diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js b/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
index 2e8222ba..17f260d6 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ ChainDB.prototype._init = function _init() {
     writeBufferSize: 8 * 1024 * 1024
   });
   if (!bcoin.isBrowser) {
-    var DataStore = require('./data' + 'store');
-    this.db = new DataStore(this.db);
+    //var DataStore = require('./data' + 'store');
+    //this.db = new DataStore(this.db);
   }
 };
 
@@ -555,11 +555,11 @@ ChainDB.prototype.saveBlock = function saveBlock(block, batch, callback) {
   if (this.options.spv)
     return callback();
 
-  batch.put('b/b/' + block.hash('hex'), block.toCompact());
+  // batch.put('b/b/' + block.hash('hex'), block.toCompact());
 
-  block.txs.forEach(function(tx, i) {
-    batch.put('t/t/' + tx.hash('hex'), tx.toExtended());
-  });
+  // block.txs.forEach(function(tx, i) {
+  //   batch.put('t/t/' + tx.hash('hex'), tx.toExtended());
+  // });
 
   this.connectBlock(block, batch, callback);
 };
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.connectBlock = function connectBlock(block, batch, callback) {
             batch.put('u/a/' + address + '/' + hash + '/' + i, DUMMY);
         }
 
-        batch.put('u/t/' + hash + '/' + i, bcoin.coin(tx, i).toExtended());
+        batch.put('u/t/' + hash + '/' + i, bcoin.coin(tx, i).toRaw());
       });
     });
 
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.disconnectBlock = function disconnectBlock(hash, batch, callba
         batch.put('u/t/'
           + input.prevout.hash
           + '/' + input.prevout.index,
-          input.output.toExtended());
+          input.output.toRaw());
       });
 
       tx.outputs.forEach(function(output, i) {
@@ -918,7 +918,9 @@ ChainDB.prototype.getCoin = function getCoin(hash, index, callback) {
     }
 
     try {
-      coin = bcoin.coin.fromExtended(data);
+      coin = bcoin.coin.fromRaw(data);
+      coin.hash = hash;
+      coin.index = index;
     } catch (e) {
       return callback(e);
     }
@@ -1289,7 +1291,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype._pruneBlock = function _pruneBlock(block, batch, callback) {
       batch.put('u/x/'
         + input.prevout.hash
         + '/' + input.prevout.index,
-        input.output.toExtended());
+        input.output.toRaw());
 
       batch.put('u/q/'
         + futureHeight
@@ -1389,7 +1391,9 @@ ChainDB.prototype._getPruneCoin = function _getPruneCoin(hash, index, callback)
       return self.getCoin(hash, index, callback);
 
     try {
-      coin = bcoin.coin.fromExtended(data);
+      coin = bcoin.coin.fromRaw(data);
+      coin.hash = hash;
+      coin.index = index;
     } catch (e) {
       return callback(e);
     }
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/profiler.js b/lib/bcoin/profiler.js
index 30df2205..54033592 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/profiler.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/profiler.js
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ exports.snapshot = function snapshot(name, callback) {
 
   if (bcoin.debug) {
     mem = process.memoryUsage();
-    utils.debug('Memory: rss=%dmb, js-heap=%dmb native-heap=%dmb',
+    utils.debug('Memory: rss=%dmb, js-heap=%d/%dmb native-heap=%dmb',
       utils.mb(mem.rss),
       utils.mb(mem.heapUsed),
-      utils.mb(mem.rss - mem.heapUsed));
+      utils.mb(mem.heapTotal),
+      utils.mb(mem.rss - mem.heapTotal));
   }
 
   if (!profiler)
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index 9f4ed84c..a106d8f4 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ Framer.input = function _input(input) {
   off += utils.writeU32(p, input.prevout.index, off);
 
   off += utils.writeIntv(p, s.length, off);
+  if (!s.copy)
+    console.log(s);
   off += utils.copy(s, p, off);
 
   off += utils.writeU32(p, input.sequence, off);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
index 57faad95..ceeaa926 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Parser.prototype._error = function _error(str) {
 };
 
 Parser.prototype.feed = function feed(data) {
-  var chunk, i, off, len;
+  var chunk, off, len;
 
   this.pendingTotal += data.length;
   this.pending.push(data);
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ Parser.prototype.feed = function feed(data) {
     // Concat chunks
     chunk = new Buffer(this.waiting);
 
-    i = 0;
     off = 0;
     len = 0;
 
