diff --git a/dev_console.go b/dev_console.go
index 39176eeba4..4153e33bfc 100644
--- a/dev_console.go
+++ b/dev_console.go
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ func (i *Console) ParseInput(input string) bool {
 				ethutil.BigPow(2, 36),   // diff
 				ethutil.Big(tokens[2]))) // nonce
 		case "decode":
-			value := ethutil.NewRlpDecoder([]byte(tokens[1]))
+			value := ethutil.NewRlpValueFromBytes([]byte(tokens[1]))
 			fmt.Println(value)
 		case "getaddr":
 			encoded, _ := hex.DecodeString(tokens[1])
 			d := i.ethereum.BlockManager.BlockChain().CurrentBlock.State().Get(string(encoded))
 			if d != "" {
-				decoder := ethutil.NewRlpDecoder([]byte(d))
+				decoder := ethutil.NewRlpValueFromBytes([]byte(d))
 				fmt.Println(decoder)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Println("getaddr: address unknown")
@@ -139,27 +139,10 @@ func (i *Console) ParseInput(input string) bool {
 			i.ethereum.Broadcast(ethwire.MsgTalkTy, tokens[1])
 		case "addp":
 			i.ethereum.ConnectToPeer(tokens[1])
+		case "pcount":
+			fmt.Println("peers:", i.ethereum.Peers().Len())
 		case "encode":
 			fmt.Printf("%q\n", ethutil.Encode(tokens[1]))
-			/*
-				case "newblk":
-					block := ethchain.CreateBlock(
-						i.ethereum.BlockManager.BlockChain().LastBlock.State().Root,
-						i.ethereum.BlockManager.LastBlockHash,
-						"123",
-						big.NewInt(1),
-						big.NewInt(1),
-						"",
-						i.ethereum.TxPool.Flush(),
-					)
-					err := i.ethereum.BlockManager.ProcessBlock(block)
-					if err != nil {
-						fmt.Println(err)
-					} else {
-						i.ethereum.Broadcast(ethwire.MsgBlockTy, block.RlpData())
-					}
-					//fmt.Println(ethutil.NewRlpValue(block.RlpData()).Get(0))
-			*/
 		case "tx":
 			tx := ethchain.NewTransaction(tokens[1], ethutil.Big(tokens[2]), []string{""})
 			fmt.Printf("%x\n", tx.Hash())
@@ -169,7 +152,7 @@ func (i *Console) ParseInput(input string) bool {
 			addr, _ := hex.DecodeString(tokens[1])
 			data, _ := ethutil.Config.Db.Get(addr)
 			if len(data) != 0 {
-				decoder := ethutil.NewRlpDecoder(data)
+				decoder := ethutil.NewRlpValueFromBytes(data)
 				fmt.Println(decoder)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Println("gettx: tx not found")
diff --git a/ethereum.go b/ethereum.go
index 810c30f499..7f55701102 100644
--- a/ethereum.go
+++ b/ethereum.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 	Init()
 
+	//fmt.Printf("%x\n", ethutil.Encode([]interface{}{ethutil.BigPow(2, 36).Bytes()}))
+
 	ethchain.InitFees()
 	ethutil.ReadConfig()
 
@@ -89,17 +92,27 @@ func main() {
 		// Fake block mining. It broadcasts a new block every 5 seconds
 		go func() {
 			pow := &ethchain.EasyPow{}
+			addr, _ := hex.DecodeString("82c3b0b72cf62f1a9ce97c64da8072efa28225d8")
 
 			for {
+				time.Sleep(blockTime * time.Second)
+
 				txs := ethereum.TxPool.Flush()
-				block := ethereum.BlockManager.BlockChain().NewBlock("82c3b0b72cf62f1a9ce97c64da8072efa28225d8", txs)
+				block := ethereum.BlockManager.BlockChain().NewBlock(addr, txs)
 
 				nonce := pow.Search(block)
 				block.Nonce = nonce
 
-				log.Println("nonce found:", nonce)
+				err := ethereum.BlockManager.ProcessBlockWithState(block, block.State())
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Println(err)
+				} else {
+					//log.Println("nonce found:", nonce)
+					log.Println("\n+++++++ MINED BLK +++++++\n", block.String())
+				}
+				//os.Exit(1)
+
 				/*
-					time.Sleep(blockTime * time.Second)
 
 
 					block := ethchain.CreateBlock(