diff --git a/pkg/core/.keep b/pkg/core/.keep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/pkg/core/block.go b/pkg/core/block.go
index 67057569d..1b5016a1c 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"io"
+
 	. "github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/util"
 )
 
@@ -26,3 +29,33 @@ type Block struct {
 	// transaction list
 	Transactions []*Transaction
 }
+
+// EncodeBinary encodes the block to the given writer.
+func (b *Block) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary decods the block from the given reader.
+func (b *Block) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+	err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.Version)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.PrevBlock)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.MerkleRoot)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.Timestamp)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.Height)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.Nonce)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b.NextMiner)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b._sep)
+	var n uint8
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &n)
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &n)
+
+	// txs := make([]byte, n)
+	// err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &txs)
+	// err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &n)
+	// fmt.Println(n)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Size implements the payload interface.
+func (b *Block) Size() uint32 { return 0 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/witness.go b/pkg/core/witness.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b30be5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/core/witness.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package core
+
+import "io"
+
+// Witness ...
+type Witness struct {
+	InvocationScript   []byte
+	VerificationScript []byte
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements the payload interface.
+func (wit *Witness) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements the payload interface.
+func (wit *Witness) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index 3df2e0305..070cec320 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 
+	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/network/payload"
 )
 
@@ -46,14 +47,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Message is the complete message send between nodes.
-//
-//	Size	Field		DataType		Description
-// 	------------------------------------------------------
-//	4		Magic		uint32			Protocol ID
-//	12		Command		char[12]		Command
-//	4		length		uint32			Length of payload
-//	4		Checksum	uint32			Checksum
-//	length	Payload		uint8[length]	Content of message
 type Message struct {
 	Magic NetMode
 	// Command is utf8 code, of which the length is 12 bytes,
@@ -93,11 +86,11 @@ func newMessage(magic NetMode, cmd commandType, p payload.Payload) *Message {
 	)
 
 	if p != nil {
-		size = p.Size()
 		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 		if err := p.EncodeBinary(buf); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
+		size = uint32(buf.Len())
 		checksum = sumSHA256(sumSHA256(buf.Bytes()))
 	} else {
 		checksum = sumSHA256(sumSHA256([]byte{}))
@@ -152,8 +145,6 @@ func (m *Message) decode(r io.Reader) error {
 	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &m.Length)
 	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &m.Checksum)
 
-	fmt.Println(cmdByteArrayToString(m.Command))
-
 	// return if their is no payload.
 	if m.Length == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -163,24 +154,22 @@ func (m *Message) decode(r io.Reader) error {
 }
 
 func (m *Message) decodePayload(r io.Reader) error {
-	pbuf := make([]byte, m.Length)
-	n, err := r.Read(pbuf)
+	buf := make([]byte, m.Length)
+	n, err := r.Read(buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("The length of the payload is %d\n", n)
-
 	if uint32(n) != m.Length {
 		return fmt.Errorf("expected to have read exactly %d bytes got %d", m.Length, n)
 	}
 
 	// Compare the checksum of the payload.
-	if !compareChecksum(m.Checksum, pbuf) {
+	if !compareChecksum(m.Checksum, buf) {
 		return errChecksumMismatch
 	}
 
-	r = bytes.NewReader(pbuf)
+	r = bytes.NewReader(buf)
 	var p payload.Payload
 	switch m.commandType() {
 	case cmdVersion:
@@ -198,6 +187,11 @@ func (m *Message) decodePayload(r io.Reader) error {
 		if err := p.DecodeBinary(r); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+	case cmdBlock:
+		p = &core.Block{}
+		if err := p.DecodeBinary(r); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	m.Payload = p
diff --git a/pkg/network/message_test.go b/pkg/network/message_test.go
index ae443b149..4b4e5608f 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestMessageEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMessageEncodeDecodeWithVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	p := payload.NewVersion(12227, 2000, "./neo:2.6.0/", 0, true)
+	p := payload.NewVersion(12227, 2000, "/neo:2.6.0/", 0, true)
 	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, p)
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestMessageEncodeDecodeWithVersion(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMessageInvalidChecksum(t *testing.T) {
-	p := payload.NewVersion(1111, 3000, "./NEO:2.6.0/", 0, true)
+	p := payload.NewVersion(1111, 3000, "/NEO:2.6.0/", 0, true)
 	m := newMessage(ModeTestNet, cmdVersion, p)
 	m.Checksum = 1337
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/version.go b/pkg/network/payload/version.go
index 329d920b7..7656f3e92 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/version.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/version.go
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-const (
-	lenUA          = 12
-	minVersionSize = 27
-)
+const minVersionSize = 27
 
