sequence,
+	}
+}
+
+func outpointToDomainOutpoint(outpoint *Outpoint) *externalapi.DomainOutpoint {
+	return &externalapi.DomainOutpoint{
+		TransactionID: outpoint.TxID,
+		Index:         outpoint.Index,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/error.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/error.go
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

-package wire
+package appmessage

 import (
 	"fmt"
 )

 // MessageError describes an issue with a message.
-// An example of some potential issues are messages from the wrong bitcoin
+// An example of some potential issues are messages from the wrong kaspa
 // network, invalid commands, mismatched checksums, and exceeding max payloads.
 //
 // This provides a mechanism for the caller to type assert the error to
@@ -32,3 +32,16 @@ func (e *MessageError) Error() string {
 func messageError(f string, desc string) *MessageError {
 	return &MessageError{Func: f, Description: desc}
 }
+
+// RPCError represents an error arriving from the RPC
+type RPCError struct {
+	Message string
+}
+
+// RPCErrorf formats according to a format specifier and returns the string
+// as an RPCError.
+func RPCErrorf(format string, args ...interface{}) *RPCError {
+	return &RPCError{
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf(format, args...),
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/fixedIO_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/fixedIO_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

-package wire
+package appmessage

 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type fixedWriter struct {
 	pos int
 }

-// Write writes the contents of p to w.  When the contents of p would cause
+// Write writes the contents of p to w. When the contents of p would cause
 // the writer to exceed the maximum allowed size of the fixed writer,
 // io.ErrShortWrite is returned and the writer is left unchanged.
 //
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type fixedReader struct {
 	iobuf *bytes.Buffer
 }

