diff --git a/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go b/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
index 02c374747..8f6f500cd 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ 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][:])
-	}
+	w.WriteArray(p.TransactionHashes)
 	p.MinerTransaction.EncodeBinary(w)
 }
 
@@ -32,12 +29,6 @@ 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][:])
-	}
-
+	r.ReadArray(&p.TransactionHashes)
 	p.MinerTransaction.DecodeBinary(r)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go b/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
index 8b248b271..e1dddc27e 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const uint256size = 32
 
 // DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
 func (m *recoveryMessage) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	m.ChangeViewPayloads = r.ReadArray(changeViewCompact{}).([]*changeViewCompact)
+	r.ReadArray(&m.ChangeViewPayloads)
 
 	var hasReq bool
 	r.ReadLE(&hasReq)
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func (m *recoveryMessage) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	m.PreparationPayloads = r.ReadArray(preparationCompact{}).([]*preparationCompact)
-	m.CommitPayloads = r.ReadArray(commitCompact{}).([]*commitCompact)
+	r.ReadArray(&m.PreparationPayloads)
+	r.ReadArray(&m.CommitPayloads)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/core/account_state.go b/pkg/core/account_state.go
index 541381f5b..9404fd7bf 100644
--- a/pkg/core/account_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/account_state.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (s *AccountState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&s.Version)
 	br.ReadLE(&s.ScriptHash)
 	br.ReadLE(&s.IsFrozen)
-	s.Votes = br.ReadArray(keys.PublicKey{}).([]*keys.PublicKey)
+	br.ReadArray(&s.Votes)
 
 	s.Balances = make(map[util.Uint256]util.Fixed8)
 	lenBalances := br.ReadVarUint()
diff --git a/pkg/core/block.go b/pkg/core/block.go
index 90b94a749..f02fb425f 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block.go
@@ -128,17 +128,14 @@ func (b *Block) Trim() ([]byte, error) {
 // Serializable interface.
 func (b *Block) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	b.BlockBase.DecodeBinary(br)
-	b.Transactions = br.ReadArray(transaction.Transaction{}).([]*transaction.Transaction)
+	br.ReadArray(&b.Transactions)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary encodes the block to the given BinWriter, implementing
 // Serializable interface.
 func (b *Block) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	b.BlockBase.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(b.Transactions)))
-	for _, tx := range b.Transactions {
-		tx.EncodeBinary(bw)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(b.Transactions)
 }
 
 // Compare implements the queue Item interface.
diff --git a/pkg/core/contract_state.go b/pkg/core/contract_state.go
index b5e736b7a..e3efdce27 100644
--- a/pkg/core/contract_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/contract_state.go
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ func (a Contracts) commit(store storage.Store) error {
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (cs *ContractState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	cs.Script = br.ReadBytes()
-	paramBytes := br.ReadBytes()
-	cs.ParamList = make([]smartcontract.ParamType, len(paramBytes))
-	for k := range paramBytes {
-		cs.ParamList[k] = smartcontract.ParamType(paramBytes[k])
-	}
+	br.ReadArray(&cs.ParamList)
 	br.ReadLE(&cs.ReturnType)
 	br.ReadLE(&cs.Properties)
 	cs.Name = br.ReadString()
@@ -57,10 +53,7 @@ func (cs *ContractState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (cs *ContractState) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	bw.WriteBytes(cs.Script)
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(cs.ParamList)))
-	for k := range cs.ParamList {
-		bw.WriteLE(cs.ParamList[k])
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(cs.ParamList)
 	bw.WriteLE(cs.ReturnType)
 	bw.WriteLE(cs.Properties)
 	bw.WriteString(cs.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/core/header_hash_list.go b/pkg/core/header_hash_list.go
index 8f5bb6264..1a4b2fc05 100644
--- a/pkg/core/header_hash_list.go
+++ b/pkg/core/header_hash_list.go
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ func (l *HeaderHashList) Slice(start, end int) []util.Uint256 {
 // WriteTo writes n underlying hashes to the given BinWriter
 // starting from start.
 func (l *HeaderHashList) Write(bw *io.BinWriter, start, n int) error {
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(n))
-	hashes := l.Slice(start, start+n)
-	for _, hash := range hashes {
-		bw.WriteLE(hash)
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(l.Slice(start, start+n))
 	return bw.Err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go b/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go
index ef7eecfae..423a4bc79 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/claim.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type ClaimTX struct {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *ClaimTX) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	tx.Claims = br.ReadArray(Input{}).([]*Input)
+	br.ReadArray(&tx.Claims)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/state.go b/pkg/core/transaction/state.go
index c3c181125..76178a205 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/state.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type StateTX struct {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (tx *StateTX) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	tx.Descriptors = r.ReadArray(StateDescriptor{}).([]*StateDescriptor)
+	r.ReadArray(&tx.Descriptors)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
index 712d44d78..aefeb8c7b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ func (t *Transaction) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&t.Version)
 	t.decodeData(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)
+	br.ReadArray(&t.Attributes)
+	br.ReadArray(&t.Inputs)
+	br.ReadArray(&t.Outputs)
+	br.ReadArray(&t.Scripts)
 