 // Version payload.
 type Version struct {
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ type Version struct {
 	// it's used to distinguish the node from public IP
 	Nonce uint32
 	// client id
-	UserAgent [lenUA]byte
+	UserAgent []byte
 	// Height of the block chain
 	StartHeight uint32
 	// Whether to receive and forward
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ func NewVersion(id uint32, p uint16, ua string, h uint32, r bool) *Version {
 		Timestamp:   12345,
 		Port:        p,
 		Nonce:       id,
-		UserAgent:   uaToByteArray(ua),
+		UserAgent:   []byte(ua),
 		StartHeight: 0,
 		Relay:       r,
 	}
@@ -46,16 +43,17 @@ func NewVersion(id uint32, p uint16, ua string, h uint32, r bool) *Version {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements the Payload interface.
 func (p *Version) DecodeBinary(r io.Reader) error {
-	// TODO: Length of the user agent should be calculated dynamicaly.
-	// There is no information about the size or format of this.
-	// the only thing we know is by looking at the #c source code.
-	// /NEO:{0}/ => /NEO:2.6.0/
 	err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.Version)
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.Services)
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.Timestamp)
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.Port)
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.Nonce)
+
+	var lenUA uint8
+	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &lenUA)
+	p.UserAgent = make([]byte, lenUA)
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.UserAgent)
+
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.StartHeight)
 	err = binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &p.Relay)
 
@@ -69,6 +67,7 @@ func (p *Version) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, p.Timestamp)
 	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, p.Port)
 	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, p.Nonce)
+	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, uint8(len(p.UserAgent)))
 	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, p.UserAgent)
 	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, p.StartHeight)
 	err = binary.Write(w, binary.LittleEndian, p.Relay)
@@ -80,11 +79,3 @@ func (p *Version) EncodeBinary(w io.Writer) error {
 func (p *Version) Size() uint32 {
 	return uint32(minVersionSize + len(p.UserAgent))
 }
-
-func uaToByteArray(ua string) [lenUA]byte {
-	buf := [lenUA]byte{}
-	for i := 0; i < lenUA; i++ {
-		buf[i] = ua[i]
-	}
-	return buf
-}
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go b/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go
index 6eac5b645..098a5d05f 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/version_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestVersionEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
-	version := NewVersion(13337, 3000, "./NEO:0.0.1/", 0, true)
+	version := NewVersion(13337, 3000, "/NEO:0.0.1/", 0, true)
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	if err := version.EncodeBinary(buf); err != nil {
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ func TestVersionEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if version.Size() != uint32(minVersionSize+len(version.UserAgent)) {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected version size of %d", minVersionSize+lenUA)
+		t.Fatalf("Expected version size of %d", minVersionSize+len(version.UserAgent))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/peer.go b/pkg/network/peer.go
index 544b7cfe2..830844cad 100644
--- a/pkg/network/peer.go
+++ b/pkg/network/peer.go
@@ -1,49 +1,123 @@
 package network
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/util"
 )
 
