diff --git a/electrumx/lib/coins.py b/electrumx/lib/coins.py
index 76da297..5da2fa1 100644
--- a/electrumx/lib/coins.py
+++ b/electrumx/lib/coins.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from functools import partial
 import base64
 
 import electrumx.lib.util as util
-from electrumx.lib.hash import Base58, hash160, double_sha256, hash_to_str
+from electrumx.lib.hash import Base58, hash160, double_sha256, hash_to_hex_str
 from electrumx.lib.hash import HASHX_LEN
 from electrumx.lib.script import ScriptPubKey, OpCodes
 import electrumx.lib.tx as lib_tx
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Coin(object):
         Return the block less its unspendable coinbase.
         '''
         header = cls.block_header(block, 0)
-        header_hex_hash = hash_to_str(cls.header_hash(header))
+        header_hex_hash = hash_to_hex_str(cls.header_hash(header))
         if header_hex_hash != cls.GENESIS_HASH:
             raise CoinError('genesis block has hash {} expected {}'
                             .format(header_hex_hash, cls.GENESIS_HASH))
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ class Coin(object):
         return {
             'block_height': height,
             'version': version,
-            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-            'merkle_root': hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
+            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+            'merkle_root': hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
             'timestamp': timestamp,
             'bits': bits,
             'nonce': nonce,
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ class EquihashMixin(object):
         return {
             'block_height': height,
             'version': version,
-            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-            'merkle_root': hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
+            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+            'merkle_root': hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
             'timestamp': timestamp,
             'bits': bits,
-            'nonce': hash_to_str(header[108:140]),
+            'nonce': hash_to_hex_str(header[108:140]),
         }
 
     @classmethod
@@ -477,13 +477,13 @@ class BitcoinGold(EquihashMixin, BitcoinMixin, Coin):
         h = dict(
             block_height=height,
             version=struct.unpack('<I', header[:4])[0],
-            prev_block_hash=hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-            merkle_root=hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
+            prev_block_hash=hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+            merkle_root=hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
             timestamp=struct.unpack('<I', header[100:104])[0],
-            reserved=hash_to_str(header[72:100]),
+            reserved=hash_to_hex_str(header[72:100]),
             bits=struct.unpack('<I', header[104:108])[0],
-            nonce=hash_to_str(header[108:140]),
-            solution=hash_to_str(header[140:])
+            nonce=hash_to_hex_str(header[108:140]),
+            solution=hash_to_hex_str(header[140:])
         )
 
         return h
@@ -936,9 +936,9 @@ class FairCoin(Coin):
         return {
             'block_height': height,
             'version': version,
-            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-            'merkle_root': hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
-            'payload_hash': hash_to_str(header[68:100]),
+            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+            'merkle_root': hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
+            'payload_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[68:100]),
             'timestamp': timestamp,
             'creatorId': creatorId,
         }
@@ -1000,12 +1000,12 @@ class SnowGem(EquihashMixin, Coin):
         return {
             'block_height': height,
             'version': version,
-            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-            'merkle_root': hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
-            'hash_reserved': hash_to_str(header[68:100]),
+            'prev_block_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+            'merkle_root': hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
+            'hash_reserved': hash_to_hex_str(header[68:100]),
             'timestamp': timestamp,
             'bits': bits,
-            'nonce': hash_to_str(header[108:140]),
+            'nonce': hash_to_hex_str(header[108:140]),
             'n_solution': base64.b64encode(lib_tx.Deserializer(
                 header, start=140)._read_varbytes()).decode('utf8')
         }
@@ -1717,8 +1717,8 @@ class Xuez(Coin):
             return {
                 'block_height': height,
                 'version': version,
-                'prev_block_hash': hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-                'merkle_root': hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
+                'prev_block_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+                'merkle_root': hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
                 'timestamp': timestamp,
                 'bits': bits,
                 'nonce': nonce,
@@ -1727,12 +1727,12 @@ class Xuez(Coin):
             return {
                 'block_height': height,
                 'version': version,
-                'prev_block_hash': hash_to_str(header[4:36]),
-                'merkle_root': hash_to_str(header[36:68]),
+                'prev_block_hash': hash_to_hex_str(header[4:36]),
+                'merkle_root': hash_to_hex_str(header[36:68]),
                 'timestamp': timestamp,
                 'bits': bits,
                 'nonce': nonce,
-                'nAccumulatorCheckpoint': hash_to_str(header[80:112]),
+                'nAccumulatorCheckpoint': hash_to_hex_str(header[80:112]),
             }
 
 
diff --git a/electrumx/lib/hash.py b/electrumx/lib/hash.py
index bf64848..b6c9ed2 100644
--- a/electrumx/lib/hash.py
+++ b/electrumx/lib/hash.py
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ def hash_to_hex_str(x):
     return bytes(reversed(x)).hex()
 
