diff --git a/lib/bcoin/block.js b/lib/bcoin/block.js
index 13995bfa..10eb7046 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/block.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/block.js
@@ -122,6 +122,32 @@ Block.prototype.getWitnessRoot = function getWitnessRoot() {
   return utils.toHex(root);
 };
 
+Block.prototype.__defineGetter__('witnessRoot', function() {
+  var coinbase, i, commitment, witnessRoot;
+
+  if (!block.witness)
+    return;
+
+  if (this._witnessRoot)
+    return this._witnessRoot;
+
+  coinbase = block.txs[0];
+
+  // Find the fucking commitment for segregated shitness
+  for (i = 0; i < coinbase.outputs.length; i++) {
+    commitment = coinbase.outputs[i].script;
+    if (bcoin.script.isCommitment(commitment)) {
+      witnessRoot = bcoin.script.getWitnessRoot(commitment);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (witnessRoot)
+    this._witnessRoot = utils.toHex(witnessRoot);
+
+  return this._witnessRoot;
+});
+
 Block.prototype._verify = function _verify() {
   var uniq = {};
   var i, tx, hash;
@@ -275,6 +301,7 @@ Block.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
     version: this.version,
     prevBlock: utils.revHex(this.prevBlock),
     merkleRoot: utils.revHex(this.merkleRoot),
+    witnessRoot: utils.revHex(this.witnessRoot),
     ts: this.ts,
     bits: this.bits,
     nonce: this.nonce,
@@ -291,6 +318,7 @@ Block.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
     version: this.version,
     prevBlock: utils.revHex(this.prevBlock),
     merkleRoot: utils.revHex(this.merkleRoot),
+    witnessRoot: utils.revHex(this.witnessRoot),
     ts: this.ts,
     bits: this.bits,
     nonce: this.nonce,
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index f2d2cc44..894f8e9e 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -573,19 +573,10 @@ Chain.prototype._verify = function _verify(block, prev) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Find the fucking commitment for segregated shitness
   if (segwit && block.witness) {
-    coinbase = block.txs[0];
-    for (i = 0; i < coinbase.outputs.length; i++) {
-      commitment = coinbase.outputs[i].script;
-      if (bcoin.script.isCommitment(commitment)) {
-        witnessRoot = bcoin.script.getWitnessRoot(commitment);
-        if (utils.toHex(witnessRoot) !== block.getWitnessRoot()) {
-          utils.debug('Block failed witnessroot test: %s', block.rhash);
-          return false;
-        }
-        break;
-      }
+    if (block.witnessRoot !== block.getWitnessRoot()) {
+      utils.debug('Block failed witnessroot test: %s', block.rhash);
+      return false;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index e070f80d..71699f5d 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -111,13 +111,21 @@ Framer.prototype.coin = function _coin(coin) {
 };
 
 Framer.prototype.tx = function tx(tx) {
-  return this.packet('tx', Framer.tx(block));
+  return this.packet('tx', Framer.tx(tx));
+};
+
+Framer.prototype.witnessTX = function witnessTX(tx) {
+  return this.packet('tx', Framer.witnessTX(tx));
 };
 
 Framer.prototype.block = function _block(block) {
   return this.packet('block', Framer.block(block));
 };
 
+Framer.prototype.witnessBlock = function witnessBlock(block) {
+  return this.packet('block', Framer.witnessBlock(block));
+};
+
 Framer.prototype.merkleBlock = function merkleBlock(block) {
   return this.packet('merkleblock', Framer.merkleBlock(block));
 };
@@ -543,7 +551,7 @@ Framer.witness = function _witness(witness) {
   if (!witness)
     return new Buffer([0]);
 
-  size += utils.writeIntv(witness.length);
+  size += utils.sizeIntv(witness.length);
 
   for (i = 0; i < witness.length; i++) {
     chunk = witness[i];
@@ -552,6 +560,8 @@ Framer.witness = function _witness(witness) {
 
   p = new Buffer(size);
 