-// Read reads the next len(p) bytes from the fixed reader.  When the number of
+// Read reads the next len(p) bytes from the fixed reader. When the number of
 // bytes read would exceed the maximum number of allowed bytes to be read from
 // the fixed writer, an error is returned.
 //
--- a/app/appmessage/message.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/message.go
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// MaxMessagePayload is the maximum bytes a message can be regardless of other
+// individual limits imposed by messages themselves.
+const MaxMessagePayload = 1024 * 1024 * 32 // 32MB
+
+// MessageCommand is a number in the header of a message that represents its type.
+type MessageCommand uint32
+
+func (cmd MessageCommand) String() string {
+	cmdString, ok := ProtocolMessageCommandToString[cmd]
+	if !ok {
+		cmdString, ok = RPCMessageCommandToString[cmd]
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		cmdString = "unknown command"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s [code %d]", cmdString, uint8(cmd))
+}
+
+// Commands used in kaspa message headers which describe the type of message.
+const (
+	// protocol
+	CmdVersion MessageCommand = iota
+	CmdVerAck
+	CmdRequestAddresses
+	CmdAddresses
+	CmdRequestIBDBlocks
+	CmdBlock
+	CmdTx
+	CmdPing
+	CmdPong
+	CmdRequestBlockLocator
+	CmdBlockLocator
+	CmdSelectedTip
+	CmdRequestSelectedTip
+	CmdInvRelayBlock
+	CmdRequestRelayBlocks
+	CmdInvTransaction
+	CmdRequestTransactions
+	CmdIBDBlock
+	CmdRequestNextIBDBlocks
+	CmdDoneIBDBlocks
+	CmdTransactionNotFound
+	CmdReject
+
+	// rpc
+	CmdGetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage
+	CmdGetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage
+	CmdSubmitBlockRequestMessage
+	CmdSubmitBlockResponseMessage
+	CmdGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage
+	CmdGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage
+	CmdGetBlockTemplateTransactionMessage
+	CmdNotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage
+	CmdNotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage
+	CmdBlockAddedNotificationMessage
+	CmdGetPeerAddressesRequestMessage
+	CmdGetPeerAddressesResponseMessage
+	CmdGetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage
+	CmdGetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage
+	CmdGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage
+	CmdGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage
+	CmdGetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage
+	CmdGetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage
+	CmdAddPeerRequestMessage
+	CmdAddPeerResponseMessage
+	CmdSubmitTransactionRequestMessage
+	CmdSubmitTransactionResponseMessage
+	CmdNotifyChainChangedRequestMessage
+	CmdNotifyChainChangedResponseMessage
+	CmdChainChangedNotificationMessage
+	CmdGetBlockRequestMessage
+	CmdGetBlockResponseMessage
+	CmdGetSubnetworkRequestMessage
+	CmdGetSubnetworkResponseMessage
+	CmdGetChainFromBlockRequestMessage
+	CmdGetChainFromBlockResponseMessage
+	CmdGetBlocksRequestMessage
+	CmdGetBlocksResponseMessage
+	CmdGetBlockCountRequestMessage
+	CmdGetBlockCountResponseMessage
+	CmdGetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage
+	CmdGetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage
+	CmdResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage
+	CmdResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage
+	CmdNotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage
+	CmdNotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage
+	CmdFinalityConflictNotificationMessage
+	CmdFinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage
+	CmdShutDownRequestMessage
+	CmdShutDownResponseMessage
+	CmdGetHeadersRequestMessage
+	CmdGetHeadersResponseMessage
+)
+
+// ProtocolMessageCommandToString maps all MessageCommands to their string representation
+var ProtocolMessageCommandToString = map[MessageCommand]string{
+	CmdVersion:              "Version",
+	CmdVerAck:               "VerAck",
+	CmdRequestAddresses:     "RequestAddresses",
+	CmdAddresses:            "Addresses",
+	CmdRequestIBDBlocks:     "RequestBlocks",
+	CmdBlock:                "Block",
+	CmdTx:                   "Tx",
+	CmdPing:                 "Ping",
+	CmdPong:                 "Pong",
+	CmdRequestBlockLocator:  "RequestBlockLocator",
+	CmdBlockLocator:         "BlockLocator",
+	CmdSelectedTip:          "SelectedTip",
+	CmdRequestSelectedTip:   "RequestSelectedTip",
+	CmdInvRelayBlock:        "InvRelayBlock",
+	CmdRequestRelayBlocks:   "RequestRelayBlocks",
+	CmdInvTransaction:       "InvTransaction",
+	CmdRequestTransactions:  "RequestTransactions",
+	CmdIBDBlock:             "IBDBlock",
+	CmdRequestNextIBDBlocks: "RequestNextIBDBlocks",
+	CmdDoneIBDBlocks:        "DoneIBDBlocks",
+	CmdTransactionNotFound:  "TransactionNotFound",
+	CmdReject:               "Reject",
+}
+
+// RPCMessageCommandToString maps all MessageCommands to their string representation
+var RPCMessageCommandToString = map[MessageCommand]string{
+	CmdGetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage:             "GetCurrentNetworkRequest",
+	CmdGetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage:            "GetCurrentNetworkResponse",
+	CmdSubmitBlockRequestMessage:                   "SubmitBlockRequest",
+	CmdSubmitBlockResponseMessage:                  "SubmitBlockResponse",
+	CmdGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage:              "GetBlockTemplateRequest",
+	CmdGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage:             "GetBlockTemplateResponse",
+	CmdGetBlockTemplateTransactionMessage:          "CmdGetBlockTemplateTransaction",
+	CmdNotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage:              "NotifyBlockAddedRequest",
+	CmdNotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage:             "NotifyBlockAddedResponse",
+	CmdBlockAddedNotificationMessage:               "BlockAddedNotification",
+	CmdGetPeerAddressesRequestMessage:              "GetPeerAddressesRequest",
+	CmdGetPeerAddressesResponseMessage:             "GetPeerAddressesResponse",
+	CmdGetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage:            "GetSelectedTipHashRequest",
+	CmdGetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage:           "GetSelectedTipHashResponse",
+	CmdGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage:               "GetMempoolEntryRequest",
+	CmdGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage:              "GetMempoolEntryResponse",
+	CmdGetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage:          "GetConnectedPeerInfoRequest",
+	CmdGetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage:         "GetConnectedPeerInfoResponse",
+	CmdAddPeerRequestMessage:                       "AddPeerRequest",
+	CmdAddPeerResponseMessage:                      "AddPeerResponse",
+	CmdSubmitTransactionRequestMessage:             "SubmitTransactionRequest",
+	CmdSubmitTransactionResponseMessage:            "SubmitTransactionResponse",
+	CmdNotifyChainChangedRequestMessage:            "NotifyChainChangedRequest",
+	CmdNotifyChainChangedResponseMessage:           "NotifyChainChangedResponse",
+	CmdChainChangedNotificationMessage:             "ChainChangedNotification",
+	CmdGetBlockRequestMessage:                      "GetBlockRequest",
+	CmdGetBlockResponseMessage:                     "GetBlockResponse",
+	CmdGetSubnetworkRequestMessage:                 "GetSubnetworkRequest",
+	CmdGetSubnetworkResponseMessage:                "GetSubnetworkResponse",
+	CmdGetChainFromBlockRequestMessage:             "GetChainFromBlockRequest",
+	CmdGetChainFromBlockResponseMessage:            "GetChainFromBlockResponse",
+	CmdGetBlocksRequestMessage:                     "GetBlocksRequest",
+	CmdGetBlocksResponseMessage:                    "GetBlocksResponse",
+	CmdGetBlockCountRequestMessage:                 "GetBlockCountRequest",
+	CmdGetBlockCountResponseMessage:                "GetBlockCountResponse",
+	CmdGetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage:               "GetBlockDAGInfoRequest",
+	CmdGetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage:              "GetBlockDAGInfoResponse",
+	CmdResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage:       "ResolveFinalityConflictRequest",
+	CmdResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage:      "ResolveFinalityConflictResponse",
+	CmdNotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage:       "NotifyFinalityConflictsRequest",
+	CmdNotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage:      "NotifyFinalityConflictsResponse",
+	CmdFinalityConflictNotificationMessage:         "FinalityConflictNotification",
+	CmdFinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage: "FinalityConflictResolvedNotification",
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage:             "GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage",
+	CmdGetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage:            "GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage",
+	CmdGetHeadersRequestMessage:                    "GetHeadersRequest",
+	CmdGetHeadersResponseMessage:                   "GetHeadersResponse",
+}
+
+// Message is an interface that describes a kaspa message. A type that
+// implements Message has complete control over the representation of its data
+// and may therefore contain additional or fewer fields than those which
+// are used directly in the protocol encoded message.
+type Message interface {
+	Command() MessageCommand
+	MessageNumber() uint64
+	SetMessageNumber(index uint64)
+	ReceivedAt() time.Time
+	SetReceivedAt(receivedAt time.Time)
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_blockheader.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_blockheader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"math"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensusserialization"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// BaseBlockHeaderPayload is the base number of bytes a block header can be,
+// not including the list of parent block headers.
+// Version 4 bytes + Timestamp 8 bytes + Bits 4 bytes + Nonce 8 bytes +
+// + NumParentBlocks 1 byte + HashMerkleRoot hash +
+// + AcceptedIDMerkleRoot hash + UTXOCommitment hash.
+// To get total size of block header len(ParentHashes) * externalapi.DomainHashSize should be
+// added to this value
+const BaseBlockHeaderPayload = 25 + 3*(externalapi.DomainHashSize)
+
+// MaxNumParentBlocks is the maximum number of parent blocks a block can reference.
+// Currently set to 255 as the maximum number NumParentBlocks can be due to it being a byte
+const MaxNumParentBlocks = 255
+
+// MaxBlockHeaderPayload is the maximum number of bytes a block header can be.
+// BaseBlockHeaderPayload + up to MaxNumParentBlocks hashes of parent blocks
+const MaxBlockHeaderPayload = BaseBlockHeaderPayload + (MaxNumParentBlocks * externalapi.DomainHashSize)
+
+// BlockHeader defines information about a block and is used in the kaspa
+// block (MsgBlock) and headers (MsgHeader) messages.
+type BlockHeader struct {
+	// Version of the block. This is not the same as the protocol version.
+	Version int32
+
+	// Hashes of the parent block headers in the blockDAG.
+	ParentHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash
+
+	// HashMerkleRoot is the merkle tree reference to hash of all transactions for the block.
+	HashMerkleRoot *externalapi.DomainHash
+
+	// AcceptedIDMerkleRoot is merkle tree reference to hash all transactions
+	// accepted form the block.Blues
+	AcceptedIDMerkleRoot *externalapi.DomainHash
+
+	// UTXOCommitment is an ECMH UTXO commitment to the block UTXO.
+	UTXOCommitment *externalapi.DomainHash
+
+	// Time the block was created.
+	Timestamp mstime.Time
+
+	// Difficulty target for the block.
+	Bits uint32
+
+	// Nonce used to generate the block.
+	Nonce uint64
+}
+
+// NumParentBlocks return the number of entries in ParentHashes
+func (h *BlockHeader) NumParentBlocks() byte {
+	numParents := len(h.ParentHashes)
+	if numParents > math.MaxUint8 {
+		panic(errors.Errorf("number of parents is %d, which is more than one byte can fit", numParents))
+	}
+	return byte(numParents)
+}
+
+// BlockHash computes the block identifier hash for the given block header.
+func (h *BlockHeader) BlockHash() *externalapi.DomainHash {
+	return consensusserialization.HeaderHash(BlockHeaderToDomainBlockHeader(h))
+}
+
+// IsGenesis returns true iff this block is a genesis block
+func (h *BlockHeader) IsGenesis() bool {
+	return h.NumParentBlocks() == 0
+}
+
+// NewBlockHeader returns a new BlockHeader using the provided version, previous
+// block hash, hash merkle root, accepted ID merkle root, difficulty bits, and nonce used to generate the
+// block with defaults or calclulated values for the remaining fields.
+func NewBlockHeader(version int32, parentHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash, hashMerkleRoot *externalapi.DomainHash,
+	acceptedIDMerkleRoot *externalapi.DomainHash, utxoCommitment *externalapi.DomainHash, bits uint32, nonce uint64) *BlockHeader {
+
+	// Limit the timestamp to one millisecond precision since the protocol
+	// doesn't support better.
+	return &BlockHeader{
+		Version:              version,
+		ParentHashes:         parentHashes,
+		HashMerkleRoot:       hashMerkleRoot,
+		AcceptedIDMerkleRoot: acceptedIDMerkleRoot,
+		UTXOCommitment:       utxoCommitment,
+		Timestamp:            mstime.Now(),
+		Bits:                 bits,
+		Nonce:                nonce,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_blockheader_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_blockheader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/random"
+)
+
+// TestBlockHeader tests the BlockHeader API.
+func TestBlockHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	nonce, err := random.Uint64()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("random.Uint64: Error generating nonce: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	hashes := []*externalapi.DomainHash{mainnetGenesisHash, simnetGenesisHash}
+
+	merkleHash := mainnetGenesisMerkleRoot
+	acceptedIDMerkleRoot := exampleAcceptedIDMerkleRoot
+	bits := uint32(0x1d00ffff)
+	bh := NewBlockHeader(1, hashes, merkleHash, acceptedIDMerkleRoot, exampleUTXOCommitment, bits, nonce)
+
+	// Ensure we get the same data back out.
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(bh.ParentHashes, hashes) {
+		t.Errorf("NewBlockHeader: wrong prev hashes - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(bh.ParentHashes), spew.Sprint(hashes))
+	}
+	if bh.HashMerkleRoot != merkleHash {
+		t.Errorf("NewBlockHeader: wrong merkle root - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(bh.HashMerkleRoot), spew.Sprint(merkleHash))
+	}
+	if bh.Bits != bits {
+		t.Errorf("NewBlockHeader: wrong bits - got %v, want %v",
+			bh.Bits, bits)
+	}
+	if bh.Nonce != nonce {
+		t.Errorf("NewBlockHeader: wrong nonce - got %v, want %v",
+			bh.Nonce, nonce)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsGenesis(t *testing.T) {
+	nonce := uint64(123123) // 0x1e0f3
+	bits := uint32(0x1d00ffff)
+	timestamp := mstime.UnixMilliseconds(0x495fab29000)
+
+	baseBlockHdr := &BlockHeader{
+		Version:        1,
+		ParentHashes:   []*externalapi.DomainHash{mainnetGenesisHash, simnetGenesisHash},
+		HashMerkleRoot: mainnetGenesisMerkleRoot,
+		Timestamp:      timestamp,
+		Bits:           bits,
+		Nonce:          nonce,
+	}
+	genesisBlockHdr := &BlockHeader{
+		Version:        1,
+		ParentHashes:   []*externalapi.DomainHash{},
+		HashMerkleRoot: mainnetGenesisMerkleRoot,
+		Timestamp:      timestamp,
+		Bits:           bits,
+		Nonce:          nonce,
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		in        *BlockHeader // Block header to encode
+		isGenesis bool         // Expected result for call of .IsGenesis
+	}{
+		{genesisBlockHdr, true},
+		{baseBlockHdr, false},
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		isGenesis := test.in.IsGenesis()
+		if isGenesis != test.isGenesis {
+			t.Errorf("BlockHeader.IsGenesis: #%d got: %t, want: %t",
+				i, isGenesis, test.isGenesis)
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgaddresses.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgaddresses.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MaxAddressesPerMsg is the maximum number of addresses that can be in a single
+// kaspa Addresses message (MsgAddresses).
+const MaxAddressesPerMsg = 1000
+
+// MsgAddresses implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// Addresses message. It is used to provide a list of known active peers on the
+// network. An active peer is considered one that has transmitted a message
+// within the last 3 hours. Nodes which have not transmitted in that time
+// frame should be forgotten. Each message is limited to a maximum number of
+// addresses, which is currently 1000. As a result, multiple messages must
+// be used to relay the full list.
+//
+// Use the AddAddress function to build up the list of known addresses when
+// sending an Addresses message to another peer.
+type MsgAddresses struct {
+	baseMessage
+	IncludeAllSubnetworks bool
+	SubnetworkID          *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID
+	AddrList              []*NetAddress
+}
+
+// AddAddress adds a known active peer to the message.
+func (msg *MsgAddresses) AddAddress(na *NetAddress) error {
+	if len(msg.AddrList)+1 > MaxAddressesPerMsg {
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("too many addresses in message [max %d]",
+			MaxAddressesPerMsg)
+		return messageError("MsgAddresses.AddAddress", str)
+	}
+
+	msg.AddrList = append(msg.AddrList, na)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AddAddresses adds multiple known active peers to the message.
+func (msg *MsgAddresses) AddAddresses(netAddrs ...*NetAddress) error {
+	for _, na := range netAddrs {
+		err := msg.AddAddress(na)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ClearAddresses removes all addresses from the message.
+func (msg *MsgAddresses) ClearAddresses() {
+	msg.AddrList = []*NetAddress{}
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgAddresses) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdAddresses
+}
+
+// NewMsgAddresses returns a new kaspa Addresses message that conforms to the
+// Message interface. See MsgAddresses for details.
+func NewMsgAddresses(includeAllSubnetworks bool, subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID) *MsgAddresses {
+	return &MsgAddresses{
+		IncludeAllSubnetworks: includeAllSubnetworks,
+		SubnetworkID:          subnetworkID,