 
-hash_to_str = hash_to_hex_str   # Temporary
-
-
 def hex_str_to_hash(x):
     '''Convert a displayed hex string to a binary hash.'''
     return bytes(reversed(hex_to_bytes(x)))
diff --git a/electrumx/lib/tx.py b/electrumx/lib/tx.py
index 3db331b..8016e97 100644
--- a/electrumx/lib/tx.py
+++ b/electrumx/lib/tx.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-from electrumx.lib.hash import double_sha256, hash_to_str
+from electrumx.lib.hash import double_sha256, hash_to_hex_str
 from electrumx.lib.util import (
     cachedproperty, unpack_int32_from, unpack_int64_from,
     unpack_uint16_from, unpack_uint32_from, unpack_uint64_from
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TxInput(namedtuple("TxInput", "prev_hash prev_idx script sequence")):
 
     def __str__(self):
         script = self.script.hex()
-        prev_hash = hash_to_str(self.prev_hash)
+        prev_hash = hash_to_hex_str(self.prev_hash)
         return ("Input({}, {:d}, script={}, sequence={:d})"
                 .format(prev_hash, self.prev_idx, script, self.sequence))
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class TxInputDcr(namedtuple("TxInput", "prev_hash prev_idx tree sequence")):
                 self.prev_idx == TxInputDcr.MINUS_1)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        prev_hash = hash_to_str(self.prev_hash)
+        prev_hash = hash_to_hex_str(self.prev_hash)
         return ("Input({}, {:d}, tree={}, sequence={:d})"
                 .format(prev_hash, self.prev_idx, self.tree, self.sequence))
 
diff --git a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
index 5983ee3..f9a7a77 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/block_processor.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import time
 from functools import partial
 
 from electrumx.server.daemon import DaemonError
-from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_str, HASHX_LEN
+from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_hex_str, HASHX_LEN
 from electrumx.lib.util import chunks, formatted_time, class_logger
 import electrumx.server.db
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
 
         hashes = await self.reorg_hashes(count)
         # Reverse and convert to hex strings.
-        hashes = [hash_to_str(hash) for hash in reversed(hashes)]
+        hashes = [hash_to_hex_str(hash) for hash in reversed(hashes)]
         for hex_hashes in chunks(hashes, 50):
             blocks = await self.daemon.raw_blocks(hex_hashes)
             await self.controller.run_in_executor(self.backup_blocks, blocks)
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
             count = 1
             while start > 0:
                 hashes = self.fs_block_hashes(start, count)
-                hex_hashes = [hash_to_str(hash) for hash in hashes]
+                hex_hashes = [hash_to_hex_str(hash) for hash in hashes]
                 d_hex_hashes = await self.daemon.block_hex_hashes(start, count)
                 n = diff_pos(hex_hashes, d_hex_hashes)
                 if n > 0:
@@ -574,8 +574,9 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
             header_hash = coin.header_hash(block.header)
             if header_hash != self.tip:
                 raise ChainError('backup block {} not tip {} at height {:,d}'
-                                 .format(hash_to_str(header_hash),
-                                         hash_to_str(self.tip), self.height))
+                                 .format(hash_to_hex_str(header_hash),
+                                         hash_to_hex_str(self.tip),
+                                         self.height))
             self.tip = coin.header_prevhash(block.header)
             self.backup_txs(block.transactions)
             self.height -= 1
@@ -718,7 +719,7 @@ class BlockProcessor(electrumx.server.db.DB):
                 return hashX + tx_num_packed + utxo_value_packed
 
         raise ChainError('UTXO {} / {:,d} not found in "h" table'
-                         .format(hash_to_str(tx_hash), tx_idx))
+                         .format(hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), tx_idx))
 
     def flush_utxos(self, batch):
         '''Flush the cached DB writes and UTXO set to the batch.'''
diff --git a/electrumx/server/db.py b/electrumx/server/db.py
index 256e607..2dd234a 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/db.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/db.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from bisect import bisect_right
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import electrumx.lib.util as util
-from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_str, HASHX_LEN
+from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_hex_str, HASHX_LEN
 from electrumx.server.storage import db_class
 from electrumx.server.history import History
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class DB(object):
         self.logger.info('coin: {}'.format(self.coin.NAME))
         self.logger.info('network: {}'.format(self.coin.NET))
         self.logger.info('height: {:,d}'.format(self.db_height))
-        self.logger.info('tip: {}'.format(hash_to_str(self.db_tip)))
+        self.logger.info('tip: {}'.format(hash_to_hex_str(self.db_tip)))
         self.logger.info('tx count: {:,d}'.format(self.db_tx_count))
         if self.first_sync:
             self.logger.info('sync time so far: {}'
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class DB(object):
         db_value = self.utxo_db.get(key)
         if not db_value:
             raise self.DBError('UTXO {} / {:,d} in one table only'
-                               .format(hash_to_str(tx_hash), tx_idx))
+                               .format(hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), tx_idx))
         value, = unpack('<Q', db_value)
         return hashX, value
 