 	// Create the hash of the transaction at decode, so we dont need
 	// to do it anymore.
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
index 689a80974..126593480 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
@@ -34,29 +34,50 @@ 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)")
+// ReadArray reads array into value which must be
+// a pointer to a slice.
+func (r *BinReader) ReadArray(t interface{}) {
+	value := reflect.ValueOf(t)
+	if value.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || value.Elem().Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+		panic(value.Type().String() + " is not a pointer to a slice")
+	}
+
+	sliceType := value.Elem().Type()
+	elemType := sliceType.Elem()
+	isPtr := elemType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr
+	if isPtr {
+		checkHasDecodeBinary(elemType)
+	} else {
+		checkHasDecodeBinary(reflect.PtrTo(elemType))
 	}
 
-	sliceType := reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PtrTo(elemType))
 	if r.Err != nil {
-		return reflect.Zero(sliceType).Interface()
+		return
 	}
 
 	l := int(r.ReadVarUint())
 	arr := reflect.MakeSlice(sliceType, l, l)
+
 	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
-		elem := arr.Index(i)
+		var elem reflect.Value
+		if isPtr {
+			elem = reflect.New(elemType.Elem())
+			arr.Index(i).Set(elem)
+		} else {
+			elem = arr.Index(i).Addr()
+		}
 		method := elem.MethodByName("DecodeBinary")
-		elem.Set(reflect.New(elemType))
 		method.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(r)})
 	}
 
-	return arr.Interface()
+	value.Elem().Set(arr)
+}
+
+func checkHasDecodeBinary(v reflect.Type) {
+	method, ok := v.MethodByName("DecodeBinary")
+	if !ok || !isDecodeBinaryMethod(method) {
+		panic(v.String() + " does not have DecodeBinary(*io.BinReader)")
+	}
 }
 
 func isDecodeBinaryMethod(method reflect.Method) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
index 304b6b651..8bc9e1578 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
@@ -253,22 +253,53 @@ func TestBinWriter_WriteArray(t *testing.T) {
 
 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)
+	arrPtr := []*testSerializable{}
+	r.ReadArray(&arrPtr)
+	require.Equal(t, []*testSerializable{&elems[0], &elems[1], &elems[2]}, arrPtr)
 
 	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))
+	arrVal := []testSerializable{}
+	r.ReadArray(&arrVal)
 	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
-	require.Equal(t, []*testSerializable{}, result)
+	require.Equal(t, elems, arrVal)
 
 	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	r.ReadArray(&arrVal)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, []testSerializable{}, arrVal)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	r.Err = errors.New("error")
+	arrVal = ([]testSerializable)(nil)
+	r.ReadArray(&arrVal)
+	require.Error(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, ([]testSerializable)(nil), arrVal)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	r.Err = errors.New("error")
+	arrPtr = ([]*testSerializable)(nil)
+	r.ReadArray(&arrVal)
+	require.Error(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, ([]*testSerializable)(nil), arrPtr)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	arrVal = []testSerializable{1, 2}
+	r.ReadArray(&arrVal)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, []testSerializable{}, arrVal)
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	r.Err = errors.New("error")
+	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(&[]*int{}) })
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	r.Err = errors.New("error")
+	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(&[]int{}) })
+
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
+	r.Err = errors.New("error")
 	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(0) })
 }
diff --git a/pkg/io/size_test.go b/pkg/io/size_test.go
index 9b45b6311..4e397894c 100644
--- a/pkg/io/size_test.go
+++ b/pkg/io/size_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-package io
+package io_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -13,18 +14,18 @@ type smthSerializable struct {
 	some [42]byte
 }
 
-func (*smthSerializable) DecodeBinary(*BinReader) {}
+func (*smthSerializable) DecodeBinary(*io.BinReader) {}
 
-func (ss *smthSerializable) EncodeBinary(bw *BinWriter) {
+func (ss *smthSerializable) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	bw.WriteLE(ss.some)
 }
 
 // Mock structure that gives error in EncodeBinary().
 type smthNotReallySerializable struct{}
 
-func (*smthNotReallySerializable) DecodeBinary(*BinReader) {}
+func (*smthNotReallySerializable) DecodeBinary(*io.BinReader) {}
 
-func (*smthNotReallySerializable) EncodeBinary(bw *BinWriter) {
+func (*smthNotReallySerializable) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	bw.Err = fmt.Errorf("smth bad happened in smthNotReallySerializable")
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ func TestVarSize(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("run: %s", tc.name), func(t *testing.T) {
-			result := GetVarSize(tc.variable)
+			result := io.GetVarSize(tc.variable)
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, result)
 		})
 	}
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ func panicVarSize(t *testing.T, v interface{}) {
 		assert.NotNil(t, r)
 	}()
 
