diff --git a/lib/bcoin/block.js b/lib/bcoin/block.js
index 4ef5d30a..272bf4af 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/block.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/block.js
@@ -42,14 +42,22 @@ function Block(data, subtype) {
   this.network = data.network || false;
   this.relayedBy = data.relayedBy || '0.0.0.0';
 
+  this.valid = null;
+  this._hash = null;
+
   // List of matched TXs
   this.tx = [];
-  this.invalid = false;
 
-  if (this.subtype === 'merkleblock') {
-    // Verify partial merkle tree and fill `ts` array
-    this.invalid = !this._verifyMerkle();
-  } else if (this.subtype === 'block') {
+  if (!this.subtype) {
+    if (this.hashes.length)
+      this.subtype = 'merkleblock';
+    else if (this.txs.length)
+      this.subtype = 'block';
+    else
+      this.subtype = 'header';
+  }
+
+  if (this.subtype === 'block') {
     this.txs = this.txs.map(function(tx) {
       tx.network = self.network;
       tx.relayedBy = self.relayedBy;
@@ -67,11 +75,9 @@ function Block(data, subtype) {
     //       this.height = height;
     //   }
     // }
-
-    this.invalid = !this._checkBlock();
   }
 
-  this._hash = null;
+  this.verify();
 }
 
 Block.prototype.hash = function hash(enc) {
@@ -97,7 +103,14 @@ Block.prototype.abbr = function abbr() {
 };
 
 Block.prototype.verify = function verify() {
-  return !this.invalid && utils.testTarget(this.bits, this.hash());
+  if (this.valid == null)
+    this.valid = this._verify();
+  return this.valid;
+};
+
+Block.verify = function verify(data, subtype) {
+  var block = new Block(data, subtype);
+  return block.verify();
 };
 
 Block.prototype.render = function render() {
@@ -112,7 +125,7 @@ Block.prototype.hasTX = function hasTX(hash) {
   return this.tx.indexOf(hash) !== -1;
 };
 
-Block.prototype._verifyMerkle = function verifyMerkle() {
+Block.prototype._verifyPartial = function _verifyPartial() {
   var height = 0;
   var tx = [];
   var i = 0;
@@ -121,7 +134,7 @@ Block.prototype._verifyMerkle = function verifyMerkle() {
   var flags = this.flags;
   var i, root;
 
-  if (this.subtype === 'block')
+  if (this.subtype !== 'merkleblock')
     return;
 
   // Count leaves
@@ -203,7 +216,7 @@ Block.prototype.getMerkleRoot = function getMerkleRoot() {
 
 // This mimics the behavior of CheckBlockHeader()
 // and CheckBlock() in bitcoin/src/main.cpp.
-Block.prototype._checkBlock = function checkBlock() {
+Block.prototype._verify = function _verify() {
   var i, unique, hash, merkleRoot;
 
   // Check proof of work matches claimed amount
@@ -214,6 +227,14 @@ Block.prototype._checkBlock = function checkBlock() {
   if (this.ts > (Date.now() / 1000) + 2 * 60 * 60)
     return false;
 
+  if (this.subtype === 'merkleblock') {
+    if (!this._verifyPartial())
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  if (this.subtype !== 'block')
+    return true;
+
   // Size can't be bigger than MAX_BLOCK_SIZE
   if (this.txs.length > constants.block.maxSize
       || this.size() > constants.block.maxSize) {
@@ -389,9 +410,10 @@ Block.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
 
   parser = new bcoin.protocol.parser();
 
-  data = json.subtype === 'merkleblock'
-    ? parser.parseMerkleBlock(raw)
-    : parser.parseBlock(raw);
+  if (json.subtype === 'merkleblock')
+    data = parser.parseMerkleBlock(raw);
+  else if (json.subtype === 'block' || json.subtype === 'header')
+    data = parser.parseBlock(raw);
 
   data.network = json.network;
   data.relayedBy = json.relayedBy;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 61dc77f7..52bbc9f1 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function Chain(options) {
     hashes: [],
     ts: [],
     heights: [],
+    lookup: {},
     lastTs: 0
   };
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ function Chain(options) {
   this.fromJSON(preload);
 
   // Last TS after preload, needed for fill percent
-  this.index.lastTs = this.index.ts[0];
+  this.index.lastTs = this.index.ts[this.index.ts.length - 1];
 
   bcoin.chain.global = this;
 
