diff --git a/lib/bcoin/wallet.js b/lib/bcoin/wallet.js
index d8c5a7b9..f3f4662c 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/wallet.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/wallet.js
@@ -225,25 +225,55 @@ Wallet.prototype.getPrivateKey = function getPrivateKey(enc) {
   if (!enc)
     return priv;
 
-  if (enc === 'base58') {
-    // We'll be using ncompressed public key as an address
-    arr = [ network.prefixes.privkey ];
+  if (enc === 'base58')
+    return Wallet.toSecret(priv, this.compressed);
+  else if (enc === 'hex')
+    return utils.toHex(priv);
+  else
+    return priv;
+};
 
-    // 0-pad key
-    while (arr.length + priv.length < 33)
-      arr.push(0);
+Wallet.toSecret = function toSecret(priv, compressed) {
+  var arr, chk;
 
-    arr = arr.concat(priv);
+  // We'll be using ncompressed public key as an address
+  arr = [network.prefixes.privkey];
 
-    if (this.compressed)
-      arr.push(1);
+  // 0-pad key
+  while (arr.length + priv.length < 33)
+    arr.push(0);
 
-    chk = utils.checksum(arr);
+  arr = arr.concat(priv);
 
-    return utils.toBase58(arr.concat(chk));
+  if (compressed)
+    arr.push(1);
+
+  chk = utils.checksum(arr);
+
+  return utils.toBase58(arr.concat(chk));
+};
+
+Wallet.fromSecret = function fromSecret(priv) {
+  var key, compressed;
+
+  key = bcoin.utils.fromBase58(priv);
+  assert(utils.isEqual(key.slice(-4), utils.checksum(key.slice(0, -4))));
+  assert.equal(key[0], network.prefixes.privkey);
+
+  key = key.slice(0, -4);
+  if (key.length === 34) {
+    assert.equal(key[33], 1);
+    priv = key.slice(1, -1);
+    compressed = true;
+  } else {
+    priv = key.slice(1);
+    compressed = false;
   }
 
-  return priv;
+  return {
+    priv: priv,
+    compressed: compressed
+  };
 };
 
 Wallet.prototype.getScript = function getScript() {
@@ -630,7 +660,7 @@ Wallet.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON(encrypt) {
     label: this.label,
     address: this.getAddress(),
     balance: utils.toBTC(this.balance()),
-    pub: this.getPublicKey('base58'),
+    pub: this.getPublicKey('hex'),
     priv: encrypt
       ? encrypt(this.getPrivateKey('base58'))
       : this.getPrivateKey('base58'),
@@ -639,6 +669,7 @@ Wallet.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON(encrypt) {
       : null,
     type: this.type,
     subtype: this.subtype,
+    redeem: this.redeem ? utils.toHex(this.redeem) : null,
     keys: this.keys.map(utils.toBase58),
     m: this.m,
     n: this.n,
@@ -663,21 +694,11 @@ Wallet.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json, decrypt) {
     if (json.encrypted)
       priv = decrypt(priv);
 
-    key = bcoin.utils.fromBase58(priv);
-    assert(utils.isEqual(key.slice(-4), utils.checksum(key.slice(0, -4))));
-    assert.equal(key[0], network.prefixes.privkey);
-
-    key = key.slice(0, -4);
-    if (key.length === 34) {
-      assert.equal(key[33], 1);
-      priv = key.slice(1, -1);
-      compressed = true;
-    } else {
-      priv = key.slice(1);
-      compressed = false;
-    }
+    key = Wallet.fromSecret(json.priv);
+    priv = key.priv;
+    compressed = key.compressed;
   } else {
-    pub = bcoin.utils.fromBase58(json.pub);
+    pub = bcoin.utils.toArray(json.pub, 'hex');
     compressed = pub[0] !== 0x04;
   }
 
@@ -696,6 +717,7 @@ Wallet.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json, decrypt) {
     multisig: multisig,
     type: json.type,
     subtype: json.subtype,
+    redeem: json.redeem ? utils.toArray(json.redeem, 'hex') : null,
     keys: json.keys.map(utils.fromBase58),
     m: json.m,
     n: json.n