-// Peer represents a remote node, backed by TCP transport.
-type Peer struct {
-	id uint32
+// Peer is the local representation of a remote node. It's an interface that may
+// be backed by any concrete transport: local, HTTP, tcp.
+type Peer interface {
+	id() uint32
+	endpoint() util.Endpoint
+	send(*Message)
+	verack() bool
+	verify(uint32)
+	disconnect()
+}
+
+// LocalPeer is a peer without any transport, mainly used for testing.
+type LocalPeer struct {
+	_id       uint32
+	_verack   bool
+	_endpoint util.Endpoint
+	_send     chan *Message
+}
+
+// NewLocalPeer return a LocalPeer.
+func NewLocalPeer() *LocalPeer {
+	e, _ := util.EndpointFromString("1.1.1.1:1111")
+	return &LocalPeer{_endpoint: e}
+}
+
+func (p *LocalPeer) id() uint32              { return p._id }
+func (p *LocalPeer) verack() bool            { return p._verack }
+func (p *LocalPeer) endpoint() util.Endpoint { return p._endpoint }
+func (p *LocalPeer) disconnect()             {}
+
+func (p *LocalPeer) send(msg *Message) {
+	p._send <- msg
+}
+
+func (p *LocalPeer) verify(id uint32) {
+	fmt.Println(id)
+	p._verack = true
+	p._id = id
+}
+
+// TCPPeer represents a remote node, backed by TCP transport.
+type TCPPeer struct {
+	_id uint32
 	// underlying TCP connection
 	conn net.Conn
 	// host and port information about this peer.
-	endpoint util.Endpoint
+	_endpoint util.Endpoint
 	// channel to coordinate messages writen back to the connection.
-	send chan *Message
+	_send chan *Message
 	// whether this peers version was acknowledged.
-	verack bool
+	_verack bool
 }
 
-// NewPeer returns a (TCP) Peer.
-func NewPeer(conn net.Conn) *Peer {
+// NewTCPPeer returns a pointer to a TCP Peer.
+func NewTCPPeer(conn net.Conn) *TCPPeer {
 	e, _ := util.EndpointFromString(conn.RemoteAddr().String())
 
-	return &Peer{
-		conn:     conn,
-		send:     make(chan *Message),
-		endpoint: e,
+	return &TCPPeer{
+		conn:      conn,
+		_send:     make(chan *Message),
+		_endpoint: e,
 	}
 }
 
+// id implements the peer interface
+func (p *TCPPeer) id() uint32 {
+	return p._id
+}
+
+// endpoint implements the peer interface
+func (p *TCPPeer) endpoint() util.Endpoint {
+	return p._endpoint
+}
+
+// verack implements the peer interface
+func (p *TCPPeer) verack() bool {
+	return p._verack
+}
+
+// verify implements the peer interface
+func (p *TCPPeer) verify(id uint32) {
+	p._id = id
+	p._verack = true
+}
+
+// send implements the peer interface
+func (p *TCPPeer) send(msg *Message) {
+	p._send <- msg
+}
+
+func (p *TCPPeer) disconnect() {
+	close(p._send)
+	p.conn.Close()
+}
+
 // writeLoop writes messages to the underlying TCP connection.
 // A goroutine writeLoop is started for each connection.
 // There should be at most one writer to a connection executing
 // all writes from this goroutine.
-func (p *Peer) writeLoop() {
+func (p *TCPPeer) writeLoop() {
 	// clean up the connection.
 	defer func() {
 		p.conn.Close()
 	}()
 
 	for {
-		msg := <-p.send
-		rpcLogger.Printf("OUT :: %s", msg.commandType())
+		msg := <-p._send
+
+		rpcLogger.Printf("[SERVER] :: OUT :: %s :: %+v", msg.commandType(), msg.Payload)
+
 		if err := msg.encode(p.conn); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("encode error: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/network/server.go b/pkg/network/server.go
index ceba713b2..56e71d0e5 100644
--- a/pkg/network/server.go
+++ b/pkg/network/server.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/network/payload"
 	"github.com/anthdm/neo-go/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type messageTuple struct {
-	peer *Peer
+	peer Peer
 	msg  *Message
 }
 
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ type messageTuple struct {
 type Server struct {
 	logger *log.Logger
 
-	mtx sync.RWMutex
-
 	// id of the server
 	id uint32
 
@@ -51,10 +49,10 @@ type Server struct {
 	// Or 56753 to work with the docker privnet.
 	net NetMode
 	// map that holds all connected peers to this server.
-	peers map[*Peer]bool
+	peers map[Peer]bool
 
-	register   chan *Peer
-	unregister chan *Peer
+	register   chan Peer
+	unregister chan Peer
 
