diff --git a/block.go b/block.go
index 00317573c5..6ae3cc832a 100644
--- a/block.go
+++ b/block.go
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ func CreateBlock(root string, num int, prevHash string, base string, difficulty
       block.state.Update(string(addr), string(contract.MarshalRlp()))
       for i, val := range tx.data {
         contract.state.Update(string(NumberToBytes(uint64(i), 32)), val)
-        //contract.state.Update(string(Encode(uint32(i))), val)
       }
       block.UpdateContract(addr, contract)
     }
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ func (block *Block) PayFee(addr []byte, fee uint64) bool {
   // If we can't pay the fee return
   if contract == nil || contract.amount < fee {
     fmt.Println("Contract has insufficient funds", contract.amount, fee)
+
     return false
   }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (block *Block) PayFee(addr []byte, fee uint64) bool {
   block.state.Update(string(addr), string(contract.MarshalRlp()))
 
   data := block.state.Get(string(block.coinbase))
-  println(data)
+
   // Get the ether (coinbase) and add the fee (gief fee to miner)
   ether := NewEtherFromData([]byte(data))
   ether.amount += fee
@@ -159,75 +159,24 @@ func (block *Block) MarshalRlp() []byte {
 }
 
 func (block *Block) UnmarshalRlp(data []byte) {
-  t, _ := Decode(data,0)
+  decoder := NewRlpDecoder(data)
 
-  // interface slice assertion
-  if slice, ok := t.([]interface{}); ok {
-    // interface slice assertion
-    if header, ok := slice[0].([]interface{}); ok {
-      if number, ok := header[0].(uint8); ok {
-        block.number = uint32(number)
-      }
+  header := decoder.Get(0)
+  block.number = uint32(header.Get(0).AsUint())
+  block.prevHash = header.Get(1).AsString()
+  // sha of uncles is header[2]
+  block.coinbase = header.Get(3).AsString()
+  block.state = NewTrie(Db, header.Get(4).AsString())
+  block.difficulty = uint32(header.Get(5).AsUint())
+  block.time = int64(header.Get(6).AsUint())
+  block.nonce = uint32(header.Get(7).AsUint())
+  block.extra = header.Get(8).AsString()
 
-      if prevHash, ok := header[1].([]uint8); ok {
-        block.prevHash = string(prevHash)
-      }
-
-      // sha of uncles is header[2]
-
-      if coinbase, ok := header[3].([]byte); ok {
-        block.coinbase = string(coinbase)
-      }
-
-      if state, ok := header[4].([]uint8); ok {
-        // XXX The database is currently a global variable defined in testing.go
-        // This will eventually go away and the database will grabbed from the public server
-        // interface
-        block.state = NewTrie(Db, string(state))
-      }
-
-      // sha is header[5]
-
-      // It's either 8bit or 64
-      if difficulty, ok := header[6].(uint8); ok {
-        block.difficulty = uint32(difficulty)
-      }
-      if difficulty, ok := header[6].(uint64); ok {
-        block.difficulty = uint32(difficulty)
-      }
-
-      // It's either 8bit or 64
-      if time, ok := header[7].(uint8); ok {
-        block.time = int64(time)
-      }
-      if time, ok := header[7].(uint64); ok {
-        block.time = int64(time)
-      }
-
-      if nonce, ok := header[8].(uint8); ok {
-        block.nonce = uint32(nonce)
-      }
-
-      if extra, ok := header[9].([]byte); ok {
-        block.extra = string(extra)
-      }
-    }
-
-    if txSlice, ok := slice[1].([]interface{}); ok {
-      // Create transaction slice equal to decoded tx interface slice
-      block.transactions = make([]*Transaction, len(txSlice))
-
-      // Unmarshal transactions
-      for i, tx := range txSlice {
-        if t, ok := tx.([]byte); ok {
-          tx := &Transaction{}
-          // Use the unmarshaled data to unmarshal the transaction
-          // t is still decoded.
-          tx.UnmarshalRlp(t)
-
-          block.transactions[i] = tx
-        }
-      }
-    }
+  txes := decoder.Get(1)
+  block.transactions = make([]*Transaction, txes.Length())
+  for i := 0; i < txes.Length(); i++ {
+    tx := &Transaction{}
+    tx.UnmarshalRlp(txes.Get(i).AsBytes())
+    block.transactions[i] = tx
   }
 }
diff --git a/contract.go b/contract.go
index 778f3578d4..a54643f590 100644
--- a/contract.go
+++ b/contract.go
@@ -22,27 +22,11 @@ func (c *Contract) MarshalRlp() []byte {
 }
 
 func (c *Contract) UnmarshalRlp(data []byte) {
-  t, _ := Decode(data, 0)
+  decoder := NewRlpDecoder(data)
 
