diff --git a/lib/bcoin/block.js b/lib/bcoin/block.js
index 08950072..0c8c2558 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/block.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/block.js
@@ -381,6 +381,13 @@ Block.prototype.__defineGetter__('fee', function() {
   return this.getReward().fee;
 });
 
+Block.prototype.__defineGetter__('coinbase', function() {
+  var tx = this.txs[0];
+  if (!tx || !tx.isCoinbase())
+    return;
+  return tx;
+});
+
 Block.prototype.inspect = function inspect() {
   var copy = bcoin.block(this, this.subtype);
   copy.__proto__ = null;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/miner.js b/lib/bcoin/miner.js
index 2e7772a5..3e0cbdb4 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/miner.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/miner.js
@@ -1,212 +1,310 @@
 /**
- * miner.js - simple miner for bcoin
+ * miner.js - inefficient miner for bcoin (because we can)
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015, Fedor Indutny (MIT License)
  * https://github.com/indutny/bcoin
  */
 
 var bcoin = require('../bcoin');
-var network = bcoin.protocol.network;
-var constants = bcoin.protocol.constants;
 var utils = bcoin.utils;
+var assert = utils.assert;
+var constants = bcoin.protocol.constants;
+
 var bn = require('bn.js');
 var inherits = require('inherits');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
-var assert = utils.assert;
 
 /**
  * Miner
  */
 
-exports.miner = function miner(options, callback) {
-  var chain = bcoin.chain.global;
-  var e = new EventEmitter;
-  var fee = new bn(0);
-  var last = chain.getTip();
-  var nextBlock, timeout, blockChecker;
+function Miner(options) {
+  if (!(this instanceof Miner))
+    return new Miner(options);
 
-  function addBlock(b) {
-    var block = b || chain.getTip();
-    if (block.height > last.height) {
-      last = block;
-      // Somebody found the next block before us,
-      // start over with new target.
-      stop();
-      start();
-    }
-  }
+  if (!options)
+    options = {};
 
-  function addTX(tx) {
-    if (tx.inputs[0].output && !tx.verify())
-      return;
+  this.options = options;
+  this.address = this.options.address;
+  this.msg = this.options.msg || 'mined by bcoin';
 
-    if (tx.height !== -1)
-      return;
+  this.chain = options.chain || bcoin.chain.global;
+  this.pool = options.pool || bcoin.pool.global;
 
-    if (block.size() + tx.size() > constants.blocks.maxSize)
-      return;
+  this.running = false;
+  this.timeout = null;
+  this.interval = null;
 
-    nextBlock.txs.push(tx);
+  this.fee = new bn(0);
+  this.last = this.chain.getTip();
+  this.block = null;
+  this.rate = 0;
+}
 
-    fee.iadd(tx.getFee());
+inherits(Miner, EventEmitter);
 
-    // Update coinbase value
-    updateCoinbase(nextBlock);
-    // Update merkle root for new coinbase and new tx
-    updateMerkle(nextBlock);
-  }
+Miner.prototype._init = function _init() {
+  var self = this;
 
-  function newBlock() {
-    var coinbase, block, target;
+  this.pool.on('tx', function(tx) {
+    self.addTX(tx);
+  });
 
-    coinbase = bcoin.tx();
+  this.chain.on('block', function(block) {
+    self.addBlock(block);
+  });
 
-    coinbase.input({
-      out: {
-        hash: constants.zeroHash,
-        index: 0xffffffff
-      },
-      script: [
-        new bn(last.height + 1).toArray().reverse(),
-        [],
-        utils.ascii2array(options.msg || 'mined by bcoin')
-      ],
-      seq: 0xffffffff
-    });
+  // this.chain.on('tip', function(entry) {
+  //   self.addBlock(entry);
+  // });
 
-    coinbase.output({
-      address: options.address,
-      value: new bn(0)
-    });
+  this.on('block', function(block) {
+    self.emit('debug',
+      'Found block: %d (%s)',
+      self.last.height + 1,
+      block.hash('hex'));
+    self.pool.sendBlock(block);
+  });
 
