diff --git a/lib/bcoin/block.js b/lib/bcoin/block.js
index 9fc85d98..9716938f 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/block.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/block.js
@@ -46,58 +46,47 @@ Block.prototype.render = function render() {
 };
 
 Block.prototype.renderNormal = function renderNormal() {
-  this.getRaw();
-
-  if (!this._witnessSize)
-    return this._raw;
-
   return bcoin.protocol.framer.block(this);
 };
 
 Block.prototype.renderWitness = function renderWitness() {
-  this.getRaw();
-
-  if (this._witnessSize)
-    return this._raw;
-
   return bcoin.protocol.framer.witnessBlock(this);
 };
 
 Block.prototype.getRaw = function getRaw() {
   var raw;
 
-  if (this._raw) {
-    assert(this._size > 0);
-    assert(this._witnessSize >= 0);
-    return this._raw;
-  }
-
   if (this.hasWitness())
     raw = bcoin.protocol.framer.witnessBlock(this);
   else
     raw = bcoin.protocol.framer.block(this);
 
-  this._raw = raw;
   this._size = raw.length;
   this._witnessSize = raw._witnessSize;
 
-  return this._raw;
+  return raw;
 };
 
 Block.prototype.getVirtualSize = function getVirtualSize() {
   var size, witnessSize, base;
 
-  this.getRaw();
-
-  size = this._size;
-  witnessSize = this._witnessSize;
+  size = this.getSize();
+  witnessSize = this.getWitnessSize();
   base = size - witnessSize;
 
   return (base * 4 + witnessSize + 3) / 4 | 0;
 };
 
 Block.prototype.getSize = function getSize() {
-  return this.getRaw().length;
+  if (this._size == null)
+    this.getRaw();
+  return this._size;
+};
+
+Block.prototype.getWitnessSize = function getWitnessSize() {
+  if (this._witnessSize == null)
+    this.getRaw();
+  return this._witnessSize;
 };
 
 Block.prototype.hasWitness = function hasWitness() {
@@ -272,8 +261,6 @@ Block.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
     type: this.type,
     height: this.height,
     hash: utils.revHex(this.hash('hex')),
-    reward: utils.btc(this.getReward()),
-    fee: utils.btc(this.getFee()),
     date: new Date(this.ts * 1000).toISOString(),
     version: this.version,
     prevBlock: utils.revHex(this.prevBlock),
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
index 9acfbeab..bc4be15b 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function BlockDB(node, options) {
     this.file = bcoin.prefix + '/block-' + network.type + '.db';
 
   this.options = options;
+  this.fsync = !!options.fsync;
 
   this.node = node;
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.migrate = function migrate(blockSize, compression, callback) {
 
 BlockDB.prototype.saveBlock = function saveBlock(block, callback) {
   var self = this;
-  var batch = this.db.batch();
+  var batch = this.batch();
 
   batch.put('b/b/' + block.hash('hex'), block.toCompact());
 
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.saveBlock = function saveBlock(block, callback) {
 BlockDB.prototype.removeBlock = function removeBlock(hash, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
-  this._getCoinBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
+  this._getTXBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
     var batch;
 
     if (err)
@@ -157,22 +158,15 @@ BlockDB.prototype.removeBlock = function removeBlock(hash, callback) {
     if (!block)
       return callback();
 
-    batch = self.db.batch();
+    batch = self.batch();
 
-    function cb(err) {
-      if (err)
-        return callback(err);
+    batch.del('b/b/' + block.hash('hex'));
 
-      batch.del('b/b/' + block.hash('hex'));
+    block.txs.forEach(function(tx, i) {
+      batch.del('t/t/' + tx.hash('hex'));
+    });
 
-      block.txs.forEach(function(tx, i) {
-        batch.del('t/t/' + tx.hash('hex'));
-      });
-
-      return callback(null, block);
-    }
-
-    self.disconnectBlock(hash, cb, batch);
+    self.disconnectBlock(block, callback, batch);
   });
 };
 