+		AddrList:              make([]*NetAddress, 0, MaxAddressesPerMsg),
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgaddresses_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgaddresses_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+)
+
+// TestAddresses tests the MsgAddresses API.
+func TestAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(3)
+	msg := NewMsgAddresses(false, nil)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgAddresses: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure NetAddresses are added properly.
+	tcpAddr := &net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"), Port: 16111}
+	na := NewNetAddress(tcpAddr, SFNodeNetwork)
+	err := msg.AddAddress(na)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("AddAddress: %v", err)
+	}
+	if msg.AddrList[0] != na {
+		t.Errorf("AddAddress: wrong address added - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(msg.AddrList[0]), spew.Sprint(na))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the address list is cleared properly.
+	msg.ClearAddresses()
+	if len(msg.AddrList) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("ClearAddresses: address list is not empty - "+
+			"got %v [%v], want %v", len(msg.AddrList),
+			spew.Sprint(msg.AddrList[0]), 0)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure adding more than the max allowed addresses per message returns
+	// error.
+	for i := 0; i < MaxAddressesPerMsg+1; i++ {
+		err = msg.AddAddress(na)
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("AddAddress: expected error on too many addresses " +
+			"not received")
+	}
+	err = msg.AddAddresses(na)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("AddAddresses: expected error on too many addresses " +
+			"not received")
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblock.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// defaultTransactionAlloc is the default size used for the backing array
+// for transactions. The transaction array will dynamically grow as needed, but
+// this figure is intended to provide enough space for the number of
+// transactions in the vast majority of blocks without needing to grow the
+// backing array multiple times.
+const defaultTransactionAlloc = 2048
+
+// MaxMassAcceptedByBlock is the maximum total transaction mass a block may accept.
+const MaxMassAcceptedByBlock = 10000000
+
+// MaxMassPerTx is the maximum total mass a transaction may have.
+const MaxMassPerTx = MaxMassAcceptedByBlock / 2
+
+// MaxTxPerBlock is the maximum number of transactions that could
+// possibly fit into a block.
+const MaxTxPerBlock = (MaxMassAcceptedByBlock / minTxPayload) + 1
+
+// MaxBlockParents is the maximum allowed number of parents for block.
+const MaxBlockParents = 10
+
+// TxLoc holds locator data for the offset and length of where a transaction is
+// located within a MsgBlock data buffer.
+type TxLoc struct {
+	TxStart int
+	TxLen   int
+}
+
+// MsgBlock implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// block message. It is used to deliver block and transaction information in
+// response to a getdata message (MsgGetData) for a given block hash.
+type MsgBlock struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Header       BlockHeader
+	Transactions []*MsgTx
+}
+
+// AddTransaction adds a transaction to the message.
+func (msg *MsgBlock) AddTransaction(tx *MsgTx) {
+	msg.Transactions = append(msg.Transactions, tx)
+}
+
+// ClearTransactions removes all transactions from the message.
+func (msg *MsgBlock) ClearTransactions() {
+	msg.Transactions = make([]*MsgTx, 0, defaultTransactionAlloc)
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgBlock) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdBlock
+}
+
+// MaxPayloadLength returns the maximum length the payload can be for the
+// receiver. This is part of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgBlock) MaxPayloadLength(pver uint32) uint32 {
+	return MaxMessagePayload
+}
+
+// ConvertToPartial clears out all the payloads of the subnetworks that are
+// incompatible with the given subnetwork ID.
+// Note: this operation modifies the block in place.
+func (msg *MsgBlock) ConvertToPartial(subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID) {
+	for _, tx := range msg.Transactions {
+		if tx.SubnetworkID != *subnetworkID {
+			tx.Payload = []byte{}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// NewMsgBlock returns a new kaspa block message that conforms to the
+// Message interface. See MsgBlock for details.
+func NewMsgBlock(blockHeader *BlockHeader) *MsgBlock {
+	return &MsgBlock{
+		Header:       *blockHeader,
+		Transactions: make([]*MsgTx, 0, defaultTransactionAlloc),
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblock_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblock_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"math"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/subnetworks"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+)
+
+// TestBlock tests the MsgBlock API.
+func TestBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	pver := ProtocolVersion
+
+	// Block 1 header.
+	parentHashes := blockOne.Header.ParentHashes
+	hashMerkleRoot := blockOne.Header.HashMerkleRoot
+	acceptedIDMerkleRoot := blockOne.Header.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot
+	utxoCommitment := blockOne.Header.UTXOCommitment
+	bits := blockOne.Header.Bits
+	nonce := blockOne.Header.Nonce
+	bh := NewBlockHeader(1, parentHashes, hashMerkleRoot, acceptedIDMerkleRoot, utxoCommitment, bits, nonce)
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(5)
+	msg := NewMsgBlock(bh)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgBlock: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure max payload is expected value for latest protocol version.
+	wantPayload := uint32(1024 * 1024 * 32)
+	maxPayload := msg.MaxPayloadLength(pver)
+	if maxPayload != wantPayload {
+		t.Errorf("MaxPayloadLength: wrong max payload length for "+
+			"protocol version %d - got %v, want %v", pver,
+			maxPayload, wantPayload)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the same block header data back out.
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(&msg.Header, bh) {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgBlock: wrong block header - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(&msg.Header), spew.Sdump(bh))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure transactions are added properly.
+	tx := blockOne.Transactions[0].Copy()
+	msg.AddTransaction(tx)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg.Transactions, blockOne.Transactions) {
+		t.Errorf("AddTransaction: wrong transactions - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(msg.Transactions),
+			spew.Sdump(blockOne.Transactions))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure transactions are properly cleared.
+	msg.ClearTransactions()
+	if len(msg.Transactions) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("ClearTransactions: wrong transactions - got %v, want %v",
+			len(msg.Transactions), 0)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConvertToPartial(t *testing.T) {
+	localSubnetworkID := &externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID{0x12}
+
+	transactions := []struct {
+		subnetworkID          *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID
+		payload               []byte
+		expectedPayloadLength int
+	}{
+		{
+			subnetworkID:          &subnetworks.SubnetworkIDNative,
+			payload:               []byte{},
+			expectedPayloadLength: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			subnetworkID:          &subnetworks.SubnetworkIDRegistry,
+			payload:               []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08},
+			expectedPayloadLength: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			subnetworkID:          localSubnetworkID,
+			payload:               []byte{0x01},
+			expectedPayloadLength: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			subnetworkID:          &externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID{0x34},
+			payload:               []byte{0x02},
+			expectedPayloadLength: 0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	block := MsgBlock{}
+	payload := []byte{1}
+	for _, transaction := range transactions {
+		block.Transactions = append(block.Transactions, NewSubnetworkMsgTx(1, nil, nil, transaction.subnetworkID, 0, payload))
+	}
+
+	block.ConvertToPartial(localSubnetworkID)
+
+	for _, testTransaction := range transactions {
+		var subnetworkTx *MsgTx
+		for _, blockTransaction := range block.Transactions {
+			if blockTransaction.SubnetworkID == *testTransaction.subnetworkID {
+				subnetworkTx = blockTransaction
+			}
+		}
+		if subnetworkTx == nil {
+			t.Errorf("ConvertToPartial: subnetworkID '%s' not found in block!", testTransaction.subnetworkID)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		payloadLength := len(subnetworkTx.Payload)
+		if payloadLength != testTransaction.expectedPayloadLength {
+			t.Errorf("ConvertToPartial: unexpected payload length for subnetwork '%s': expected: %d, got: %d",
+				testTransaction.subnetworkID, testTransaction.expectedPayloadLength, payloadLength)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// blockOne is the first block in the mainnet block DAG.
+var blockOne = MsgBlock{
+	Header: BlockHeader{
+		Version:              1,
+		ParentHashes:         []*externalapi.DomainHash{mainnetGenesisHash, simnetGenesisHash},
+		HashMerkleRoot:       mainnetGenesisMerkleRoot,
+		AcceptedIDMerkleRoot: exampleAcceptedIDMerkleRoot,
+		UTXOCommitment:       exampleUTXOCommitment,
+		Timestamp:            mstime.UnixMilliseconds(0x17315ed0f99),
+		Bits:                 0x1d00ffff, // 486604799
+		Nonce:                0x9962e301, // 2573394689
+	},
+	Transactions: []*MsgTx{
+		NewNativeMsgTx(1,
+			[]*TxIn{
+				{
+					PreviousOutpoint: Outpoint{
+						TxID:  externalapi.DomainTransactionID{},
+						Index: 0xffffffff,
+					},
+					SignatureScript: []byte{
+						0x04, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x1d, 0x01, 0x04,
+					},
+					Sequence: math.MaxUint64,
+				},
+			},
+			[]*TxOut{
+				{
+					Value: 0x12a05f200,
+					ScriptPubKey: []byte{
+						0x41, // OP_DATA_65
+						0x04, 0x96, 0xb5, 0x38, 0xe8, 0x53, 0x51, 0x9c,
+						0x72, 0x6a, 0x2c, 0x91, 0xe6, 0x1e, 0xc1, 0x16,
+						0x00, 0xae, 0x13, 0x90, 0x81, 0x3a, 0x62, 0x7c,
+						0x66, 0xfb, 0x8b, 0xe7, 0x94, 0x7b, 0xe6, 0x3c,
+						0x52, 0xda, 0x75, 0x89, 0x37, 0x95, 0x15, 0xd4,
+						0xe0, 0xa6, 0x04, 0xf8, 0x14, 0x17, 0x81, 0xe6,
+						0x22, 0x94, 0x72, 0x11, 0x66, 0xbf, 0x62, 0x1e,
+						0x73, 0xa8, 0x2c, 0xbf, 0x23, 0x42, 0xc8, 0x58,
+						0xee, // 65-byte signature
+						0xac, // OP_CHECKSIG
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+	},
+}
+
+// Block one serialized bytes.
+var blockOneBytes = []byte{
+	0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Version 1
+	0x02,                                           // NumParentBlocks
+	0xdc, 0x5f, 0x5b, 0x5b, 0x1d, 0xc2, 0xa7, 0x25, // mainnetGenesisHash
+	0x49, 0xd5, 0x1d, 0x4d, 0xee, 0xd7, 0xa4, 0x8b,
+	0xaf, 0xd3, 0x14, 0x4b, 0x56, 0x78, 0x98, 0xb1,
+	0x8c, 0xfd, 0x9f, 0x69, 0xdd, 0xcf, 0xbb, 0x63,
+	0xf6, 0x7a, 0xd7, 0x69, 0x5d, 0x9b, 0x66, 0x2a, // simnetGenesisHash
+	0x72, 0xff, 0x3d, 0x8e, 0xdb, 0xbb, 0x2d, 0xe0,
+	0xbf, 0xa6, 0x7b, 0x13, 0x97, 0x4b, 0xb9, 0x91,
+	0x0d, 0x11, 0x6d, 0x5c, 0xbd, 0x86, 0x3e, 0x68,
+	0x4a, 0x5e, 0x1e, 0x4b, 0xaa, 0xb8, 0x9f, 0x3a, // HashMerkleRoot
+	0x32, 0x51, 0x8a, 0x88, 0xc3, 0x1b, 0xc8, 0x7f,
+	0x61, 0x8f, 0x76, 0x67, 0x3e, 0x2c, 0xc7, 0x7a,
+	0xb2, 0x12, 0x7b, 0x7a, 0xfd, 0xed, 0xa3, 0x3b,
+	0x09, 0x3B, 0xC7, 0xE3, 0x67, 0x11, 0x7B, 0x3C, // AcceptedIDMerkleRoot
+	0x30, 0xC1, 0xF8, 0xFD, 0xD0, 0xD9, 0x72, 0x87,
+	0x7F, 0x16, 0xC5, 0x96, 0x2E, 0x8B, 0xD9, 0x63,
+	0x65, 0x9C, 0x79, 0x3C, 0xE3, 0x70, 0xD9, 0x5F,
+	0x10, 0x3B, 0xC7, 0xE3, 0x67, 0x11, 0x7B, 0x3C, // UTXOCommitment
+	0x30, 0xC1, 0xF8, 0xFD, 0xD0, 0xD9, 0x72, 0x87,
+	0x7F, 0x16, 0xC5, 0x96, 0x2E, 0x8B, 0xD9, 0x63,
+	0x65, 0x9C, 0x79, 0x3C, 0xE3, 0x70, 0xD9, 0x5F,
+	0x99, 0x0f, 0xed, 0x15, 0x73, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, // Timestamp
+	0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x1d, // Bits
+	0x01, 0xe3, 0x62, 0x99, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Fake Nonce
+	0x01,                   // TxnCount
+	0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Version
+	0x01, // Varint for number of transaction inputs
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Previous output hash
+	0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, // Prevous output index
+	0x07,                                     // Varint for length of signature script
+	0x04, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x1d, 0x01, 0x04, // Signature script (coinbase)
+	0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, // Sequence
+	0x01,                                           // Varint for number of transaction outputs
+	0x00, 0xf2, 0x05, 0x2a, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Transaction amount
+	0x43, // Varint for length of scriptPubKey
+	0x41, // OP_DATA_65
+	0x04, 0x96, 0xb5, 0x38, 0xe8, 0x53, 0x51, 0x9c,
+	0x72, 0x6a, 0x2c, 0x91, 0xe6, 0x1e, 0xc1, 0x16,
+	0x00, 0xae, 0x13, 0x90, 0x81, 0x3a, 0x62, 0x7c,
+	0x66, 0xfb, 0x8b, 0xe7, 0x94, 0x7b, 0xe6, 0x3c,
+	0x52, 0xda, 0x75, 0x89, 0x37, 0x95, 0x15, 0xd4,
+	0xe0, 0xa6, 0x04, 0xf8, 0x14, 0x17, 0x81, 0xe6,
+	0x22, 0x94, 0x72, 0x11, 0x66, 0xbf, 0x62, 0x1e,
+	0x73, 0xa8, 0x2c, 0xbf, 0x23, 0x42, 0xc8, 0x58,
+	0xee,                                           // 65-byte uncompressed public key
+	0xac,                                           // OP_CHECKSIG
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // Lock time
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // SubnetworkID
+}
+
+// Transaction location information for block one transactions.
+var blockOneTxLocs = []TxLoc{
+	{TxStart: 186, TxLen: 162},
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblocklocator.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblocklocator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg is the maximum number of block locator hashes allowed
+// per message.
+const MaxBlockLocatorsPerMsg = 500
+
+// MsgBlockLocator implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// locator message. It is used to find the blockLocator of a peer that is
+// syncing with you.
+type MsgBlockLocator struct {
+	baseMessage
+	BlockLocatorHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgBlockLocator) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdBlockLocator
+}
+
+// NewMsgBlockLocator returns a new kaspa locator message that conforms to
+// the Message interface. See MsgBlockLocator for details.
+func NewMsgBlockLocator(locatorHashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgBlockLocator {
+	return &MsgBlockLocator{
+		BlockLocatorHashes: locatorHashes,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblocklocator_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgblocklocator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashes"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+)
+
+// TestBlockLocator tests the MsgBlockLocator API.
+func TestBlockLocator(t *testing.T) {
+	hashStr := "000000000002e7ad7b9eef9479e4aabc65cb831269cc20d2632c13684406dee0"
+	locatorHash, err := hashes.FromString(hashStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewHashFromStr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	msg := NewMsgBlockLocator([]*externalapi.DomainHash{locatorHash})
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(10)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgBlockLocator: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure block locator hashes are added properly.
+	if msg.BlockLocatorHashes[0] != locatorHash {
+		t.Errorf("AddBlockLocatorHash: wrong block locator added - "+
+			"got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(msg.BlockLocatorHashes[0]),
+			spew.Sprint(locatorHash))
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgdoneibdblocks.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgdoneibdblocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgDoneIBDBlocks implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// DoneIBDBlocks message. It is used to notify the IBD syncing peer that the
+// syncer sent all the requested blocks.
+//
+// This message has no payload.
+type MsgDoneIBDBlocks struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgDoneIBDBlocks) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdDoneIBDBlocks
+}
+
+// NewMsgDoneIBDBlocks returns a new kaspa DoneIBDBlocks message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgDoneIBDBlocks() *MsgDoneIBDBlocks {
+	return &MsgDoneIBDBlocks{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgibdblock.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgibdblock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgIBDBlock implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// ibdblock message. It is used to deliver block and transaction information in
+// response to a RequestIBDBlocks message (MsgRequestIBDBlocks).
+type MsgIBDBlock struct {
+	baseMessage
+	*MsgBlock
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgIBDBlock) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdIBDBlock
+}
+
+// MaxPayloadLength returns the maximum length the payload can be for the
+// receiver. This is part of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgIBDBlock) MaxPayloadLength(pver uint32) uint32 {
+	return MaxMessagePayload
+}
+
+// NewMsgIBDBlock returns a new kaspa ibdblock message that conforms to the
+// Message interface. See MsgIBDBlock for details.
+func NewMsgIBDBlock(msgBlock *MsgBlock) *MsgIBDBlock {
+	return &MsgIBDBlock{MsgBlock: msgBlock}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgibdblock_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgibdblock_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+)
+
+// TestIBDBlock tests the MsgIBDBlock API.
+func TestIBDBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	pver := ProtocolVersion
+
+	// Block 1 header.
+	parentHashes := blockOne.Header.ParentHashes
+	hashMerkleRoot := blockOne.Header.HashMerkleRoot
+	acceptedIDMerkleRoot := blockOne.Header.AcceptedIDMerkleRoot
+	utxoCommitment := blockOne.Header.UTXOCommitment
+	bits := blockOne.Header.Bits
+	nonce := blockOne.Header.Nonce