 	// channel for coordinating messages.
 	message chan messageTuple
@@ -79,11 +77,11 @@ func NewServer(net NetMode) *Server {
 
 	s := &Server{
 		id:         util.RandUint32(1111111, 9999999),
-		userAgent:  fmt.Sprintf("\v/NEO:%s/", version),
+		userAgent:  fmt.Sprintf("/NEO:%s/", version),
 		logger:     logger,
-		peers:      make(map[*Peer]bool),
-		register:   make(chan *Peer),
-		unregister: make(chan *Peer),
+		peers:      make(map[Peer]bool),
+		register:   make(chan Peer),
+		unregister: make(chan Peer),
 		message:    make(chan messageTuple),
 		relay:      true,
 		net:        net,
@@ -137,17 +135,16 @@ func (s *Server) loop() {
 			// When a new connection is been established, (by this server or remote node)
 			// its peer will be received on this channel.
 			// Any peer registration must happen via this channel.
-			s.logger.Printf("peer registered from address %s", peer.conn.RemoteAddr())
+			s.logger.Printf("peer registered from address %s", peer.endpoint())
 			s.peers[peer] = true
 			s.handlePeerConnected(peer)
 
 		case peer := <-s.unregister:
 			// unregister should take care of all the cleanup that has to be made.
 			if _, ok := s.peers[peer]; ok {
-				peer.conn.Close()
-				close(peer.send)
+				peer.disconnect()
 				delete(s.peers, peer)
-				s.logger.Printf("peer %s disconnected", peer.conn.RemoteAddr())
+				s.logger.Printf("peer %s disconnected", peer.endpoint())
 			}
 
 		case tuple := <-s.message:
@@ -166,14 +163,14 @@ func (s *Server) loop() {
 }
 
 // processMessage processes the message received from the peer.
-func (s *Server) processMessage(msg *Message, peer *Peer) error {
+func (s *Server) processMessage(msg *Message, peer Peer) error {
 	command := msg.commandType()
 
-	rpcLogger.Printf("[NODE %d] :: IN :: %s :: %+v", peer.id, command, msg.Payload)
+	rpcLogger.Printf("[NODE %d] :: IN :: %s :: %+v", peer.id(), command, msg.Payload)
 
 	// Disconnect if the remote is sending messages other then version
 	// if we didn't verack this peer.
-	if !peer.verack && command != cmdVersion {
+	if !peer.verack() && command != cmdVersion {
 		return errors.New("version noack")
 	}
 
@@ -192,6 +189,7 @@ func (s *Server) processMessage(msg *Message, peer *Peer) error {
 		return s.handleInvCmd(msg.Payload.(*payload.Inventory), peer)
 	case cmdGetData:
 	case cmdBlock:
+		return s.handleBlockCmd(msg.Payload.(*core.Block), peer)
 	case cmdTX:
 	case cmdConsensus:
 	default:
@@ -204,29 +202,29 @@ func (s *Server) processMessage(msg *Message, peer *Peer) error {
 // When a new peer is connected we send our version.
 // No further communication should be made before both sides has received
 // the versions of eachother.
-func (s *Server) handlePeerConnected(peer *Peer) {
+func (s *Server) handlePeerConnected(peer Peer) {
 	// TODO get heigth of block when thats implemented.
 	payload := payload.NewVersion(s.id, s.port, s.userAgent, 0, s.relay)
 	msg := newMessage(s.net, cmdVersion, payload)
 
-	peer.send <- msg
+	peer.send(msg)
 }
 
 // Version declares the server's version.
-func (s *Server) handleVersionCmd(v *payload.Version, peer *Peer) error {
+func (s *Server) handleVersionCmd(v *payload.Version, peer Peer) error {
 	if s.id == v.Nonce {
 		return errors.New("remote nonce equal to server id")
 	}
-	if peer.endpoint.Port != v.Port {
+
+	if peer.endpoint().Port != v.Port {
 		return errors.New("port mismatch")
 	}
 
 	// we respond with a verack, we successfully received peer's version
 	// at this point.
-	peer.verack = true
-	peer.id = v.Nonce
+	peer.verify(v.Nonce)
 	verackMsg := newMessage(s.net, cmdVerack, nil)
-	peer.send <- verackMsg
+	peer.send(verackMsg)
 
 	go s.sendLoop(peer)
 
@@ -234,7 +232,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleVersionCmd(v *payload.Version, peer *Peer) error {
 }
 