-  if slice, ok := t.([]interface{}); ok {
-    if t, ok := slice[0].(uint8); ok {
-      c.t = uint32(t)
-    }
-
-    if amount, ok := slice[1].(uint8); ok {
-      c.amount = uint64(amount)
-    } else if amount, ok := slice[1].(uint16); ok {
-      c.amount = uint64(amount)
-    } else if amount, ok := slice[1].(uint32); ok {
-      c.amount = uint64(amount)
-    } else if amount, ok := slice[1].(uint64); ok {
-      c.amount = amount
-    }
-
-    if root, ok := slice[2].([]uint8); ok {
-      c.state = NewTrie(Db, string(root))
-    }
-  }
+  c.t = uint32(decoder.Get(0).AsUint())
+  c.amount = decoder.Get(1).AsUint()
+  c.state = NewTrie(Db, decoder.Get(2).AsString())
 }
 
 type Ether struct {
diff --git a/genesis.go b/genesis.go
index aae9cd1cfe..21b8e9998f 100644
--- a/genesis.go
+++ b/genesis.go
@@ -32,5 +32,3 @@ var GenisisHeader = []interface{}{
 }
 
 var Genesis = []interface{}{ GenisisHeader, []interface{}{}, []interface{}{} }
-
-var GenisisBlock = NewBlock( Encode(Genesis) )
diff --git a/rlp.go b/rlp.go
index 4db88539dc..5366632f4f 100644
--- a/rlp.go
+++ b/rlp.go
@@ -4,8 +4,110 @@ import (
   "fmt"
   "bytes"
   "math"
+  "math/big"
 )
 
+type RlpEncoder struct {
+  rlpData []byte
+}
+func NewRlpEncoder() *RlpEncoder {
+  encoder := &RlpEncoder{}
+
+  return encoder
+}
+func (coder *RlpEncoder) EncodeData(rlpData []interface{}) []byte {
+  return nil
+}
+
+// Data attributes are returned by the rlp decoder. The data attributes represents
+// one item within the rlp data structure. It's responsible for all the casting
+// It always returns something valid
+type RlpDataAttribute struct {
+  dataAttrib interface{}
+}
+
+func NewRlpDataAttribute(attrib interface{}) *RlpDataAttribute {
+  return &RlpDataAttribute{dataAttrib: attrib}
+}
+
+func (attr *RlpDataAttribute) Length() int {
+  if data, ok := attr.dataAttrib.([]interface{}); ok {
+    return len(data)
+  }
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+func (attr *RlpDataAttribute) AsUint() uint64 {
+  if value, ok := attr.dataAttrib.(uint8); ok {
+    return uint64(value)
+  } else if value, ok := attr.dataAttrib.(uint16); ok {
+    return uint64(value)
+  } else if value, ok := attr.dataAttrib.(uint32); ok {
+    return uint64(value)
+  } else if value, ok := attr.dataAttrib.(uint64); ok {
+    return value
+  }
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+func (attr *RlpDataAttribute) AsBigInt() *big.Int {
+  if a, ok := attr.dataAttrib.([]byte); ok {
+    return Big(string(a))
+  }
+
+  return big.NewInt(0)
+}
+
+func (attr *RlpDataAttribute) AsString() string {
+  if a, ok := attr.dataAttrib.([]byte); ok {
+     return string(a)
+  }
+
+  return ""
+}
+
+func (attr *RlpDataAttribute) AsBytes() []byte {
+  if a, ok := attr.dataAttrib.([]byte); ok {
+     return a
+  }
+
+  return make([]byte, 0)
+}
+
+// Threat the attribute as a slice
+func (attr *RlpDataAttribute) Get(idx int) *RlpDataAttribute {
+  if d, ok := attr.dataAttrib.([]interface{}); ok {
+    // Guard for oob
+    if len(d) < idx {
+      return NewRlpDataAttribute(nil)
+    }
+
+    return NewRlpDataAttribute(d[idx])
+  }
+
+  // If this wasn't a slice you probably shouldn't be using this function
+  return NewRlpDataAttribute(nil)
+}
+
+type RlpDecoder struct {
+  rlpData interface{}
+}
+func NewRlpDecoder(rlpData []byte) *RlpDecoder {
+  decoder := &RlpDecoder{}
+  // Decode the data
+  data, _ := Decode(rlpData,0)
+  decoder.rlpData = data
+
+  return decoder
+}
+
+func (dec *RlpDecoder) Get(idx int) *RlpDataAttribute {
+  return NewRlpDataAttribute(dec.rlpData).Get(idx)
+}
+
+/// Raw methods
 func BinaryLength(n uint64) uint64 {
   if n == 0 { return 0 }
 
@@ -122,6 +224,9 @@ func Encode(object interface{}) []byte {
       buff.WriteString(string(len(b2) + 55) + b2 + b)
     }
 
+  case *big.Int:
+    buff.Write(Encode(t.String()))
+
   case string:
     if len(t) < 56 {
       buff.WriteString(string(len(t) + 64) + t)
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index 168d58566b..90e0d98696 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
   "math/big"
-  _"fmt"
+  "fmt"
   "github.com/obscuren/secp256k1-go"
   _"encoding/hex"
   _"crypto/sha256"
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ func NewTransaction(to string, value uint64, data []string) *Transaction {
     tx.data[i] = instr
   }
 
-  tx.SetVRS()
+  tx.Sign([]byte("privkey"))
+  tx.Sender()
 
 
   return &tx
@@ -86,9 +87,9 @@ func (tx *Transaction) IsContract() bool {
   return tx.recipient == ""
 }
 
