diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.c b/basilisk/basilisk.c
index aeb33f134..0d8b6df03 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.c
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ int32_t basilisk_submit(struct supernet_info *myinfo,cJSON *reqjson,int32_t time
     return(n);
 }
 
-struct basilisk_item *basilisk_issueremote(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *methodstr,char *symbol,cJSON *vals,int32_t timeoutmillis,int32_t fanout,int32_t minresults,uint32_t basilisktag)
+struct basilisk_item *basilisk_issueremote(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *methodstr,char *symbol,cJSON *vals,int32_t timeoutmillis,int32_t fanout,int32_t minresults,uint32_t basilisktag,void *metricfunc)
 {
-    double expiration; struct basilisk_item *ptr; cJSON *hexjson;
+    struct basilisk_item *ptr; cJSON *hexjson;
     if ( basilisktag == 0 )
         basilisktag = rand();
     hexjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
@@ -143,22 +143,27 @@ struct basilisk_item *basilisk_issueremote(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *me
     jaddnum(hexjson,"basilisktag",basilisktag);
     jaddstr(hexjson,"method",methodstr);
     jaddstr(hexjson,"activecoin",symbol);
+    jaddnum(hexjson,"timeout",timeoutmillis);
     if ( vals != 0 )
         jadd(hexjson,"vals",jduplicate(vals));
-    printf("issue.(%s)\n",jprint(hexjson,0));
+    printf("issue.(%s) timeout.%d\n",jprint(hexjson,0),timeoutmillis);
     ptr = calloc(1,sizeof(*ptr));
     ptr->basilisktag = basilisktag;
     ptr->numrequired = minresults;
+    if ( (ptr->metricfunc= metricfunc) != 0 )
+        ptr->vals = jduplicate(vals);
+    strcpy(ptr->symbol,symbol);
+    ptr->expiration = OS_milliseconds() + timeoutmillis;
     queue_enqueue("submitQ",&myinfo->basilisks.submitQ,&ptr->DL,0);
     if ( basilisk_submit(myinfo,hexjson,timeoutmillis,fanout,ptr) > 0 )
     {
-        if ( timeoutmillis > 0 )
+        /*if ( timeoutmillis > 0 )
         {
             printf("unexpected blocking\n");
             expiration = OS_milliseconds() + ((timeoutmillis == 0) ? BASILISK_TIMEOUT : timeoutmillis);
             while ( OS_milliseconds() < expiration && ptr->finished == 0 && ptr->numresults < ptr->numrequired )
                 usleep(timeoutmillis/100 + 1);
-        }
+        }*/
     }
     free_json(hexjson);
     return(ptr);
@@ -208,9 +213,9 @@ int32_t basilisk_besti(struct basilisk_item *ptr)
     else bestmetric = 0.;
     for (i=0; i<ptr->numresults; i++)
     {
-        if ( (metric= ptr->metrics[i]) != 0. )
+        if ( (metric= ptr->metrics[i]) > 0. )
         {
-            if ( (ptr->metricdir < 0 && (bestmetric > 0. || metric < bestmetric)) || (ptr->metricdir > 0 && (bestmetric < 0. || metric > bestmetric)) || (ptr->metricdir == 0 && bestmetric == 0.) )
+            if ( (ptr->metricdir < 0 && (bestmetric == 0. || metric < bestmetric)) || (ptr->metricdir > 0 && (bestmetric == 0. || metric > bestmetric)) || (ptr->metricdir == 0 && bestmetric == 0.) )
             {
                 bestmetric = metric;
                 besti = i;
@@ -219,16 +224,43 @@ int32_t basilisk_besti(struct basilisk_item *ptr)
     }
     if ( besti >= 0 )
     {
-        for (i=0; i<ptr->numresults; i++)
+        for (ptr->numexact=i=0; i<ptr->numresults; i++)
             if ( fabs(ptr->metrics[i] - bestmetric) < SMALLVAL )
                 ptr->numexact++;
     }
     return(besti);
 }
 
+char *basilisk_iscomplete(struct basilisk_item *ptr)
+{
+    int32_t i,numvalid,besti=-1; char *errstr = 0,*retstr = 0;
+    if ( ptr->retstr != 0 )
+        return(ptr->retstr);
+    if ( (numvalid= ptr->numresults) >= ptr->numrequired )
+    {
+        for (i=numvalid=0; i<ptr->numresults; i++)
+        {
+            if ( ptr->metrics[i] != 0. )
+                numvalid++;
+        }
+    }
+    if ( numvalid < ptr->numrequired )
+    {
+        printf("%u: numvalid.%d < required.%d m %f\n",ptr->basilisktag,numvalid,ptr->numrequired,ptr->metrics[0]);
+        return(0);
+    }
+    if ( ptr->uniqueflag == 0 && ptr->numexact != ptr->numresults && ptr->numexact < (ptr->numresults >> 1) )
+        besti = -1, errstr = "{\"error\":\"basilisk non-consensus results\"}";
+    else besti = basilisk_besti(ptr), errstr = "{\"error\":\"basilisk no valid results\"}";
+    printf("%u complete besti.%d\n",ptr->basilisktag,besti);
