diff --git a/pkg/consensus/cache.go b/pkg/consensus/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39af2db31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+)
+
+// relayCache is a payload cache which is used to store
+// last consensus payloads.
+type relayCache struct {
+	*sync.RWMutex
+
+	maxCap int
+	elems  map[util.Uint256]*list.Element
+	queue  *list.List
+}
+
+func newFIFOCache(capacity int) *relayCache {
+	return &relayCache{
+		RWMutex: new(sync.RWMutex),
+
+		maxCap: capacity,
+		elems:  make(map[util.Uint256]*list.Element),
+		queue:  list.New(),
+	}
+}
+
+// Add adds payload into a cache if it doesn't already exist.
+func (c *relayCache) Add(p *Payload) {
+	c.Lock()
+	defer c.Unlock()
+
+	h := p.Hash()
+	if c.elems[h] != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if c.queue.Len() >= c.maxCap {
+		first := c.queue.Front()
+		c.queue.Remove(first)
+		delete(c.elems, first.Value.(*Payload).Hash())
+	}
+
+	e := c.queue.PushBack(p)
+	c.elems[h] = e
+}
+
+// Get returns payload with the specified hash from cache.
+func (c *relayCache) Get(h util.Uint256) *Payload {
+	c.RLock()
+	defer c.RUnlock()
+
+	e, ok := c.elems[h]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return e.Value.(*Payload)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/cache_test.go b/pkg/consensus/cache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..631cc70d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/cache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestRelayCache_Add(t *testing.T) {
+	const capacity = 3
+	payloads := getDifferentPayloads(t, capacity+1)
+	c := newFIFOCache(capacity)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, c.queue.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, 0, len(c.elems))
+
+	for i := 1; i < capacity; i++ {
+		c.Add(&payloads[i])
+		require.Equal(t, i, c.queue.Len())
+		require.Equal(t, i, len(c.elems))
+	}
+
+	// add already existing payload
+	c.Add(&payloads[1])
+	require.Equal(t, capacity-1, c.queue.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, capacity-1, len(c.elems))
+
+	c.Add(&payloads[0])
+	require.Equal(t, capacity, c.queue.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, capacity, len(c.elems))
+
+	// capacity does not exceed maximum
+	c.Add(&payloads[capacity])
+	require.Equal(t, capacity, c.queue.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, capacity, len(c.elems))
+
+	// recent payloads are still present in cache
+	require.Equal(t, &payloads[0], c.Get(payloads[0].Hash()))
+	for i := 2; i <= capacity; i++ {
+		require.Equal(t, &payloads[i], c.Get(payloads[i].Hash()))
+	}
+
+	// oldest payload was removed
+	require.Equal(t, (*Payload)(nil), c.Get(payloads[1].Hash()))
+}
+
+func getDifferentPayloads(t *testing.T, n int) (payloads []Payload) {
+	payloads = make([]Payload, n)
+	for i := range payloads {
+		var sign [signatureSize]byte
+		fillRandom(t, sign[:])
+
+		payloads[i].ValidatorIndex = uint16(i)
+		payloads[i].Type = commitType
+		payloads[i].payload = &commit{
+			Signature: sign,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/change_view.go b/pkg/consensus/change_view.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4274a38d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/change_view.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package consensus
+
+import "github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+
+// changeView represents dBFT ChangeView message.
+type changeView struct {
+	NewViewNumber byte
+	Timestamp     uint32
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (c *changeView) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(c.Timestamp)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (c *changeView) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&c.Timestamp)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/commit.go b/pkg/consensus/commit.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d3acac08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/commit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package consensus
+
+import "github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+
+// commit represents dBFT Commit message.
+type commit struct {
+	Signature [signatureSize]byte
+}
+
+// signatureSize is an rfc6989 signature size in bytes
+// without leading byte (0x04, uncompressed)
+const signatureSize = 64
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (c *commit) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteBE(c.Signature)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (c *commit) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadBE(&c.Signature)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b76bd8b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package consensus
+
+import "github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+
+// cacheMaxCapacity is the default cache capacity taken
+// from C# implementation https://github.com/neo-project/neo/blob/master/neo/Ledger/Blockchain.cs#L64
+const cacheMaxCapacity = 100
+
+// Service represents consensus instance.
+type Service interface {
+	OnPayload(p *Payload)
+	GetPayload(h util.Uint256) *Payload
+}
+
+type service struct {
+	cache *relayCache
+}
+
+// NewService returns new consensus.Service instance.
+func NewService() Service {
+	return &service{
+		cache: newFIFOCache(cacheMaxCapacity),
+	}
+}
+
+// OnPayload handles Payload receive.
+func (s *service) OnPayload(p *Payload) {
+	s.cache.Add(p)
+}
+
+// GetPayload returns payload stored in cache.
+func (s *service) GetPayload(h util.Uint256) *Payload {
+	return s.cache.Get(h)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/payload.go b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5abdef1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+type (
+	messageType byte
+
+	message struct {
+		Type       messageType
+		ViewNumber byte
+
+		payload io.Serializable
+	}
+
+	// Payload is a type for consensus-related messages.
+	Payload struct {
+		message
+
+		Version        uint32
+		ValidatorIndex uint16
+		PrevHash       util.Uint256
+		Height         uint32
+		Timestamp      uint32
+
+		Witness transaction.Witness
+	}
+)
+
+const (
+	changeViewType      messageType = 0x00
+	prepareRequestType  messageType = 0x20
+	prepareResponseType messageType = 0x21
+	commitType          messageType = 0x30
+	recoveryRequestType messageType = 0x40
+	recoveryMessageType messageType = 0x41
+)
+
+// EncodeBinaryUnsigned writes payload to w excluding signature.
+func (p *Payload) EncodeBinaryUnsigned(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(p.Version)
+	w.WriteBE(p.PrevHash[:])
+	w.WriteLE(p.Height)
+	w.WriteLE(p.ValidatorIndex)
+	w.WriteLE(p.Timestamp)
+
+	ww := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	p.message.EncodeBinary(ww.BinWriter)
+	w.WriteBytes(ww.Bytes())
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *Payload) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	p.EncodeBinaryUnsigned(w)
+
+	w.WriteLE(byte(1))
+	p.Witness.EncodeBinary(w)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinaryUnsigned reads payload from w excluding signature.
+func (p *Payload) DecodeBinaryUnsigned(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&p.Version)
+	r.ReadBE(p.PrevHash[:])
+	r.ReadLE(&p.Height)
+	r.ReadLE(&p.ValidatorIndex)
+	r.ReadLE(&p.Timestamp)
+
+	data := r.ReadBytes()
+	rr := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(data)
+	p.message.DecodeBinary(rr)
+}
+
+// Hash returns 32-byte message hash.
+func (p *Payload) Hash() util.Uint256 {