@@ -189,7 +183,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.connectBlock = function connectBlock(block, callback, batch) {
     }
 
     if (!batch)
-      batch = self.db.batch();
+      batch = self.batch();
 
     batch.put('b/h/' + pad32(block.height), block.hash());
 
@@ -258,9 +252,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.connectBlock = function connectBlock(block, callback, batch) {
 BlockDB.prototype.disconnectBlock = function disconnectBlock(hash, callback, batch) {
   var self = this;
 
-  this._getCoinBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
-    var batch;
-
+  this._getTXBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
     if (err)
       return callback(err);
 
@@ -270,7 +262,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.disconnectBlock = function disconnectBlock(hash, callback, bat
     }
 
     if (!batch)
-      batch = self.db.batch();
+      batch = self.batch();
 
     if (typeof hash === 'string')
       assert(block.hash('hex') === hash);
@@ -421,9 +413,8 @@ BlockDB.prototype.fillTX = function fillTX(tx, callback) {
       if (err)
         return next(err);
 
-      if (tx) {
+      if (tx)
         input.output = bcoin.coin(tx, input.prevout.index);
-      }
 
       next();
     });
@@ -699,6 +690,23 @@ BlockDB.prototype._getCoinBlock = function _getCoinBlock(hash, callback) {
   });
 };
 
+BlockDB.prototype._getTXBlock = function _getTXBlock(hash, callback) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  if (hash instanceof bcoin.block)
+    return callback(null, hash);
+
+  return this.getBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
+    if (err)
+      return callback(err);
+
+    if (!block)
+      return callback();
+
+    return self.fillTXBlock(block, callback);
+  });
+};
+
 BlockDB.prototype.fillBlock = function fillBlock(block, callback) {
   var self = this;
 
@@ -731,6 +739,38 @@ BlockDB.prototype.fillBlock = function fillBlock(block, callback) {
   });
 };
 
+BlockDB.prototype.fillTXBlock = function fillTXBlock(block, callback) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  return this.fillTXs(block.txs, function(err) {
+    var coins, i, tx, hash, j, input, id;
+
+    if (err)
+      return callback(err);
+
+    coins = {};
+
+    for (i = 0; i < block.txs.length; i++) {
+      tx = block.txs[i];
+      hash = tx.hash('hex');
+
+      for (j = 0; j < tx.inputs.length; j++) {
+        input = tx.inputs[j];
+        id = input.prevout.hash + '/' + input.prevout.index;
+        if (!input.output && coins[id]) {
+          input.output = coins[id];
+          delete coins[id];
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (j = 0; j < tx.outputs.length; j++)
+        coins[hash + '/' + j] = bcoin.coin(tx, j);
+    }
+
+    return callback(null, block);
+  });
+};
+
 BlockDB.prototype._getHash = function _getHash(height, callback) {
   if (typeof height === 'string')
     return callback(null, height);
@@ -778,7 +818,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash, callback) {
           block.txs[i] = tx;
 
           next();
-        })
+        });
       }, function(err) {
         if (err)
           return callback(err);
@@ -975,6 +1015,12 @@ BlockDB.prototype.reset = function reset(height, callback, emit) {
   });
 };
 
+BlockDB.prototype.batch = function batch() {
+  if (this.fsync)
+    return new utils.SyncBatch(this.db);
+  return this.db.batch();
+};
+
 /**
  * Expose
  */
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index 3690a3b5..36373803 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ Chain.prototype._init = function _init() {
 
             self.tip = tip;
             self.height = tip.height;
+
+            // Start fsyncing writes once we're no
+            // longer dealing with historical data.
+            if (tip.height >= network.checkpoints.lastHeight) {
+              self.db.fsync = true;
+              if (self.blockdb)
+                self.blockdb.fsync = true;
+            }
+
             self.loading = false;
             self.emit('load');
           });
@@ -490,8 +499,6 @@ Chain.prototype._verify = function _verify(block, prev, callback) {
 
     if (block.bits !== self.getTarget(prev, block)) {
       utils.debug('Block is using wrong target: %s', block.rhash);
-      utils.debug('Has %d, expected: %d',
-        block.bits, self.getTarget(prev, block));
       return done(null, false);
     }
 