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@ Chain.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(hash, ts, height) {
   this.index.hashes.splice(pos, 0, hash);
   this.index.heights.splice(pos, 0, height);
   this.index.bloom.add(hash, 'hex');
+  // this.index.lookup[hash] = pos;
+  // this.index.lookup[height] = pos;
 
   this._save(hash, {
     ts: ts,
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ Chain.prototype.resetLastCheckpoint = function resetLastCheckpoint(height) {
 Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   var self = this;
   var index = this.index.heights.indexOf(height);
+  var ahead = this.index.hashes.slice(index + 1);
 
   if (index < 0)
     throw new Error('Cannot reset to height of ' + height);
@@ -212,21 +216,22 @@ Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   this.index.hashes.forEach(function(hash) {
     self.index.bloom.add(hash, 'hex');
   });
-};
 
-Chain.prototype._heightByTime = function _heightByTime(ts) {
-  for (var i = this.index.ts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    if (ts >= this.index.ts[i])
-      return this.index.heights[i];
-  }
-  return -1;
+  this.index.lastTs = Math.min(
+    this.index.lastTs,
+    this.index.ts[this.index.ts.length - 1]
+  );
+
+  ahead.forEach(function(hash) {
+    self._delete(hash);
+  });
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.resetTime = function resetTime(ts) {
-  var height = this._heightByTime(ts);
-  if (height === -1)
+  var entry = this.byTime(ts);
+  if (!entry)
     return;
-  return this.resetHeight(height);
+  return this.resetHeight(entry.height);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype._killFork = function _killFork(probe) {
@@ -407,20 +412,6 @@ Chain.prototype.has = function has(hash, noIndex, cb) {
   return cb(false);
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.byHeight = function byHeight(height) {
-  var index = this.index.heights.indexOf(height);
-
-  if (index === -1)
-    return null;
-
-  return {
-    index: index,
-    hash: this.index.hashes[index],
-    ts: this.index.ts[index],
-    height: this.index.heights[index]
-  };
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
@@ -440,6 +431,28 @@ Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
   };
 };
 
+Chain.prototype.byHeight = function byHeight(height) {
+  var index = this.index.heights.indexOf(height);
+
+  if (index === -1)
+    return null;
+
+  return {
+    index: index,
+    hash: this.index.hashes[index],
+    ts: this.index.ts[index],
+    height: this.index.heights[index]
+  };
+};
+
+Chain.prototype.byTime = function byTime(ts) {
+  for (var i = this.index.ts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (ts >= this.index.ts[i])
+      return this.byHeight(this.index.heights[i]);
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
 Chain.prototype.hasBlock = function hasBlock(hash) {
   if (Array.isArray(hash))
     hash = utils.toHex(hash);
@@ -508,33 +521,6 @@ Chain.prototype.getTip = function() {
   };
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, force, cb) {
-  var i, block;
-
-  if (typeof force === 'function') {
-    cb = force;
-    force = false;
-  }
-
-  // Cached block found
-  if (!force) {
-    if (this.block.bloom.test(hash, 'hex')) {
-      block = this.getCache(hash);
-      if (block) {
-        bcoin.utils.nextTick(cb.bind(null, block));
-        return block;
-      }
-      // False positive:
-      // assert(false);
-    }
-    if (this.hasOrphan(hash))
-      return cb(this.getOrphan(hash));
-  }
-
-  if (this.request.add(hash, cb))
-    this.emit('missing', hash, null, null);
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.isFull = function isFull() {
   // < 40m since last block
   if (this.request.count)
@@ -546,11 +532,25 @@ Chain.prototype.isFull = function isFull() {
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.fillPercent = function fillPercent() {
-  var total = (+new Date() / 1000 - 40 * 60) - this.index.lastTs;
-  var current = this.index.ts[this.index.ts.length - 1] - this.index.lastTs;
+  var total = (+new Date() / 1000 - 40 * 60) - this.index.ts[0];
+  var current = this.index.ts[this.index.ts.length - 1] - this.index.ts[0];
   return Math.max(0, Math.min(current / total, 1));
 };
 
+Chain.prototype.hashRange = function hashRange(start, end) {
+  var hashes;
+
+  start = this.chain.byTime(start);
+  end = this.chain.byTime(end);
+
+  if (!start || !end)
+    return [];
+
+  hashes = this.chain.index.hashes.slice(start.index, end.index + 1);
+
+  return hashes;
+};
+
 Chain.prototype.hashesInRange = function hashesInRange(start, end, cb) {
   var ts, hashes, heights, zip, i, count;
 