diff --git a/electrumx/server/history.py b/electrumx/server/history.py
index 2b7b282..3469047 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/history.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/history.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from struct import pack, unpack
 
 import electrumx.lib.util as util
-from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_str, HASHX_LEN
+from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_hex_str, HASHX_LEN
 
 
 class History(object):
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ class History(object):
         if nrows > 4:
             self.logger.info('hashX {} is large: {:,d} entries across '
                              '{:,d} rows'
-                             .format(hash_to_str(hashX), len(full_hist) // 4,
-                                     nrows))
+                             .format(hash_to_hex_str(hashX),
+                                     len(full_hist) // 4, nrows))
 
         # Find what history needs to be written, and what keys need to
         # be deleted.  Start by assuming all keys are to be deleted,
diff --git a/electrumx/server/mempool.py b/electrumx/server/mempool.py
index 2987bc5..538fc64 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/mempool.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/mempool.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import itertools
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_str, hex_str_to_hash
+from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_hex_str, hex_str_to_hash
 from electrumx.lib.util import class_logger
 from electrumx.server.daemon import DaemonError
 from electrumx.server.db import UTXO
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class MemPool(object):
                            for txout in tx.outputs]
 
             # Convert the tx inputs to ([prev_hex_hash, prev_idx) pairs
-            txin_pairs = [(hash_to_str(txin.prev_hash), txin.prev_idx)
+            txin_pairs = [(hash_to_hex_str(txin.prev_hash), txin.prev_idx)
                           for txin in tx.inputs]
 
             pending.append((tx_hash, txin_pairs, txout_pairs, tx_size))
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class MemPool(object):
                 continue
             tx_fee = item[2]
             tx = deserializer(raw_tx).read_tx()
-            unconfirmed = any(hash_to_str(txin.prev_hash) in self.txs
+            unconfirmed = any(hash_to_hex_str(txin.prev_hash) in self.txs
                               for txin in tx.inputs)
             result.append((hex_hash, tx_fee, unconfirmed))
         return result
diff --git a/electrumx/server/session.py b/electrumx/server/session.py
index 072e442..e324c59 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/session.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/session.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from functools import partial
 
 from aiorpcx import ServerSession, JSONRPCAutoDetect, RPCError
 
-from electrumx.lib.hash import sha256, hash_to_str
+from electrumx.lib.hash import sha256, hash_to_hex_str
 import electrumx.lib.util as util
 from electrumx.server.daemon import DaemonError
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
         history = await self.controller.get_history(hashX)
         mempool = await self.controller.mempool_transactions(hashX)
 
-        status = ''.join('{}:{:d}:'.format(hash_to_str(tx_hash), height)
+        status = ''.join('{}:{:d}:'.format(hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), height)
                          for tx_hash, height in history)
         status += ''.join('{}:{:d}:'.format(hex_hash, -unconfirmed)
                           for hex_hash, tx_fee, unconfirmed in mempool)
diff --git a/query.py b/query.py
index 06d983f..5bdfa8c 100755
--- a/query.py
+++ b/query.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import sys
 
 from electrumx import Env
 from electrumx.server.db import DB
-from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_str
+from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_hex_str
 
 
 def count_entries(hist_db, utxo_db):
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ def main():
 
         for n, (tx_hash, height) in enumerate(bp.get_history(hashX, limit)):
             print('History #{:d}: hash: {} height: {:d}'
-                  .format(n + 1, hash_to_str(tx_hash), height))
+                  .format(n + 1, hash_to_hex_str(tx_hash), height))
         n = None
         for n, utxo in enumerate(bp.get_utxos(hashX, limit)):
             print('UTXOs #{:d}: hash: {} pos: {:d} height: {:d} value: {:d}'
-                  .format(n + 1, hash_to_str(utxo.tx_hash),
+                  .format(n + 1, hash_to_hex_str(utxo.tx_hash),
                           utxo.tx_pos, utxo.height, utxo.value))
         if n is None:
             print('No UTXOs')
diff --git a/tests/server/test_compaction.py b/tests/server/test_compaction.py
index 97bba7e..2d051d1 100644
--- a/tests/server/test_compaction.py
+++ b/tests/server/test_compaction.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from os import environ, urandom
 from struct import pack
 import random
 
-from electrumx.lib.hash import hash_to_str, HASHX_LEN
+from electrumx.lib.hash import HASHX_LEN
 from electrumx.server.env import Env
 from electrumx.server.db import DB