diff --git a/graphing.py b/graphing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4cabd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import networkx as nx
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import networkx.drawing
+
+import json
+from hashlib import sha3_256
+
+def do_hash(data):
+	h = sha3_256()
+	h.update(data.encode())
+	return h.digest()
+
+
+with open('stats.json', 'r') as raw_data:
+	raw_data = raw_data.read()
+
+G = nx.MultiGraph()
+js = json.loads(raw_data)
+
+for node in js:
+	G.add_node(node[:5] + '.onion')
+
+for node in js:
+	data = json.loads(js[node])
+	for conn_node in data['peers']:
+		G.add_edge(node[:5] + '.onion', conn_node[:5] + '.onion')
+
+
+nx.draw_spring(G, font_weight='bold', with_labels=True)
+plt.show()
diff --git a/src/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py b/src/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py
index cfb280dc..30d62788 100755
--- a/src/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py
+++ b/src/communicatorutils/downloadblocks/__init__.py
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ from onionrutils import validatemetadata
 from coredb import blockmetadb
 from onionrutils.localcommand import local_command
 import onionrcrypto
+from onionrcrypto.hashers import sha3_hash
 import onionrstorage
 from onionrblocks import onionrblacklist
 from onionrblocks import storagecounter
 from . import shoulddownload
+from onionrproofs.vdf import verify
 """
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ def download_blocks_from_communicator(comm_inst: "OnionrCommunicatorDaemon"):
                 realHash = realHash.decode() # bytes on some versions for some reason
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
+
             if realHash == blockHash:
                 #content = content.decode() # decode here because sha3Hash needs bytes above
                 metas = blockmetadata.get_block_metadata_from_data(content) # returns tuple(metadata, meta), meta is also in metadata
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ def download_blocks_from_communicator(comm_inst: "OnionrCommunicatorDaemon"):
                 except onionrexceptions.DataExists:
                     metadata_validation_result = False
                 if metadata_validation_result: # check if metadata is valid, and verify nonce
-                    if onionrcrypto.cryptoutils.verify_POW(content): # check if POW is enough/correct
+                    if verify(content, blockHash): # check if POW is enough/correct
                         logger.info('Attempting to save block %s...' % blockHash[:12])
                         try:
                             onionrstorage.set_data(content)
diff --git a/src/lan/client/__init__.py b/src/lan/client/__init__.py
index b7d5b913..d7f92f48 100644
--- a/src/lan/client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lan/client/__init__.py
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ from onionrutils.basicrequests import do_post_request, do_get_request
 """
 
 
+class ConnectedError(Exception): pass
+
+
+
 class Client:
     def __init__(self):
         self.peers = []
         self.lookup_time = {}
         self.poll_delay = 10
+        self.active_threads: set = set([])
 
     def get_lookup_time(self, peer):
         try:
@@ -35,9 +40,21 @@ class Client:
         except KeyError:
             return 0
 
+    def peer_thread(self, peer):
+        def do_peer_sync(): return
+        if peer in self.active_threads:
+            raise ConnectedError
+        self.active_threads.add(peer)
+        do_peer_sync()
+        self.active_threads.remove(peer)
+
     def start(self):
         while True:
-            self.peers = random_shuffle(self.peers)
+            peers = random_shuffle(list(set(self.peers) ^ self.active_threads))
+            try:
+                self.peer_thread(peers[0])
+            except IndexError:
+                pass
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/onionrblocks/blockimporter.py b/src/onionrblocks/blockimporter.py
index ed2b87ec..c4c867a9 100755
--- a/src/onionrblocks/blockimporter.py
+++ b/src/onionrblocks/blockimporter.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from onionrutils import blockmetadata
 from coredb import blockmetadb
 import onionrstorage
 import onionrcrypto as crypto
+from onionrcrypto.hashers import sha3_hash
+from onionrproofs.vdf import verify
 from . import onionrblacklist
 