@@ -591,31 +591,22 @@ Chain.prototype.hashesInRange = function hashesInRange(start, end, cb) {
   return cb(hashes, count);
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.getLast = function getLast(cb) {
-  if (this.loading) {
-    this.once('load', function() {
-      this.getLast(cb);
-    });
-    return;
-  }
-  cb = utils.asyncify(cb);
-  return cb(this.index.hashes[this.index.hashes.length - 1]);
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.getStartHeight = function getStartHeight() {
   return 0;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.locatorHashes = function locatorHashes(start) {
-  assert(start == null);
+  if (start != null) {
+    if (typeof start === 'number')
+      start = this.byHeight(start);
+    else
+      start = this.byHash(start) || start;
 
-  if (this.index.hashes.length === 1)
-    return [this.index.hashes[0]];
+    if (start && start.index != null)
+      start = start.index;
+  }
 
-  return [
-    this.index.hashes[this.index.hashes.length - 1],
-    this.index.hashes[0]
-  ];
+  return bcoin.fullChain.prototype.locatorHashes.call(this, start);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.getOrphanRoot = function getOrphanRoot(hash) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js b/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js
index d7d43df9..f2d39cf7 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/fullchain.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function Chain(options) {
   });
 
   // Last TS after preload, needed for fill percent
-  this.index.lastTs = this.index.entries[0].ts;
+  this.index.lastTs = this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1].ts;
 
   bcoin.chain.global = this;
 
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ Chain.prototype.resetLastCheckpoint = function resetLastCheckpoint(height) {
 
 Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   var self = this;
-  var forked = this.index.entries.slice(height + 1);
+  var ahead = this.index.entries.slice(height + 1);
+
+  if (height >= this.index.entries - 1)
+    throw new Error('Cannot reset to height of ' + height);
 
   this.orphan.map = {};
   this.orphan.bmap = {};
@@ -157,26 +160,21 @@ Chain.prototype.resetHeight = function resetHeight(height) {
   }, {});
   this.index.hashes.length = height + 1;
 
-  this.index.lastTs = this.index.entries[0].ts;
+  this.index.lastTs = Math.min(
+    this.index.lastTs,
+    this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1].ts
+  );
 
-  forked.forEach(function(entry) {
-    self._delete(entry);
+  ahead.forEach(function(entry) {
+    self._delete(entry.hash);
   });
 };
 
-Chain.prototype._heightByTime = function _heightByTime(ts) {
-  for (var i = this.index.entries.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    if (ts >= this.index.entries[i].ts)
-      return this.index.entries[i].height;
-  }
-  return -1;
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.resetTime = function resetTime(ts) {
-  var height = this._heightByTime(ts);
-  if (height === -1)
+  var entry = this.byTime(ts);
+  if (!entry)
     return;
-  return this.resetHeight(height);
+  return this.resetHeight(entry.height);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.add = function add(block) {
@@ -301,6 +299,14 @@ Chain.prototype.byHash = function byHash(hash) {
   return this.byHeight(this.index.heights[hash]);
 };
 
+Chain.prototype.byTime = function byTime(ts) {
+  for (var i = this.index.entries.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (ts >= this.index.entries[i].ts)
+      return this.index.entries[i];
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
 Chain.prototype.hasBlock = function hasBlock(hash) {
   return !!this.byHash(hash);
 };
@@ -336,10 +342,6 @@ Chain.prototype.getTip = function getTip() {
   return this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1];
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.get = function get(hash, force, cb) {
-  assert(false);
-};
-
 Chain.prototype.isFull = function isFull() {
   var last = this.index.entries[this.index.entries.length - 1].ts;
   var delta = (+new Date() / 1000) - last;
@@ -352,19 +354,22 @@ Chain.prototype.fillPercent = function fillPercent() {
   return Math.max(0, Math.min(current / total, 1));
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.hashesInRange = function hashesInRange(start, end, cb) {
-  assert(false);
+Chain.prototype.hashRange = function hashRange(start, end) {
+  var hashes;
+
+  start = this.chain.byTime(start);
+  end = this.chain.byTime(end);
+
+  if (!start || !end)
+    return [];
+
+  hashes = this.chain.index.hashes.slice(start.height, end.height + 1);
+
+  return hashes;
 };
 