+	w := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	p.EncodeBinaryUnsigned(w.BinWriter)
+
+	return hash.DoubleSha256(w.Bytes())
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *Payload) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	p.DecodeBinaryUnsigned(r)
+
+	var b byte
+	r.ReadLE(&b)
+	if b != 1 {
+		r.Err = errors.New("invalid format")
+		return
+	}
+
+	p.Witness.DecodeBinary(r)
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (m *message) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(byte(m.Type))
+	w.WriteLE(m.ViewNumber)
+	m.payload.EncodeBinary(w)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (m *message) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE((*byte)(&m.Type))
+	r.ReadLE(&m.ViewNumber)
+
+	switch m.Type {
+	case changeViewType:
+		cv := new(changeView)
+		// NewViewNumber is not marshaled
+		cv.NewViewNumber = m.ViewNumber + 1
+		m.payload = cv
+	case prepareRequestType:
+		m.payload = new(prepareRequest)
+	case prepareResponseType:
+		m.payload = new(prepareResponse)
+	case commitType:
+		m.payload = new(commit)
+	case recoveryRequestType:
+		m.payload = new(recoveryRequest)
+	case recoveryMessageType:
+		m.payload = new(recoveryMessage)
+	default:
+		r.Err = errors.Errorf("invalid type: 0x%02x", byte(m.Type))
+		return
+	}
+	m.payload.DecodeBinary(r)
+}
+
+// String implements fmt.Stringer interface.
+func (t messageType) String() string {
+	switch t {
+	case changeViewType:
+		return "ChangeView"
+	case prepareRequestType:
+		return "PrepareRequest"
+	case prepareResponseType:
+		return "PrepareResponse"
+	case commitType:
+		return "Commit"
+	case recoveryRequestType:
+		return "RecoveryRequest"
+	case recoveryMessageType:
+		return "RecoveryMessage"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("UNKNOWN(0x%02x)", byte(t))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/payload_test.go b/pkg/consensus/payload_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8759ead89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/payload_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	gio "io"
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var messageTypes = []messageType{
+	changeViewType,
+	prepareRequestType,
+	prepareResponseType,
+	commitType,
+	recoveryRequestType,
+	recoveryMessageType,
+}
+
+func TestConsensusPayload_Hash(t *testing.T) {
+	dataHex := "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"
+	data, err := hex.DecodeString(dataHex)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	r := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(data)
+
+	var p Payload
+	p.DecodeBinary(r)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, p.Hash().String(), "45859759c8491597804f1922773947e0d37bf54484af82f80cd642f7b063aa56")
+}
+
+func TestConsensusPayload_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, mt := range messageTypes {
+		p := randomPayload(t, mt)
+		testSerializable(t, p, new(Payload))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCommit_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	c := randomMessage(t, commitType)
+	testSerializable(t, c, new(commit))
+}
+
+func TestPrepareResponse_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	resp := randomMessage(t, prepareResponseType)
+	testSerializable(t, resp, new(prepareResponse))
+}
+
+func TestPrepareRequest_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	req := randomMessage(t, prepareRequestType)
+	testSerializable(t, req, new(prepareRequest))
+}
+
+func TestRecoveryRequest_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	req := randomMessage(t, recoveryRequestType)
+	testSerializable(t, req, new(recoveryRequest))
+}
+
+func TestRecoveryMessage_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	msg := randomMessage(t, recoveryMessageType)
+	testSerializable(t, msg, new(recoveryMessage))
+}
+
+func randomPayload(t *testing.T, mt messageType) *Payload {
+	p := &Payload{
+		message: message{
+			Type:       mt,
+			ViewNumber: byte(rand.Uint32()),
+			payload:    randomMessage(t, mt),
+		},
+		Version:        1,
+		ValidatorIndex: 13,
+		Height:         rand.Uint32(),
+		Timestamp:      rand.Uint32(),
+		Witness: transaction.Witness{
+			InvocationScript:   fillRandom(t, make([]byte, 3)),
+			VerificationScript: fillRandom(t, make([]byte, 4)),
+		},
+	}
+	fillRandom(t, p.PrevHash[:])
+
+	if mt == changeViewType {
+		p.payload.(*changeView).NewViewNumber = p.ViewNumber + 1
+	}
+
+	return p
+}
+
+func randomMessage(t *testing.T, mt messageType) io.Serializable {
+	switch mt {
+	case changeViewType:
+		return &changeView{
+			Timestamp: rand.Uint32(),
+		}
+	case prepareRequestType:
+		return randomPrepareRequest(t)
+	case prepareResponseType:
+		resp := &prepareResponse{}
+		fillRandom(t, resp.PreparationHash[:])
+		return resp
+	case commitType:
+		var c commit
+		fillRandom(t, c.Signature[:])
+		return &c
+	case recoveryRequestType:
+		return &recoveryRequest{Timestamp: rand.Uint32()}
+	case recoveryMessageType:
+		return randomRecoveryMessage(t)
+	default:
+		require.Fail(t, "invalid type")
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func randomPrepareRequest(t *testing.T) *prepareRequest {
+	const txCount = 3
+
+	req := &prepareRequest{
+		Timestamp:         rand.Uint32(),
+		Nonce:             rand.Uint64(),
+		TransactionHashes: make([]util.Uint256, txCount),
+		MinerTransaction:  *newMinerTx(rand.Uint32()),
+	}
+
+	req.TransactionHashes[0] = req.MinerTransaction.Hash()
+	for i := 1; i < txCount; i++ {
+		fillRandom(t, req.TransactionHashes[i][:])
+	}
+	fillRandom(t, req.NextConsensus[:])
+
+	return req
+}
+
+func randomRecoveryMessage(t *testing.T) *recoveryMessage {
+	result := randomMessage(t, prepareRequestType)
+	require.IsType(t, (*prepareRequest)(nil), result)
+	prepReq := result.(*prepareRequest)
+
+	return &recoveryMessage{
+		PreparationPayloads: []*preparationCompact{
+			{
+				ValidatorIndex:   1,
+				InvocationScript: fillRandom(t, make([]byte, 10)),
+			},
+		},
+		CommitPayloads: []*commitCompact{
+			{
+				ViewNumber:       0,
+				ValidatorIndex:   1,
+				Signature:        fillRandom(t, make([]byte, signatureSize)),
+				InvocationScript: fillRandom(t, make([]byte, 20)),
+			},
+			{
+				ViewNumber:       0,
+				ValidatorIndex:   2,
+				Signature:        fillRandom(t, make([]byte, signatureSize)),
+				InvocationScript: fillRandom(t, make([]byte, 10)),
+			},
+		},
+		ChangeViewPayloads: []*changeViewCompact{
+			{
+				Timestamp:          rand.Uint32(),
+				ValidatorIndex:     3,
+				OriginalViewNumber: 3,
+				InvocationScript:   fillRandom(t, make([]byte, 4)),
+			},
+		},
+		PrepareRequest: prepReq,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMessageType_String(t *testing.T) {
+	require.Equal(t, "ChangeView", changeViewType.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "PrepareRequest", prepareRequestType.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "PrepareResponse", prepareResponseType.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "Commit", commitType.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "RecoveryMessage", recoveryMessageType.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "RecoveryRequest", recoveryRequestType.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "UNKNOWN(0xff)", messageType(0xff).String())
+}
+
+func testSerializable(t *testing.T, expected, actual io.Serializable) {
+	w := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	expected.EncodeBinary(w.BinWriter)
+
+	r := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(w.Bytes())