+    retstr = basilisk_finish(ptr,besti,errstr);
+    printf("%u besti.%d numexact.%d numresults.%d -> (%s)\n",ptr->basilisktag,besti,ptr->numexact,ptr->numresults,retstr);
+    return(retstr);
+}
+
 char *basilisk_block(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,char *remoteaddr,struct basilisk_item *Lptr,struct basilisk_item *ptr)
 {
-    int32_t besti,i,j,numvalid; char *retstr = 0,*errstr; struct iguana_peer *addr; cJSON *hexobj,*retjson,*valsobj;
+    int32_t i,j; char *retstr = 0; struct iguana_peer *addr; cJSON *hexobj,*retjson,*valsobj;
     if ( ptr == Lptr )
     {
         if ( (retstr= Lptr->retstr) == 0 )
@@ -241,26 +273,9 @@ char *basilisk_block(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,char
             ptr->numrequired = 1;
         while ( OS_milliseconds() < ptr->expiration )
         {
-            if ( (numvalid= ptr->numresults) >= ptr->numrequired )
-            {
-                for (i=numvalid=0; i<ptr->numresults; i++)
-                {
-                    if ( ptr->metrics[i] != 0. )
-                        numvalid++;
-                }
-            }
-            if ( numvalid < ptr->numrequired )
-            {
-                usleep(1000000);
-                printf("%u: numvalid.%d < required.%d\n",ptr->basilisktag,numvalid,ptr->numrequired);
-                continue;
-            }
-            if ( ptr->uniqueflag == 0 && ptr->numexact <= (ptr->numresults >> 1) )
-                besti = -1, errstr = "{\"error\":\"basilisk non-consensus results\"}";
-            else besti = basilisk_besti(ptr), errstr = "{\"error\":\"basilisk no valid results\"}";
-            retstr = basilisk_finish(ptr,besti,errstr);
-            printf("besti.%d numexact.%d numresults.%d -> (%s)\n",besti,ptr->numexact,ptr->numresults,retstr);
-            break;
+            if ( (retstr= basilisk_iscomplete(ptr)) != 0 )
+                break;
+            usleep(1000000);
         }
         if ( retstr == 0 )
             retstr = basilisk_finish(ptr,-1,"{\"error\":\"basilisk timeout\"}");
@@ -486,12 +501,14 @@ char *basilisk_hexmsg(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct category_info *cat,voi
 
 void basilisks_loop(void *arg)
 {
-    basilisk_metricfunc metricfunc; struct basilisk_item *ptr,*tmp,*pending,*parent; int32_t i,flag,n; struct supernet_info *myinfo = arg;
+    basilisk_metricfunc metricfunc; struct basilisk_item *ptr,*tmp,*pending,*parent; int32_t i,iter,flag,n; char *retstr; struct supernet_info *myinfo = arg;
     //uint8_t *blockspace; struct OS_memspace RAWMEM;
     //memset(&RAWMEM,0,sizeof(RAWMEM));
     //blockspace = calloc(1,IGUANA_MAXPACKETSIZE);
+    iter = 0;
     while ( 1 )
     {
+        iter++;
         //for (i=0; i<IGUANA_MAXCOINS; i++)
         //    if ( (coin= Coins[i]) != 0 && coin->RELAYNODE == 0 && coin->VALIDATENODE == 0 && coin->active != 0 && coin->chain->userpass[0] != 0 && coin->MAXPEERS == 1 )
         //        basilisk_bitcoinscan(coin,blockspace,&RAWMEM);
@@ -500,9 +517,8 @@ void basilisks_loop(void *arg)
             if ( ptr->finished == 0 )
                 HASH_ADD(hh,myinfo->basilisks.issued,basilisktag,sizeof(ptr->basilisktag),ptr);
             else free(ptr);
-            continue;
         }
-        else if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&myinfo->basilisks.resultsQ,0)) != 0 )
+        if ( (ptr= queue_dequeue(&myinfo->basilisks.resultsQ,0)) != 0 )
         {
             HASH_FIND(hh,myinfo->basilisks.issued,&ptr->basilisktag,sizeof(ptr->basilisktag),pending);
             if ( pending != 0 )
@@ -510,70 +526,70 @@ void basilisks_loop(void *arg)
                 if ( (n= pending->numresults) < sizeof(pending->results)/sizeof(*pending->results) )
                 {
                     pending->results[n] = ptr->retstr;
-                    printf("%p Add results[%d] <- (%s)\n",&pending->results[n],n,ptr->retstr);
                     pending->numresults++;
                     if ( (metricfunc= pending->metricfunc) == 0 )
                         pending->metrics[n] = n + 1;
                     else pending->metrics[n] = (*metricfunc)(myinfo,pending,pending->results[n]);
+                    printf("%u Add results[%d] <- (%s) metric %f\n",pending->basilisktag,n,ptr->retstr,pending->metrics[n]);
                 }
             }
             free(ptr);