-Chain.prototype.getLast = function getLast(cb) {
-  if (this.loading) {
-    this.once('load', function() {
-      this.getLast(cb);
-    });
-    return;
-  }
-  cb = utils.asyncify(cb);
-  return cb(this.index.hashes[this.index.hashes.length - 1]);
+Chain.prototype.hashesInRange = function hashesInRange(start, end, cb) {
+  assert(false);
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.getStartHeight = function getStartHeight() {
@@ -387,8 +392,10 @@ Chain.prototype.locatorHashes = function locatorHashes(start) {
 
   if (typeof start === 'string') {
     // Hash
-    if (this.index.heights[start])
+    if (this.index.heights[start] != null)
       top = this.index.heights[start];
+    else
+      hashes.push(start);
   } else if (typeof start === 'number') {
     // Height
     top = start;
@@ -396,7 +403,8 @@ Chain.prototype.locatorHashes = function locatorHashes(start) {
 
   i = top;
   for (;;) {
-    hashes.push(chain[i]);
+    if (chain[i])
+      hashes.push(chain[i]);
     i = i - step;
     if (i <= 0) {
       hashes.push(chain[0]);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index 8e8aae2e..ef6c7878 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ Peer.prototype._handleInv = function handleInv(items) {
   });
 
   if (blocks.length === 1)
-    this.bestBlock = utils.toHex(blocks[0]);
+    this.bestHash = utils.toHex(blocks[0]);
 
   this.emit('blocks', blocks);
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 120bf678..33ead1d1 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ function Pool(options) {
   };
 
   this.block = {
-    lastHash: null,
     bestHeight: 0,
-    bestHash: null
+    bestHash: null,
+    type: this.options.fullNode ? 'block' : 'filtered'
   };
 
   this.request = {
@@ -154,13 +154,11 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
   for (i = 0; i < this.size; i++)
     this._addPeer(0);
 
-  this._load();
-
   this.chain.on('missing', function(hash, preload, parent) {
     if (!self.options.fullNode) {
-      self._request('filtered', hash, { force: true });
+      self._request(self.block.type, hash, { force: true });
       self._scheduleRequests();
-      self._loadRange(preload);
+      // self._loadRange(preload);
     }
   });
 
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   });
 
   function load() {
-    self._load();
+    // self._load();
   }
 
   interval = setInterval(load, this.load.interval);
@@ -236,7 +234,6 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
     if (self.chain.isFull()) {
       clearTimeout(timer);
       self.emit('full');
-      self.block.lastHash = null;
       return;
     }
 
@@ -245,89 +242,68 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
 
   timer = setTimeout(destroy, this.load.timeout);
 
+  peer.on('merkleblock', function(block) {
+    self._handleBlock(block, peer);
+  });
+
   peer.on('block', function(block) {
     self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
-  // Split blocks and request them using multiple peers
   peer.on('blocks', function(hashes) {
-    var i, hash;
+    self._handleInv(hashes, peer);
+  });
 
-    self.emit('blocks', hashes);
+  // Split blocks and request them using multiple peers
+  peer.on('headers', function(headers) {
+    var i, header, last, block;
 
-    if (hashes.length === 0) {
-      // Reset global load
-      self.block.lastHash = null;
+    if (headers.length === 0)
       return;
-    }
-
-    if (!self.options.fullNode) {
-      // Request each block
-      for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
-        self._request('filtered', hashes[i]);
-      }
-
-      // Push our getblocks packet
-      self._scheduleRequests();
-
-      // The part of the response is in chain, no need to escalate requests
-      async.every(hashes, function(hash, cb) {
-        self.chain.has(utils.toHex(hash), function(res) {
-          cb(!res);
-        });
-      }, function(allNew) {
-        if (!allNew) {
-          self.block.lastHash = null;
-          return;
-        }
-
-        // Store last hash to continue global load
-        self.block.lastHash = hashes[hashes.length - 1];
-
-        clearTimeout(timer);
-
-        // Reinstantiate timeout
-        if (self._load())
-          timer = setTimeout(destroy, self.load.timeout);
-      });
-
-      return;
-    }
-
-    for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
-      hash = hashes[i];
-
-      // Resolve orphan chain
-      if (self.chain.hasOrphan(hash)) {
-        peer.loadBlocks(
-          self.chain.locatorHashes(),
-          self.chain.getOrphanRoot(hash)
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // Restart the entire getblocks process
-      if (i === hashes.length - 1)
-        peer.loadBlocks(self.chain.locatorHashes(), 0);
-
-      // Request block if we don't have it
-      if (!self.chain.hasBlock(hash) && !self.chain.hasOrphan(hash))
-        self._request('block', hash);
-    }
 
     self.emit('debug',
-      'Requesting %s block packets from %s with getdata',
-      self.request.active,
-      peer.address
-    );
+      'Recieved %s headers from %s',
+      headers.length,
+      peer.address);
 