 // When the remote node reveals its known peers we try to connect to all of them.
-func (s *Server) handleAddrCmd(addrList *payload.AddressList, peer *Peer) error {
+func (s *Server) handleAddrCmd(addrList *payload.AddressList, peer Peer) error {
 	for _, addr := range addrList.Addrs {
 		if !s.peerAlreadyConnected(addr.Addr) {
 			go connectToRemoteNode(s, addr.Addr.String())
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAddrCmd(addrList *payload.AddressList, peer *Peer) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) handleInvCmd(inv *payload.Inventory, peer *Peer) error {
+func (s *Server) handleInvCmd(inv *payload.Inventory, peer Peer) error {
 	if !inv.Type.Valid() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid inventory type: %s", inv.Type)
 	}
@@ -254,11 +252,16 @@ func (s *Server) handleInvCmd(inv *payload.Inventory, peer *Peer) error {
 	payload := payload.NewInventory(inv.Type, inv.Hashes)
 	msg := newMessage(s.net, cmdGetData, payload)
 
-	peer.send <- msg
+	peer.send(msg)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *Server) handleBlockCmd(block *core.Block, peer Peer) error {
+	fmt.Println("received a block yyyyyyeeeeeehhhhh!")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *Server) peerAlreadyConnected(addr net.Addr) bool {
 	// TODO: check for race conditions
 	//s.mtx.RLock()
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ func (s *Server) peerAlreadyConnected(addr net.Addr) bool {
 	// What about ourself ^^
 
 	for peer := range s.peers {
-		if peer.conn.RemoteAddr().String() == addr.String() {
+		if peer.endpoint().String() == addr.String() {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -282,13 +285,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleGetAddrCmd(msg *Message, peer *Peer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) sendLoop(peer *Peer) {
+func (s *Server) sendLoop(peer Peer) {
 	// TODO: check if this peer is still connected.
 	for {
 		getaddrMsg := newMessage(s.net, cmdGetAddr, nil)
-		peer.send <- getaddrMsg
+		peer.send(getaddrMsg)
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(120 * time.Second)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/server_test.go b/pkg/network/server_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5445c3168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/network/server_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package network
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestHandleVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	// s := NewServer(ModeDevNet)
+	// go s.Start(":3000", nil)
+
+	// p := NewLocalPeer()
+	// s.register <- p
+
+	// version := payload.NewVersion(1337, p.endpoint().Port, "/NEO:0.0.0/.", 0, true)
+	// s.handleVersionCmd(version, p)
+
+	// if len(s.peers) != 1 {
+	// 	t.Fatalf("expecting the server to have %d peers got %d", 1, len(s.peers))
+	// }
+	// if p.id() != 1337 {
+	// 	t.Fatalf("expecting peer's id to be %d got %d", 1337, p._id)
+	// }
+	// if !p.verack() {
+	// 	t.Fatal("expecting peer to be verified")
+	// }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/tcp.go b/pkg/network/tcp.go
index e05cefbbb..de92a7205 100644
--- a/pkg/network/tcp.go
+++ b/pkg/network/tcp.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func connectToSeeds(s *Server, addrs []string) {
 }
 
 func handleConnection(s *Server, conn net.Conn) {
-	peer := NewPeer(conn)
+	peer := NewTCPPeer(conn)
 	s.register <- peer
 
 	// remove the peer from connected peers and cleanup the connection.
diff --git a/pkg/util/types.go b/pkg/util/types.go
index 51588988e..5480e8155 100644
--- a/pkg/util/types.go
+++ b/pkg/util/types.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ func (u *Uint256) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ToSlice return a byte slice of u.
+// ToSlice returns a byte slice of u.
 func (u Uint256) ToSlice() []byte {
 	b := make([]byte, 32)
-	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
 		b[i] = byte(u[i])
 	}
 	return b
@@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ func (u Uint256) String() string {
 
 // Uint160 is a 20 byte long unsigned integer
 type Uint160 [20]uint8
+
+// ToSlice returns a byte slice of u.
+func (u Uint160) ToSlice() []byte {
+	b := make([]byte, 20)
+	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
+		b[i] = byte(u[i])
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// String implements the stringer interface.
+func (u Uint160) String() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(u.ToSlice())
+}