-    target = chain.target(last);
-
-    block = {
-      version: 4,
-      prevBlock: last.verify ? last.hash('hex') : last.hash,
-      merkleRoot: constants.zeroHash.slice(),
-      ts: utils.now(),
-      bits: utils.toCompact(target),
-      nonce: 0
-    };
-
-    block = bcoin.block(block, 'block');
-    delete block.valid;
-    block.verify = block._verify;
-
-    block.target = target;
-    block.extraNonce = new bn(0);
-
-    block.txs.push(coinbase);
-
-    // Update coinbase since our coinbase was added.
-    updateCoinbase(block);
-    // Create our merkle root.
-    updateMerkle(block);
-
-    return block;
-  }
-
-  function updateCoinbase(block) {
-    var coinbase = block.txs[0];
-    coinbase.inputs[0].script[1] = block.extraNonce.toArray();
-    coinbase.outputs[0].value = bcoin.block.reward(last.height + 1).add(fee);
-  }
-
-  function updateMerkle(block) {
-    block.ts = utils.now();
-    block.merkleRoot = block.getMerkleRoot();
-  }
-
-  function iter(block) {
-    timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-      var hash, begin, rate;
-
-      begin = utils.now();
-
-      while (block.nonce <= 0xffffffff) {
-        if (utils.testTarget(block.target, block.hash())) {
-          e.emit('block', block);
-          last = block;
-          nextBlock = newBlock();
-          return iter(nextBlock);
-        }
-        block.nonce++;
-      }
-
-      rate = (0xffffffff / (utils.now() - begin)) * 2;
-
-      block.nonce = 0;
-      block.extraNonce.iaddn(1);
-
-      // We incremented the extraNonce, need to update coinbase.
-      updateCoinbase(block);
-      // We changed the coinbase, need to update merkleRoot.
-      updateMerkle(block);
-
-      e.emit('status', {
-        block: block,
-        target: utils.fromCompact(block.bits),
-        hashes: block.extraNonce.mul(0xffffffff),
-        hashrate: rate
-      });
-
-      return iter(block);
-    }, 10);
-  }
-
-  function start() {
-    blockChecker = setInterval(addBlock, 1000);
-    nextBlock = newBlock();
-    iter(nextBlock);
-  }
-
-  function stop() {
-    if (!timeout)
-      return;
-    clearTimeout(timeout);
-    timeout = null;
-    clearInterval(blockChecker);
-    blockChecker = null;
-  }
-
-  e.addBlock = addBlock;
-  e.add = e.addTX = addTX;
-  e.start = start;
-  e.stop = stop;
-
-  return e;
+  this.on('status', function(stat) {
+    self.emit('debug', 'Hashes per second: %s', stat.hashrate);
+  });
 };
 
-module.exports = function mine(pool, options) {
-  var options, miner;
+Miner.prototype.start = function start() {
+  var mempool = this.pool.loadMempool.bind(this.pool);
 
-  options = {
-    address: options.address,
-    msg: options.msg || 'mined by bcoin',
-    log: options.log
+  this.stop();
+
+  this.running = true;
+
+  // Ask our peers for mempool txs every so often.
+  this.interval = setInterval(mempool, 60 * 1000);
+
+  // Create a new block and start hashing
+  this.block = this.createBlock();
+  this.iterate();
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.stop = function stop() {
+  if (!this.running)
+    return;
+
+  this.running = false;
+
+  clearTimeout(this.timeout);
+  this.timeout = null;
+
+  clearInterval(this.interval);
+  this.interval = null;
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.add = function add(msg) {
+  if (msg.type === 'tx')
+    return this.addTX(msg);
+  return this.addBlock(msg);
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.addBlock = function addBlock(block) {
+  if (!block)
+    block = this.chain.getTip();
+
+  // Somebody found the next block before
+  // us, start over with the new target.
+  if (block.height > this.last.height) {
+    this.last = block.verify
+      ? this.chain.getBlock(block)
+      : block;
+    assert(this.last);
+    this.start();
+  }
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.addTX = function addTX(tx) {
+  var full = this.index.inputs.every(function(input) {
+    return !!input.out.tx;
+  });
+
+  // Cannot calculate fee if we don't have the prev_out.
+  // Could possibly just burn some coins.
+  if (this.options.burn === false) {
+    if (!full)
+      return;
+  }
+
+  // Pretty important
+  if (!tx.verify())
+    return;
+
+  // Ignore if it's already in a block
+  if (tx.height !== -1)
+    return;
+
+  // Deliver me from the block size debate, please
+  if (this.block.size() + tx.size() > constants.blocks.maxSize)
+    return;
+
+  // Add the tx to our block
+  this.block.txs.push(tx);
+
+  // Calulcate our new reward fee
+  if (full)
+    this.fee.iadd(tx.getFee());
+
+  // Update coinbase value
+  this.updateCoinbase();
+
+  // Update merkle root for new coinbase and new tx
+  this.updateMerkle();
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.createBlock = function createBlock(tx) {
+  var target, coinbase, headers, block;
+
+  // Update target
+  target = this.chain.target(this.last);
+
+  // Create a coinbase
+  coinbase = bcoin.tx();
+
+  coinbase.input({
+    out: {
+      hash: utils.toHex(constants.zeroHash),
+      index: 0xffffffff
+    },
+    script: [
+      new bn(this.last.height + 1).toArray().reverse(),
+      [],
+      utils.ascii2array(this.msg || 'mined by bcoin')
+    ],
+    seq: 0xffffffff
+  });
+
+  coinbase.output({
+    address: this.address,
+    value: new bn(0)
+  });
+
+  // Create our block
+  headers = {
+    version: 4,
+    prevBlock: this.last.verify
+      ? this.last.hash('hex')
+      : this.last.hash,
+    merkleRoot: utils.toHex(constants.zeroHash.slice()),
+    ts: utils.now(),
+    bits: utils.toCompact(target),
+    nonce: 0
   };
 