-    for (; off < chunk.length; i++) {
+    while (off < chunk.length) {
       len = utils.copy(this.pending[0], chunk, off);
       if (len === this.pending[0].length)
         this.pending.shift();
       else
         this.pending[0] = this.pending[0].slice(len);
+        //this.pending[0] = this.pending[0].slice(len);
       off += len;
     }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Parser.prototype.parseHeader = function parseHeader(h) {
   if (i === 12)
     return this._error('Not NULL-terminated cmd');
 
-  cmd = h.slice(4, 4 + i).toString('ascii');
+  cmd = h.toString('ascii', 4, 4 + i);
   this.waiting = utils.readU32(h, 16);
 
   if (this.waiting > constants.maxMessage)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Parser.parseVersion = function parseVersion(p) {
   // User agent length
   result = utils.readIntv(p, 80);
   off = result.off;
-  agent = p.slice(off, off + result.r).toString('ascii');
+  agent = p.toString('ascii', off, off + result.r);
   off += result.r;
 
   // Start height
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Parser.parseInvList = function parseInvList(p) {
   for (i = 0, off = 0; i < count; i++, off += 36) {
     items.push({
       type: constants.invByVal[utils.readU32(p, off)],
-      hash: new Buffer(p.slice(off + 4, off + 36))
+      hash: utils.slice(p, off + 4, off + 36)
     });
   }
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Parser.parseMerkleBlock = function parseMerkleBlock(p) {
   hashes = new Array(hashCount);
 
   for (i = 0; i < hashCount; i++)
-    hashes[i] = new Buffer(p.slice(off + i * 32, off + (i + 1) * 32));
+    hashes[i] = utils.slice(p, off + i * 32, off + (i + 1) * 32);
 
   off = off + 32 * hashCount;
   flagCount = utils.readIntv(p, off);
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ Parser.parseMerkleBlock = function parseMerkleBlock(p) {
   if (off + flagCount > p.length)
     throw new Error('Invalid flag count');
 
-  flags = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + flagCount));
+  flags = utils.slice(p, off, off + flagCount);
 
   return {
     version: utils.read32(p, 0),
-    prevBlock: new Buffer(p.slice(4, 36)),
-    merkleRoot: new Buffer(p.slice(36, 68)),
+    prevBlock: utils.slice(p, 4, 36),
+    merkleRoot: utils.slice(p, 36, 68),
     ts: utils.readU32(p, 68),
     bits: utils.readU32(p, 72),
     nonce: utils.readU32(p, 76),
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ Parser.parseHeaders = function parseHeaders(p) {
     start = off;
     header.version = utils.read32(p, off);
     off += 4;
-    header.prevBlock = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
+    header.prevBlock = utils.slice(p, off, off + 32);
     off += 32;
-    header.merkleRoot = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
+    header.merkleRoot = utils.slice(p, off, off + 32);
     off += 32;
     header.ts = utils.readU32(p, off);
     off += 4;
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ Parser.parseBlock = function parseBlock(p) {
 
   return {
     version: utils.read32(p, 0),
-    prevBlock: new Buffer(p.slice(4, 36)),
-    merkleRoot: new Buffer(p.slice(36, 68)),
+    prevBlock: utils.slice(p, 4, 36),
+    merkleRoot: utils.slice(p, 36, 68),
     ts: utils.readU32(p, 68),
     bits: utils.readU32(p, 72),
     nonce: utils.readU32(p, 76),
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ Parser.parseBlockCompact = function parseBlockCompact(p) {
 
   return {
     version: version,
-    prevBlock: new Buffer(p.slice(4, 36)),
-    merkleRoot: new Buffer(p.slice(36, 68)),
+    prevBlock: utils.slice(p, 4, 36),
+    merkleRoot: utils.slice(p, 36, 68),
     ts: utils.readU32(p, 68),
     bits: utils.readU32(p, 72),
     nonce: utils.readU32(p, 76),
@@ -438,10 +438,10 @@ Parser.parseInput = function parseInput(p) {
   return {
     _size: off + scriptLen + 4,
     prevout: {
-      hash: new Buffer(p.slice(0, 32)),
+      hash: utils.slice(p, 0, 32),
       index: utils.readU32(p, 32)
     },
-    script: bcoin.script.decode(new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen))),
+    script: bcoin.script.decode(utils.slice(p, off, off + scriptLen)),
     sequence: utils.readU32(p, off + scriptLen)
   };
 };
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Parser.parseOutput = function parseOutput(p) {
   return {
     _size: off + scriptLen,
     value: utils.read64(p, 0),
-    script: bcoin.script.decode(new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen)))
+    script: bcoin.script.decode(utils.slice(p, off, off + scriptLen))
   };
 };
 