+	actual.DecodeBinary(r)
+
+	require.Equal(t, expected, actual)
+}
+
+func fillRandom(t *testing.T, buf []byte) []byte {
+	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix()))
+	_, err := gio.ReadFull(r, buf)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return buf
+}
+
+func newMinerTx(nonce uint32) *transaction.Transaction {
+	return &transaction.Transaction{
+		Type:    transaction.MinerType,
+		Version: 0,
+		Data: &transaction.MinerTX{
+			Nonce: rand.Uint32(),
+		},
+		Attributes: []*transaction.Attribute{},
+		Inputs:     []*transaction.Input{},
+		Outputs:    []*transaction.Output{},
+		Scripts:    []*transaction.Witness{},
+		Trimmed:    false,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go b/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c374747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+)
+
+// prepareRequest represents dBFT PrepareRequest message.
+type prepareRequest struct {
+	Timestamp         uint32
+	Nonce             uint64
+	TransactionHashes []util.Uint256
+	MinerTransaction  transaction.Transaction
+	NextConsensus     util.Uint160
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *prepareRequest) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(p.Timestamp)
+	w.WriteLE(p.Nonce)
+	w.WriteBE(p.NextConsensus[:])
+	w.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(p.TransactionHashes)))
+	for i := range p.TransactionHashes {
+		w.WriteBE(p.TransactionHashes[i][:])
+	}
+	p.MinerTransaction.EncodeBinary(w)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *prepareRequest) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&p.Timestamp)
+	r.ReadLE(&p.Nonce)
+	r.ReadBE(p.NextConsensus[:])
+
+	lenHashes := r.ReadVarUint()
+	p.TransactionHashes = make([]util.Uint256, lenHashes)
+	for i := range p.TransactionHashes {
+		r.ReadBE(p.TransactionHashes[i][:])
+	}
+
+	p.MinerTransaction.DecodeBinary(r)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go b/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4636b3139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+)
+
+// prepareResponse represents dBFT PrepareResponse message.
+type prepareResponse struct {
+	PreparationHash util.Uint256
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *prepareResponse) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteBE(p.PreparationHash[:])
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *prepareResponse) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadBE(p.PreparationHash[:])
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go b/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b248b271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package consensus
+
+import (
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+type (
+	// recoveryMessage represents dBFT Recovery message.
+	recoveryMessage struct {
+		PreparationHash     *util.Uint256
+		PreparationPayloads []*preparationCompact
+		CommitPayloads      []*commitCompact
+		ChangeViewPayloads  []*changeViewCompact
+		PrepareRequest      *prepareRequest
+	}
+
+	changeViewCompact struct {
+		ValidatorIndex     uint16
+		OriginalViewNumber byte
+		Timestamp          uint32
+		InvocationScript   []byte
+	}
+
+	commitCompact struct {
+		ViewNumber       byte
+		ValidatorIndex   uint16
+		Signature        []byte
+		InvocationScript []byte
+	}
+
+	preparationCompact struct {
+		ValidatorIndex   uint16
+		InvocationScript []byte
+	}
+)
+
+const uint256size = 32
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (m *recoveryMessage) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	m.ChangeViewPayloads = r.ReadArray(changeViewCompact{}).([]*changeViewCompact)
+
+	var hasReq bool
+	r.ReadLE(&hasReq)
+	if hasReq {
+		m.PrepareRequest = new(prepareRequest)
+		m.PrepareRequest.DecodeBinary(r)
+	} else {
+		l := r.ReadVarUint()
+		if l != 0 {
+			if l == uint256size {
+				m.PreparationHash = new(util.Uint256)
+				r.ReadBE(m.PreparationHash[:])
+			} else {
+				r.Err = errors.New("invalid data")
+			}
+		} else {
+			m.PreparationHash = nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.PreparationPayloads = r.ReadArray(preparationCompact{}).([]*preparationCompact)
+	m.CommitPayloads = r.ReadArray(commitCompact{}).([]*commitCompact)
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (m *recoveryMessage) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteArray(m.ChangeViewPayloads)
+
+	hasReq := m.PrepareRequest != nil
+	w.WriteLE(hasReq)
+	if hasReq {
+		m.PrepareRequest.EncodeBinary(w)
+	} else {
+		if m.PreparationHash == nil {
+			w.WriteVarUint(0)
+		} else {
+			w.WriteVarUint(uint256size)
+			w.WriteBE(m.PreparationHash[:])
+		}
+	}
+	w.WriteArray(m.PreparationPayloads)
+	w.WriteArray(m.CommitPayloads)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *changeViewCompact) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&p.ValidatorIndex)
+	r.ReadLE(&p.OriginalViewNumber)
+	r.ReadLE(&p.Timestamp)
+	p.InvocationScript = r.ReadBytes()
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *changeViewCompact) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(p.ValidatorIndex)
+	w.WriteLE(p.OriginalViewNumber)
+	w.WriteLE(p.Timestamp)
+	w.WriteBytes(p.InvocationScript)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *commitCompact) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&p.ViewNumber)
+	r.ReadLE(&p.ValidatorIndex)
+
+	p.Signature = make([]byte, signatureSize)
+	r.ReadBE(&p.Signature)
+	p.InvocationScript = r.ReadBytes()
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *commitCompact) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(p.ViewNumber)
+	w.WriteLE(p.ValidatorIndex)
+	w.WriteBE(p.Signature)
+	w.WriteBytes(p.InvocationScript)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *preparationCompact) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&p.ValidatorIndex)
+	p.InvocationScript = r.ReadBytes()
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (p *preparationCompact) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(p.ValidatorIndex)
+	w.WriteBytes(p.InvocationScript)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/recovery_request.go b/pkg/consensus/recovery_request.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72c74b9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/consensus/recovery_request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package consensus
+
+import "github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+
+// recoveryRequest represents dBFT RecoveryRequest message.
+type recoveryRequest struct {
+	Timestamp uint32
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (m *recoveryRequest) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(&m.Timestamp)
+}
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (m *recoveryRequest) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(m.Timestamp)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/core/account_state.go b/pkg/core/account_state.go
index 7d7fdb807..541381f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/account_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/account_state.go
@@ -94,12 +94,7 @@ func (s *AccountState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&s.Version)
 	br.ReadLE(&s.ScriptHash)
 	br.ReadLE(&s.IsFrozen)
-	lenVotes := br.ReadVarUint()
-	s.Votes = make([]*keys.PublicKey, lenVotes)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenVotes); i++ {
-		s.Votes[i] = &keys.PublicKey{}
-		s.Votes[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
+	s.Votes = br.ReadArray(keys.PublicKey{}).([]*keys.PublicKey)
 