-    // Push our getblocks packet
+    self.emit('headers', headers);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < headers.length; i++) {
+      block = bcoin.block(headers[i], 'header');
+
+      if (last && block.prevBlock !== last.hash('hex'))
+        break;
+
+      if (!block.verify())
+        break;
+
+      if (!self.chain.hasBlock(block) && !self.chain.hasOrphan(block))
+        self._request(self.block.type, block.hash('hex'));
+
+      // We could do headers-first:
+      // self._addIndex(block, peer);
+
+      // Resolve orphan chain
+      // if (self.chain.hasOrphan(block)) {
+      //   peer.loadHeaders(
+      //     self.chain.locatorHashes(),
+      //     self.chain.getOrphanRoot(block)
+      //   );
+      //   continue;
+      // }
+
+      last = block;
+    }
+
+    // Restart the getheaders process
+    if (last && headers.length >= 1999)
+      peer.loadHeaders(self.chain.locatorHashes(last), 0);
+      // peer.loadHeaders([last.hash('hex')], 0);
+
+    // Schedule our requests
     self._scheduleRequests();
 
-    // Store last hash because we can
-    self.block.lastHash = hashes[hashes.length - 1];
-
-    // Reset interval to avoid calling getblocks unnecessarily
+    // Reset interval to avoid calling getheaders unnecessarily
     clearInterval(interval);
     interval = setInterval(load, self.load.interval);
 
@@ -337,34 +313,44 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
   });
 };
 
-Pool.prototype._handleMerkle = function _handleMerkle(block, peer) {
-  if (this.options.fullNode)
-    return;
+Pool.prototype._handleInv = function _handleInv(hashes, peer) {
+  var i, hash;
 
-  this._response(block);
-  this.chain.add(block);
-  this.emit('chain-progress', this.chain.fillPercent(), peer);
-  this.emit('block', block, peer);
+  for (i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
+    hash = utils.toHex(hashes[i]);
+    if (!this.chain.hasBlock(hash) && !this.chain.hasOrphan(hash))
+      this.peers.load.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(), hash);
+  }
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer) {
   var self = this;
-  var hash, size, orphan, err;
 
-  if (!this.options.fullNode)
+  var requested = this._response(block);
+
+  // Someone is sending us blocks without us requesting them.
+  if (!requested)
     return;
 
   // Emulate bip37 - emit all the "watched" txs
-  if (this.listeners('watched').length > 0) {
-    utils.nextTick(function() {
-      block.txs.forEach(function(tx) {
-        if (self.isWatched(tx))
-          self.emit('watched', tx, peer);
-      });
+  if (this.options.fullNode
+      && this.listeners('watched').length > 0
+      && block.verify()) {
+    block.txs.forEach(function(tx) {
+      if (self.isWatched(tx))
+        self.emit('watched', tx, peer);
     });
   }
 
-  this._response(block);
+  if (!this._addIndex(block, peer))
+    return;
+
+  this.emit('block', block, peer);
+};
+
+Pool.prototype._addIndex = function _addIndex(block, peer) {
+  var self = this;
+  var hash, size, orphan, err;
 
   hash = block.hash('hex');
   size = this.chain.size();
@@ -374,26 +360,25 @@ Pool.prototype._handleBlock = function _handleBlock(block, peer) {
   if (err)
     this.emit('chain-error', err, peer);
 
-  this.emit('_block', block, peer);
-
   if (this.chain.hasOrphan(block)) {
     // Resolve orphan chain
-    peer.loadBlocks(
-      this.chain.locatorHashes(),
-      this.chain.getOrphanRoot(block)
-    );
+    // peer.loadHeaders(
+    //   this.chain.locatorHashes(),
+    //   this.chain.getOrphanRoot(block)
+    // );
     // Emit our orphan if it is new
     if (!orphan)
       this.emit('orphan', block, peer);
-    return;
+    return false;
   }
 