@@ -491,11 +491,11 @@ Parser.parseCoin = function parseCoin(p, extended) {
   if (off + scriptLen > p.length - (extended ? 37 : 0))
     throw new Error('Invalid utxo script length');
 
-  script = bcoin.script.decode(new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen)));
+  script = bcoin.script.decode(utils.slice(p, off, off + scriptLen));
   off += scriptLen;
 
   if (extended) {
-    hash = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
+    hash = utils.slice(p, off, off + 32);
     off += 32;
 
     index = utils.readU32(p, off);
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ Parser.parseCoin = function parseCoin(p, extended) {
     spent = utils.readU8(p, off) === 1;
     off += 1;
   } else {
-    hash = new Buffer(constants.zeroHash);
+    hash = utils.slice(constants.zeroHash);
     index = 0xffffffff;
     spent = false;
   }
@@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p, block) {
   locktime = utils.readU32(p, off);
   off += 4;
 
-  raw = p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p;
+  // raw = p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p;
 
-  if (block)
-    raw = new Buffer(raw);
+  // if (block)
+  //   raw = utils.slice(raw);
 
   return {
     version: version,
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p, block) {
     outputs: txOut,
     locktime: locktime,
     _witnessSize: 0,
-    _raw: raw,
+    // _raw: raw,
     _size: off
   };
 };
@@ -703,10 +703,10 @@ Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p, block) {
   locktime = utils.readU32(p, off);
   off += 4;
 
-  raw = p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p;
+  // raw = p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p;
 
-  if (block)
-    raw = new Buffer(raw);
+  // if (block)
+  //   raw = utils.slice(raw);
 
   return {
     version: version,
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p, block) {
     inputs: txIn,
     outputs: txOut,
     locktime: locktime,
-    _raw: raw,
+    // _raw: raw,
     _size: off,
     _witnessSize: witnessSize + 2
   };
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ Parser.parseWitness = function parseWitness(p) {
     chunkSize = utils.readIntv(p, off);
     off = chunkSize.off;
     chunkSize = chunkSize.r;
-    item = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + chunkSize));
+    item = utils.slice(p, off, off + chunkSize);
     off += chunkSize;
     witness.push(item);
     if (off > p.length)
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ Parser.parseReject = function parseReject(p) {
 
   off += reasonLen;
 
-  data = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
+  data = utils.slice(p, off, off + 32);
 
   return {
     message: message,
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ Parser.parseAddress = function parseAddress(p, off, full) {
   services = utils.readU64(p, off);
   off += 8;
 
-  ip = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 16));
+  ip = utils.slice(p, off, off + 16);
   off += 16;
 
   port = utils.readU16BE(p, off);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/tx.js b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
index 3e441627..7e1b213a 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/tx.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ TX.prototype.witnessHash = function witnessHash(enc) {
   if (this.isCoinbase()) {
     return enc === 'hex'
       ? utils.toHex(constants.zeroHash)
-      : new Buffer(constants.zeroHash);
+      : utils.slice(constants.zeroHash);
   }
 
   if (!this.hasWitness())
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ TX.prototype.getRaw = function getRaw() {
   else
     raw = bcoin.protocol.framer.tx(this);
 
-  this._raw = raw;
+  // this._raw = raw;
   this._size = raw.length;
   this._witnessSize = raw._witnessSize;
 
-  return this._raw;
+  return raw;
 };
 
 TX.prototype.getVirtualSize = function getVirtualSize() {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ TX.prototype.signatureHashV0 = function signatureHashV0(index, s, type) {
     // Bitcoind used to return 1 as an error code:
     // it ended up being treated like a hash.
     if (index >= copy.outputs.length)
-      return new Buffer(constants.oneHash);
+      return utils.slice(constants.oneHash);
 
     // Drop all the outputs after the input index.
     copy.outputs.length = index + 1;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/utils.js b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
index d2c48f56..bee43892 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/utils.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ var util = require('util');
  */
 
 utils.slice = function slice(buf, start, end) {
-  return new Buffer(buf.slice(start, end));
+  var clone;
+
+  buf = buf.slice(start || 0, end || buf.length);
+
+  clone = new Buffer(buf.length);
+
+  buf.copy(clone, 0, 0, buf.length);
+
+  return clone;
 };
 
 utils.toBuffer = function toBuffer(msg, enc) {