@@ -982,6 +989,14 @@ Chain.prototype._setBestChain = function _setBestChain(entry, block, callback) {
         self.tip = entry;
         self.height = entry.height;
 
+        // Start fsyncing writes once we're no
+        // longer dealing with historical data.
+        if (entry.height >= network.checkpoints.lastHeight) {
+          self.db.fsync = true;
+          if (self.blockdb)
+            self.blockdb.fsync = true;
+        }
+
         return callback();
       });
     });
@@ -1025,7 +1040,7 @@ Chain.prototype.reset = function reset(height, callback, force) {
       self.emit('remove block', block);
     });
   }, function(entry) {
-    self.emit('remove entry', block);
+    self.emit('remove entry', entry);
   });
 };
 
@@ -1091,25 +1106,24 @@ Chain.prototype.resetTime = function resetTime(ts, callback, force) {
   if (!unlock)
     return;
 
+  callback = utils.ensure(callback);
+
   this.byTime(ts, function(err, entry) {
     if (err) {
       unlock();
-      if (callback)
-        callback(err);
+      callback(err);
       return;
     }
 
     if (!entry) {
       unlock();
-      if (callback)
-        callback();
+      callback();
       return;
     }
 
     self.reset(entry.height, function(err) {
       unlock();
-      if (callback)
-        callback(err);
+      callback(err);
     }, true);
   }, true);
 };
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js b/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
index 178c25a4..cf44f5ca 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chaindb.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function ChainDB(node, chain, options) {
   this.fd = null;
   this.loading = false;
   this.loaded = false;
+  this.fsync = !!options.fsync;
 
   // Keep track of block hashes in a
   // bloom filter to avoid DB lookups.
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ function ChainDB(node, chain, options) {
   else
     this._cacheWindow = network.block.majorityWindow + 1;
 
-  this.cacheHash = new DumbCache(this._cacheWindow * 200); // (not hashcash)
-  this.cacheHeight = new DumbCache(this._cacheWindow * 200);
+  this.cacheHash = new NullCache(this._cacheWindow * 200); // (not hashcash)
+  this.cacheHeight = new NullCache(this._cacheWindow * 200);
   // this.cacheHash = new bcoin.lru(this._cacheWindow, function() { return 1; }); // (not hashcash)
   // this.cacheHeight = new bcoin.lru(this._cacheWindow, function() { return 1; });
 
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.save = function save(entry, callback) {
 
   // this.bloom.add(entry.hash, 'hex');
 
-  batch = this.db.batch();
+  batch = this.batch();
   height = new Buffer(4);
   utils.writeU32(height, entry.height, 0);
 
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.connect = function connect(block, callback, emit) {
     if (!entry)
       return callback();
 
-    batch = self.db.batch();
+    batch = self.batch();
 
     batch.put('c/h/' + pad32(entry.height), new Buffer(entry.hash, 'hex'));
     batch.put('c/t', new Buffer(entry.hash, 'hex'));
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.disconnect = function disconnect(block, callback) {
     if (!entry)
       return callback();
 
-    batch = self.db.batch();
+    batch = self.batch();
 
     batch.del('c/h/' + pad32(entry.height));
     batch.put('c/t', new Buffer(entry.prevBlock, 'hex'));
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ ChainDB.prototype.reset = function reset(block, callback, emit) {
       if (!tip)
         return callback();
 
-      batch = self.db.batch();
+      batch = self.batch();
 
       (function next(err, tip) {
         if (err)
@@ -528,6 +529,12 @@ ChainDB.prototype.has = function has(height, callback) {
   });
 };
 
+ChainDB.prototype.batch = function batch() {
+  if (this.fsync)
+    return new utils.SyncBatch(this.db);
+  return this.db.batch();
+};
+
 function DumbCache(size) {
   this.data = {};
   this.count = 0;
@@ -573,6 +580,14 @@ DumbCache.prototype.reset = function reset() {
   this.count = 0;
 };
 