-	_ = GetVarSize(v)
+	_ = io.GetVarSize(v)
 	// this should never execute
 	assert.Nil(t, t)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/address.go b/pkg/network/payload/address.go
index 2f7728eb2..0daee4456 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/address.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/address.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func NewAddressList(n int) *AddressList {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *AddressList) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	p.Addrs = br.ReadArray(AddressAndTime{}).([]*AddressAndTime)
+	br.ReadArray(&p.Addrs)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go b/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go
index 12255fcae..8701a1df0 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go
@@ -23,16 +23,12 @@ func NewGetBlocks(start []util.Uint256, stop util.Uint256) *GetBlocks {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *GetBlocks) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	lenStart := br.ReadVarUint()
-	p.HashStart = make([]util.Uint256, lenStart)
-
-	br.ReadLE(&p.HashStart)
+	br.ReadArray(&p.HashStart)
 	br.ReadLE(&p.HashStop)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *GetBlocks) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(p.HashStart)))
-	bw.WriteLE(p.HashStart)
+	bw.WriteArray(p.HashStart)
 	bw.WriteLE(p.HashStop)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go b/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go
index ccefe8527..036aa0279 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/inventory.go
@@ -57,21 +57,11 @@ func NewInventory(typ InventoryType, hashes []util.Uint256) *Inventory {
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *Inventory) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&p.Type)
-
-	listLen := br.ReadVarUint()
-	p.Hashes = make([]util.Uint256, listLen)
-	for i := 0; i < int(listLen); i++ {
-		br.ReadLE(&p.Hashes[i])
-	}
+	br.ReadArray(&p.Hashes)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *Inventory) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	bw.WriteLE(p.Type)
-
-	listLen := len(p.Hashes)
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(listLen))
-	for i := 0; i < listLen; i++ {
-		bw.WriteLE(p.Hashes[i])
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(p.Hashes)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/merkleblock.go b/pkg/network/payload/merkleblock.go
index 996f32431..dad96f305 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/merkleblock.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/merkleblock.go
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ func (m *MerkleBlock) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	m.BlockBase.DecodeBinary(br)
 
 	m.TxCount = int(br.ReadVarUint())
-	n := br.ReadVarUint()
-	m.Hashes = make([]util.Uint256, n)
-	for i := 0; i < len(m.Hashes); i++ {
-		br.ReadLE(&m.Hashes[i])
-	}
+	br.ReadArray(&m.Hashes)
 	m.Flags = br.ReadBytes()
 }
 
@@ -34,9 +30,6 @@ func (m *MerkleBlock) EncodeBinary(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 	m.BlockBase.EncodeBinary(bw)
 
 	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(m.TxCount))
-	bw.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(m.Hashes)))
-	for i := 0; i < len(m.Hashes); i++ {
-		bw.WriteLE(m.Hashes[i])
-	}
+	bw.WriteArray(m.Hashes)
 	bw.WriteBytes(m.Flags)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/smartcontract/param_context.go b/pkg/smartcontract/param_context.go
index f7414f6a0..98d32a1f9 100644
--- a/pkg/smartcontract/param_context.go
+++ b/pkg/smartcontract/param_context.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package smartcontract
 
-import "github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+import (
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/util"
+)
 
 // ParamType represents the Type of the contract parameter.
 type ParamType byte
@@ -67,6 +70,16 @@ func (pt ParamType) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return []byte(`"` + pt.String() + `"`), nil
 }
 
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (pt ParamType) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteLE(pt)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (pt *ParamType) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadLE(pt)
+}
+
 // NewParameter returns a Parameter with proper initialized Value
 // of the given ParamType.
 func NewParameter(t ParamType) Parameter {
diff --git a/pkg/util/uint256.go b/pkg/util/uint256.go
index 40dfdb93a..76d69c468 100644
--- a/pkg/util/uint256.go
+++ b/pkg/util/uint256.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
 )
 
 // Uint256Size is the size of Uint256 in bytes.
@@ -93,3 +95,13 @@ func (u Uint256) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 // -1 implies u < other.
 //  0 implies  u = other.
 func (u Uint256) CompareTo(other Uint256) int { return bytes.Compare(u[:], other[:]) }
+
+// EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (u Uint256) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+	w.WriteBE(u)
+}
+
+// DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
+func (u *Uint256) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
+	r.ReadBE(u[:])
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/uint256_test.go b/pkg/util/uint256_test.go
index 59fff1838..975edec9f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/uint256_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/uint256_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/CityOfZion/neo-go/pkg/io"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestUint256UnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,3 +77,19 @@ func TestUInt256Equals(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("%s and %s must be equal", ua, ua)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUint256_Serializable(t *testing.T) {
+	a := Uint256{
+		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
+		17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
+	}
+
+	w := io.NewBufBinWriter()
+	a.EncodeBinary(w.BinWriter)
+	require.NoError(t, w.Err)
+
+	var b Uint256
+	r := io.NewBinReaderFromBuf(w.Bytes())
+	b.DecodeBinary(r)
+	require.Equal(t, a, b)
+}