+	bh := NewBlockHeader(1, parentHashes, hashMerkleRoot, acceptedIDMerkleRoot, utxoCommitment, bits, nonce)
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(17)
+	msg := NewMsgIBDBlock(NewMsgBlock(bh))
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgIBDBlock: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure max payload is expected value for latest protocol version.
+	wantPayload := uint32(1024 * 1024 * 32)
+	maxPayload := msg.MaxPayloadLength(pver)
+	if maxPayload != wantPayload {
+		t.Errorf("MaxPayloadLength: wrong max payload length for "+
+			"protocol version %d - got %v, want %v", pver,
+			maxPayload, wantPayload)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the same block header data back out.
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(&msg.Header, bh) {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgIBDBlock: wrong block header - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(&msg.Header), spew.Sdump(bh))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure transactions are added properly.
+	tx := blockOne.Transactions[0].Copy()
+	msg.AddTransaction(tx)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg.Transactions, blockOne.Transactions) {
+		t.Errorf("AddTransaction: wrong transactions - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(msg.Transactions),
+			spew.Sdump(blockOne.Transactions))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure transactions are properly cleared.
+	msg.ClearTransactions()
+	if len(msg.Transactions) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("ClearTransactions: wrong transactions - got %v, want %v",
+			len(msg.Transactions), 0)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msginvrelayblock.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msginvrelayblock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgInvRelayBlock implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// block inventory message. It is used to notify the network about new block
+// by sending their hash, and let the receiving node decide if it needs it.
+type MsgInvRelayBlock struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Hash *externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgInvRelayBlock) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdInvRelayBlock
+}
+
+// NewMsgInvBlock returns a new kaspa invrelblk message that conforms to
+// the Message interface. See MsgInvRelayBlock for details.
+func NewMsgInvBlock(hash *externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgInvRelayBlock {
+	return &MsgInvRelayBlock{
+		Hash: hash,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msginvtransaction.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msginvtransaction.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MaxInvPerTxInvMsg is the maximum number of hashes that can
+// be in a single CmdInvTransaction message.
+const MaxInvPerTxInvMsg = MaxInvPerMsg
+
+// MsgInvTransaction implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// TxInv message. It is used to notify the network about new transactions
+// by sending their ID, and let the receiving node decide if it needs it.
+type MsgInvTransaction struct {
+	baseMessage
+	TxIDs []*externalapi.DomainTransactionID
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgInvTransaction) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdInvTransaction
+}
+
+// NewMsgInvTransaction returns a new kaspa TxInv message that conforms to
+// the Message interface. See MsgInvTransaction for details.
+func NewMsgInvTransaction(ids []*externalapi.DomainTransactionID) *MsgInvTransaction {
+	return &MsgInvTransaction{
+		TxIDs: ids,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgping.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgping.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgPing implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa ping
+// message.
+//
+// For versions BIP0031Version and earlier, it is used primarily to confirm
+// that a connection is still valid. A transmission error is typically
+// interpreted as a closed connection and that the peer should be removed.
+// For versions AFTER BIP0031Version it contains an identifier which can be
+// returned in the pong message to determine network timing.
+//
+// The payload for this message just consists of a nonce used for identifying
+// it later.
+type MsgPing struct {
+	baseMessage
+	// Unique value associated with message that is used to identify
+	// specific ping message.
+	Nonce uint64
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgPing) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdPing
+}
+
+// NewMsgPing returns a new kaspa ping message that conforms to the Message
+// interface. See MsgPing for details.
+func NewMsgPing(nonce uint64) *MsgPing {
+	return &MsgPing{
+		Nonce: nonce,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgping_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgping_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/random"
+)
+
+// TestPing tests the MsgPing API against the latest protocol version.
+func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure we get the same nonce back out.
+	nonce, err := random.Uint64()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("random.Uint64: Error generating nonce: %v", err)
+	}
+	msg := NewMsgPing(nonce)
+	if msg.Nonce != nonce {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgPing: wrong nonce - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.Nonce, nonce)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(7)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgPing: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgpong.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgpong.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgPong implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa pong
+// message which is used primarily to confirm that a connection is still valid
+// in response to a kaspa ping message (MsgPing).
+//
+// This message was not added until protocol versions AFTER BIP0031Version.
+type MsgPong struct {
+	baseMessage
+	// Unique value associated with message that is used to identify
+	// specific ping message.
+	Nonce uint64
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgPong) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdPong
+}
+
+// NewMsgPong returns a new kaspa pong message that conforms to the Message
+// interface. See MsgPong for details.
+func NewMsgPong(nonce uint64) *MsgPong {
+	return &MsgPong{
+		Nonce: nonce,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgpong_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgpong_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/random"
+)
+
+// TestPongLatest tests the MsgPong API against the latest protocol version.
+func TestPongLatest(t *testing.T) {
+	nonce, err := random.Uint64()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("random.Uint64: error generating nonce: %v", err)
+	}
+	msg := NewMsgPong(nonce)
+	if msg.Nonce != nonce {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgPong: wrong nonce - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.Nonce, nonce)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(8)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgPong: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgreject.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgreject.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgReject implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// Reject message. It is used to notify peers why they are banned.
+type MsgReject struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Reason string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgReject) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdReject
+}
+
+// NewMsgReject returns a new kaspa Reject message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgReject(reason string) *MsgReject {
+	return &MsgReject{
+		Reason: reason,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestaddresses.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestaddresses.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgRequestAddresses implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestAddresses message. It is used to request a list of known active peers on the
+// network from a peer to help identify potential nodes. The list is returned
+// via one or more addr messages (MsgAddresses).
+//
+// This message has no payload.
+type MsgRequestAddresses struct {
+	baseMessage
+	IncludeAllSubnetworks bool
+	SubnetworkID          *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestAddresses) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestAddresses
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestAddresses returns a new kaspa RequestAddresses message that conforms to the
+// Message interface. See MsgRequestAddresses for details.
+func NewMsgRequestAddresses(includeAllSubnetworks bool, subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID) *MsgRequestAddresses {
+	return &MsgRequestAddresses{
+		IncludeAllSubnetworks: includeAllSubnetworks,
+		SubnetworkID:          subnetworkID,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestaddresses_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestaddresses_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestRequestAddresses tests the MsgRequestAddresses API.
+func TestRequestAddresses(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(2)
+	msg := NewMsgRequestAddresses(false, nil)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgRequestAddresses: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestblocklocator.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestblocklocator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgRequestBlockLocator implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestBlockLocator message. It is used to request a block locator between high
+// and low hash.
+// The locator is returned via a locator message (MsgBlockLocator).
+type MsgRequestBlockLocator struct {
+	baseMessage
+	HighHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+	LowHash  *externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestBlockLocator) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestBlockLocator
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestBlockLocator returns a new RequestBlockLocator message that conforms to the
+// Message interface using the passed parameters and defaults for the remaining
+// fields.
+func NewMsgRequestBlockLocator(highHash, lowHash *externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgRequestBlockLocator {
+	return &MsgRequestBlockLocator{
+		HighHash: highHash,
+		LowHash:  lowHash,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestblocklocator_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestblocklocator_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashes"
+)
+
+// TestRequestBlockLocator tests the MsgRequestBlockLocator API.
+func TestRequestBlockLocator(t *testing.T) {
+	hashStr := "000000000002e7ad7b9eef9479e4aabc65cb831269cc20d2632c13684406dee0"
+	highHash, err := hashes.FromString(hashStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewHashFromStr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(9)
+	msg := NewMsgRequestBlockLocator(highHash, &externalapi.DomainHash{})
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgRequestBlockLocator: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestibdblocks.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestibdblocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgRequestIBDBlocks implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestIBDBlocks message. It is used to request a list of blocks starting after the
+// low hash and until the high hash.
+type MsgRequestIBDBlocks struct {
+	baseMessage
+	LowHash  *externalapi.DomainHash
+	HighHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestIBDBlocks) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestIBDBlocks
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequstIBDBlocks returns a new kaspa RequestIBDBlocks message that conforms to the
+// Message interface using the passed parameters and defaults for the remaining
+// fields.
+func NewMsgRequstIBDBlocks(lowHash, highHash *externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgRequestIBDBlocks {
+	return &MsgRequestIBDBlocks{
+		LowHash:  lowHash,
+		HighHash: highHash,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestibdblocks_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestibdblocks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashes"
+)
+
+// TestRequstIBDBlocks tests the MsgRequestIBDBlocks API.
+func TestRequstIBDBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	hashStr := "000000000002e7ad7b9eef9479e4aabc65cb831269cc20d2632c13684406dee0"
+	lowHash, err := hashes.FromString(hashStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewHashFromStr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	hashStr = "000000000003ba27aa200b1cecaad478d2b00432346c3f1f3986da1afd33e506"
+	highHash, err := hashes.FromString(hashStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewHashFromStr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the same data back out.
+	msg := NewMsgRequstIBDBlocks(lowHash, highHash)
+	if *msg.HighHash != *highHash {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgRequstIBDBlocks: wrong high hash - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.HighHash, highHash)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(4)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgRequstIBDBlocks: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestnextibdblocks.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestnextibdblocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgRequestNextIBDBlocks implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestNextIBDBlocks message. It is used to notify the IBD syncer peer to send
+// more blocks.
+//
+// This message has no payload.
+type MsgRequestNextIBDBlocks struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestNextIBDBlocks) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestNextIBDBlocks
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestNextIBDBlocks returns a new kaspa RequestNextIBDBlocks message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgRequestNextIBDBlocks() *MsgRequestNextIBDBlocks {
+	return &MsgRequestNextIBDBlocks{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestrelayblocks.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestrelayblocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgRequestRelayBlocksHashes is the maximum number of hashes that can
+// be in a single RequestRelayBlocks message.
+const MsgRequestRelayBlocksHashes = MaxInvPerMsg
+
+// MsgRequestRelayBlocks implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestRelayBlocks message. It is used to request blocks as part of the block
+// relay protocol.
+type MsgRequestRelayBlocks struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Hashes []*externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestRelayBlocks) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestRelayBlocks
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestRelayBlocks returns a new kaspa RequestRelayBlocks message that conforms to
+// the Message interface. See MsgRequestRelayBlocks for details.
+func NewMsgRequestRelayBlocks(hashes []*externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgRequestRelayBlocks {
+	return &MsgRequestRelayBlocks{
+		Hashes: hashes,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestselectedtip.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestselectedtip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgRequestSelectedTip implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestSelectedTip message. It is used to request the selected tip of another peer.
+//
+// This message has no payload.
+type MsgRequestSelectedTip struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestSelectedTip) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestSelectedTip
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestSelectedTip returns a new kaspa RequestSelectedTip message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgRequestSelectedTip() *MsgRequestSelectedTip {
+	return &MsgRequestSelectedTip{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestselectedtip_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequestselectedtip_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestRequestSelectedTip tests the MsgRequestSelectedTip API.
+func TestRequestSelectedTip(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(12)
+	msg := NewMsgRequestSelectedTip()
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgRequestSelectedTip: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequesttransactions.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgrequesttransactions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MaxInvPerRequestTransactionsMsg is the maximum number of hashes that can
+// be in a single CmdInvTransaction message.
+const MaxInvPerRequestTransactionsMsg = MaxInvPerMsg
+
+// MsgRequestTransactions implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// RequestTransactions message. It is used to request transactions as part of the
+// transactions relay protocol.
+type MsgRequestTransactions struct {
+	baseMessage
+	IDs []*externalapi.DomainTransactionID
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgRequestTransactions) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdRequestTransactions
+}
+
+// NewMsgRequestTransactions returns a new kaspa RequestTransactions message that conforms to
+// the Message interface. See MsgRequestTransactions for details.
+func NewMsgRequestTransactions(ids []*externalapi.DomainTransactionID) *MsgRequestTransactions {
+	return &MsgRequestTransactions{
+		IDs: ids,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgselectedtip.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgselectedtip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgSelectedTip implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa
+// selectedtip message. It is used to answer getseltip messages and tell
+// the asking peer what is the selected tip of this peer.
+type MsgSelectedTip struct {
+	baseMessage
+	// The selected tip hash of the generator of the message.
+	SelectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgSelectedTip) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdSelectedTip
+}
+