-            continue;
         }
-        else
+        flag = 0;
+        HASH_ITER(hh,myinfo->basilisks.issued,pending,tmp)
         {
-            flag = 0;
-            HASH_ITER(hh,myinfo->basilisks.issued,pending,tmp)
-            {
-                for (i=0; i<pending->numresults; i++)
-                    if ( pending->metrics[i] == 0. )
-                    {
-                        if ( (metricfunc= pending->metricfunc) != 0 )
-                        {
-                            pending->metrics[i] = (*metricfunc)(myinfo,pending,pending->results[i]);
-                            //printf("poll metrics\n");
-                        }
-                        flag++;
-                    }
-                if ( OS_milliseconds() > pending->expiration )
+            printf("pending.%u numresults.%d m %f func.%p\n",pending->basilisktag,pending->numresults,pending->metrics[0],pending->metricfunc);
+            for (i=0; i<pending->numresults; i++)
+                if ( pending->metrics[i] == 0. )
                 {
-                    if ( pending->finished == 0 )
+                    if ( (metricfunc= pending->metricfunc) != 0 && pending->metrics[i] == 0. )
                     {
-                        if ( (parent= pending->parent) != 0 )
-                        {
-                            pending->parent = 0;
-                            parent->childrendone++;
-                        }
-                        pending->finished = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+                        pending->metrics[i] = (*metricfunc)(myinfo,pending,pending->results[i]);
+                        //printf("iter.%d %p.[%d] poll metrics.%u metric %f\n",iter,pending,i,pending->basilisktag,pending->metrics[i]);
                     }
-                    if ( pending->retstr == 0 )
-                        pending->retstr = clonestr("{\"error\":\"basilisk timeout\"}");
-                    printf("timeout call metrics.%u\n",pending->basilisktag);
-                    for (i=0; i<pending->numresults; i++)
-                        if ( (metricfunc= pending->metricfunc) != 0 )
-                            pending->metrics[i] = (*metricfunc)(myinfo,pending,pending->results[i]);
+                    flag++;
                 }
-                if ( pending->finished != 0 )
+            if ( (retstr= basilisk_iscomplete(pending)) != 0 )
+                printf("completed.(%s)\n",retstr);
+            if ( OS_milliseconds() > pending->expiration )
+            {
+                if ( pending->finished == 0 )
                 {
-                    if ( pending->dependents == 0 || pending->childrendone >= pending->numchildren )
+                    if ( (parent= pending->parent) != 0 )
                     {
-                        HASH_DELETE(hh,myinfo->basilisks.issued,pending);
-                        if ( pending->dependents != 0 )
-                            free(pending->dependents);
-                        printf("free ptr.%u\n",pending->basilisktag);
-                        for (i=0; i<pending->numresults; i++)
-                            if ( pending->results[i] != 0 )
-                                free(pending->results[i]);
-                        if ( pending->vals != 0 )
-                            free_json(pending->vals);
-                        free(pending);
-                        flag++;
+                        pending->parent = 0;
+                        parent->childrendone++;
                     }
+                    pending->finished = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+                }
+                if ( pending->retstr == 0 )
+                    pending->retstr = clonestr("{\"error\":\"basilisk timeout\"}");
+                printf("timeout call metrics.%u lag %f - %f\n",pending->basilisktag,OS_milliseconds(),pending->expiration);
+                for (i=0; i<pending->numresults; i++)
+                    if ( (metricfunc= pending->metricfunc) != 0 )
+                        pending->metrics[i] = (*metricfunc)(myinfo,pending,pending->results[i]);
+            }
+            if ( pending->finished != 0 && time(NULL) > pending->finished+60 )
+            {
+                if ( pending->dependents == 0 || pending->childrendone >= pending->numchildren )
+                {
+                    HASH_DELETE(hh,myinfo->basilisks.issued,pending);
