diff --git a/gecko/gecko.c b/gecko/gecko.c
index 7fcd9cdf2..99062b8e7 100755
--- a/gecko/gecko.c
+++ b/gecko/gecko.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void gecko_iteration(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *btcd,struc
             virt->hdrstime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
         }
     }
-    if ( btcd->RELAYNODE != 0 )//&& virt->blocks.hwmchain.height >= virt->longestchain-virt->chain->bundlesize )
+    //if ( btcd->RELAYNODE != 0 )//&& virt->blocks.hwmchain.height >= virt->longestchain-virt->chain->bundlesize )
     {
         bitcoin_address(mineraddr,virt->chain->pubtype,myinfo->persistent_pubkey33,33);
         //fprintf(stderr,"mine.%s %s\n",virt->symbol,mineraddr);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ struct iguana_info *basilisk_geckochain(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbo
     int32_t datalen,hdrsize,len=0; struct iguana_info *virt=0; char *hexstr; uint8_t hexbuf[8192],*ptr,*serialized; struct iguana_peer *addr; struct iguana_txblock txdata;
     portable_mutex_lock(&myinfo->gecko_mutex);
     printf("basilisk_geckochain symbol.%s chain.%s (%s)\n",symbol,chainname,jprint(valsobj,0));
-    if ( iguana_coinfind(symbol) == 0 && (hexstr= jstr(valsobj,"genesisblock")) != 0 && (virt= iguana_coinadd(symbol,chainname,valsobj)) != 0 )
+    if ( iguana_coinfind(symbol) == 0 && (hexstr= jstr(valsobj,"genesisblock")) != 0 && (virt= iguana_coinadd(symbol,chainname,valsobj,1)) != 0 )
     {
         safecopy(virt->name,chainname,sizeof(virt->name));
         virt->chain = calloc(1,sizeof(*virt->chain));
diff --git a/gecko/gecko_miner.c b/gecko/gecko_miner.c
index bc9f9429a..14b5cb924 100755
--- a/gecko/gecko_miner.c
+++ b/gecko/gecko_miner.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ int32_t gecko_blocksubmit(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *btcd,
 void gecko_miner(struct supernet_info *myinfo,struct iguana_info *btcd,struct iguana_info *virt,int32_t maxmillis,uint8_t *minerpubkey33)
 {
     struct iguana_zblock newblock; uint32_t prevtimestamp,nBits; int64_t reward = 0; int32_t i,gap,txn_count; char *blockstr,*space[256]; struct gecko_memtx **txptrs; void *ptr; //struct iguana_bundle *bp;
-    if ( virt->virtualchain == 0 || myinfo->RELAYID < 0 || myinfo->numrelays < 1 )
+    if ( virt->virtualchain == 0 )//|| myinfo->RELAYID < 0 || myinfo->numrelays < 1 )
         return;
     if ( (virt->blocks.hwmchain.height % myinfo->numrelays) != myinfo->RELAYID )
     {
diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.c b/iguana/iguana777.c
index fc47299b8..386c47141 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct iguana_info *iguana_coinfind(char *symbol)
     return(coin);
 }
 
-struct iguana_info *iguana_coinadd(char *symbol,char *name,cJSON *argjson)
+struct iguana_info *iguana_coinadd(char *symbol,char *name,cJSON *argjson,int32_t virtcoin)
 {
     struct iguana_info *coin; uint32_t symbolcrc; char *privatechain; int32_t j; struct supernet_info *myinfo = SuperNET_MYINFO(0);
     if ( (coin= iguana_coinfind(symbol)) == 0 )
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct iguana_info *iguana_coinadd(char *symbol,char *name,cJSON *argjson)
             coin = mycalloc('C',1,sizeof(*coin));
             coin->blockspacesize = IGUANA_MAXPACKETSIZE + 8192;
             coin->blockspace = calloc(1,coin->blockspacesize);
-            if ( (privatechain= jstr(argjson,"geckochain")) != 0 && privatechain[0] != 0 )
+            if ( virtcoin != 0 || ((privatechain= jstr(argjson,"geckochain")) != 0 && privatechain[0] != 0) )
             {
                 myinfo->allcoins_numvirts++;
                 coin->virtualchain = 1;
@@ -574,9 +574,9 @@ void iguana_helper(void *arg)
         {
             //if ( helperid == 0 && myinfo->numrelays > 0 && myinfo->genesisresults == 0 )
             //    basilisk_geckogenesis(myinfo,btcd,0,0,GENESIS_PUBKEY,0,0);
-            if ( myinfo->allcoins_numvirts > 0 )
+            //if ( myinfo->allcoins_numvirts > 0 )
             {
-                maxmillis = (10000 / myinfo->allcoins_numvirts) + 1;
+                maxmillis = (10000 / (myinfo->allcoins_numvirts + 1)) + 1;
                 n = 0;
                 //portable_mutex_lock(&myinfo->allcoins_mutex);