+// NewMsgSelectedTip returns a new kaspa selectedtip message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgSelectedTip(selectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash) *MsgSelectedTip {
+	return &MsgSelectedTip{
+		SelectedTipHash: selectedTipHash,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgselectedtip_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgselectedtip_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// TestSelectedTip tests the MsgSelectedTip API.
+func TestSelectedTip(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(11)
+	msg := NewMsgSelectedTip(&externalapi.DomainHash{})
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgSelectedTip: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgtransactionnotfound.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgtransactionnotfound.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// MsgTransactionNotFound defines a kaspa TransactionNotFound message which is sent in response to
+// a RequestTransactions message if any of the requested data in not available on the peer.
+type MsgTransactionNotFound struct {
+	baseMessage
+	ID *externalapi.DomainTransactionID
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgTransactionNotFound) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdTransactionNotFound
+}
+
+// NewMsgTransactionNotFound returns a new kaspa transactionsnotfound message that conforms to the
+// Message interface. See MsgTransactionNotFound for details.
+func NewMsgTransactionNotFound(id *externalapi.DomainTransactionID) *MsgTransactionNotFound {
+	return &MsgTransactionNotFound{
+		ID: id,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgtx.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgtx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"math"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensusserialization"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashes"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/subnetworks"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+const (
+	// TxVersion is the current latest supported transaction version.
+	TxVersion = 1
+
+	// MaxTxInSequenceNum is the maximum sequence number the sequence field
+	// of a transaction input can be.
+	MaxTxInSequenceNum uint64 = math.MaxUint64
+
+	// MaxPrevOutIndex is the maximum index the index field of a previous
+	// outpoint can be.
+	MaxPrevOutIndex uint32 = 0xffffffff
+
+	// SequenceLockTimeDisabled is a flag that if set on a transaction
+	// input's sequence number, the sequence number will not be interpreted
+	// as a relative locktime.
+	SequenceLockTimeDisabled = 1 << 31
+
+	// SequenceLockTimeIsSeconds is a flag that if set on a transaction
+	// input's sequence number, the relative locktime has units of 512
+	// seconds.
+	SequenceLockTimeIsSeconds = 1 << 22
+
+	// SequenceLockTimeMask is a mask that extracts the relative locktime
+	// when masked against the transaction input sequence number.
+	SequenceLockTimeMask = 0x0000ffff
+
+	// SequenceLockTimeGranularity is the defined time based granularity
+	// for milliseconds-based relative time locks. When converting from milliseconds
+	// to a sequence number, the value is right shifted by this amount,
+	// therefore the granularity of relative time locks in 524288 or 2^19
+	// seconds. Enforced relative lock times are multiples of 524288 milliseconds.
+	SequenceLockTimeGranularity = 19
+
+	// defaultTxInOutAlloc is the default size used for the backing array for
+	// transaction inputs and outputs. The array will dynamically grow as needed,
+	// but this figure is intended to provide enough space for the number of
+	// inputs and outputs in a typical transaction without needing to grow the
+	// backing array multiple times.
+	defaultTxInOutAlloc = 15
+
+	// minTxInPayload is the minimum payload size for a transaction input.
+	// PreviousOutpoint.TxID + PreviousOutpoint.Index 4 bytes + Varint for
+	// SignatureScript length 1 byte + Sequence 4 bytes.
+	minTxInPayload = 9 + externalapi.DomainHashSize
+
+	// maxTxInPerMessage is the maximum number of transactions inputs that
+	// a transaction which fits into a message could possibly have.
+	maxTxInPerMessage = (MaxMessagePayload / minTxInPayload) + 1
+
+	// MinTxOutPayload is the minimum payload size for a transaction output.
+	// Value 8 bytes + Varint for ScriptPubKey length 1 byte.
+	MinTxOutPayload = 9
+
+	// maxTxOutPerMessage is the maximum number of transactions outputs that
+	// a transaction which fits into a message could possibly have.
+	maxTxOutPerMessage = (MaxMessagePayload / MinTxOutPayload) + 1
+
+	// minTxPayload is the minimum payload size for a transaction. Note
+	// that any realistically usable transaction must have at least one
+	// input or output, but that is a rule enforced at a higher layer, so
+	// it is intentionally not included here.
+	// Version 4 bytes + Varint number of transaction inputs 1 byte + Varint
+	// number of transaction outputs 1 byte + LockTime 4 bytes + min input
+	// payload + min output payload.
+	minTxPayload = 10
+)
+
+// Outpoint defines a kaspa data type that is used to track previous
+// transaction outputs.
+type Outpoint struct {
+	TxID  externalapi.DomainTransactionID
+	Index uint32
+}
+
+// NewOutpoint returns a new kaspa transaction outpoint point with the
+// provided hash and index.
+func NewOutpoint(txID *externalapi.DomainTransactionID, index uint32) *Outpoint {
+	return &Outpoint{
+		TxID:  *txID,
+		Index: index,
+	}
+}
+
+// String returns the Outpoint in the human-readable form "txID:index".
+func (o Outpoint) String() string {
+	// Allocate enough for ID string, colon, and 10 digits. Although
+	// at the time of writing, the number of digits can be no greater than
+	// the length of the decimal representation of maxTxOutPerMessage, the
+	// maximum message payload may increase in the future and this
+	// optimization may go unnoticed, so allocate space for 10 decimal
+	// digits, which will fit any uint32.
+	buf := make([]byte, 2*externalapi.DomainHashSize+1, 2*externalapi.DomainHashSize+1+10)
+	copy(buf, o.TxID.String())
+	buf[2*externalapi.DomainHashSize] = ':'
+	buf = strconv.AppendUint(buf, uint64(o.Index), 10)
+	return string(buf)
+}
+
+// TxIn defines a kaspa transaction input.
+type TxIn struct {
+	PreviousOutpoint Outpoint
+	SignatureScript  []byte
+	Sequence         uint64
+}
+
+// NewTxIn returns a new kaspa transaction input with the provided
+// previous outpoint point and signature script with a default sequence of
+// MaxTxInSequenceNum.
+func NewTxIn(prevOut *Outpoint, signatureScript []byte) *TxIn {
+	return &TxIn{
+		PreviousOutpoint: *prevOut,
+		SignatureScript:  signatureScript,
+		Sequence:         MaxTxInSequenceNum,
+	}
+}
+
+// TxOut defines a kaspa transaction output.
+type TxOut struct {
+	Value        uint64
+	ScriptPubKey []byte
+}
+
+// NewTxOut returns a new kaspa transaction output with the provided
+// transaction value and public key script.
+func NewTxOut(value uint64, scriptPubKey []byte) *TxOut {
+	return &TxOut{
+		Value:        value,
+		ScriptPubKey: scriptPubKey,
+	}
+}
+
+// MsgTx implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa tx message.
+// It is used to deliver transaction information in response to a getdata
+// message (MsgGetData) for a given transaction.
+//
+// Use the AddTxIn and AddTxOut functions to build up the list of transaction
+// inputs and outputs.
+type MsgTx struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Version      int32
+	TxIn         []*TxIn
+	TxOut        []*TxOut
+	LockTime     uint64
+	SubnetworkID externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID
+	Gas          uint64
+	PayloadHash  *externalapi.DomainHash
+	Payload      []byte
+}
+
+// AddTxIn adds a transaction input to the message.
+func (msg *MsgTx) AddTxIn(ti *TxIn) {
+	msg.TxIn = append(msg.TxIn, ti)
+}
+
+// AddTxOut adds a transaction output to the message.
+func (msg *MsgTx) AddTxOut(to *TxOut) {
+	msg.TxOut = append(msg.TxOut, to)
+}
+
+// IsCoinBase determines whether or not a transaction is a coinbase transaction. A coinbase
+// transaction is a special transaction created by miners that distributes fees and block subsidy
+// to the previous blocks' miners, and to specify the scriptPubKey that will be used to pay the current
+// miner in future blocks. Each input of the coinbase transaction should set index to maximum
+// value and reference the relevant block id, instead of previous transaction id.
+func (msg *MsgTx) IsCoinBase() bool {
+	// A coinbase transaction must have subnetwork id SubnetworkIDCoinbase
+	return msg.SubnetworkID == subnetworks.SubnetworkIDCoinbase
+}
+
+// TxHash generates the Hash for the transaction.
+func (msg *MsgTx) TxHash() *externalapi.DomainHash {
+	return consensusserialization.TransactionHash(MsgTxToDomainTransaction(msg))
+}
+
+// TxID generates the Hash for the transaction without the signature script, gas and payload fields.
+func (msg *MsgTx) TxID() *externalapi.DomainTransactionID {
+	return consensusserialization.TransactionID(MsgTxToDomainTransaction(msg))
+}
+
+// Copy creates a deep copy of a transaction so that the original does not get
+// modified when the copy is manipulated.
+func (msg *MsgTx) Copy() *MsgTx {
+	// Create new tx and start by copying primitive values and making space
+	// for the transaction inputs and outputs.
+	newTx := MsgTx{
+		Version:      msg.Version,
+		TxIn:         make([]*TxIn, 0, len(msg.TxIn)),
+		TxOut:        make([]*TxOut, 0, len(msg.TxOut)),
+		LockTime:     msg.LockTime,
+		SubnetworkID: msg.SubnetworkID,
+		Gas:          msg.Gas,
+		PayloadHash:  msg.PayloadHash,
+	}
+
+	if msg.Payload != nil {
+		newTx.Payload = make([]byte, len(msg.Payload))
+		copy(newTx.Payload, msg.Payload)
+	}
+
+	// Deep copy the old TxIn data.
+	for _, oldTxIn := range msg.TxIn {
+		// Deep copy the old previous outpoint.
+		oldOutpoint := oldTxIn.PreviousOutpoint
+		newOutpoint := Outpoint{}
+		newOutpoint.TxID = oldOutpoint.TxID
+		newOutpoint.Index = oldOutpoint.Index
+
+		// Deep copy the old signature script.
+		var newScript []byte
+		oldScript := oldTxIn.SignatureScript
+		oldScriptLen := len(oldScript)
+		if oldScriptLen > 0 {
+			newScript = make([]byte, oldScriptLen)
+			copy(newScript, oldScript[:oldScriptLen])
+		}
+
+		// Create new txIn with the deep copied data.
+		newTxIn := TxIn{
+			PreviousOutpoint: newOutpoint,
+			SignatureScript:  newScript,
+			Sequence:         oldTxIn.Sequence,
+		}
+
+		// Finally, append this fully copied txin.
+		newTx.TxIn = append(newTx.TxIn, &newTxIn)
+	}
+
+	// Deep copy the old TxOut data.
+	for _, oldTxOut := range msg.TxOut {
+		// Deep copy the old ScriptPubKey
+		var newScript []byte
+		oldScript := oldTxOut.ScriptPubKey
+		oldScriptLen := len(oldScript)
+		if oldScriptLen > 0 {
+			newScript = make([]byte, oldScriptLen)
+			copy(newScript, oldScript[:oldScriptLen])
+		}
+
+		// Create new txOut with the deep copied data and append it to
+		// new Tx.
+		newTxOut := TxOut{
+			Value:        oldTxOut.Value,
+			ScriptPubKey: newScript,
+		}
+		newTx.TxOut = append(newTx.TxOut, &newTxOut)
+	}
+
+	return &newTx
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgTx) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdTx
+}
+
+// MaxPayloadLength returns the maximum length the payload can be for the
+// receiver. This is part of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgTx) MaxPayloadLength(pver uint32) uint32 {
+	return MaxMessagePayload
+}
+
+// IsSubnetworkCompatible return true iff subnetworkID is one or more of the following:
+// 1. The SupportsAll subnetwork (full node)
+// 2. The native subnetwork
+// 3. The transaction's subnetwork
+func (msg *MsgTx) IsSubnetworkCompatible(subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID) bool {
+	return subnetworkID == nil ||
+		*subnetworkID == subnetworks.SubnetworkIDNative ||
+		*subnetworkID == msg.SubnetworkID
+}
+
+// newMsgTx returns a new tx message that conforms to the Message interface.
+//
+// All fields except version and gas has default values if nil is passed:
+// txIn, txOut - empty arrays
+// payload - an empty payload
+//
+// The payload hash is calculated automatically according to provided payload.
+// Also, the lock time is set to zero to indicate the transaction is valid
+// immediately as opposed to some time in future.
+func newMsgTx(version int32, txIn []*TxIn, txOut []*TxOut, subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID,
+	gas uint64, payload []byte, lockTime uint64) *MsgTx {
+
+	if txIn == nil {
+		txIn = make([]*TxIn, 0, defaultTxInOutAlloc)
+	}
+
+	if txOut == nil {
+		txOut = make([]*TxOut, 0, defaultTxInOutAlloc)
+	}
+
+	var payloadHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+	if *subnetworkID != subnetworks.SubnetworkIDNative {
+		payloadHash = hashes.HashData(payload)
+	}
+
+	return &MsgTx{
+		Version:      version,
+		TxIn:         txIn,
+		TxOut:        txOut,
+		SubnetworkID: *subnetworkID,
+		Gas:          gas,
+		PayloadHash:  payloadHash,
+		Payload:      payload,
+		LockTime:     lockTime,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewNativeMsgTx returns a new tx message in the native subnetwork
+func NewNativeMsgTx(version int32, txIn []*TxIn, txOut []*TxOut) *MsgTx {
+	return newMsgTx(version, txIn, txOut, &subnetworks.SubnetworkIDNative, 0, nil, 0)
+}
+
+// NewSubnetworkMsgTx returns a new tx message in the specified subnetwork with specified gas and payload
+func NewSubnetworkMsgTx(version int32, txIn []*TxIn, txOut []*TxOut, subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID,
+	gas uint64, payload []byte) *MsgTx {
+
+	return newMsgTx(version, txIn, txOut, subnetworkID, gas, payload, 0)
+}
+
+// NewNativeMsgTxWithLocktime returns a new tx message in the native subnetwork with a locktime.
+//
+// See newMsgTx for further documntation of the parameters
+func NewNativeMsgTxWithLocktime(version int32, txIn []*TxIn, txOut []*TxOut, locktime uint64) *MsgTx {
+	return newMsgTx(version, txIn, txOut, &subnetworks.SubnetworkIDNative, 0, nil, locktime)
+}
+
+// NewRegistryMsgTx creates a new MsgTx that registers a new subnetwork
+func NewRegistryMsgTx(version int32, txIn []*TxIn, txOut []*TxOut, gasLimit uint64) *MsgTx {
+	payload := make([]byte, 8)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(payload, gasLimit)
+
+	return NewSubnetworkMsgTx(version, txIn, txOut, &subnetworks.SubnetworkIDRegistry, 0, payload)
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgtx_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgtx_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/hashes"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/subnetworks"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/transactionid"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+)
+
+// TestTx tests the MsgTx API.
+func TestTx(t *testing.T) {
+	pver := ProtocolVersion
+
+	txIDStr := "000000000003ba27aa200b1cecaad478d2b00432346c3f1f3986da1afd33e506"
+	txID, err := transactionid.FromString(txIDStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxIDFromStr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(6)
+	msg := NewNativeMsgTx(1, nil, nil)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgAddresses: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure max payload is expected value for latest protocol version.
+	wantPayload := uint32(1024 * 1024 * 32)
+	maxPayload := msg.MaxPayloadLength(pver)
+	if maxPayload != wantPayload {
+		t.Errorf("MaxPayloadLength: wrong max payload length for "+
+			"protocol version %d - got %v, want %v", pver,
+			maxPayload, wantPayload)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the same transaction outpoint data back out.
+	// NOTE: This is a block hash and made up index, but we're only
+	// testing package functionality.
+	prevOutIndex := uint32(1)
+	prevOut := NewOutpoint(txID, prevOutIndex)
+	if prevOut.TxID != *txID {
+		t.Errorf("NewOutpoint: wrong ID - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(&prevOut.TxID), spew.Sprint(txID))
+	}
+	if prevOut.Index != prevOutIndex {
+		t.Errorf("NewOutpoint: wrong index - got %v, want %v",
+			prevOut.Index, prevOutIndex)
+	}
+	prevOutStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", txID.String(), prevOutIndex)
+	if s := prevOut.String(); s != prevOutStr {
+		t.Errorf("Outpoint.String: unexpected result - got %v, "+
+			"want %v", s, prevOutStr)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the same transaction input back out.
+	sigScript := []byte{0x04, 0x31, 0xdc, 0x00, 0x1b, 0x01, 0x62}
+	txIn := NewTxIn(prevOut, sigScript)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(&txIn.PreviousOutpoint, prevOut) {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxIn: wrong prev outpoint - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(&txIn.PreviousOutpoint),
+			spew.Sprint(prevOut))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(txIn.SignatureScript, sigScript) {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxIn: wrong signature script - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(txIn.SignatureScript),
+			spew.Sdump(sigScript))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the same transaction output back out.
+	txValue := uint64(5000000000)
+	scriptPubKey := []byte{
+		0x41, // OP_DATA_65
+		0x04, 0xd6, 0x4b, 0xdf, 0xd0, 0x9e, 0xb1, 0xc5,
+		0xfe, 0x29, 0x5a, 0xbd, 0xeb, 0x1d, 0xca, 0x42,
+		0x81, 0xbe, 0x98, 0x8e, 0x2d, 0xa0, 0xb6, 0xc1,
+		0xc6, 0xa5, 0x9d, 0xc2, 0x26, 0xc2, 0x86, 0x24,
+		0xe1, 0x81, 0x75, 0xe8, 0x51, 0xc9, 0x6b, 0x97,
+		0x3d, 0x81, 0xb0, 0x1c, 0xc3, 0x1f, 0x04, 0x78,
+		0x34, 0xbc, 0x06, 0xd6, 0xd6, 0xed, 0xf6, 0x20,
+		0xd1, 0x84, 0x24, 0x1a, 0x6a, 0xed, 0x8b, 0x63,
+		0xa6, // 65-byte signature
+		0xac, // OP_CHECKSIG
+	}
+	txOut := NewTxOut(txValue, scriptPubKey)
+	if txOut.Value != txValue {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxOut: wrong scriptPubKey - got %v, want %v",
+			txOut.Value, txValue)
+
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(txOut.ScriptPubKey, scriptPubKey) {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxOut: wrong scriptPubKey - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(txOut.ScriptPubKey),
+			spew.Sdump(scriptPubKey))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure transaction inputs are added properly.
+	msg.AddTxIn(txIn)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg.TxIn[0], txIn) {
+		t.Errorf("AddTxIn: wrong transaction input added - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(msg.TxIn[0]), spew.Sprint(txIn))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure transaction outputs are added properly.
