diff --git a/lib/messages/commands/block.js b/lib/messages/commands/block.js
index 6efc257..c4a15aa 100644
--- a/lib/messages/commands/block.js
+++ b/lib/messages/commands/block.js
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@ function BlockMessage(arg, options) {
 inherits(BlockMessage, Message);
 
 BlockMessage.prototype.setPayload = function(payload) {
-  this.block = this.Block.fromRaw(payload);
+  if (this.Block.prototype.fromRaw) {
+    this.block = this.Block.fromRaw(payload);
+  } else {
+    this.block = this.Block.fromBuffer(payload);
+  }
 };
 
 BlockMessage.prototype.getPayload = function() {
-  return this.block.toRaw();
+  if (this.Block.prototype.toRaw) {
+    return this.block.toRaw();
+  }
+  return this.block.toBuffer();
 };
 
 module.exports = BlockMessage;
diff --git a/lib/messages/commands/tx.js b/lib/messages/commands/tx.js
index 6d57999..836193a 100644
--- a/lib/messages/commands/tx.js
+++ b/lib/messages/commands/tx.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 var Message = require('../message');
 var inherits = require('util').inherits;
 var bitcore = require('bitcore-lib');
+var bcoin = require('bcoin');
 var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
 var _ = bitcore.deps._;
 
@@ -29,14 +30,19 @@ inherits(TransactionMessage, Message);
 
 TransactionMessage.prototype.setPayload = function(payload) {
   if (this.Transaction.prototype.fromRaw) {
-    this.transaction = new this.Transaction().fromRaw(payload);
+    this.transaction = bcoin.tx.fromRaw(payload);
+  } else if (this.Transaction.prototype.fromBuffer) {
+    this.transaction = new this.Transaction().fromBuffer(payload);
   } else {
-    this.transaction = this.Transaction.fromRaw(payload);
+    this.transaction = this.Transaction.fromBuffer(payload);
   }
 };
 
 TransactionMessage.prototype.getPayload = function() {
-  return this.transaction.toRaw();
+  if (this.Transaction.prototype.toRaw) {
+    return this.transaction.toRaw();
+  }
+  return this.transaction.toBuffer();
 };
 
 module.exports = TransactionMessage;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 66b48ad..9dba856 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -620,6 +620,16 @@
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           "integrity": "sha1-Igp81nf38b+pNif/QZN3b+eBlIA="
         },
+        "bs58": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bs58/-/bs58-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-crcTvtIjoKxRi72g484/SBfznrU="
+        },
+        "buffer-compare": {
+          "version": "1.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-compare/-/buffer-compare-1.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-rKp6lm6Y7un64Usxw5pfFY+zxKI="
+        },
         "elliptic": {
           "version": "3.0.3",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/elliptic/-/elliptic-3.0.3.tgz",
@@ -635,6 +645,11 @@
           "version": "2.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.1.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-sX0I0ya0Qj5Wjv9xn5GwscvfafE="
+        },
+        "lodash": {
+          "version": "3.10.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-W/Rejkm6QYnhfUgnid/RW9FAt7Y="
         }
       }
     },
@@ -1151,11 +1166,6 @@
         "pako": "0.2.9"
       }
     },
-    "bs58": {
-      "version": "2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bs58/-/bs58-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-crcTvtIjoKxRi72g484/SBfznrU="
-    },
     "buffer": {
       "version": "4.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer/-/buffer-4.9.1.tgz",
@@ -1167,11 +1177,6 @@
         "isarray": "1.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "buffer-compare": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-compare/-/buffer-compare-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-rKp6lm6Y7un64Usxw5pfFY+zxKI="
-    },
     "buffer-crc32": {
       "version": "0.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-crc32/-/buffer-crc32-0.2.1.tgz",
@@ -7327,7 +7332,8 @@
     "lodash": {
       "version": "3.10.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-W/Rejkm6QYnhfUgnid/RW9FAt7Y="
+      "integrity": "sha1-W/Rejkm6QYnhfUgnid/RW9FAt7Y=",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "lodash._baseassign": {
       "version": "3.2.0",