 	s.Balances = make(map[util.Uint256]util.Fixed8)
 	lenBalances := br.ReadVarUint()
@@ -117,10 +112,7 @@ func (s *AccountState) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	bw.WriteLE(s.Version)
 	bw.WriteLE(s.ScriptHash)
 	bw.WriteLE(s.IsFrozen)
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(s.Votes)))
-	for _, point := range s.Votes {
-		point.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(s.Votes)
 
 	balances := s.nonZeroBalances()
 	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(balances)))
diff --git a/pkg/core/block.go b/pkg/core/block.go
index de790fc43..90b94a749 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block.go
@@ -128,13 +128,7 @@ func (b *Block) Trim() ([]byte, error) {
 // Serializable interface.
 func (b *Block) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	b.BlockBase.DecodeBinary(br)
-
-	lentx := br.ReadVarUint()
-	b.Transactions = make([]*transaction.Transaction, lentx)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lentx); i++ {
-		b.Transactions[i] = &transaction.Transaction{}
-		b.Transactions[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
+	b.Transactions = br.ReadArray(transaction.Transaction{}).([]*transaction.Transaction)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary encodes the block to the given BinWriter, implementing
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go b/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go
index 7140f6aad..ef7eecfae 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go
@@ -11,18 +11,10 @@ type ClaimTX struct {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *ClaimTX) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	lenClaims := br.ReadVarUint()
-	tx.Claims = make([]*Input, lenClaims)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenClaims); i++ {
-		tx.Claims[i] = &Input{}
-		tx.Claims[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
+	tx.Claims = br.ReadArray(Input{}).([]*Input)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *ClaimTX) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(tx.Claims)))
-	for _, claim := range tx.Claims {
-		claim.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(tx.Claims)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/state.go b/pkg/core/transaction/state.go
index 22a214e99..c3c181125 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/state.go
@@ -11,18 +11,10 @@ type StateTX struct {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *StateTX) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	lenDesc := r.ReadVarUint()
-	tx.Descriptors = make([]*StateDescriptor, lenDesc)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenDesc); i++ {
-		tx.Descriptors[i] = &StateDescriptor{}
-		tx.Descriptors[i].DecodeBinary(r)
-	}
+	tx.Descriptors = r.ReadArray(StateDescriptor{}).([]*StateDescriptor)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *StateTX) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
-	w.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(tx.Descriptors)))
-	for _, desc := range tx.Descriptors {
-		desc.EncodeBinary(w)
-	}
+	w.WriteArray(tx.Descriptors)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
index d878bb29f..712d44d78 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -95,33 +95,10 @@ func (t *Transaction) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&t.Version)
 	t.decodeData(br)
 