+                    if ( pending->dependents != 0 )
+                        free(pending->dependents);
+                    printf("HASH_DELETE free ptr.%u\n",pending->basilisktag);
+                    for (i=0; i<pending->numresults; i++)
+                        if ( pending->results[i] != 0 )
+                            free(pending->results[i]);
+                    if ( pending->vals != 0 )
+                        free_json(pending->vals);
+                    free(pending);
+                    flag++;
                 }
             }
-            if ( flag == 0 )
-                usleep(100000);
         }
+        if ( flag == 0 )
+            sleep(1);
+        else sleep(3);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.h b/basilisk/basilisk.h
index 70fe4105e..36f82418a 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.h
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct basilisk_info
     struct basilisk_value values[8192]; int32_t numvalues;
 };
 
-struct basilisk_item *basilisk_issueremote(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *methodstr,char *symbol,cJSON *vals,int32_t timeoutmillis,int32_t fanout,int32_t minresults,uint32_t basilisktag);
+struct basilisk_item *basilisk_issueremote(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *methodstr,char *symbol,cJSON *vals,int32_t timeoutmillis,int32_t fanout,int32_t minresults,uint32_t basilisktag,void *metricfunc);
 void basilisks_init(struct supernet_info *myinfo);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
index c629c0889..259b71557 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_bitcoin.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ char *basilisk_valuestr(struct iguana_info *coin,char *coinaddr,uint64_t value,i
 {
     cJSON *retjson = cJSON_CreateObject();
     jaddnum(retjson,"result",dstr(value));
+    jaddstr(retjson,"address",coinaddr);
     jadd64bits(retjson,"value",value);
     jaddnum(retjson,"height",height);
     jaddbits256(retjson,"txid",txid);
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ void *basilisk_bitcoinvalue(struct basilisk_item *Lptr,struct supernet_info *myi
         Lptr->retstr = clonestr("{\"error\":\"basilisk value missing address\"}");
         return(Lptr);
     }
-    printf("Scan basilisks values\n");
+    //printf("Scan basilisks values\n");
     if ( (v= myinfo->basilisks.values) != 0 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<myinfo->basilisks.numvalues; i++,v++)
@@ -430,8 +431,8 @@ void *basilisk_bitcoinvalue(struct basilisk_item *Lptr,struct supernet_info *myi
             }
         }
     }
-    printf("bitcoinvalue issue remote\n");
-    return(basilisk_issueremote(myinfo,"value",coin->symbol,valsobj,0,juint(valsobj,"fanout"),juint(valsobj,"minresults"),basilisktag));
+    //printf("bitcoinvalue issue remote\n");
+    return(basilisk_issueremote(myinfo,"value",coin->symbol,valsobj,timeoutmillis,juint(valsobj,"fanout"),juint(valsobj,"minresults"),basilisktag,coin->basilisk_valuemetric));
 }
 
 double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric_dependents(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,struct basilisk_item *ptr,struct bitcoin_rawtxdependents *dependents)
@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@ double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric_dependents(struct supernet_info *myinfo,stru
 
 double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk_item *ptr,char *resultstr)
 {
-    cJSON *txobj,*vouts,*vin,*sobj,*addrs,*vins,*argvals,*resultsobj,*addresses; int64_t outputsum=0,amount=0,cost = -1; int32_t i,m,numaddrs,spendlen,n; struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t extraspace[8192],script[IGUANA_MAXSCRIPTSIZE],asmtype; struct vin_info V; char *scriptstr,*changeaddr,*coinaddr,*rawtx,*spendscriptstr; bits256 txid; struct iguana_info *coin; struct basilisk_item Lsubptr,*child; struct bitcoin_rawtxdependents *dependents=0; double metric; uint32_t locktime;
+    cJSON *txobj,*vouts,*vin,*sobj,*addrs,*vins,*argvals,*resultsobj,*addresses; int64_t outputsum=0,amount=0,cost = -1; int32_t i,m,numaddrs,spendlen,n; struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t extraspace[8192],script[IGUANA_MAXSCRIPTSIZE],serialized[16384],asmtype; struct vin_info V; char *scriptstr,*changeaddr,*coinaddr,*rawtx,*spendscriptstr; bits256 txid; struct iguana_info *coin; struct basilisk_item Lsubptr,*child; struct bitcoin_rawtxdependents *dependents=0; double metric; uint32_t locktime;