+  off += utils.writeIntv(p, witness.length, off);
+
   for (i = 0; i < witness.length; i++) {
     chunk = witness[i];
     off += utils.writeIntv(p, chunk.length, off);
@@ -576,7 +586,7 @@ Framer._block = function _block(block, witness) {
   var i, tx, p;
 
   for (i = 0; i < block.txs.length; i++) {
-    tx = witness && block.txs[i].witness
+    tx = witness
       ? Framer.witnessTX(block.txs[i])
       : Framer.tx(block.txs[i]);
     txs.push(tx);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
index df99de0f..e988ebf8 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
@@ -521,9 +521,10 @@ Parser.parseCoin = function parseCoin(p, extended) {
 };
 
 Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p) {
-  var inCount, off, txIn, tx;
+  var off = 0;
+  var inCount, txIn, tx;
   var outCount, txOut;
-  var i;
+  var version, locktime, i;
 
   if (p.length < 10)
     throw new Error('Invalid tx size');
@@ -531,7 +532,10 @@ Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p) {
   if (Parser.isWitnessTX(p))
     return Parser.parseWitnessTX(p);
 
-  inCount = utils.readIntv(p, 4);
+  version = utils.readU32(p, off);
+  off += 4;
+
+  inCount = utils.readIntv(p, off);
   off = inCount.off;
   inCount = inCount.r;
 
@@ -579,14 +583,18 @@ Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p) {
       throw new Error('Invalid tx_out offset');
   }
 
+  locktime = utils.readU32(p, off);
+  off += 4;
+
   return {
-    version: utils.read32(p, 0),
+    witness: false,
+    version: version,
     inputs: txIn,
     outputs: txOut,
-    locktime: utils.readU32(p, off),
-    _cost: (off + 4) * 4,
-    _raw: p.slice(0, off + 4),
-    _size: off + 4
+    locktime: locktime,
+    _cost: off * 4,
+    _raw: p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p,
+    _size: off
   };
 };
 
@@ -599,16 +607,21 @@ Parser.isWitnessTX = function isWitnessTX(p) {
 
 Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p) {
   var cost = 0;
-  var inCount, off, txIn, tx;
+  var off = 0;
+  var inCount, txIn, tx;
   var outCount, txOut;
   var marker, flag;
-  var i;
+  var version, locktime, i;
 
   if (p.length < 12)
     throw new Error('Invalid witness tx size');
 
-  marker = utils.readU8(p, 4);
-  flag = utils.readU8(p, 5);
+  version = utils.readU32(p, off);
+  off += 4;
+  marker = utils.readU8(p, off);
+  off += 1;
+  flag = utils.readU8(p, off);
+  off += 1;
 
   if (marker !== 0)
     throw new Error('Invalid witness tx (marker != 0)');
@@ -616,7 +629,7 @@ Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p) {
   if (flag === 0)
     throw new Error('Invalid witness tx (flag == 0)');
 
-  inCount = utils.readIntv(p, 6);
+  inCount = utils.readIntv(p, off);
   off = inCount.off;
   inCount = inCount.r;
 
@@ -682,25 +695,30 @@ Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p) {
       throw new Error('Invalid witness offset');
   }
 
+  locktime = utils.readU32(p, off);
+  off += 4;
+  cost += 4 * 4;
+
   return {
     witness: true,
-    version: utils.read32(p, 0),
+    version: version,
     marker: marker,
     flag: flag,
     inputs: txIn,
     outputs: txOut,
-    locktime: utils.readU32(p, off),
-    _raw: p.slice(0, off + 4),
-    _size: off + 4,
+    locktime: locktime,
+    _raw: off !== p.length ? p.slice(0, off) : p,
+    _size: off,
     _cost: cost
   };
 };
 
 Parser.parseWitness = function parseWitness(p) {
   var witness = [];
-  var off, chunkCount, chunkSize, item, i;
+  var off = 0;
+  var chunkCount, chunkSize, item, i;
 
-  chunkCount = utils.readIntv(p, 0);
+  chunkCount = utils.readIntv(p, off);
   off = chunkCount.off;
   chunkCount = chunkCount.r;