-	lenAttrs := br.ReadVarUint()
-	t.Attributes = make([]*Attribute, lenAttrs)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenAttrs); i++ {
-		t.Attributes[i] = &Attribute{}
-		t.Attributes[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
-
-	lenInputs := br.ReadVarUint()
-	t.Inputs = make([]*Input, lenInputs)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenInputs); i++ {
-		t.Inputs[i] = &Input{}
-		t.Inputs[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
-
-	lenOutputs := br.ReadVarUint()
-	t.Outputs = make([]*Output, lenOutputs)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenOutputs); i++ {
-		t.Outputs[i] = &Output{}
-		t.Outputs[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
-
-	lenScripts := br.ReadVarUint()
-	t.Scripts = make([]*Witness, lenScripts)
-	for i := 0; i < int(lenScripts); i++ {
-		t.Scripts[i] = &Witness{}
-		t.Scripts[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
+	t.Attributes = br.ReadArray(Attribute{}).([]*Attribute)
+	t.Inputs = br.ReadArray(Input{}).([]*Input)
+	t.Outputs = br.ReadArray(Output{}).([]*Output)
+	t.Scripts = br.ReadArray(Witness{}).([]*Witness)
 
 	// Create the hash of the transaction at decode, so we dont need
 	// to do it anymore.
@@ -167,10 +144,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) decodeData(r *io.BinReader) {
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (t *Transaction) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	t.encodeHashableFields(bw)
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(t.Scripts)))
-	for _, s := range t.Scripts {
-		s.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(t.Scripts)
 }
 