     if ( (coin= iguana_coinfind(ptr->symbol)) != 0 )
     {
         if ( (dependents= ptr->dependents) != 0 )
@@ -520,16 +521,18 @@ double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk
             printf("resultstr error.(%s)\n",resultstr);
             return(-1.); // error
         }
-        spendscriptstr = jstr(ptr->vals,"spendscript");
+        if ( (spendscriptstr= jstr(ptr->vals,"spendscript")) != 0 )
+        {
+            spendlen = (int32_t)strlen(spendscriptstr) >> 1;
+            decode_hex(script,spendlen,spendscriptstr);
+        }
         changeaddr = jstr(ptr->vals,"changeaddr");
         locktime = juint(ptr->vals,"locktime");
         amount = j64bits(ptr->vals,"amount");
         addresses = jarray(&numaddrs,ptr->vals,"addresses");
-        spendlen = (int32_t)strlen(spendscriptstr) >> 1;
-        decode_hex(script,spendlen,spendscriptstr);
-        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,rawtx,extraspace,sizeof(extraspace))) != 0 )
+        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,rawtx,extraspace,sizeof(extraspace),serialized)) != 0 )
         {
-            printf("GOT VINS.(%s)\n",jprint(vins,0));
+            printf("GOT VINS.(%s) rawtx.(%s) out0 %.8f\n",jprint(vins,0),rawtx,dstr(msgtx.vouts[0].value));
             if ( juint(txobj,"locktime") != locktime )
             {
                 printf("locktime mismatch %u != %u\n",juint(txobj,"locktime"),locktime);
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk
                         if ( (argvals= cJSON_CreateObject()) != 0 )
                         {
                             jaddbits256(argvals,"txid",jbits256(vin,"txid"));
+                            jaddnum(argvals,"timeout",ptr->expiration - OS_milliseconds());
                             jaddnum(argvals,"vout",jint(vin,"vout"));
                             jaddstr(argvals,"address",coinaddr);
                             if ( (dependents->ptrs[i]= basilisk_bitcoinvalue(&Lsubptr,myinfo,coin,0,rand(),(ptr->expiration - OS_milliseconds()) * .777,argvals)) != 0 )
@@ -566,7 +570,11 @@ double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk
                                 {
                                     dependents->results[i] = Lsubptr.retstr;
                                     dependents->ptrs[i] = 0;
-                                } else dependents->ptrs[i]->parent = ptr;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    dependents->ptrs[i]->parent = ptr;
+                                }
                             }
                             free_json(argvals);
                         }
@@ -577,8 +585,12 @@ double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk
                     for (i=0; i<msgtx.tx_out; i++)
                     {
                         outputsum += msgtx.vouts[i].value;
+                        //for (j=0; j<25; j++)
+                        //    printf("%02x",msgtx.vouts[i].pk_script[j]);
+                        //printf(" <- pk_script i.%d of %d: scriptlen.%d %s\n",i,msgtx.tx_out,spendlen,spendscriptstr);
                         if ( spendlen == msgtx.vouts[i].pk_scriptlen && memcmp(script,msgtx.vouts[i].pk_script,spendlen) == 0 )
                         {
+                            printf("set dependents\n");
                             dependents->spentsatoshis = msgtx.vouts[i].value;
                             continue;
                         }
@@ -611,6 +623,8 @@ double basilisk_bitcoin_rawtxmetric(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct basilisk
         printf("illegal outputsum %.8f\n",dstr(outputsum));
         return(-1001.); // error
     }
+    if ( cost == 0 )
+        cost = 1;
     dependents->cost = cost;
     return(0.);
 }
@@ -672,6 +686,6 @@ void *basilisk_bitcoinrawtx(struct basilisk_item *Lptr,struct supernet_info *myi
         Lptr->retstr = clonestr("{\"error\":\"couldnt create rawtx\"}");
         return(Lptr);
     }
-    return(basilisk_issueremote(myinfo,"rawtx",coin->symbol,valsobj,0,juint(valsobj,"fanout"),juint(valsobj,"minresults"),basilisktag));
+    return(basilisk_issueremote(myinfo,"rawtx",coin->symbol,valsobj,timeoutmillis,juint(valsobj,"fanout"),juint(valsobj,"minresults"),basilisktag,coin->basilisk_rawtxmetric));
