diff --git a/lib/networkmonitor.js b/lib/networkmonitor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3256648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/networkmonitor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+
+var bitcore = require('bitcore');
+var Promise = require('bluebird');
+var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
+var _ = bitcore.deps._;
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util = require('util');
+var EventBus = require('./eventbus');
+
+
+var p2p = require('bitcore-p2p');
+
+function NetworkMonitor(eventBus) {
+  $.checkArgument(eventBus instanceof EventBus);
+  this.bus = eventBus;
+}
+util.inherits(NetworkMonitor, EventEmitter);
+
+module.exports = NetworkMonitor;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34b9d5b2..c2300bf4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "0.9.0",
     "bignum": "*",
-    "bitcore": "0.10.4",
+    "bitcore": "bitpay/bitcore",
+    "bitcore-p2p": "bitpay/bitcore-p2p",
     "bluebird": "^2.9.12",
-    "bufferput": "git://github.com/bitpay/node-bufferput.git",
+    "bufferput": "bitpay/node-bufferput",
     "buffertools": "*",
     "commander": "^2.3.0",
     "cron": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/test/networkmonitor.js b/test/networkmonitor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..074692fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/networkmonitor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var chai = require('chai');
+var should = chai.should();
+var sinon = require('sinon');
+
+var NetworkMonitor = require('../lib/networkmonitor');
+var EventBus = require('../lib/eventbus');
+var util = require('util');
+var Promise = require('bluebird');
+Promise.longStackTraces();
+
+var bus = sinon.createStubInstance(EventBus);
+
+describe('NetworkMonitor', function() {
+
+  it.only('instantiate', function() {
+    var nm = new NetworkMonitor(bus);
+    should.exist(nm);
+  });
+
+});