+	msg.AddTxOut(txOut)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg.TxOut[0], txOut) {
+		t.Errorf("AddTxIn: wrong transaction output added - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(msg.TxOut[0]), spew.Sprint(txOut))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the copy produced an identical transaction message.
+	newMsg := msg.Copy()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(newMsg, msg) {
+		t.Errorf("Copy: mismatched tx messages - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(newMsg), spew.Sdump(msg))
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTxHash tests the ability to generate the hash of a transaction accurately.
+func TestTxHashAndID(t *testing.T) {
+	txID1Str := "a3d29c39bfb578235e4813cc8138a9ba10def63acad193a7a880159624840d7f"
+	wantTxID1, err := transactionid.FromString(txID1Str)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxIDFromStr: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// A coinbase transaction
+	txIn := &TxIn{
+		PreviousOutpoint: Outpoint{
+			TxID:  externalapi.DomainTransactionID{},
+			Index: math.MaxUint32,
+		},
+		SignatureScript: []byte{0x04, 0x31, 0xdc, 0x00, 0x1b, 0x01, 0x62},
+		Sequence:        math.MaxUint64,
+	}
+	txOut := &TxOut{
+		Value: 5000000000,
+		ScriptPubKey: []byte{
+			0x41, // OP_DATA_65
+			0x04, 0xd6, 0x4b, 0xdf, 0xd0, 0x9e, 0xb1, 0xc5,
+			0xfe, 0x29, 0x5a, 0xbd, 0xeb, 0x1d, 0xca, 0x42,
+			0x81, 0xbe, 0x98, 0x8e, 0x2d, 0xa0, 0xb6, 0xc1,
+			0xc6, 0xa5, 0x9d, 0xc2, 0x26, 0xc2, 0x86, 0x24,
+			0xe1, 0x81, 0x75, 0xe8, 0x51, 0xc9, 0x6b, 0x97,
+			0x3d, 0x81, 0xb0, 0x1c, 0xc3, 0x1f, 0x04, 0x78,
+			0x34, 0xbc, 0x06, 0xd6, 0xd6, 0xed, 0xf6, 0x20,
+			0xd1, 0x84, 0x24, 0x1a, 0x6a, 0xed, 0x8b, 0x63,
+			0xa6, // 65-byte signature
+			0xac, // OP_CHECKSIG
+		},
+	}
+	tx1 := NewSubnetworkMsgTx(1, []*TxIn{txIn}, []*TxOut{txOut}, &subnetworks.SubnetworkIDCoinbase, 0, nil)
+
+	// Ensure the hash produced is expected.
+	tx1Hash := tx1.TxHash()
+	if *tx1Hash != (externalapi.DomainHash)(*wantTxID1) {
+		t.Errorf("TxHash: wrong hash - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(tx1Hash), spew.Sprint(wantTxID1))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the TxID for coinbase transaction is the same as TxHash.
+	tx1ID := tx1.TxID()
+	if *tx1ID != *wantTxID1 {
+		t.Errorf("TxID: wrong ID - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(tx1ID), spew.Sprint(wantTxID1))
+	}
+
+	hash2Str := "c84f3009b337aaa3adeb2ffd41010d5f62dd773ca25b39c908a77da91f87b729"
+	wantHash2, err := hashes.FromString(hash2Str)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxIDFromStr: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	id2Str := "7c919f676109743a1271a88beeb43849a6f9cc653f6082e59a7266f3df4802b9"
+	wantID2, err := transactionid.FromString(id2Str)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewTxIDFromStr: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	payload := []byte{1, 2, 3}
+	txIns := []*TxIn{{
+		PreviousOutpoint: Outpoint{
+			Index: 0,
+			TxID:  externalapi.DomainTransactionID{1, 2, 3},
+		},
+		SignatureScript: []byte{
+			0x49, 0x30, 0x46, 0x02, 0x21, 0x00, 0xDA, 0x0D, 0xC6, 0xAE, 0xCE, 0xFE, 0x1E, 0x06, 0xEF, 0xDF,
+			0x05, 0x77, 0x37, 0x57, 0xDE, 0xB1, 0x68, 0x82, 0x09, 0x30, 0xE3, 0xB0, 0xD0, 0x3F, 0x46, 0xF5,
+			0xFC, 0xF1, 0x50, 0xBF, 0x99, 0x0C, 0x02, 0x21, 0x00, 0xD2, 0x5B, 0x5C, 0x87, 0x04, 0x00, 0x76,
+			0xE4, 0xF2, 0x53, 0xF8, 0x26, 0x2E, 0x76, 0x3E, 0x2D, 0xD5, 0x1E, 0x7F, 0xF0, 0xBE, 0x15, 0x77,
+			0x27, 0xC4, 0xBC, 0x42, 0x80, 0x7F, 0x17, 0xBD, 0x39, 0x01, 0x41, 0x04, 0xE6, 0xC2, 0x6E, 0xF6,
+			0x7D, 0xC6, 0x10, 0xD2, 0xCD, 0x19, 0x24, 0x84, 0x78, 0x9A, 0x6C, 0xF9, 0xAE, 0xA9, 0x93, 0x0B,
+			0x94, 0x4B, 0x7E, 0x2D, 0xB5, 0x34, 0x2B, 0x9D, 0x9E, 0x5B, 0x9F, 0xF7, 0x9A, 0xFF, 0x9A, 0x2E,
+			0xE1, 0x97, 0x8D, 0xD7, 0xFD, 0x01, 0xDF, 0xC5, 0x22, 0xEE, 0x02, 0x28, 0x3D, 0x3B, 0x06, 0xA9,
+			0xD0, 0x3A, 0xCF, 0x80, 0x96, 0x96, 0x8D, 0x7D, 0xBB, 0x0F, 0x91, 0x78,
+		},
+		Sequence: math.MaxUint64,
+	}}
+	txOuts := []*TxOut{
+		{
+			Value: 244623243,
+			ScriptPubKey: []byte{
+				0x76, 0xA9, 0x14, 0xBA, 0xDE, 0xEC, 0xFD, 0xEF, 0x05, 0x07, 0x24, 0x7F, 0xC8, 0xF7, 0x42, 0x41,
+				0xD7, 0x3B, 0xC0, 0x39, 0x97, 0x2D, 0x7B, 0x88, 0xAC,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Value: 44602432,
+			ScriptPubKey: []byte{
+				0x76, 0xA9, 0x14, 0xC1, 0x09, 0x32, 0x48, 0x3F, 0xEC, 0x93, 0xED, 0x51, 0xF5, 0xFE, 0x95, 0xE7,
+				0x25, 0x59, 0xF2, 0xCC, 0x70, 0x43, 0xF9, 0x88, 0xAC,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	tx2 := NewSubnetworkMsgTx(1, txIns, txOuts, &externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID{1, 2, 3}, 0, payload)
+
+	// Ensure the hash produced is expected.
+	tx2Hash := tx2.TxHash()
+	if *tx2Hash != *wantHash2 {
+		t.Errorf("TxHash: wrong hash - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(tx2Hash), spew.Sprint(wantHash2))
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the TxID for coinbase transaction is the same as TxHash.
+	tx2ID := tx2.TxID()
+	if *tx2ID != *wantID2 {
+		t.Errorf("TxID: wrong ID - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sprint(tx2ID), spew.Sprint(wantID2))
+	}
+
+	if *tx2ID == (externalapi.DomainTransactionID)(*tx2Hash) {
+		t.Errorf("tx2ID and tx2Hash shouldn't be the same for non-coinbase transaction with signature and/or payload")
+	}
+
+	tx2.TxIn[0].SignatureScript = []byte{}
+	newTx2Hash := tx2.TxHash()
+	if *tx2ID != (externalapi.DomainTransactionID)(*newTx2Hash) {
+		t.Errorf("tx2ID and newTx2Hash should be the same for transaction with an empty signature")
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgverack.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgverack.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+// MsgVerAck defines a kaspa verack message which is used for a peer to
+// acknowledge a version message (MsgVersion) after it has used the information
+// to negotiate parameters. It implements the Message interface.
+//
+// This message has no payload.
+type MsgVerAck struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgVerAck) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdVerAck
+}
+
+// NewMsgVerAck returns a new kaspa verack message that conforms to the
+// Message interface.
+func NewMsgVerAck() *MsgVerAck {
+	return &MsgVerAck{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgverack_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgverack_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestVerAck tests the MsgVerAck API.
+func TestVerAck(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(1)
+	msg := NewMsgVerAck()
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVerAck: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgversion.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgversion.go
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/version"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/id"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+)
+
+// MaxUserAgentLen is the maximum allowed length for the user agent field in a
+// version message (MsgVersion).
+const MaxUserAgentLen = 256
+
+// DefaultUserAgent for appmessage in the stack
+var DefaultUserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("/kaspad:%s/", version.Version())
+
+// MsgVersion implements the Message interface and represents a kaspa version
+// message. It is used for a peer to advertise itself as soon as an outbound
+// connection is made. The remote peer then uses this information along with
+// its own to negotiate. The remote peer must then respond with a version
+// message of its own containing the negotiated values followed by a verack
+// message (MsgVerAck). This exchange must take place before any further
+// communication is allowed to proceed.
+type MsgVersion struct {
+	baseMessage
+	// Version of the protocol the node is using.
+	ProtocolVersion uint32
+
+	// The peer's network (mainnet, testnet, etc.)
+	Network string
+
+	// Bitfield which identifies the enabled services.
+	Services ServiceFlag
+
+	// Time the message was generated. This is encoded as an int64 on the appmessage.
+	Timestamp mstime.Time
+
+	// Address of the local peer.
+	Address *NetAddress
+
+	// The peer unique ID
+	ID *id.ID
+
+	// The user agent that generated messsage. This is a encoded as a varString
+	// on the appmessage. This has a max length of MaxUserAgentLen.
+	UserAgent string
+
+	// The selected tip hash of the generator of the version message.
+	SelectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash
+
+	// Don't announce transactions to peer.
+	DisableRelayTx bool
+
+	// The subnetwork of the generator of the version message. Should be nil in full nodes
+	SubnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID
+}
+
+// HasService returns whether the specified service is supported by the peer
+// that generated the message.
+func (msg *MsgVersion) HasService(service ServiceFlag) bool {
+	return msg.Services&service == service
+}
+
+// AddService adds service as a supported service by the peer generating the
+// message.
+func (msg *MsgVersion) AddService(service ServiceFlag) {
+	msg.Services |= service
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message. This is part
+// of the Message interface implementation.
+func (msg *MsgVersion) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdVersion
+}
+
+// NewMsgVersion returns a new kaspa version message that conforms to the
+// Message interface using the passed parameters and defaults for the remaining
+// fields.
+func NewMsgVersion(addr *NetAddress, id *id.ID, network string,
+	selectedTipHash *externalapi.DomainHash, subnetworkID *externalapi.DomainSubnetworkID) *MsgVersion {
+
+	// Limit the timestamp to one millisecond precision since the protocol
+	// doesn't support better.
+	return &MsgVersion{
+		ProtocolVersion: ProtocolVersion,
+		Network:         network,
+		Services:        0,
+		Timestamp:       mstime.Now(),
+		Address:         addr,
+		ID:              id,
+		UserAgent:       DefaultUserAgent,
+		SelectedTipHash: selectedTipHash,
+		DisableRelayTx:  false,
+		SubnetworkID:    subnetworkID,
+	}
+}
+
+// ValidateUserAgent checks userAgent length against MaxUserAgentLen
+func ValidateUserAgent(userAgent string) error {
+	if len(userAgent) > MaxUserAgentLen {
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("user agent too long [len %d, max %d]",
+			len(userAgent), MaxUserAgentLen)
+		return messageError("MsgVersion", str)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AddUserAgent adds a user agent to the user agent string for the version
+// message. The version string is not defined to any strict format, although
+// it is recommended to use the form "major.minor.revision" e.g. "2.6.41".
+func (msg *MsgVersion) AddUserAgent(name string, version string,
+	comments ...string) {
+
+	newUserAgent := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", name, version)
+	if len(comments) != 0 {
+		newUserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%s)", newUserAgent,
+			strings.Join(comments, "; "))
+	}
+	newUserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s/", msg.UserAgent, newUserAgent)
+	msg.UserAgent = newUserAgent
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_msgversion_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_msgversion_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/id"
+)
+
+// TestVersion tests the MsgVersion API.
+func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	pver := ProtocolVersion
+
+	// Create version message data.
+	selectedTipHash := &externalapi.DomainHash{12, 34}
+	tcpAddrMe := &net.TCPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"), Port: 16111}
+	me := NewNetAddress(tcpAddrMe, SFNodeNetwork)
+	generatedID, err := id.GenerateID()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("id.GenerateID: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure we get the correct data back out.
+	msg := NewMsgVersion(me, generatedID, "mainnet", selectedTipHash, nil)
+	if msg.ProtocolVersion != pver {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong protocol version - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.ProtocolVersion, pver)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(msg.Address, me) {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong me address - got %v, want %v",
+			spew.Sdump(&msg.Address), spew.Sdump(me))
+	}
+	if msg.ID.String() != generatedID.String() {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong nonce - got %s, want %s",
+			msg.ID, generatedID)
+	}
+	if msg.UserAgent != DefaultUserAgent {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong user agent - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.UserAgent, DefaultUserAgent)
+	}
+	if *msg.SelectedTipHash != *selectedTipHash {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong selected tip hash - got %s, want %s",
+			msg.SelectedTipHash, selectedTipHash)
+	}
+	if msg.DisableRelayTx {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: disable relay tx is not false by "+
+			"default - got %v, want %v", msg.DisableRelayTx, false)
+	}
+
+	msg.AddUserAgent("myclient", "1.2.3", "optional", "comments")
+	customUserAgent := DefaultUserAgent + "myclient:1.2.3(optional; comments)/"
+	if msg.UserAgent != customUserAgent {
+		t.Errorf("AddUserAgent: wrong user agent - got %s, want %s",
+			msg.UserAgent, customUserAgent)
+	}
+
+	msg.AddUserAgent("mygui", "3.4.5")
+	customUserAgent += "mygui:3.4.5/"
+	if msg.UserAgent != customUserAgent {
+		t.Errorf("AddUserAgent: wrong user agent - got %s, want %s",
+			msg.UserAgent, customUserAgent)
+	}
+
+	// Version message should not have any services set by default.
+	if msg.Services != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong default services - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.Services, 0)
+
+	}
+	if msg.HasService(SFNodeNetwork) {
+		t.Errorf("HasService: SFNodeNetwork service is set")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure the command is expected value.
+	wantCmd := MessageCommand(0)
+	if cmd := msg.Command(); cmd != wantCmd {
+		t.Errorf("NewMsgVersion: wrong command - got %v want %v",
+			cmd, wantCmd)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure adding the full service node flag works.
+	msg.AddService(SFNodeNetwork)
+	if msg.Services != SFNodeNetwork {
+		t.Errorf("AddService: wrong services - got %v, want %v",
+			msg.Services, SFNodeNetwork)
+	}
+	if !msg.HasService(SFNodeNetwork) {
+		t.Errorf("HasService: SFNodeNetwork service not set")
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_netaddress.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_netaddress.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2015 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// NetAddress defines information about a peer on the network including the time
+// it was last seen, the services it supports, its IP address, and port.
+type NetAddress struct {
+	// Last time the address was seen.
+	Timestamp mstime.Time
+
+	// Bitfield which identifies the services supported by the address.
+	Services ServiceFlag
+
+	// IP address of the peer.
+	IP net.IP
+
+	// Port the peer is using. This is encoded in big endian on the appmessage
+	// which differs from most everything else.
+	Port uint16
+}
+
+// HasService returns whether the specified service is supported by the address.
+func (na *NetAddress) HasService(service ServiceFlag) bool {
+	return na.Services&service == service
+}
+
+// AddService adds service as a supported service by the peer generating the
+// message.
+func (na *NetAddress) AddService(service ServiceFlag) {
+	na.Services |= service
+}
+
+// TCPAddress converts the NetAddress to *net.TCPAddr
+func (na *NetAddress) TCPAddress() *net.TCPAddr {
+	return &net.TCPAddr{
+		IP:   na.IP,
+		Port: int(na.Port),
+	}
+}
+
+// NewNetAddressIPPort returns a new NetAddress using the provided IP, port, and
+// supported services with defaults for the remaining fields.
+func NewNetAddressIPPort(ip net.IP, port uint16, services ServiceFlag) *NetAddress {
+	return NewNetAddressTimestamp(mstime.Now(), services, ip, port)
+}
+
+// NewNetAddressTimestamp returns a new NetAddress using the provided
+// timestamp, IP, port, and supported services. The timestamp is rounded to
+// single millisecond precision.
+func NewNetAddressTimestamp(
+	timestamp mstime.Time, services ServiceFlag, ip net.IP, port uint16) *NetAddress {
+	// Limit the timestamp to one millisecond precision since the protocol
+	// doesn't support better.
+	na := NetAddress{
+		Timestamp: timestamp,
+		Services:  services,
+		IP:        ip,
+		Port:      port,
+	}
+	return &na
+}
+
+// NewNetAddress returns a new NetAddress using the provided TCP address and
+// supported services with defaults for the remaining fields.
+func NewNetAddress(addr *net.TCPAddr, services ServiceFlag) *NetAddress {
+	return NewNetAddressIPPort(addr.IP, uint16(addr.Port), services)
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/p2p_netaddress_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/p2p_netaddress_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package appmessage
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// TestNetAddress tests the NetAddress API.
+func TestNetAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	ip := net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
+	port := 16111
+
+	// Test NewNetAddress.
+	na := NewNetAddress(&net.TCPAddr{IP: ip, Port: port}, 0)
+
+	// Ensure we get the same ip, port, and services back out.
+	if !na.IP.Equal(ip) {
+		t.Errorf("NetNetAddress: wrong ip - got %v, want %v", na.IP, ip)
+	}
+	if na.Port != uint16(port) {
+		t.Errorf("NetNetAddress: wrong port - got %v, want %v", na.Port,
+			port)
+	}
+	if na.Services != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("NetNetAddress: wrong services - got %v, want %v",
+			na.Services, 0)
+	}
+	if na.HasService(SFNodeNetwork) {
+		t.Errorf("HasService: SFNodeNetwork service is set")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure adding the full service node flag works.
+	na.AddService(SFNodeNetwork)
+	if na.Services != SFNodeNetwork {
+		t.Errorf("AddService: wrong services - got %v, want %v",
+			na.Services, SFNodeNetwork)
+	}
+	if !na.HasService(SFNodeNetwork) {
+		t.Errorf("HasService: SFNodeNetwork service not set")
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/protocol.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/protocol.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