 '''
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ def import_block_from_data(content):
     # check if metadata is valid
     if validatemetadata.validate_metadata(metadata, metas[2]):
         # check if POW is enough/correct
-        if crypto.cryptoutils.verify_POW(content):
+        if verify(content, sha3_hash(content)):
             logger.info(f'Imported block passed proof, saving: {data_hash}.',
                         terminal=True)
             try:
diff --git a/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py b/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py
index 10906d5e..eb89ae5b 100644
--- a/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py
+++ b/src/onionrblocks/insert/main.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import config, onionrcrypto as crypto, onionrexceptions
 from onionrusers import onionrusers
 from onionrutils import localcommand, blockmetadata, stringvalidators
 import coredb
-import onionrproofs
-from onionrproofs import subprocesspow
+from onionrproofs.vdf import multiprocess_create
+
 import logger
 from onionrtypes import UserIDSecretKey
 
@@ -187,14 +187,11 @@ def insert_block(data: Union[str, bytes], header: str = 'txt',
             expire = epoch.get_epoch() + expire
         metadata['expire'] = expire
 
-    # send block data (and metadata) to POW module to get tokenized block data
-    if use_subprocess:
-        payload = subprocesspow.SubprocessPOW(data, metadata).start()
-    else:
-        payload = onionrproofs.POW(metadata, data).waitForResult()
-    if payload != False:
+    data = json.dumps(metadata).encode() + b'\n' + data
+    mimc_hash = multiprocess_create(data)
+    if mimc_hash != False:
         try:
-            retData = onionrstorage.set_data(payload)
+            retData = onionrstorage.set_data(data, mimc_hash)
         except onionrexceptions.DiskAllocationReached:
             logger.error(allocationReachedMessage)
             retData = False
diff --git a/src/onionrproofs/vdf/__init__.py b/src/onionrproofs/vdf/__init__.py
index f7f53dde..1ebddbf7 100644
--- a/src/onionrproofs/vdf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/onionrproofs/vdf/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def create(data: bytes) -> str:
     return vdf_create(data, rounds)
 
 
-def multiproces_create(data: bytes) -> str:
+def multiprocess_create(data: bytes) -> str:
     parent_conn, child_conn = Pipe()
     def __do_create(conn, data):
         conn.send(create(data))
diff --git a/src/onionrstorage/setdata.py b/src/onionrstorage/setdata.py
index e742ff7e..88e4d64c 100644
--- a/src/onionrstorage/setdata.py
+++ b/src/onionrstorage/setdata.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from onionrutils import blockmetadata, bytesconverter
 """
 
 
-def set_data(data) -> str:
+def set_data(data, mimc_hash) -> str:
     """Set the data assciated with a hash."""
     storage_counter = storagecounter.StorageCounter()
     data = data
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ def set_data(data) -> str:
     if not type(data) is bytes:
         data = data.encode()
 
-    dataHash = crypto.hashers.sha3_hash(data)
+    mimc_hash = crypto.hashers.sha3_hash(data)
 
-    if type(dataHash) is bytes:
-        dataHash = dataHash.decode()
+    if type(mimc_hash) is bytes:
+        mimc_hash = mimc_hash.decode()
     try:
-        onionrstorage.getData(dataHash)
+        onionrstorage.getData(mimc_hash)
     except onionrexceptions.NoDataAvailable:
         if storage_counter.add_bytes(dataSize) is not False:
-            onionrstorage.store(data, blockHash=dataHash)
+            onionrstorage.store(data, blockHash=mimc_hash)
             conn = sqlite3.connect(dbfiles.block_meta_db, timeout=30)
             c = conn.cursor()
             c.execute(
                 "UPDATE hashes SET dataSaved=1 WHERE hash = ?;",
-                (dataHash,))
+                (mimc_hash,))
             conn.commit()
             conn.close()
             with open(filepaths.data_nonce_file, 'a') as nonceFile:
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ def set_data(data) -> str:
             raise onionrexceptions.DiskAllocationReached
     else:
         raise onionrexceptions.DataExists(
-                "Data is already set for " + dataHash)
+                "Data is already set for " + mimc_hash)
 