 // encodeHashableFields encodes the fields that are not used for
@@ -185,22 +159,13 @@ func (t *Transaction) encodeHashableFields(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	}
 
 	// Attributes
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(t.Attributes)))
-	for _, attr := range t.Attributes {
-		attr.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(t.Attributes)
 
 	// Inputs
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(t.Inputs)))
-	for _, in := range t.Inputs {
-		in.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(t.Inputs)
 
 	// Outputs
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(t.Outputs)))
-	for _, out := range t.Outputs {
-		out.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(t.Outputs)
 }
 
 // createHash creates the hash of the transaction.
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
index 2a00e20c6..689a80974 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"io"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 // BinReader is a convenient wrapper around a io.Reader and err object.
@@ -33,6 +34,38 @@ func (r *BinReader) ReadLE(v interface{}) {
 	r.Err = binary.Read(r.r, binary.LittleEndian, v)
 }
 
+// ReadArray reads a slice or an array of pointer to t from r and returns.
+func (r *BinReader) ReadArray(t interface{}) interface{} {
+	elemType := reflect.ValueOf(t).Type()
+	method, ok := reflect.PtrTo(elemType).MethodByName("DecodeBinary")
+	if !ok || !isDecodeBinaryMethod(method) {
+		panic(elemType.String() + " does not have DecodeBinary(*io.BinReader)")
+	}
+
+	sliceType := reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PtrTo(elemType))
+	if r.Err != nil {
+		return reflect.Zero(sliceType).Interface()
+	}
+
+	l := int(r.ReadVarUint())
+	arr := reflect.MakeSlice(sliceType, l, l)
+	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+		elem := arr.Index(i)
+		method := elem.MethodByName("DecodeBinary")
+		elem.Set(reflect.New(elemType))
+		method.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(r)})
+	}
+
+	return arr.Interface()
+}
+
+func isDecodeBinaryMethod(method reflect.Method) bool {
+	t := method.Type
+	return t != nil &&
+		t.NumIn() == 2 && t.In(1) == reflect.TypeOf((*BinReader)(nil)) &&
+		t.NumOut() == 0
+}
+
 // ReadBE reads from the underlying io.Reader
 // into the interface v in big-endian format.
 func (r *BinReader) ReadBE(v interface{}) {
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryWriter.go b/pkg/io/binaryWriter.go
index 912cb3c51..19086e255 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryWriter.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryWriter.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"io"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 // BinWriter is a convenient wrapper around a io.Writer and err object.
@@ -34,6 +35,37 @@ func (w *BinWriter) WriteBE(v interface{}) {
 	w.Err = binary.Write(w.w, binary.BigEndian, v)
 }
 
