diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 3a0149163..f0dfd3fdf 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@
 
 #include "chainparamsseeds.h"
 
-static CBlock CreateGenesisBlock(const char* pszTimestamp, const CScript& genesisOutputScript, uint32_t nTime, uint32_t nNonce, uint32_t nBits, int32_t nVersion, const CAmount& genesisReward)
+static CBlock CreateGenesisBlock(const char* pszTimestamp, const std::string strTxComment, const CScript& genesisOutputScript, uint32_t nTime, uint32_t nNonce, uint32_t nBits, int32_t nVersion, const CAmount& genesisReward)
 {
     CMutableTransaction txNew;
-    txNew.nVersion = 1;
+    txNew.nVersion = 2;
     txNew.vin.resize(1);
     txNew.vout.resize(1);
     txNew.vin[0].scriptSig = CScript() << 486604799 << CScriptNum(4) << std::vector<unsigned char>((const unsigned char*)pszTimestamp, (const unsigned char*)pszTimestamp + strlen(pszTimestamp));
     txNew.vout[0].nValue = genesisReward;
     txNew.vout[0].scriptPubKey = genesisOutputScript;
+    txNew.strTxComment = strTxComment;
 
     CBlock genesis;
     genesis.nTime    = nTime;
@@ -48,9 +49,10 @@ static CBlock CreateGenesisBlock(const char* pszTimestamp, const CScript& genesi
  */
 static CBlock CreateGenesisBlock(uint32_t nTime, uint32_t nNonce, uint32_t nBits, int32_t nVersion, const CAmount& genesisReward)
 {
-    const char* pszTimestamp = "NY Times 05/Oct/2011 Steve Jobs, Apple’s Visionary, Dies at 56";
+    const char* pszTimestamp = "Slashdot - 17 June 2013 - Saudi Arabia Set To Ban WhatsApp, Skype";
+    const std::string = "text:Florincoin genesis block";
     const CScript genesisOutputScript = CScript() << ParseHex("040184710fa689ad5023690c80f3a49c8f13f8d45b8c857fbcbc8bc4a8e4d3eb4b10f4d4604fa08dce601aaf0f470216fe1b51850b4acf21b179c45070ac7b03a9") << OP_CHECKSIG;
-    return CreateGenesisBlock(pszTimestamp, genesisOutputScript, nTime, nNonce, nBits, nVersion, genesisReward);
+    return CreateGenesisBlock(pszTimestamp, strTxComment, genesisOutputScript, nTime, nNonce, nBits, nVersion, genesisReward);
 }
 
 void CChainParams::UpdateVersionBitsParameters(Consensus::DeploymentPos d, int64_t nStartTime, int64_t nTimeout)
@@ -118,10 +120,10 @@ public:
         nDefaultPort = 9333;
         nPruneAfterHeight = 100000;
 
-        genesis = CreateGenesisBlock(1317972665, 2084524493, 0x1e0ffff0, 1, 50 * COIN);
+        genesis = CreateGenesisBlock(1371488396, 1000112548, 0x1e0ffff0, 1, 100 * COIN);
         consensus.hashGenesisBlock = genesis.GetHash();
-        assert(consensus.hashGenesisBlock == uint256S("0x12a765e31ffd4059bada1e25190f6e98c99d9714d334efa41a195a7e7e04bfe2"));
-        assert(genesis.hashMerkleRoot == uint256S("0x97ddfbbae6be97fd6cdf3e7ca13232a3afff2353e29badfab7f73011edd4ced9"));
+        assert(consensus.hashGenesisBlock == uint256S("0x09c7781c9df90708e278c35d38ea5c9041d7ecfcdd1c56ba67274b7cff3e1cea"));
+        assert(genesis.hashMerkleRoot == uint256S("0x730f0c8ddc5a592d5512566890e2a73e45feaa6748b24b849d1c29a7ab2b2300"));
 
         // Note that of those with the service bits flag, most only support a subset of possible options
         vSeeds.emplace_back("seed-a.litecoin.loshan.co.uk", true);