   // Do not emit if nothing was added to the chain
   if (this.chain.size() === size)
-    return;
+    return false;
 
   this.emit('chain-progress', this.chain.fillPercent(), peer);
-  this.emit('block', block, peer);
+
+  return true;
 };
 
 Pool.prototype.isFull = function isFull() {
@@ -442,31 +427,16 @@ Pool.prototype._load = function _load() {
 
   if (this.peers.load) {
     this.emit('debug',
-      'Requesting inv packet from %s with getblocks',
+      'Requesting headers packet from %s with getheaders',
       this.peers.load.address);
   }
 
-  if (!this.options.fullNode) {
-    next = function(hash) {
-      if (!self.peers.load)
-        self._addLoader();
-      else
-        self.peers.load.loadBlocks([hash], 0);
-    };
-
-    // Load more blocks, starting from last hash
-    if (this.block.lastHash)
-      next(this.block.lastHash);
-    else
-      this.chain.getLast(next);
-
+  if (!this.peers.load) {
+    this._addLoader();
     return true;
   }
 
-  if (!this.peers.load)
-    this._addLoader();
-  else
-    this.peers.load.loadBlocks(this.chain.locatorHashes(), 0);
+  this.peers.load.loadHeaders(this.chain.locatorHashes(), 0);
 
   return true;
 };
@@ -531,7 +501,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
   peer.on('merkleblock', function(block) {
     // Reset backoff, peer seems to be responsive
     backoff = 0;
-    self._handleMerkle(block, peer);
+    self._handleBlock(block, peer);
   });
 
   peer.on('block', function(block) {
@@ -565,10 +535,8 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
     self.emit('addr', addr, peer);
   });
 
-  peer.on('blocks', function(blocks) {
-    if (blocks.length === 1)
-      self.block.bestHash = peer.bestBlock;
-    self.emit('blocks', blocks, peer);
+  peer.on('blocks', function(hashes) {
+    self._handleInv(hashes, peer);
   });
 
   peer.on('txs', function(txs) {
@@ -834,6 +802,7 @@ Pool.prototype.searchWallet = function(w) {
 
 Pool.prototype.search = function search(id, range, e) {
   var self = this;
+  var hashes, pending, listener, timeout, done, total;
 
   if (this.options.fullNode)
     return;
@@ -862,72 +831,70 @@ Pool.prototype.search = function search(id, range, e) {
   // Last 5 days by default, this covers 1000 blocks that we have in the
   // chain by default
   if (!range.end)
-    range.end = +new Date() / 1000;
+    range.end = +new Date() / 1000 | 0;
   if (!range.start)
-    range.start = +new Date() / 1000 - 432000;
-
-  this.chain.hashesInRange(range.start, range.end, function(hashes, count) {
-    var waiting = count;
-
-    self.emit('debug',
-      'Search for %s (%s) hashes between %s and %s',
-      hashes.length,
-      count,
-      new Date(range.start * 1000).toISOString(),
-      new Date(range.end * 1000).toISOString()
-    );
+    range.start = (+new Date() / 1000 | 0) - 432000;
 
+  if (range.start < this.chain.lastTs) {
     if (id)
-      self.watch(id);
+      this.watch(id);
 
-    self._loadRange(hashes, true);
+    done = function(res) {
+      e.emit('end', res);
+      clearInterval(timeout);
+      self.removeListener('block', listener);
+      if (id)
+        self.unwatch(id);
+    };
 
-    hashes = hashes.slice().reverse();
-    hashes.forEach(function(hash, i) {
-      // Get the block that is in index
-      self.chain.request.add(hash, function(block) {
-        loadBlock(block, hashes[i + 1]);
-      });
+    this.on('block', listener = function(block) {
+      if (block.ts >= range.end)
+        done();
     });
 
-    function loadBlock(block, stop) {
-      // Stop block reached
-      if (block.hash('hex') === stop)
-        return;
+    total = (range.end - range.start) / network.powTargetSpacing | 0;
+    if (total === 0)
+      total = 1;
 
-      // Get block's prev and request it and all of it's parents up to
-      // the next known block hash
-      self.chain.request.add(block.prevBlock, function(prev) {
-        done();
+    timeout = setTimeout(done.bind(null, true), total * 10 * 1000);
 