 }
 
diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.h b/iguana/iguana777.h
index d595c58c5..032ca9a86 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.h
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.h
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ cJSON *iguana_blockjson(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_block *block,int3
 void calc_rmd160_sha256(uint8_t rmd160[20],uint8_t *data,int32_t datalen);
 int32_t bitcoin_checklocktimeverify(uint8_t *script,int32_t n,uint32_t locktime);
 struct bitcoin_spend *iguana_spendset(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,int64_t amount,int64_t txfee,cJSON *addresses,int32_t minconf);
-cJSON *bitcoin_hex2json(struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,struct iguana_msgtx *msgtx,char *txbytes,uint8_t *extrapace,int32_t extralen);
+cJSON *bitcoin_hex2json(struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,struct iguana_msgtx *msgtx,char *txbytes,uint8_t *extrapace,int32_t extralen,uint8_t *serialized);
 cJSON *iguana_signtx(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,char **signedtxp,struct bitcoin_spend *spend,cJSON *txobj,cJSON *vins);
 void iguana_addscript(struct iguana_info *coin,cJSON *dest,uint8_t *script,int32_t scriptlen,char *fieldname);
 
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_payments.c b/iguana/iguana_payments.c
index 09a91567d..abbb88919 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_payments.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_payments.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ HASH_AND_INT(bitcoinrpc,getrawtransaction,txid,verbose)
             if ( verbose != 0 )
             {
                 extraspace = calloc(1,extralen);
-                txobj = bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&checktxid,0,txbytes,extraspace,extralen);
+                txobj = bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&checktxid,0,txbytes,extraspace,extralen,0);
                 free(extraspace);
                 free(txbytes);
                 if ( txobj != 0 )
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ STRING_ARG(bitcoinrpc,validaterawtransaction,rawtx)
             return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"rawtx hex has odd length\"}"));
         memset(&msgtx,0,sizeof(msgtx));
         extraspace = calloc(1,extralen);
-        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,rawtx,extraspace,extralen)) != 0 )
+        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,rawtx,extraspace,extralen,0)) != 0 )
         {
             //printf("txobj.(%s)\n",jprint(txobj,0));
             if ( (checkstr= bitcoin_json2hex(myinfo,coin,&txid,txobj,0)) != 0 )
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ STRING_ARG(bitcoinrpc,validaterawtransaction,rawtx)
                             break;
                     jaddnum(retjson,"mismatch position",i);
                     jadd(retjson,"origtx",txobj);
-                    if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,checkstr,extraspace,extralen)) != 0 )
+                    if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,checkstr,extraspace,extralen,0)) != 0 )
                         jadd(retjson,"checktx",txobj);
                     free(checkstr);
                     free(extraspace);
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ STRING_ARG(bitcoinrpc,decoderawtransaction,rawtx)
         if ( (strlen(rawtx) & 1) != 0 )
             return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"rawtx hex has odd length\"}"));
         extraspace = calloc(1,extralen);
-        txobj = bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,0,rawtx,extraspace,extralen);
+        txobj = bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,0,rawtx,extraspace,extralen,0);
         free(extraspace);
         //char str[65]; printf("got txid.(%s)\n",bits256_str(str,txid));
     }
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_sign.c b/iguana/iguana_sign.c
index d304ac151..2b68360cb 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_sign.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_sign.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ int32_t iguana_rwmsgtx(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t rwflag,cJSON *json,uint8