-package wire
+package appmessage

 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )

-// XXX pedro: we will probably need to bump this.
 const (
 	// ProtocolVersion is the latest protocol version this package supports.
 	ProtocolVersion uint32 = 1
+
+	// DefaultServices describes the default services that are supported by
+	// the server.
+	DefaultServices = SFNodeNetwork | SFNodeBloom | SFNodeCF
 )

-// ServiceFlag identifies services supported by a bitcoin peer.
+// ServiceFlag identifies services supported by a kaspa peer.
 type ServiceFlag uint64

 const (
@@ -89,45 +92,41 @@ func (f ServiceFlag) String() string {
 	return s
 }

-// BitcoinNet represents which bitcoin network a message belongs to.
-type BitcoinNet uint32
+// KaspaNet represents which kaspa network a message belongs to.
+type KaspaNet uint32

-// Constants used to indicate the message bitcoin network.  They can also be
+// Constants used to indicate the message kaspa network. They can also be
 // used to seek to the next message when a stream's state is unknown, but
 // this package does not provide that functionality since it's generally a
 // better idea to simply disconnect clients that are misbehaving over TCP.
 const (
-	// MainNet represents the main bitcoin network.
-	MainNet BitcoinNet = 0xd9b4bef9
+	// Mainnet represents the main kaspa network.
+	Mainnet KaspaNet = 0x3ddcf71d

-	// TestNet represents the regression test network.
-	TestNet BitcoinNet = 0xdab5bffa
+	// Testnet represents the test network.
+	Testnet KaspaNet = 0xddb8af8f

-	// TestNet3 represents the test network (version 3).
-	TestNet3 BitcoinNet = 0x0709110b
+	// Simnet represents the simulation test network.
+	Simnet KaspaNet = 0x374dcf1c

-	// SimNet represents the simulation test network.
-	SimNet BitcoinNet = 0x12141c16
-
-	// DevNet represents the development test network.
-	DevNet BitcoinNet = 0x01020304
+	// Devnet represents the development test network.
+	Devnet KaspaNet = 0x732d87e1
 )

-// bnStrings is a map of bitcoin networks back to their constant names for
+// bnStrings is a map of kaspa networks back to their constant names for
 // pretty printing.
-var bnStrings = map[BitcoinNet]string{
-	MainNet:  "MainNet",
-	TestNet:  "TestNet",
-	TestNet3: "TestNet3",
-	SimNet:   "SimNet",
-	DevNet:   "DevNet",
+var bnStrings = map[KaspaNet]string{
+	Mainnet: "Mainnet",
+	Testnet: "Testnet",
+	Simnet:  "Simnet",
+	Devnet:  "Devnet",
 }

-// String returns the BitcoinNet in human-readable form.
-func (n BitcoinNet) String() string {
+// String returns the KaspaNet in human-readable form.
+func (n KaspaNet) String() string {
 	if s, ok := bnStrings[n]; ok {
 		return s
 	}

-	return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown BitcoinNet (%d)", uint32(n))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Unknown KaspaNet (%d)", uint32(n))
 }
--- a/app/appmessage/protocol_test.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/protocol_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

-package wire
+package appmessage

 import "testing"