+// WriteArray writes a slice or an array arr into w.
+func (w *BinWriter) WriteArray(arr interface{}) {
+	switch val := reflect.ValueOf(arr); val.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+		typ := val.Type().Elem()
+		method, ok := typ.MethodByName("EncodeBinary")
+		if !ok || !isEncodeBinaryMethod(method) {
+			panic(typ.String() + " does not have EncodeBinary(*BinWriter)")
+		}
+
+		if w.Err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		w.WriteVarUint(uint64(val.Len()))
+		for i := 0; i < val.Len(); i++ {
+			method := val.Index(i).MethodByName("EncodeBinary")
+			method.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(w)})
+		}
+	default:
+		panic("not an array")
+	}
+}
+
+func isEncodeBinaryMethod(method reflect.Method) bool {
+	t := method.Type
+	return t != nil &&
+		t.NumIn() == 2 && t.In(1) == reflect.TypeOf((*BinWriter)(nil)) &&
+		t.NumOut() == 0
+}
+
 // WriteVarUint writes a uint64 into the underlying writer using variable-length encoding.
 func (w *BinWriter) WriteVarUint(val uint64) {
 	if w.Err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
index 1c147f8bf..304b6b651 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // mocks io.Reader and io.Writer, always fails to Write() or Read().
@@ -191,3 +192,83 @@ func TestWriteVarUint100000000000(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, br.Err)
 	assert.Equal(t, val, res)
 }
+
+type testSerializable uint16
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (t testSerializable) EncodeBinary(w *BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(t)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (t *testSerializable) DecodeBinary(r *BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(t)
+}
+
+func TestBinWriter_WriteArray(t *testing.T) {
+	var arr [3]testSerializable
+	for i := range arr {
+		arr[i] = testSerializable(i)
+	}
+
+	expected := []byte{3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0}
+
+	w := NewBufBinWriter()
+	w.WriteArray(arr)
+	require.NoError(t, w.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, expected, w.Bytes())
+
+	w.Reset()
+	w.WriteArray(arr[:])
+	require.NoError(t, w.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, expected, w.Bytes())
+
+	arrS := make([]Serializable, len(arr))
+	for i := range arrS {
+		arrS[i] = &arr[i]
+	}
+
+	w.Reset()
+	w.WriteArray(arr)
+	require.NoError(t, w.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, expected, w.Bytes())
+
+	w.Reset()
+	require.Panics(t, func() { w.WriteArray(1) })
+
+	w.Reset()
+	w.Err = errors.New("error")
+	w.WriteArray(arr[:])
+	require.Error(t, w.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, w.Bytes(), []byte(nil))
+
+	w.Reset()
+	w.Err = errors.New("error")
+	require.Panics(t, func() { w.WriteArray([]int{}) })
+
+	w.Reset()
+	w.Err = errors.New("error")
+	require.Panics(t, func() { w.WriteArray(make(chan testSerializable)) })
+}
+
+func TestBinReader_ReadArray(t *testing.T) {
+	data := []byte{3, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0}
+	r := NewBinReaderFromBuf(data)
+	result := r.ReadArray(testSerializable(0))
+	elems := []testSerializable{0, 1, 2}
+	require.Equal(t, []*testSerializable{&elems[0], &elems[1], &elems[2]}, result)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf(data)
+	r.Err = errors.New("error")
+	result = r.ReadArray(testSerializable(0))
+	require.Error(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, ([]*testSerializable)(nil), result)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	result = r.ReadArray(testSerializable(0))
+	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, []*testSerializable{}, result)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(0) })
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index 8ea89ae4d..2807e22de 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/config"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/consensus"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/crypto/hash"
@@ -185,8 +186,7 @@ func (m *Message) decodePayload(br *io.BinReader) error {
 	case CMDBlock:
 		p = &core.Block{}
 	case CMDConsensus:
-		// Stubbed out for now, see #431.
-		return nil
+		p = &consensus.Payload{}
 	case CMDGetBlocks:
 		fallthrough
 	case CMDGetHeaders:
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/address.go b/pkg/network/payload/address.go
index 47c7b8b5b..2f7728eb2 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/address.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/address.go
@@ -67,19 +67,10 @@ func NewAddressList(n int) *AddressList {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *AddressList) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	listLen := br.ReadVarUint()
-
-	p.Addrs = make([]*AddressAndTime, listLen)
-	for i := 0; i < int(listLen); i++ {
-		p.Addrs[i] = &AddressAndTime{}
-		p.Addrs[i].DecodeBinary(br)
-	}
+	p.Addrs = br.ReadArray(AddressAndTime{}).([]*AddressAndTime)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *AddressList) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(p.Addrs)))
-	for _, addr := range p.Addrs {
-		addr.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(p.Addrs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/headers.go b/pkg/network/payload/headers.go
index 6ee94c5eb..8635cb1e6 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/headers.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/headers.go
@@ -37,9 +37,5 @@ func (p *Headers) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *Headers) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(p.Hdrs)))
-
-	for _, header := range p.Hdrs {
-		header.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(p.Hdrs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/server.go b/pkg/network/server.go
index be9cb7971..79027a3c1 100644
--- a/pkg/network/server.go
+++ b/pkg/network/server.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/consensus"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/network/payload"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ type (
 		discovery Discoverer
 		chain     core.Blockchainer
 		bQueue    *blockQueue
+		consensus consensus.Service
 