-        // First hash loaded
-        if (!stop)
-          return;
+    this.chain.resetTime(range.start);
 
-        // Continue loading blocks
-        loadBlock(prev, stop);
-      });
+    if (this.peers.load)
+      this.peers.load.destroy();
+
+    this._load();
+
+    return e;
+  }
+
+  hashes = this.chain.hashRange(range.start, range.end);
+  pending = hashes.length;
+
+  if (id)
+    this.watch(id);
+
+  done = function() {
+    pending--;
+    assert(pending >= 0);
+    e.emit('progress', count - pending, count);
+    if (pending === 0) {
+      if (id)
+        self.unwatch(id);
+      e.emit('end');
     }
+  };
 
-    function done() {
-      waiting--;
-      assert(waiting >= 0);
-      e.emit('progress', count - waiting, count);
-      if (waiting === 0) {
-        if (id)
-          self.unwatch(id);
-        e.emit('end');
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Empty search
-    if (hashes.length === 0) {
-      bcoin.utils.nextTick(function() {
-        e.emit('end', true);
-      });
-    }
+  hashes.forEach(function(hash) {
+    self._request('filtered', hash, { force: true }, done);
   });
 
+  if (hashes.length === 0) {
+    bcoin.utils.nextTick(function() {
+      e.emit('end', true);
+    });
+  }
+
   return e;
 };
 
@@ -958,8 +925,8 @@ Pool.prototype._request = function _request(type, hash, options, cb) {
   }
 
   // Block should be not in chain, or be requested
-  if (!options.force && (type === 'block' || type === 'filtered'))
-    return this.chain.has(hash, true, next);
+  // if (!options.force && (type === 'block' || type === 'filtered'))
+  //   return this.chain.has(hash, true, next);
 
   return next(false);
 };
@@ -1021,38 +988,36 @@ Pool.prototype._doRequests = function _doRequests() {
   if (above && below && this.load.hiReached)
     this._load();
 
-  if (!this.options.fullNode) {
-    mapReq = function(item) {
-      return item.start(this.peers.block[i]);
-    };
+  if (this.options.fullNode) {
+    req = items.map(function(item) {
+      return item.start(this.peers.load);
+    }, this);
 
-    // Split list between peers
-    red = this.redundancy;
-    count = this.peers.block.length;
-    split = Math.ceil(items.length * red / count);
-    for (i = 0, off = 0; i < count; i += red, off += split) {
-      req = items.slice(off, off + split).map(mapReq, this);
-      for (j = 0; j < red && i + j < count; j++)
-        this.peers.block[i + j].getData(req);
-    }
+    this.peers.load.getData(req);
 
     return;
   }
 
-  req = items.map(function(item) {
-    return item.start(this.peers.load);
-  }, this);
+  mapReq = function(item) {
+    return item.start(this.peers.block[i]);
+  };
 
-  this.peers.load.getData(req);
+  // Split list between peers
+  red = this.redundancy;
+  count = this.peers.block.length;
+  split = Math.ceil(items.length * red / count);
+  for (i = 0, off = 0; i < count; i += red, off += split) {
+    req = items.slice(off, off + split).map(mapReq, this);
+    for (j = 0; j < red && i + j < count; j++)
+      this.peers.block[i + j].getData(req);
+  }
 };
 
 Pool.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash, cb) {
-  var type = this.options.fullNode ? 'block' : 'filtered';
-
-  if (this.chain.request.add(hash, cb)) {
-    this._request(type, hash, { force: true });
-    this._scheduleRequests();
-  }
+  this._request('block', hash, { force: true }, function(block) {
+    cb(null, block);
+  });
+  this._scheduleRequests();
 };
 
 Pool.prototype.sendBlock = function sendBlock(block) {
@@ -1188,15 +1153,26 @@ Pool.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
   return {
     v: 1,
     type: 'pool',
-    chain: this.chain.toJSON()
+    chain: this.chain.toJSON(),
+    requests: this.request.queue.map(function(item) {
+      return {
+        type: item.type,
+        hash: item.hash
+      };
+    })
   };
 };
 
 Pool.prototype.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
   assert.equal(json.v, 1);
   assert.equal(json.type, 'pool');
+
   this.chain.fromJSON(json.chain);
 
+  json.requests.forEach(function(item) {
+    this._request(item.type, item.hash);
+  }, this);
+
   return this;
 };