+function NullCache(size) {}
+
+NullCache.prototype.set = function set(key, value) {};
+NullCache.prototype.remove = function remove(key) {};
+NullCache.prototype.get = function get(key) {};
+NullCache.prototype.has = function has(key) {};
+NullCache.prototype.reset = function reset() {};
+
 /**
  * Expose
  */
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/compactblock.js b/lib/bcoin/compactblock.js
index dbc5d11c..f5192696 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/compactblock.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/compactblock.js
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ CompactBlock.prototype.getCoinbaseHeight = function getCoinbaseHeight() {
 };
 
 CompactBlock.prototype.toBlock = function toBlock() {
-  var block = new bcoin.block(bcoin.protocol.parser.parseBlock(this._raw));
+  var block = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseBlock(this._raw);
+  delete this._raw;
+  assert(!block._raw);
+  block = new bcoin.block(block);
   if (this.valid != null)
     block.valid = this.valid;
   return block;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/mempool.js b/lib/bcoin/mempool.js
index dc9b1e53..0746a27b 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/mempool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/mempool.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Mempool.prototype.removeBlock = function removeBlock(block) {
       self.removeTX(mtx);
     });
     // Add transaction back into mempool
-    tx = tx.clone();
+    // tx = tx.clone();
     tx.ps = utils.now();
     tx.ts = 0;
     tx.block = null;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/node.js b/lib/bcoin/node.js
index fc7ddfe1..3fc7ac70 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/node.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/node.js
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ Fullnode.prototype._init = function _init() {
   // chain, but that's only once it's being
   // used for tx retrieval.
   this.blockdb = new bcoin.blockdb(this, {
-    cache: false
+    cache: false,
+    fsync: true
   });
 
   // Mempool needs access to blockdb.
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ Fullnode.prototype._init = function _init() {
 
   // Chain needs access to blockdb.
   this.chain = new bcoin.chain(this, {
-    preload: false
+    preload: false,
+    fsync: true
   });
 
   // Pool needs access to the chain.
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ Fullnode.prototype._init = function _init() {
     self.mempool.addBlock(block);
   });
 
+  if (0)
   this.chain.on('remove block', function(block) {
     self.mempool.removeBlock(block);
     self.walletdb.removeBlock(block);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
index 514f0744..0c747ecb 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
@@ -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);
+  agent = p.slice(off, off + result.r).toString('ascii');
   off += result.r;
 
   // Start height
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Parser.parseVersion = function parseVersion(p) {
     local: recv,
     remote: from,
     nonce: nonce,
-    agent: agent.toString('ascii'),
+    agent: agent,
     height: height,
     relay: relay
   };
@@ -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: p.slice(off + 4, off + 36)
+      hash: new Buffer(p.slice(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] = p.slice(off + i * 32, off + (i + 1) * 32);
+    hashes[i] = new Buffer(p.slice(off + i * 32, off + (i + 1) * 32));
 
   off = off + 32 * hashCount;
   flagCount = utils.readIntv(p, off);
@@ -282,19 +282,18 @@ Parser.parseMerkleBlock = function parseMerkleBlock(p) {
   if (off + flagCount > p.length)
     throw new Error('Invalid flag count');
 
-  flags = p.slice(off, off + flagCount);
+  flags = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + flagCount));
 