                 HASH_ITER(hh,myinfo->allcoins,virt,tmp)
@@ -832,14 +832,14 @@ void iguana_nameset(char name[64],char *symbol,cJSON *json)
     }
 }
 
-struct iguana_info *iguana_setcoin(char *symbol,void *launched,int32_t maxpeers,int64_t maxrecvcache,uint64_t services,int32_t initialheight,int32_t maphash,int32_t minconfirms,int32_t maxrequests,int32_t maxbundles,cJSON *json)
+struct iguana_info *iguana_setcoin(char *symbol,void *launched,int32_t maxpeers,int64_t maxrecvcache,uint64_t services,int32_t initialheight,int32_t maphash,int32_t minconfirms,int32_t maxrequests,int32_t maxbundles,cJSON *json,int32_t virtcoin)
 {
     struct iguana_chain *iguana_createchain(cJSON *json);
     struct iguana_info *coin; int32_t j,m,mult,maxval,mapflags; char name[64]; cJSON *peers;
     mapflags = IGUANA_MAPRECVDATA | maphash*IGUANA_MAPTXIDITEMS | maphash*IGUANA_MAPPKITEMS | maphash*IGUANA_MAPBLOCKITEMS | maphash*IGUANA_MAPPEERITEMS;
     iguana_nameset(name,symbol,json);
     if ( (coin= iguana_coinfind(symbol)) == 0 )
-        coin = iguana_coinadd(symbol,name,json);
+        coin = iguana_coinadd(symbol,name,json,virtcoin);
     //printf("ensure directories maxval.%d mult.%d start.%d end.%d\n",maxval,mult,coin->startPEND,coin->endPEND);
     mult = (strcmp("BTC",coin->symbol) != 0) ? 8 : 32;
     maxval = IGUANA_MAXPENDBUNDLES;
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ struct iguana_info *iguana_setcoin(char *symbol,void *launched,int32_t maxpeers,
     return(coin);
 }
 
-int32_t iguana_launchcoin(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbol,cJSON *json)
+int32_t iguana_launchcoin(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbol,cJSON *json,int32_t virtcoin)
 {
     int32_t maxpeers,maphash,initialheight,minconfirms,maxrequests,maxbundles; char name[64]; int64_t maxrecvcache; uint64_t services; struct iguana_info **coins,*coin;
     if ( symbol == 0 )
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ int32_t iguana_launchcoin(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbol,cJSON *json)
         return(0);
     iguana_nameset(name,symbol,json);
     printf("launchcoin.%s name.%s\n",symbol,name);
-    if ( (coin= iguana_coinadd(symbol,name,json)) == 0 )
+    if ( (coin= iguana_coinadd(symbol,name,json,virtcoin)) == 0 )
         return(-1);
     if ( myinfo->rpcsymbol[0] == 0 || iguana_coinfind(myinfo->rpcsymbol) == 0 )
         strcpy(myinfo->rpcsymbol,symbol);
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ int32_t iguana_launchcoin(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbol,cJSON *json)
         else maphash = 0;
         iguana_coinargs(symbol,&maxrecvcache,&minconfirms,&maxpeers,&initialheight,&services,&maxrequests,&maxbundles,json);
         coins = mycalloc('A',1+1,sizeof(*coins));
-        if ( (coin= iguana_setcoin(symbol,coins,maxpeers,maxrecvcache,services,initialheight,maphash,minconfirms,maxrequests,maxbundles,json)) != 0 )
+        if ( (coin= iguana_setcoin(symbol,coins,maxpeers,maxrecvcache,services,initialheight,maphash,minconfirms,maxrequests,maxbundles,json,virtcoin)) != 0 )
         {
             coins[0] = (void *)((long)1);
             coins[1] = coin;
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ void iguana_coins(void *arg)
             if ( (symbol= jstr(json,"coin")) != 0 && strncmp(symbol,"BTC",3) == 0 )
             {
                 coins = mycalloc('A',1+1,sizeof(*coins));
-                if ( (coins[1]= iguana_setcoin(symbol,coins,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,json)) != 0 )
+                if ( (coins[1]= iguana_setcoin(symbol,coins,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,json,0)) != 0 )
                 {
                     _iguana_calcrmd160(coins[1],&V);
                     coins[0] = (void *)((long)1);
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ void iguana_coins(void *arg)
                 continue;
             }
             iguana_coinargs(symbol,&maxrecvcache,&minconfirms,&maxpeers,&initialheight,&services,&maxrequests,&maxbundles,item);
-            coins[1 + i] = coin = iguana_setcoin(symbol,coins,maxpeers,maxrecvcache,services,initialheight,maphash,minconfirms,maxrequests,maxbundles,item);
+            coins[1 + i] = coin = iguana_setcoin(symbol,coins,maxpeers,maxrecvcache,services,initialheight,maphash,minconfirms,maxrequests,maxbundles,item,0);