         jaddnum(json,"version",msg->version);
         array = cJSON_CreateArray();
         if ( rwflag == 0 )
-            sigser = calloc(1,maxsize);
+            sigser = calloc(1,maxsize*2);
         //printf("json.%p array.%p sigser.%p\n",json,array,sigser);
     }
     //printf("version.%d\n",msg->version);
@@ -384,8 +384,9 @@ int32_t iguana_rwmsgtx(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t rwflag,cJSON *json,uint8
         {
             if ( sigser != 0 )
             {
+                //set spendscript here
                 printf("vini.%d spendscript.%p spendlen.%d\n",i,msg->vins[i].spendscript,msg->vins[i].spendlen);
-                sigtxid = bitcoin_sigtxid(coin,sigser,maxsize,msg,i,msg->vins[i].spendscript,msg->vins[i].spendlen,SIGHASH_ALL,vpnstr);
+                sigtxid = bitcoin_sigtxid(coin,sigser,maxsize*2,msg,i,msg->vins[i].spendscript,msg->vins[i].spendlen,SIGHASH_ALL,vpnstr);
             } else memset(sigtxid.bytes,0,sizeof(sigtxid));
             jaddi(array,iguana_vinjson(coin,&msg->vins[i],sigtxid));
         }
@@ -558,9 +559,9 @@ char *bitcoin_json2hex(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,bit
     return(txbytes);
 }
 
-cJSON *bitcoin_hex2json(struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,struct iguana_msgtx *msgtx,char *txbytes,uint8_t *extraspace,int32_t extralen)
+cJSON *bitcoin_hex2json(struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,struct iguana_msgtx *msgtx,char *txbytes,uint8_t *extraspace,int32_t extralen,uint8_t *serialized)
 {
-    int32_t n,len; char vpnstr[64]; struct iguana_msgtx M; uint8_t *serialized; cJSON *txobj;
+    int32_t n,len; char vpnstr[64]; struct iguana_msgtx M; cJSON *txobj;
     if ( coin == 0 || txbytes == 0 )
         return(0);
     txobj = cJSON_CreateObject();
@@ -568,7 +569,6 @@ cJSON *bitcoin_hex2json(struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,struct iguana_ms
         msgtx = &M;
     memset(msgtx,0,sizeof(M));
     len = (int32_t)strlen(txbytes) >> 1;
-    serialized = malloc(len);
     decode_hex(serialized,len,txbytes);
     vpnstr[0] = 0;
     memset(txidp,0,sizeof(*txidp));
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ cJSON *bitcoin_hex2json(struct iguana_info *coin,bits256 *txidp,struct iguana_ms
         jaddstr(txobj,"error","couldnt decode transaction");
         jaddstr(txobj,"coin",coin->symbol);
     }
-    free(serialized);
     return(txobj);
 }
 
@@ -1050,17 +1049,18 @@ P2SH_SPENDAPI(iguana,spendmsig,activecoin,vintxid,vinvout,destaddress,destamount
 
 int32_t iguana_signrawtransaction(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_msgtx *msgtx,char **signedtxp,bits256 *signedtxidp,struct vin_info *V,int32_t numinputs,char *rawtx,cJSON *vins,cJSON *privkeys)
 {
-    uint8_t *serialized,*serialized2,*serialized3,*extraspace; int32_t i,len,n,maxsize,complete = 0,extralen = 65536; char *checkstr,*privkeystr,*signedtx = 0; bits256 privkey,txid; cJSON *item; cJSON *txobj = 0;
+    uint8_t *serialized,*serialized2,*serialized3,*serialized4,*extraspace; int32_t i,len,n,maxsize,complete = 0,extralen = 65536; char *checkstr,*privkeystr,*signedtx = 0; bits256 privkey,txid; cJSON *item; cJSON *txobj = 0;
     maxsize = 1000000;
     if ( rawtx != 0 && rawtx[0] != 0 && (len= (int32_t)strlen(rawtx)>>1) < maxsize )
     {
         serialized = malloc(maxsize);
         serialized2 = malloc(maxsize);
         serialized3 = malloc(maxsize);
+        serialized4 = malloc(maxsize);
         extraspace = malloc(extralen);
         memset(msgtx,0,sizeof(*msgtx));
         decode_hex(serialized,len,rawtx);
-        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,msgtx,rawtx,extraspace,extralen)) != 0 )
+        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,msgtx,rawtx,extraspace,extralen,serialized4)) != 0 )
         {
             //printf("txobj.(%s)\n",jprint(txobj,0));
             if ( (checkstr= bitcoin_json2hex(myinfo,coin,&txid,txobj,0)) != 0 )
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ int32_t iguana_signrawtransaction(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_inf
                     printf("RAW.(%s) ->\nNEW.(%s)\n",rawtx,checkstr);
                     free_json(txobj);
                     free(checkstr);
-                    free(serialized), free(serialized2), free(serialized3);