   return {
     version: utils.read32(p, 0),
-    prevBlock: p.slice(4, 36),
-    merkleRoot: p.slice(36, 68),
+    prevBlock: new Buffer(p.slice(4, 36)),
+    merkleRoot: new Buffer(p.slice(36, 68)),
     ts: utils.readU32(p, 68),
     bits: utils.readU32(p, 72),
     nonce: utils.readU32(p, 76),
     totalTX: utils.readU32(p, 80),
     hashes: hashes,
     flags: flags,
-    _raw: p,
     _size: p.length
   };
 };
@@ -318,9 +317,9 @@ Parser.parseHeaders = function parseHeaders(p) {
     start = off;
     header.version = utils.read32(p, off);
     off += 4;
-    header.prevBlock = p.slice(off, off + 32);
+    header.prevBlock = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
     off += 32;
-    header.merkleRoot = p.slice(off, off + 32);
+    header.merkleRoot = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
     off += 32;
     header.ts = utils.readU32(p, off);
     off += 4;
@@ -331,7 +330,6 @@ Parser.parseHeaders = function parseHeaders(p) {
     r = utils.readIntv(p, off);
     header.totalTX = r.r;
     off = r.off;
-    header._raw = p.slice(start, start + 80);
     headers.push(header);
   }
 
@@ -351,7 +349,7 @@ Parser.parseBlock = function parseBlock(p) {
   totalTX = result.r;
 
   for (i = 0; i < totalTX; i++) {
-    tx = Parser.parseTX(p.slice(off));
+    tx = Parser.parseTX(p.slice(off), true);
     if (!tx)
       throw new Error('Invalid tx count for block');
     tx._offset = off;
@@ -362,14 +360,13 @@ Parser.parseBlock = function parseBlock(p) {
 
   return {
     version: utils.read32(p, 0),
-    prevBlock: p.slice(4, 36),
-    merkleRoot: p.slice(36, 68),
+    prevBlock: new Buffer(p.slice(4, 36)),
+    merkleRoot: new Buffer(p.slice(36, 68)),
     ts: utils.readU32(p, 68),
     bits: utils.readU32(p, 72),
     nonce: utils.readU32(p, 76),
     totalTX: totalTX,
     txs: txs,
-    _raw: p,
     _size: p.length,
     _witnessSize: witnessSize
   };
@@ -412,8 +409,8 @@ Parser.parseBlockCompact = function parseBlockCompact(p) {
 
   return {
     version: version,
-    prevBlock: p.slice(4, 36),
-    merkleRoot: p.slice(36, 68),
+    prevBlock: new Buffer(p.slice(4, 36)),
+    merkleRoot: new Buffer(p.slice(36, 68)),
     ts: utils.readU32(p, 68),
     bits: utils.readU32(p, 72),
     nonce: utils.readU32(p, 76),
@@ -441,10 +438,10 @@ Parser.parseInput = function parseInput(p) {
   return {
     _size: off + scriptLen + 4,
     prevout: {
-      hash: p.slice(0, 32),
+      hash: new Buffer(p.slice(0, 32)),
       index: utils.readU32(p, 32)
     },
-    script: bcoin.script.decode(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen)),
+    script: bcoin.script.decode(new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen))),
     sequence: utils.readU32(p, off + scriptLen)
   };
 };
@@ -465,7 +462,7 @@ Parser.parseOutput = function parseOutput(p) {
   return {
     _size: off + scriptLen,
     value: utils.read64(p, 0),
-    script: bcoin.script.decode(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen))
+    script: bcoin.script.decode(new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen)))
   };
 };
 
@@ -494,11 +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(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen));
+  script = bcoin.script.decode(new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + scriptLen)));
   off += scriptLen;
 
   if (extended) {
-    hash = p.slice(off, off + 32);
+    hash = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
     off += 32;
 
     index = utils.readU32(p, off);
@@ -523,17 +520,18 @@ Parser.parseCoin = function parseCoin(p, extended) {
   };
 };
 
-Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p) {
+Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p, block) {
   var off = 0;
   var inCount, txIn, tx;
   var outCount, txOut;
   var version, locktime, i;
+  var raw;
 
   if (p.length < 10)
     throw new Error('Invalid tx size');
 
   if (Parser.isWitnessTX(p))
-    return Parser.parseWitnessTX(p);
+    return Parser.parseWitnessTX(p, block);
 
   version = utils.readU32(p, off);
   off += 4;
@@ -590,13 +588,18 @@ Parser.parseTX = function parseTX(p) {
   locktime = utils.readU32(p, off);
   off += 4;
 