 		lock  sync.RWMutex
 		peers map[Peer]bool
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ func NewServer(config ServerConfig, chain core.Blockchainer) *Server {
 		register:     make(chan Peer),
 		unregister:   make(chan peerDrop),
 		peers:        make(map[Peer]bool),
+		consensus:    consensus.NewService(),
 	}
 
 	if s.MinPeers <= 0 {
@@ -366,11 +369,24 @@ func (s *Server) handleGetDataCmd(p Peer, inv *payload.Inventory) error {
 			}
 		}
 	case payload.ConsensusType:
-		// TODO (#431)
+		for _, hash := range inv.Hashes {
+			if cp := s.consensus.GetPayload(hash); cp != nil {
+				if err := p.WriteMsg(NewMessage(s.Net, CMDConsensus, cp)); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// handleConsensusCmd processes received consensus payload.
+// It never returns an error.
+func (s *Server) handleConsensusCmd(cp *consensus.Payload) error {
+	s.consensus.OnPayload(cp)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // handleAddrCmd will process received addresses.
 func (s *Server) handleAddrCmd(p Peer, addrs *payload.AddressList) error {
 	for _, a := range addrs.Addrs {
@@ -459,6 +475,9 @@ func (s *Server) handleMessage(peer Peer, msg *Message) error {
 		case CMDBlock:
 			block := msg.Payload.(*core.Block)
 			return s.handleBlockCmd(peer, block)
+		case CMDConsensus:
+			cp := msg.Payload.(*consensus.Payload)
+			return s.handleConsensusCmd(cp)
 		case CMDVersion, CMDVerack:
 			return fmt.Errorf("received '%s' after the handshake", msg.CommandType())
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/uint256.go b/pkg/util/uint256.go
index 4de10b135..40dfdb93a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/uint256.go
+++ b/pkg/util/uint256.go
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-const uint256Size = 32
+// Uint256Size is the size of Uint256 in bytes.
+const Uint256Size = 32
 
 // Uint256 is a 32 byte long unsigned integer.
-type Uint256 [uint256Size]uint8
+type Uint256 [Uint256Size]uint8
 
 // Uint256DecodeReverseString attempts to decode the given string (in LE representation) into an Uint256.
 func Uint256DecodeReverseString(s string) (u Uint256, err error) {
-	if len(s) != uint256Size*2 {
-		return u, fmt.Errorf("expected string size of %d got %d", uint256Size*2, len(s))
+	if len(s) != Uint256Size*2 {
+		return u, fmt.Errorf("expected string size of %d got %d", Uint256Size*2, len(s))
 	}
 	b, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ func Uint256DecodeReverseString(s string) (u Uint256, err error) {
 
 // Uint256DecodeBytes attempts to decode the given string (in BE representation) into an Uint256.
 func Uint256DecodeBytes(b []byte) (u Uint256, err error) {
-	if len(b) != uint256Size {
-		return u, fmt.Errorf("expected []byte of size %d got %d", uint256Size, len(b))
+	if len(b) != Uint256Size {
+		return u, fmt.Errorf("expected []byte of size %d got %d", Uint256Size, len(b))
 	}
 	copy(u[:], b)
 	return u, nil