+                    free(serialized), free(serialized2), free(serialized3), free(serialized4);
                     free(extraspace);
                     return(-2);
                 }
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ int32_t iguana_signrawtransaction(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_inf
             }
         }
         free(extraspace);
-        free(serialized), free(serialized2), free(serialized3);
+        free(serialized), free(serialized2), free(serialized3), free(serialized4);
     } else return(-1);
     if ( txobj != 0 )
         free_json(txobj);
diff --git a/iguana/swaps/iguana_BTCswap.c b/iguana/swaps/iguana_BTCswap.c
index a054110c1..496ffa9c6 100755
--- a/iguana/swaps/iguana_BTCswap.c
+++ b/iguana/swaps/iguana_BTCswap.c
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ struct bitcoin_statetx *instantdex_feetx(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct ins
 int32_t instantdex_feetxverify(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,struct bitcoin_swapinfo *swap,cJSON *argjson)
 {
     cJSON *txobj; bits256 txid; uint32_t n; int32_t i,retval = -1,extralen=65536; int64_t insurance; uint64_t r;
-    struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t script[512],*extraspace=0; char coinaddr[64];
+    struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t script[512],serialized[8192],*extraspace=0; char coinaddr[64];
     if ( swap->otherfee != 0 )
     {
         extraspace = calloc(1,extralen);
-        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,swap->otherfee->txbytes,extraspace,extralen)) != 0 )
+        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,swap->otherfee->txbytes,extraspace,extralen,serialized)) != 0 )
         {
             r = swap->other.orderid;
             if ( strcmp(coin->symbol,"BTC") == 0 )
@@ -313,14 +313,14 @@ struct bitcoin_statetx *instantdex_bobtx(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct bit
 int32_t instantdex_paymentverify(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,struct bitcoin_swapinfo *swap,cJSON *argjson,int32_t depositflag)
 {
     cJSON *txobj; bits256 txid; uint32_t n,locktime; int32_t i,secretstart,retval = -1,extralen=65536; uint64_t x;
-    struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t script[512],*extraspace=0; int64_t amount;
+    struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t script[512],serialized[8192],*extraspace=0; int64_t amount;
     if ( coin != 0 && swap->deposit != 0 )
     {
         amount = swap->BTCsatoshis + depositflag*swap->insurance*100 + swap->coinbtc->chain->txfee;
         if ( (n= instantdex_bobscript(script,0,&locktime,&secretstart,swap,depositflag)) <= 0 )
             return(retval);
         extraspace = calloc(1,extralen);
-        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,swap->deposit->txbytes,extraspace,extralen)) != 0 )
+        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,swap->deposit->txbytes,extraspace,extralen,serialized)) != 0 )
         {
             memcpy(&script[secretstart],&msgtx.vouts[0].pk_script[secretstart],20);
             printf("locktime.%u amount %.8f satoshis %.8f\n",locktime,dstr(amount),dstr(amount));
@@ -355,11 +355,11 @@ int32_t instantdex_paymentverify(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info
 int32_t instantdex_altpaymentverify(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *coin,struct bitcoin_swapinfo *swap,cJSON *argjson)
 {
     cJSON *txobj; bits256 txid; uint32_t n; int32_t i,retval = -1,extralen = 65536;
-    struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t script[512],*extraspace=0; char *altmsigaddr=0,msigaddr[64];
+    struct iguana_msgtx msgtx; uint8_t script[512],serialized[8192],*extraspace=0; char *altmsigaddr=0,msigaddr[64];
     if ( swap->altpayment != 0 && (altmsigaddr= jstr(argjson,"altmsigaddr")) != 0 )
     {
         extraspace = calloc(1,extralen);
-        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,swap->altpayment->txbytes,extraspace,extralen)) != 0 )
+        if ( (txobj= bitcoin_hex2json(coin,&txid,&msgtx,swap->altpayment->txbytes,extraspace,extralen,serialized)) != 0 )
         {
             n = instantdex_alicescript(script,0,msigaddr,coin->chain->p2shtype,swap->pubAm,swap->pubBn);
             if ( strcmp(msigaddr,altmsigaddr) == 0 && n == msgtx.vouts[0].pk_scriptlen )