             if ( coin == 0 )
             {
                 printf("iguana_coins: couldnt initialize.(%s)\n",symbol);
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_json.c b/iguana/iguana_json.c
index fb32c36a7..eca450441 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_json.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_json.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ STRING_ARG(iguana,addcoin,newcoin)
 //        if ( strcmp(symbol,"BTC") == 0 )
 //            return(clonestr("{\"result\":\"BTC for chrome app is not yet\"}"));
 #endif
-        if ( (retval= iguana_launchcoin(myinfo,symbol,json)) > 0 )
+        if ( (retval= iguana_launchcoin(myinfo,symbol,json,0)) > 0 )
         {
             if ( myinfo->rpcsymbol[0] == 0 )
                 safecopy(myinfo->rpcsymbol,symbol,sizeof(myinfo->rpcsymbol));
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ STRING_ARG(SuperNET,bitcoinrpc,setcoin)
         strcpy(myinfo->rpcsymbol,setcoin);
         touppercase(myinfo->rpcsymbol);
         printf("bitcoinrpc.%s\n",myinfo->rpcsymbol);
-        if ( iguana_launchcoin(myinfo,myinfo->rpcsymbol,json) < 0 )
+        if ( iguana_launchcoin(myinfo,myinfo->rpcsymbol,json,0) < 0 )
             return(clonestr("{\"error\":\"error creating coin\"}"));
         else
         {
diff --git a/includes/iguana_funcs.h b/includes/iguana_funcs.h
index bd7ce8199..0c7272628 100755
--- a/includes/iguana_funcs.h
+++ b/includes/iguana_funcs.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int32_t iguana_updatebundles(struct iguana_info *coin);
 void iguana_bundlestats(struct iguana_info *coin,char *str,int32_t lag);
 void iguana_chaininit(struct iguana_chain *chain,int32_t hasheaders,cJSON *argjson);
 void iguana_coinargs(char *symbol,int64_t *maxrecvcachep,int32_t *minconfirmsp,int32_t *maxpeersp,int32_t *initialheightp,uint64_t *servicesp,int32_t *maxrequestsp,int32_t *maxbundlesp,cJSON *json);
-struct iguana_info *iguana_setcoin(char *symbol,void *launched,int32_t maxpeers,int64_t maxrecvcache,uint64_t services,int32_t initialheight,int32_t maphash,int32_t minconfirms,int32_t maxrequests,int32_t maxbundles,cJSON *json);
+struct iguana_info *iguana_setcoin(char *symbol,void *launched,int32_t maxpeers,int64_t maxrecvcache,uint64_t services,int32_t initialheight,int32_t maphash,int32_t minconfirms,int32_t maxrequests,int32_t maxbundles,cJSON *json,int32_t virtcoin);
 
 // init
 struct iguana_info *iguana_coinstart(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t initialheight,int32_t mapflags);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ char *busdata_sync(uint32_t *noncep,char *jsonstr,char *broadcastmode,char *dest
 void peggy();
 int32_t opreturns_init(uint32_t blocknum,uint32_t blocktimestamp,char *path);
 struct iguana_info *iguana_coinfind(char *symbol);
-struct iguana_info *iguana_coinadd(char *symbol,char *nane,cJSON *json);
+struct iguana_info *iguana_coinadd(char *symbol,char *nane,cJSON *json,int32_t virtcoin);
 struct iguana_ramchain *iguana_bundleload(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_ramchain *ramchain,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int32_t extraflag);
 int32_t iguana_sendblockreq(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_peer *addr,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int32_t bundlei,bits256 hash2,int32_t iamthreadsafe);
 int32_t iguana_send_supernet(struct iguana_peer *addr,char *jsonstr,int32_t delay);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ char *iguana_coinjson(struct iguana_info *coin,char *method,cJSON *json);
 cJSON *iguana_peersjson(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t addronly);
 //int32_t btc_priv2wif(char *wifstr,uint8_t privkey[32],uint8_t addrtype);
 //int32_t btc_pub2rmd(uint8_t rmd160[20],uint8_t pubkey[33]);
-int32_t iguana_launchcoin(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbol,cJSON *json);
+int32_t iguana_launchcoin(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *symbol,cJSON *json,int32_t virtcoin);
 int32_t iguana_bundleinitmap(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp,int32_t height,bits256 hash2,bits256 hash1);
 int32_t iguana_jsonQ();
 int32_t is_bitcoinrpc(struct supernet_info *myinfo,char *method,char *remoteaddr);