-  miner = exports.miner(options);
+  block = bcoin.block(headers, 'block');
 
-  // Use mempool
-  pool.on('tx', function(tx) {
-    miner.addTX(tx);
-  });
+  delete block.valid;
 
-  pool.chain.on('tip', function(block) {
-    miner.addBlock(block);
-  });
+  block.txs.push(coinbase);
 
-  miner.on('block', function(block) {
-    pool.sendBlock(block);
-  });
+  // Update coinbase since our coinbase was added.
+  this.updateCoinbase(block);
 
-  miner.on('status', function(stat) {
-    if (options.log)
-      console.log('Hashes per second: %s', stat.hashrate);
-  });
+  // Create our merkle root.
+  this.updateMerkle(block);
 
-  miner.start();
+  block.target = target;
+  block.extraNonce = new bn(0);
 
-  return miner;
+  return block;
 };
+
+Miner.prototype.updateCoinbase = function updateCoinbase(block) {
+  var coinbase = block.coinbase;
+
+  assert(coinbase);
+
+  if (!block)
+    block = this.block;
+
+  coinbase.inputs[0].script[1] = block.extraNonce.toArray();
+  coinbase.outputs[0].value = bcoin.block.reward(this.last.height + 1).add(fee);
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.updateMerkle = function updateMerkle(block) {
+  if (!block)
+    block = this.block;
+
+  block.ts = utils.now();
+  block.merkleRoot = block.getMerkleRoot();
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.iterate = function iterate() {
+  var self = this;
+
+  this.timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+    var hash;
+
+    // Try to find a block: do one iteration of extraNonce
+    if (!self.findNonce())
+      return self.iterate();
+
+    hash = self.block.hash('hex');
+
+    // Make sure our block is valid
+    if (!self.block.verify())
+      return self.emit('debug', '%s did not verify.', hash);
+
+    // Add our block to the chain
+    res = self.chain.add(self.block);
+    if (res > 0)
+      return self.emit('debug', '%s could not be added to chain.', hash);
+
+    // Emit our newly found block
+    self.emit('block', self.block);
+
+    // Try to find a new block
+    self.last = self.chain.getBlock(self.block);
+    assert(self.last);
+    self.block = self.createBlock();
+
+    return self.iterate();
+  }, 10);
+};
+
+Miner.prototype.findNonce = function findNonce() {
+  var begin = utils.now();
+
+  // The heart and soul of the miner: match the target.
+  while (this.block.nonce <= 0xffffffff) {
+    if (utils.testTarget(this.block.target, this.block.hash()))
+      return true;
+
+    this.block.nonce++;
+  }
+
+  // Calculate our terrible hashrate
+  this.rate = (0xffffffff / (utils.now() - begin)) * 2;
+
+  // Overflow the nonce and increment the extraNonce.
+  this.block.nonce = 0;
+  this.block.extraNonce.iaddn(1);
+
+  // We incremented the extraNonce, need to update coinbase.
+  this.updateCoinbase();
+
+  // We changed the coinbase, need to update merkleRoot.
+  this.updateMerkle();
+
+  // Send progress report
+  this.emit('status', {
+    block: this.block,
+    target: this.block.target,
+    hashes: this.block.extraNonce.mul(0xffffffff).toString(10),
+    hashrate: this.rate
+  });
+
+  return false;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Expose
+ */
+
+module.exports = Miner;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index 6650f492..e7296264 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -563,6 +563,13 @@ Peer.prototype.loadItems = function loadItems(hashes, stop) {
   return this.loadBlocks(hashes, stop);
 };
 
+Peer.prototype.loadMempool = function loadMempool() {
+  this.emit('debug',
+    'Requesting inv packet from %s with mempool',
+    this.host);
+  this._write(this.framer.mempool());
+};
+
 /**
  * Expose
  */
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 116248f0..88e74c04 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -596,6 +596,12 @@ Pool.prototype._load = function _load() {
   return true;
 };
 
+Pool.prototype.loadMempool = function loadMempool() {
+  this.pool.peers.block.forEach(function(peer) {
+    peer.loadMempool();
+  });
+};
+
 Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
   var self = this;
   var peer;
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index c536be9c..dfb49abf 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ Framer.prototype.addr = function addr(peers) {
   return this.packet('addr', p);
 };
 
+Framer.prototype.mempool = function mempool() {
+  return this.packet('mempool', []);
+};
+
 /**
  * Expose
  */
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
index ed470489..868cb0da 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/parser.js
@@ -515,6 +515,13 @@ Parser.prototype.parseAddr = function parseAddr(p) {
   return addrs;
 };
 
+Parser.prototype.parseMempool = function parseMempool(p) {
+  if (p.length > 0)
+    return this._error('Invalid mempool size');
+
+  return {};
+};
+
 /**
  * Expose
  */