-    return dataHash
+    return mimc_hash
diff --git a/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt b/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt
index e88890f1..7fd4d8d9 100755
--- a/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt
+++ b/static-data/bootstrap-nodes.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3msj7fgyxgpfsjvvtcji7a4tkjbna6jmpealv6mun7435jjyptctfxyd.onion,chz7aarrmhxnefa6jx7ai3h3f5oy4sz5x4o5bbhfcq4xr3zbvsynaoad.onion,llqcrrf5cdk7p277eynepnvoo4ggrnybmp2daqtsr2hshitlmvbipdqd.onion,lqyhqt5mtsvu5bdatn4ntaplsfsrfxzp3j6gze77g4nptpxe36q7poad.onion
+3msj7fgyxgpfsjvvtcji7a4tkjbna6jmpealv6mun7435jjyptctfxyd.onion,chz7aarrmhxnefa6jx7ai3h3f5oy4sz5x4o5bbhfcq4xr3zbvsynaoad.onion,llqcrrf5cdk7p277eynepnvoo4ggrnybmp2daqtsr2hshitlmvbipdqd.onion,lqyhqt5mtsvu5bdatn4ntaplsfsrfxzp3j6gze77g4nptpxe36q7poad.onion
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/runtime-result.txt b/tests/runtime-result.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 52b64ce6..00000000
--- a/tests/runtime-result.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1585619396
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_block_vdf_proof.py b/tests/test_block_vdf_proof.py
index 355c5308..00bf82f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_block_vdf_proof.py
+++ b/tests/test_block_vdf_proof.py
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ class TestVdf(unittest.TestCase):
         res = vdf.create(b'test')
         int(res, 16)
         if len(res) == 0: raise ValueError
-        self.assertEqual(vdf.multiproces_create(b'test'), res)
+        self.assertEqual(vdf.multiprocess_create(b'test'), res)
     def test_speed(self):
         t = time()
         vdf.create(b'test')
         self.assertTrue(time() - t <= 10)
         # test 2 kb
         t = time()
-        vdf.create(b't'*10000)
+        vdf.create(b't'*2000)
         self.assertTrue(time() - t >= 10)
         #timeit(lambda: vdf.create(b'test'))
 
diff --git a/tests/test_blocks.py b/tests/test_blocks.py
index ddf2f5c1..f8539802 100644
--- a/tests/test_blocks.py
+++ b/tests/test_blocks.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import sys, os
 sys.path.append(".")
 sys.path.append("src/")
 import unittest, uuid, hashlib
+import secrets
 
 TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
 print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ from utils import createdirs
 from onionrutils import bytesconverter
 import onionrcrypto
 from onionrblocks import onionrblockapi
+from onionrproofs.vdf import verify
+from onionrcrypto.hashers import sha3_hash
 
 def setup_test():
     TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
@@ -24,9 +27,8 @@ def setup_test():
 class OnionrBlockTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_plaintext_insert(self):
         setup_test()
-        message = 'hello world'
+        message = 'hello world' + secrets.token_hex(5)
         bl = onionrblocks.insert(message)
-        self.assertTrue(bl.startswith('0'))
         self.assertIn(bytesconverter.str_to_bytes(message), onionrstorage.getData(bl))
 
     def test_encrypted_insert(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_get_lan_ips.py b/tests/test_get_lan_ips.py
index 1d514bd4..cf6c0dbf 100644
--- a/tests/test_get_lan_ips.py
+++ b/tests/test_get_lan_ips.py
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
 print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
 os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
 import unittest
+from utils import identifyhome, createdirs
+from onionrsetup import setup_config
+
+createdirs.create_dirs()
+setup_config()
+
 
 from lan.getip import lan_ips, best_ip