-func (tx *Transaction) Signature() []byte {
+func (tx *Transaction) Signature(key []byte) []byte {
   hash := tx.Hash()
-  sec  := Sha256Bin([]byte("myprivkey"))
+  sec  := Sha256Bin(key)
 
   sig, _ := secp256k1.Sign(hash, sec)
 
@@ -96,29 +97,33 @@ func (tx *Transaction) Signature() []byte {
 }
 
 func (tx *Transaction) PublicKey() []byte {
-  hash := Sha256Bin(tx.MarshalRlp())
-  sig  := tx.Signature()
+  hash := Sha256Bin(tx.Hash())
+  sig  := append(tx.r, tx.s...)
 
   pubkey, _ := secp256k1.RecoverPubkey(hash, sig)
 
   return pubkey
 }
 
-func (tx *Transaction) Address() []byte {
-  pubk := tx.PublicKey()
-  // 1 is the marker 04
-  key := pubk[1:65]
+func (tx *Transaction) Sender() []byte {
+  pubkey := tx.PublicKey()
 
-  return Sha256Bin(key)[12:]
+  // Validate the returned key.
+  // Return nil if public key isn't in full format (04 = full, 03 = compact)
+  if pubkey[0] != 4 {
+    return nil
+  }
+
+  return Sha256Bin(pubkey[1:65])[12:]
 }
 
-func (tx *Transaction) SetVRS() {
-  // Add 27 so we get either 27 or 28 (for positive and negative)
-  tx.v = uint32(tx.Signature()[64]) + 27
+func (tx *Transaction) Sign(privk []byte) {
+  sig  := tx.Signature(privk)
 
-  pubk := tx.PublicKey()[1:65]
-  tx.r = pubk[:32]
-  tx.s = pubk[32:64]
+  // Add 27 so we get either 27 or 28 (for positive and negative)
+  tx.v = uint32(sig[64]) + 27
+  tx.r = sig[:32]
+  tx.s = sig[32:65]
 }
 
 func (tx *Transaction) MarshalRlp() []byte {
@@ -138,72 +143,23 @@ func (tx *Transaction) MarshalRlp() []byte {
 }
 
 func (tx *Transaction) UnmarshalRlp(data []byte) {
-  t, _ := Decode(data,0)
-  if slice, ok := t.([]interface{}); ok {
-    if nonce, ok := slice[0].(uint8); ok {
-      tx.nonce = string(nonce)
-    }
+  decoder := NewRlpDecoder(data)
 
-    if recipient, ok := slice[1].([]byte); ok {
-      tx.recipient = string(recipient)
-    }
+  tx.nonce = decoder.Get(0).AsString()
+  tx.recipient = decoder.Get(0).AsString()
+  tx.value = decoder.Get(2).AsUint()
+  tx.fee = uint32(decoder.Get(3).AsUint())
 
-    // If only I knew of a better way.
-    if value, ok := slice[2].(uint8); ok {
-      tx.value = uint64(value)
-    }
-    if value, ok := slice[2].(uint16); ok {
-      tx.value = uint64(value)
-    }
-    if value, ok := slice[2].(uint32); ok {
-      tx.value = uint64(value)
-    }
-    if value, ok := slice[2].(uint64); ok {
-      tx.value = uint64(value)
-    }
-    if fee, ok := slice[3].(uint8); ok {
-      tx.fee = uint32(fee)
-    }
-    if fee, ok := slice[3].(uint16); ok {
-      tx.fee = uint32(fee)
-    }
-    if fee, ok := slice[3].(uint32); ok {
-      tx.fee = uint32(fee)
-    }
-    if fee, ok := slice[3].(uint64); ok {
-      tx.fee = uint32(fee)
-    }
-
-    // Encode the data/instructions
-    if data, ok := slice[4].([]interface{}); ok {
-      tx.data = make([]string, len(data))
-      for i, d := range data {
-        if instr, ok := d.([]byte); ok {
-          tx.data[i] = string(instr)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // vrs
-    if v, ok := slice[5].(uint8); ok {
-      tx.v = uint32(v)
-    }
-    if v, ok := slice[5].(uint16); ok {
-      tx.v = uint32(v)
-    }
-    if v, ok := slice[5].(uint32); ok {
-      tx.v = uint32(v)
-    }
-    if v, ok := slice[5].(uint64); ok {
-      tx.v = uint32(v)
-    }
-    if r, ok := slice[6].([]byte); ok {
-      tx.r = r
-    }
-    if s, ok := slice[7].([]byte); ok {
-      tx.s = s
-    }
+  d := decoder.Get(4)
+  tx.data = make([]string, d.Length())
+  fmt.Println(d.Get(0))
+  for i := 0; i < d.Length(); i++ {
+    tx.data[i] = d.Get(i).AsString()
   }
+
+  tx.v = uint32(decoder.Get(5).AsUint())
+  tx.r = decoder.Get(6).AsBytes()
+  tx.s = decoder.Get(7).AsBytes()
 }
 
 func InitFees() {