@@ -33,17 +33,16 @@ func TestServiceFlagStringer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-// TestBitcoinNetStringer tests the stringized output for bitcoin net types.
-func TestBitcoinNetStringer(t *testing.T) {
+// TestKaspaNetStringer tests the stringized output for kaspa net types.
+func TestKaspaNetStringer(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		in   BitcoinNet
+		in   KaspaNet
 		want string
 	}{
-		{MainNet, "MainNet"},
-		{TestNet, "TestNet"},
-		{TestNet3, "TestNet3"},
-		{SimNet, "SimNet"},
-		{0xffffffff, "Unknown BitcoinNet (4294967295)"},
+		{Mainnet, "Mainnet"},
+		{Testnet, "Testnet"},
+		{Simnet, "Simnet"},
+		{0xffffffff, "Unknown KaspaNet (4294967295)"},
 	}

 	t.Logf("Running %d tests", len(tests))
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_add_peer.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_add_peer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// AddPeerRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type AddPeerRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Address     string
+	IsPermanent bool
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *AddPeerRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdAddPeerRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewAddPeerRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewAddPeerRequestMessage(address string, isPermanent bool) *AddPeerRequestMessage {
+	return &AddPeerRequestMessage{
+		Address:     address,
+		IsPermanent: isPermanent,
+	}
+}
+
+// AddPeerResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type AddPeerResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *AddPeerResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdAddPeerResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewAddPeerResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewAddPeerResponseMessage() *AddPeerResponseMessage {
+	return &AddPeerResponseMessage{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetBlockRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Hash                          string
+	SubnetworkID                  string
+	IncludeTransactionVerboseData bool
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockRequestMessage(hash string, subnetworkID string, includeTransactionVerboseData bool) *GetBlockRequestMessage {
+	return &GetBlockRequestMessage{
+		Hash:                          hash,
+		SubnetworkID:                  subnetworkID,
+		IncludeTransactionVerboseData: includeTransactionVerboseData,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetBlockResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	BlockVerboseData *BlockVerboseData
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockResponseMessage() *GetBlockResponseMessage {
+	return &GetBlockResponseMessage{}
+}
+
+// BlockVerboseData holds verbose data about a block
+type BlockVerboseData struct {
+	Hash                   string
+	Version                int32
+	VersionHex             string
+	HashMerkleRoot         string
+	AcceptedIDMerkleRoot   string
+	UTXOCommitment         string
+	TxIDs                  []string
+	TransactionVerboseData []*TransactionVerboseData
+	Time                   int64
+	Nonce                  uint64
+	Bits                   string
+	Difficulty             float64
+	ParentHashes           []string
+	SelectedParentHash     string
+}
+
+// TransactionVerboseData holds verbose data about a transaction
+type TransactionVerboseData struct {
+	TxID                      string
+	Hash                      string
+	Size                      uint64
+	Version                   int32
+	LockTime                  uint64
+	SubnetworkID              string
+	Gas                       uint64
+	PayloadHash               string
+	Payload                   string
+	TransactionVerboseInputs  []*TransactionVerboseInput
+	TransactionVerboseOutputs []*TransactionVerboseOutput
+	BlockHash                 string
+	Time                      uint64
+	BlockTime                 uint64
+}
+
+// TransactionVerboseInput holds data about a transaction input
+type TransactionVerboseInput struct {
+	TxID        string
+	OutputIndex uint32
+	ScriptSig   *ScriptSig
+	Sequence    uint64
+}
+
+// ScriptSig holds data about a script signature
+type ScriptSig struct {
+	Asm string
+	Hex string
+}
+
+// TransactionVerboseOutput holds data about a transaction output
+type TransactionVerboseOutput struct {
+	Value        uint64
+	Index        uint32
+	ScriptPubKey *ScriptPubKeyResult
+}
+
+// ScriptPubKeyResult holds data about a script public key
+type ScriptPubKeyResult struct {
+	Asm     string
+	Hex     string
+	Type    string
+	Address string
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_count.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_count.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetBlockCountRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockCountRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockCountRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockCountRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockCountRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockCountRequestMessage() *GetBlockCountRequestMessage {
+	return &GetBlockCountRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetBlockCountResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockCountResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	BlockCount uint64
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockCountResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockCountResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockCountResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockCountResponseMessage(blockCount uint64) *GetBlockCountResponseMessage {
+	return &GetBlockCountResponseMessage{
+		BlockCount: blockCount,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_dag_info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage() *GetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage {
+	return &GetBlockDAGInfoRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	NetworkName         string
+	BlockCount          uint64
+	TipHashes           []string
+	VirtualParentHashes []string
+	Difficulty          float64
+	PastMedianTime      int64
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage() *GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage {
+	return &GetBlockDAGInfoResponseMessage{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_template.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_block_template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	PayAddress string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockTemplateRequestMessage(payAddress string) *GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage {
+	return &GetBlockTemplateRequestMessage{
+		PayAddress: payAddress,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	MsgBlock *MsgBlock
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlockTemplateResponseMessage(msgBlock *MsgBlock) *GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage {
+	return &GetBlockTemplateResponseMessage{MsgBlock: msgBlock}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_blocks.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_blocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetBlocksRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlocksRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	LowHash                 string
+	IncludeBlockHexes       bool
+	IncludeBlockVerboseData bool
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlocksRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlocksRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlocksRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlocksRequestMessage(lowHash string, includeBlockHexes bool, includeBlockVerboseData bool) *GetBlocksRequestMessage {
+	return &GetBlocksRequestMessage{
+		LowHash:                 lowHash,
+		IncludeBlockHexes:       includeBlockHexes,
+		IncludeBlockVerboseData: includeBlockVerboseData,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetBlocksResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetBlocksResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	BlockHashes      []string
+	BlockHexes       []string
+	BlockVerboseData []*BlockVerboseData
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetBlocksResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetBlocksResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetBlocksResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetBlocksResponseMessage(blockHashes []string, blockHexes []string,
+	blockVerboseData []*BlockVerboseData) *GetBlocksResponseMessage {
+
+	return &GetBlocksResponseMessage{
+		BlockHashes:      blockHashes,
+		BlockHexes:       blockHexes,
+		BlockVerboseData: blockVerboseData,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_chain_from_block.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_chain_from_block.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetChainFromBlockRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetChainFromBlockRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	StartHash               string
+	IncludeBlockVerboseData bool
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetChainFromBlockRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetChainFromBlockRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetChainFromBlockRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetChainFromBlockRequestMessage(startHash string, includeBlockVerboseData bool) *GetChainFromBlockRequestMessage {
+	return &GetChainFromBlockRequestMessage{
+		StartHash:               startHash,
+		IncludeBlockVerboseData: includeBlockVerboseData,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetChainFromBlockResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetChainFromBlockResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	RemovedChainBlockHashes []string
+	AddedChainBlocks        []*ChainBlock
+	BlockVerboseData        []*BlockVerboseData
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetChainFromBlockResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetChainFromBlockResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetChainFromBlockResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetChainFromBlockResponseMessage(removedChainBlockHashes []string,
+	addedChainBlocks []*ChainBlock, blockVerboseData []*BlockVerboseData) *GetChainFromBlockResponseMessage {
+
+	return &GetChainFromBlockResponseMessage{
+		RemovedChainBlockHashes: removedChainBlockHashes,
+		AddedChainBlocks:        addedChainBlocks,
+		BlockVerboseData:        blockVerboseData,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_connected_peer_info.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_connected_peer_info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage() *GetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage {
+	return &GetConnectedPeerInfoRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Infos []*GetConnectedPeerInfoMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage(infos []*GetConnectedPeerInfoMessage) *GetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage {
+	return &GetConnectedPeerInfoResponseMessage{
+		Infos: infos,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetConnectedPeerInfoMessage holds information about a connected peer
+type GetConnectedPeerInfoMessage struct {
+	ID                        string
+	Address                   string
+	LastPingDuration          int64
+	SelectedTipHash           string
+	IsSyncNode                bool
+	IsOutbound                bool
+	TimeOffset                int64
+	UserAgent                 string
+	AdvertisedProtocolVersion uint32
+	TimeConnected             int64
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_current_network.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_current_network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage() *GetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage {
+	return &GetCurrentNetworkRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	CurrentNetwork string
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage(currentNetwork string) *GetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage {
+	return &GetCurrentNetworkResponseMessage{
+		CurrentNetwork: currentNetwork,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_headers.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_headers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetHeadersRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetHeadersRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	StartHash   string
+	Limit       uint64
+	IsAscending bool
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetHeadersRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetHeadersRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetHeadersRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetHeadersRequestMessage(startHash string, limit uint64, isAscending bool) *GetHeadersRequestMessage {
+	return &GetHeadersRequestMessage{
+		StartHash:   startHash,
+		Limit:       limit,
+		IsAscending: isAscending,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetHeadersResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetHeadersResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Headers []string
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetHeadersResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetHeadersResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetHeadersResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetHeadersResponseMessage(headers []string) *GetHeadersResponseMessage {
+	return &GetHeadersResponseMessage{
+		Headers: headers,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entries.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entries.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage() *GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntriesRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Entries []*MempoolEntry
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage(entries []*MempoolEntry) *GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntriesResponseMessage{
+		Entries: entries,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entry.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_mempool_entry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	TxID string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetMempoolEntryRequestMessage(txID string) *GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntryRequestMessage{TxID: txID}
+}
+
+// GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Entry *MempoolEntry
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// MempoolEntry represents a transaction in the mempool.
+type MempoolEntry struct {
+	Fee                    uint64
+	TransactionVerboseData *TransactionVerboseData
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetMempoolEntryResponseMessage(fee uint64, transactionVerboseData *TransactionVerboseData) *GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage {
+	return &GetMempoolEntryResponseMessage{
+		Entry: &MempoolEntry{
+			Fee:                    fee,
+			TransactionVerboseData: transactionVerboseData,
+		},
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_peer_addresses.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_peer_addresses.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetPeerAddressesRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetPeerAddressesRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetPeerAddressesRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetPeerAddressesRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetPeerAddressesRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetPeerAddressesRequestMessage() *GetPeerAddressesRequestMessage {
+	return &GetPeerAddressesRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetPeerAddressesResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetPeerAddressesResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Addresses []*GetPeerAddressesKnownAddressMessage
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetPeerAddressesResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetPeerAddressesResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetPeerAddressesResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetPeerAddressesResponseMessage(addresses []*GetPeerAddressesKnownAddressMessage) *GetPeerAddressesResponseMessage {
+	return &GetPeerAddressesResponseMessage{
+		Addresses: addresses,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetPeerAddressesKnownAddressMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetPeerAddressesKnownAddressMessage struct {
+	Addr string
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_selected_tip_hash.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_selected_tip_hash.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage() *GetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage {
+	return &GetSelectedTipHashRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// GetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	SelectedTipHash string
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage(selectedTipHash string) *GetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage {
+	return &GetSelectedTipHashResponseMessage{
+		SelectedTipHash: selectedTipHash,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_get_subnetwork.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_get_subnetwork.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// GetSubnetworkRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetSubnetworkRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	SubnetworkID string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetSubnetworkRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetSubnetworkRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetSubnetworkRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetSubnetworkRequestMessage(subnetworkID string) *GetSubnetworkRequestMessage {
+	return &GetSubnetworkRequestMessage{
+		SubnetworkID: subnetworkID,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetSubnetworkResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type GetSubnetworkResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	GasLimit uint64
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *GetSubnetworkResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdGetSubnetworkResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewGetSubnetworkResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewGetSubnetworkResponseMessage(gasLimit uint64) *GetSubnetworkResponseMessage {
+	return &GetSubnetworkResponseMessage{
+		GasLimit: gasLimit,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_notify_block_added.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_notify_block_added.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// NotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewNotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage() *NotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage {
+	return &NotifyBlockAddedRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// NotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewNotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage() *NotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage {
+	return &NotifyBlockAddedResponseMessage{}
+}
+
+// BlockAddedNotificationMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type BlockAddedNotificationMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Block *MsgBlock
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *BlockAddedNotificationMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdBlockAddedNotificationMessage
+}
+
+// NewBlockAddedNotificationMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewBlockAddedNotificationMessage(block *MsgBlock) *BlockAddedNotificationMessage {
+	return &BlockAddedNotificationMessage{
+		Block: block,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_notify_chain_changed.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_notify_chain_changed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// NotifyChainChangedRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyChainChangedRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyChainChangedRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyChainChangedRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyChainChangedRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewNotifyChainChangedRequestMessage() *NotifyChainChangedRequestMessage {
+	return &NotifyChainChangedRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// NotifyChainChangedResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyChainChangedResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyChainChangedResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyChainChangedResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyChainChangedResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewNotifyChainChangedResponseMessage() *NotifyChainChangedResponseMessage {
+	return &NotifyChainChangedResponseMessage{}
+}
+
+// ChainChangedNotificationMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type ChainChangedNotificationMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	RemovedChainBlockHashes []string
+	AddedChainBlocks        []*ChainBlock
+}
+
+// ChainBlock represents a DAG chain-block
+type ChainBlock struct {
+	Hash           string
+	AcceptedBlocks []*AcceptedBlock
+}
+
+// AcceptedBlock represents a block accepted into the DAG
+type AcceptedBlock struct {
+	Hash          string
+	AcceptedTxIDs []string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *ChainChangedNotificationMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdChainChangedNotificationMessage
+}
+
+// NewChainChangedNotificationMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewChainChangedNotificationMessage(removedChainBlockHashes []string,
+	addedChainBlocks []*ChainBlock) *ChainChangedNotificationMessage {
+
+	return &ChainChangedNotificationMessage{
+		RemovedChainBlockHashes: removedChainBlockHashes,
+		AddedChainBlocks:        addedChainBlocks,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_notify_finality_conflicts.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_notify_finality_conflicts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// NotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewNotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage() *NotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage {
+	return &NotifyFinalityConflictsRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// NotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type NotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *NotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdNotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewNotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewNotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage() *NotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage {
+	return &NotifyFinalityConflictsResponseMessage{}
+}
+
+// FinalityConflictNotificationMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type FinalityConflictNotificationMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	ViolatingBlockHash string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *FinalityConflictNotificationMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdFinalityConflictNotificationMessage
+}
+
+// NewFinalityConflictNotificationMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewFinalityConflictNotificationMessage(violatingBlockHash string) *FinalityConflictNotificationMessage {
+	return &FinalityConflictNotificationMessage{
+		ViolatingBlockHash: violatingBlockHash,
+	}
+}
+
+// FinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type FinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	FinalityBlockHash string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *FinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdFinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage
+}
+
+// NewFinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewFinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage(finalityBlockHash string) *FinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage {
+	return &FinalityConflictResolvedNotificationMessage{
+		FinalityBlockHash: finalityBlockHash,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_resolve_finality_conflict.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_resolve_finality_conflict.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// ResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type ResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	FinalityBlockHash string
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *ResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage(finalityBlockHash string) *ResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage {
+	return &ResolveFinalityConflictRequestMessage{
+		FinalityBlockHash: finalityBlockHash,
+	}
+}
+
+// ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage() *ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage {
+	return &ResolveFinalityConflictResponseMessage{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_shut_down.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_shut_down.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// ShutDownRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type ShutDownRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *ShutDownRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdShutDownRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewShutDownRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewShutDownRequestMessage() *ShutDownRequestMessage {
+	return &ShutDownRequestMessage{}
+}
+
+// ShutDownResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type ShutDownResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *ShutDownResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdShutDownResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewShutDownResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewShutDownResponseMessage() *ShutDownResponseMessage {
+	return &ShutDownResponseMessage{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_submit_block.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_submit_block.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// SubmitBlockRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type SubmitBlockRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Block *MsgBlock
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *SubmitBlockRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdSubmitBlockRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewSubmitBlockRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewSubmitBlockRequestMessage(block *MsgBlock) *SubmitBlockRequestMessage {
+	return &SubmitBlockRequestMessage{
+		Block: block,
+	}
+}
+
+// SubmitBlockResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type SubmitBlockResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *SubmitBlockResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdSubmitBlockResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewSubmitBlockResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewSubmitBlockResponseMessage() *SubmitBlockResponseMessage {
+	return &SubmitBlockResponseMessage{}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/rpc_submit_transaction.go
+++ b/app/appmessage/rpc_submit_transaction.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package appmessage
+
+// SubmitTransactionRequestMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type SubmitTransactionRequestMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	Transaction *MsgTx
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *SubmitTransactionRequestMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdSubmitTransactionRequestMessage
+}
+
+// NewSubmitTransactionRequestMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewSubmitTransactionRequestMessage(transaction *MsgTx) *SubmitTransactionRequestMessage {
+	return &SubmitTransactionRequestMessage{
+		Transaction: transaction,
+	}
+}
+
+// SubmitTransactionResponseMessage is an appmessage corresponding to
+// its respective RPC message
+type SubmitTransactionResponseMessage struct {
+	baseMessage
+	TxID string
+
+	Error *RPCError
+}
+
+// Command returns the protocol command string for the message
+func (msg *SubmitTransactionResponseMessage) Command() MessageCommand {
+	return CmdSubmitTransactionResponseMessage
+}
+
+// NewSubmitTransactionResponseMessage returns a instance of the message
+func NewSubmitTransactionResponseMessage(txID string) *SubmitTransactionResponseMessage {
+	return &SubmitTransactionResponseMessage{
+		TxID: txID,
+	}
+}
--- a/app/appmessage/testdata/megatx.bin.bz2
+++ b/app/appmessage/testdata/megatx.bin.bz2
--- a/app/component_manager.go
+++ b/app/component_manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	infrastructuredatabase "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/db/database"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/addressmanager"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/id"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/rpc"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/config"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/connmanager"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/dnsseed"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/panics"
+)
+
+// ComponentManager is a wrapper for all the kaspad services
+type ComponentManager struct {
+	cfg               *config.Config
+	addressManager    *addressmanager.AddressManager
+	protocolManager   *protocol.Manager
+	rpcManager        *rpc.Manager
+	connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager
+	netAdapter        *netadapter.NetAdapter
+
+	started, shutdown int32
+}
+
+// Start launches all the kaspad services.
+func (a *ComponentManager) Start() {
+	// Already started?
+	if atomic.AddInt32(&a.started, 1) != 1 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("Starting kaspad")
+
+	err := a.netAdapter.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		panics.Exit(log, fmt.Sprintf("Error starting the net adapter: %+v", err))
+	}
+
+	a.maybeSeedFromDNS()
+
+	a.connectionManager.Start()
+}
+
+// Stop gracefully shuts down all the kaspad services.
+func (a *ComponentManager) Stop() {
+	// Make sure this only happens once.
+	if atomic.AddInt32(&a.shutdown, 1) != 1 {
+		log.Infof("Kaspad is already in the process of shutting down")
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Warnf("Kaspad shutting down")
+
+	a.connectionManager.Stop()
+
+	err := a.netAdapter.Stop()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Error stopping the net adapter: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = a.addressManager.Stop()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Error stopping address manager: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// NewComponentManager returns a new ComponentManager instance.
+// Use Start() to begin all services within this ComponentManager
+func NewComponentManager(cfg *config.Config, db infrastructuredatabase.Database, interrupt chan<- struct{}) (
+	*ComponentManager, error) {
+
+	domain, err := domain.New(cfg.ActiveNetParams, db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	netAdapter, err := netadapter.NewNetAdapter(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	addressManager, err := addressmanager.New(cfg, db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	connectionManager, err := connmanager.New(cfg, netAdapter, addressManager)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	protocolManager, err := protocol.NewManager(cfg, domain, netAdapter, addressManager, connectionManager)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	rpcManager := setupRPC(cfg, domain, netAdapter, protocolManager, connectionManager, addressManager, interrupt)
+
+	return &ComponentManager{
+		cfg:               cfg,
+		protocolManager:   protocolManager,
+		rpcManager:        rpcManager,
+		connectionManager: connectionManager,
+		netAdapter:        netAdapter,
+		addressManager:    addressManager,
+	}, nil
+
+}
+
+func setupRPC(
+	cfg *config.Config,
+	domain domain.Domain,
+	netAdapter *netadapter.NetAdapter,
+	protocolManager *protocol.Manager,
+	connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager,
+	addressManager *addressmanager.AddressManager,
+	shutDownChan chan<- struct{},
+) *rpc.Manager {
+
+	rpcManager := rpc.NewManager(
+		cfg, domain, netAdapter, protocolManager, connectionManager, addressManager, shutDownChan)
+	protocolManager.SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler(rpcManager.NotifyBlockAddedToDAG)
+
+	return rpcManager
+}
+
+func (a *ComponentManager) maybeSeedFromDNS() {
+	if !a.cfg.DisableDNSSeed {
+		dnsseed.SeedFromDNS(a.cfg.NetParams(), a.cfg.DNSSeed, appmessage.SFNodeNetwork, false, nil,
+			a.cfg.Lookup, func(addresses []*appmessage.NetAddress) {
+				// Kaspad uses a lookup of the dns seeder here. Since seeder returns
+				// IPs of nodes and not its own IP, we can not know real IP of
+				// source. So we'll take first returned address as source.
+				a.addressManager.AddAddresses(addresses, addresses[0], nil)
+			})
+	}
+
+	if a.cfg.GRPCSeed != "" {
+		dnsseed.SeedFromGRPC(a.cfg.NetParams(), a.cfg.GRPCSeed, appmessage.SFNodeNetwork, false, nil,
+			func(addresses []*appmessage.NetAddress) {
+				a.addressManager.AddAddresses(addresses, addresses[0], nil)
+			})
+	}
+}
+
+// P2PNodeID returns the network ID associated with this ComponentManager
+func (a *ComponentManager) P2PNodeID() *id.ID {
+	return a.netAdapter.ID()
+}
+
+// AddressManager returns the AddressManager associated with this ComponentManager
+func (a *ComponentManager) AddressManager() *addressmanager.AddressManager {
+	return a.addressManager
+}
--- a/app/log.go
+++ b/app/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2013-2017 The btcsuite developers
+// Copyright (c) 2017 The Decred developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/logger"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/panics"
+)
+
+var log, _ = logger.Get(logger.SubsystemTags.KASD)
+var spawn = panics.GoroutineWrapperFunc(log)
--- a/app/protocol/blocklogger/blocklogger.go
+++ b/app/protocol/blocklogger/blocklogger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2017 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package blocklogger
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/util/mstime"
+)
+
+var (
+	receivedLogBlocks int64
+	receivedLogTx     int64
+	lastBlockLogTime  = mstime.Now()
+	mtx               sync.Mutex
+)
+
+// LogBlock logs a new block blue score as an information message
+// to show progress to the user. In order to prevent spam, it limits logging to
+// one message every 10 seconds with duration and totals included.
+func LogBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
+	mtx.Lock()
+	defer mtx.Unlock()
+
+	receivedLogBlocks++
+	receivedLogTx += int64(len(block.Transactions))
+
+	now := mstime.Now()
+	duration := now.Sub(lastBlockLogTime)
+	if duration < time.Second*10 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Truncate the duration to 10s of milliseconds.
+	tDuration := duration.Round(10 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Log information about new block blue score.
+	blockStr := "blocks"
+	if receivedLogBlocks == 1 {
+		blockStr = "block"
+	}
+	txStr := "transactions"
+	if receivedLogTx == 1 {
+		txStr = "transaction"
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("Processed %d %s in the last %s (%d %s, %s)",
+		receivedLogBlocks, blockStr, tDuration, receivedLogTx,
+		txStr, mstime.UnixMilliseconds(block.Header.TimeInMilliseconds))
+
+	receivedLogBlocks = 0
+	receivedLogTx = 0
+	lastBlockLogTime = now
+	return nil
+}
--- a/app/protocol/blocklogger/log.go
+++ b/app/protocol/blocklogger/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 The btcsuite developers
+// Use of this source code is governed by an ISC
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package blocklogger
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/logger"
+)
+
+var log, _ = logger.Get(logger.SubsystemTags.PROT)
--- a/app/protocol/common/common.go
+++ b/app/protocol/common/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// DefaultTimeout is the default duration to wait for enqueuing/dequeuing
+// to/from routes.
+const DefaultTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+// ErrPeerWithSameIDExists signifies that a peer with the same ID already exist.
+var ErrPeerWithSameIDExists = errors.New("ready peer with the same ID already exists")
--- a/app/protocol/flowcontext/addresses.go
+++ b/app/protocol/flowcontext/addresses.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package flowcontext
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/addressmanager"
+)
+
+// AddressManager returns the address manager associated to the flow context.
+func (f *FlowContext) AddressManager() *addressmanager.AddressManager {
+	return f.addressManager
+}
--- a/app/protocol/flowcontext/blocks.go
+++ b/app/protocol/flowcontext/blocks.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package flowcontext
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensusserialization"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/appmessage"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/blockrelay"
+)
+
+// OnNewBlock updates the mempool after a new block arrival, and
+// relays newly unorphaned transactions and possibly rebroadcast
+// manually added transactions when not in IBD.
+func (f *FlowContext) OnNewBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
+	f.Domain().MiningManager().HandleNewBlockTransactions(block.Transactions)
+
+	if f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler != nil {
+		err := f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler(block)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *FlowContext) broadcastTransactionsAfterBlockAdded(
+	block *externalapi.DomainBlock, transactionsAcceptedToMempool []*externalapi.DomainTransaction) error {
+
+	f.updateTransactionsToRebroadcast(block)
+
+	// Don't relay transactions when in IBD.
+	if atomic.LoadUint32(&f.isInIBD) != 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var txIDsToRebroadcast []*externalapi.DomainTransactionID
+	if f.shouldRebroadcastTransactions() {
+		txIDsToRebroadcast = f.txIDsToRebroadcast()
+	}
+
+	txIDsToBroadcast := make([]*externalapi.DomainTransactionID, len(transactionsAcceptedToMempool)+len(txIDsToRebroadcast))
+	for i, tx := range transactionsAcceptedToMempool {
+		txIDsToBroadcast[i] = consensusserialization.TransactionID(tx)
+	}
+	offset := len(transactionsAcceptedToMempool)
+	for i, txID := range txIDsToRebroadcast {
+		txIDsToBroadcast[offset+i] = txID
+	}
+
+	if len(txIDsToBroadcast) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if len(txIDsToBroadcast) > appmessage.MaxInvPerTxInvMsg {
+		txIDsToBroadcast = txIDsToBroadcast[:appmessage.MaxInvPerTxInvMsg]
+	}
+	inv := appmessage.NewMsgInvTransaction(txIDsToBroadcast)
+	return f.Broadcast(inv)
+}
+
+// SharedRequestedBlocks returns a *blockrelay.SharedRequestedBlocks for sharing
+// data about requested blocks between different peers.
+func (f *FlowContext) SharedRequestedBlocks() *blockrelay.SharedRequestedBlocks {
+	return f.sharedRequestedBlocks
+}
+
+// AddBlock adds the given block to the DAG and propagates it.
+func (f *FlowContext) AddBlock(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error {
+	err := f.Domain().Consensus().ValidateAndInsertBlock(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = f.OnNewBlock(block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return f.Broadcast(appmessage.NewMsgInvBlock(consensusserialization.BlockHash(block)))
+}
--- a/app/protocol/flowcontext/config.go
+++ b/app/protocol/flowcontext/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package flowcontext
+
+import "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/config"
+
+// Config returns an instance of *config.Config associated to the flow context.
+func (f *FlowContext) Config() *config.Config {
+	return f.cfg
+}
--- a/app/protocol/flowcontext/domain.go
+++ b/app/protocol/flowcontext/domain.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package flowcontext
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
+)
+
+// Domain returns the Domain object associated to the flow context.
+func (f *FlowContext) Domain() domain.Domain {
+	return f.domain
+}
--- a/app/protocol/flowcontext/errors.go
+++ b/app/protocol/flowcontext/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package flowcontext
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/router"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/protocolerrors"
+)
+
+// HandleError handles an error from a flow,
+// It sends the error to errChan if isStopping == 0 and increments isStopping
+//
+// If this is ErrRouteClosed - forward it to errChan
+// If this is ProtocolError - logs the error, and forward it to errChan
+// Otherwise - panics
+func (*FlowContext) HandleError(err error, flowName string, isStopping *uint32, errChan chan<- error) {
+	isErrRouteClosed := errors.Is(err, router.ErrRouteClosed)
+	if !isErrRouteClosed {
+		if protocolErr := &(protocolerrors.ProtocolError{}); !errors.As(err, &protocolErr) {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		log.Errorf("error from %s: %+v", flowName, err)
+	}
+
+	if atomic.AddUint32(isStopping, 1) == 1 {
+		errChan <- err
+	}
+}
--- a/app/protocol/flowcontext/flow_context.go
+++ b/app/protocol/flowcontext/flow_context.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package flowcontext
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain"
+
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/blockrelay"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/flows/relaytransactions"
+	peerpkg "github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/app/protocol/peer"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/config"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/addressmanager"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/connmanager"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/network/netadapter/id"
+)
+
+// OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler is a handler function that's triggered
+// when a block is added to the DAG
+type OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler func(block *externalapi.DomainBlock) error
+
+// OnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler is a handler function that's triggered
+// when a transaction is added to the mempool
+type OnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler func()
+
+// FlowContext holds state that is relevant to more than one flow or one peer, and allows communication between
+// different flows that can be associated to different peers.
+type FlowContext struct {
+	cfg               *config.Config
+	netAdapter        *netadapter.NetAdapter
+	domain            domain.Domain
+	addressManager    *addressmanager.AddressManager
+	connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager
+
+	onBlockAddedToDAGHandler           OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler
+	onTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler OnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler
+
+	transactionsToRebroadcastLock sync.Mutex
+	transactionsToRebroadcast     map[externalapi.DomainTransactionID]*externalapi.DomainTransaction
+	lastRebroadcastTime           time.Time
+	sharedRequestedTransactions   *relaytransactions.SharedRequestedTransactions
+
+	sharedRequestedBlocks *blockrelay.SharedRequestedBlocks
+
+	isInIBD       uint32
+	startIBDMutex sync.Mutex
+	ibdPeer       *peerpkg.Peer
+
+	peers      map[id.ID]*peerpkg.Peer
+	peersMutex sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// New returns a new instance of FlowContext.
+func New(cfg *config.Config, domain domain.Domain, addressManager *addressmanager.AddressManager,
+	netAdapter *netadapter.NetAdapter, connectionManager *connmanager.ConnectionManager) *FlowContext {
+
+	return &FlowContext{
+		cfg:                         cfg,
+		netAdapter:                  netAdapter,
+		domain:                      domain,
+		addressManager:              addressManager,
+		connectionManager:           connectionManager,
+		sharedRequestedTransactions: relaytransactions.NewSharedRequestedTransactions(),
+		sharedRequestedBlocks:       blockrelay.NewSharedRequestedBlocks(),
+		peers:                       make(map[id.ID]*peerpkg.Peer),
+		transactionsToRebroadcast:   make(map[externalapi.DomainTransactionID]*externalapi.DomainTransaction),
+	}
+}
+
+// SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler sets the onBlockAddedToDAG handler
+func (f *FlowContext) SetOnBlockAddedToDAGHandler(onBlockAddedToDAGHandler OnBlockAddedToDAGHandler) {
+	f.onBlockAddedToDAGHandler = onBlockAddedToDAGHandler
+}
+
+// SetOnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler sets the onTransactionAddedToMempool handler
+func (f *FlowContext) SetOnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler(onTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler OnTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler) {
+	f.onTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler = onTransactionAddedToMempoolHandler
+}
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