+  raw = p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p;
+
+  if (block)
+    raw = new Buffer(raw);
+
   return {
     version: version,
     inputs: txIn,
     outputs: txOut,
     locktime: locktime,
     _witnessSize: 0,
-    _raw: p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p,
+    _raw: raw,
     _size: off
   };
 };
@@ -608,13 +611,14 @@ Parser.isWitnessTX = function isWitnessTX(p) {
   return p[4] === 0 && p[5] !== 0;
 };
 
-Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p) {
+Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p, block) {
   var off = 0;
   var inCount, txIn, tx;
   var outCount, txOut;
   var marker, flag;
   var version, locktime, i;
   var witnessSize = 0;
+  var raw;
 
   if (p.length < 12)
     throw new Error('Invalid witness tx size');
@@ -699,6 +703,11 @@ Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p) {
   locktime = utils.readU32(p, off);
   off += 4;
 
+  raw = p.length !== off ? p.slice(0, off) : p;
+
+  if (block)
+    raw = new Buffer(raw);
+
   return {
     version: version,
     marker: marker,
@@ -706,7 +715,7 @@ Parser.parseWitnessTX = function parseWitnessTX(p) {
     inputs: txIn,
     outputs: txOut,
     locktime: locktime,
-    _raw: off !== p.length ? p.slice(0, off) : p,
+    _raw: raw,
     _size: off,
     _witnessSize: witnessSize + 2
   };
@@ -725,7 +734,7 @@ Parser.parseWitness = function parseWitness(p) {
     chunkSize = utils.readIntv(p, off);
     off = chunkSize.off;
     chunkSize = chunkSize.r;
-    item = p.slice(off, off + chunkSize);
+    item = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + chunkSize));
     off += chunkSize;
     witness.push(item);
     if (off > p.length)
@@ -768,7 +777,7 @@ Parser.parseReject = function parseReject(p) {
 
   off += reasonLen;
 
-  data = p.slice(off, off + 32);
+  data = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 32));
 
   return {
     message: message,
@@ -794,7 +803,7 @@ Parser.parseAddress = function parseAddress(p, off, full) {
   services = utils.readU64(p, off);
   off += 8;
 
-  ip = p.slice(off, off + 16);
+  ip = new Buffer(p.slice(off, off + 16));
   off += 16;
 
   port = utils.readU16BE(p, off);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/txdb.js b/lib/bcoin/txdb.js
index 71b7dbcb..894d2bc7 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/txdb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/txdb.js
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ TXPool.prototype.unconfirm = function unconfirm(hash, callback) {
   if (hash.hash)
     hash = hash.hash('hex');
 
+  callback = utils.ensure(callback);
+
   this.getTX(hash, function(err, tx) {
     if (err)
       return callback(err);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/utils.js b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
index 818c0c49..c3fca621 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/utils.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/utils.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ var util = require('util');
  * Utils
  */
 
+utils.slice = function slice(buf, start, end) {
+  return new Buffer(buf.slice(start, end));
+};
+
 utils.toBuffer = function toBuffer(msg, enc) {
   if (Buffer.isBuffer(msg))
     return msg;
@@ -1730,3 +1734,28 @@ utils.pad32 = function pad32(num) {
   assert(num.length === 10);
   return num;
 };
+
+function SyncBatch(db) {
+  this.db = db;
+  this.ops = [];
+}
+
+SyncBatch.prototype.put = function put(key, value) {
+  this.ops.push({ type: 'put', key: key, value: value, sync: true });
+};
+
+SyncBatch.prototype.del = function del(key) {
+  this.ops.push({ type: 'del', key: key, sync: true });
+};
+
+SyncBatch.prototype.write = function write(callback) {
+  this.db.batch(this.ops, { sync: true }, callback);
+  this.ops.length = 0;
+  delete this.ops;
+};
+
+SyncBatch.prototype.clear = function clear() {
+  this.ops.length = 0;
+};
+
+utils.SyncBatch = SyncBatch;