diff --git a/src/gossip/client/storeblocks.py b/src/gossip/client/storeblocks.py
index 4eda747b..e45dd406 100644
--- a/src/gossip/client/storeblocks.py
+++ b/src/gossip/client/storeblocks.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from threading import Thread
 from queue import Queue
 from queue import Empty
 
+from onionrplugins.onionrevents import event
 import blockdb
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -32,9 +33,8 @@ def store_blocks(dandelion_phase: 'DandelionPhase'):
     while not dandelion_phase.is_stem_phase() \
             and dandelion_phase.remaining_time() > 1:
         try:
-            blockdb.add_block_to_db(
-                new_queue.get(timeout=dandelion_phase.remaining_time() + 1)
-            )
+            bl = new_queue.get(timeout=dandelion_phase.remaining_time() + 1)
+            blockdb.add_block_to_db(bl)
+            event('gotblock', data=bl, threaded=True)
         except Empty:
             pass
-
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/tests/test_identity_distance.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/tests/test_identity_distance.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5e85c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/tests/test_identity_distance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os, uuid
+from random import randint
+from sqlite3 import Time
+import socket
+from queue import Queue
+from time import sleep
+import secrets
+
+
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (str(uuid.uuid4())[:6], os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+
+import unittest
+import sys
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append('static-data/default-plugins/wot/')
+sys.path.append("src/")
+from wot import identity
+
+
+def generate_graph(iden: identity.Identity, depth, max_neighbors):
+    c = 0
+    if depth == 0:
+        return
+    for i in range(randint(0, max_neighbors)):
+        i = identity.Identity(secrets.token_hex(16))
+        iden.trusted.add(i)
+        generate_graph(i, depth - 1, max_neighbors)
+
+
+class IdentityDistanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_distance(self):
+        iden = identity.Identity(secrets.token_hex(16))
+        generate_graph(iden, 10, 5)
+        iden2 = list(list(iden.trusted)[0].trusted)[0]
+
+        self.assertEqual(identity.get_distance(iden, iden2), 2)
+
+unittest.main()
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
index e69de29b..263d5e31 100644
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# The web of trust is a graph of identities where each edge is a signature
+# of a byte representing a trust level and an identity's public key
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/blockprocessing.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/blockprocessing.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity.py b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da13f6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/wot/wot/identity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from collections import deque
+from typing import Set, Union, List
+
+
+identities: List['Identity'] = []
+
+
+class Identity:
+    def __init__(self, key: Union['Ed25519PublicKey', 'Ed25519PrivateKey']):
+        self.trusted: Set[Identity] = set()
+        self.key = key
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.key == other
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.key
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.key)
+
+
+def get_distance(identity: Identity, identity2: Identity):
+    distance = 0
+    visited = set()
+    stack = deque([identity])
+
+    while stack:
+        current_iden = stack.popleft()
+
+        if current_iden == identity2:
+            return distance
+        distance += 1
+
+        if identity2 in current_iden.trusted:
+            return distance
+
+        for trusted in current_iden.trusted:
+            if trusted not in visited:
+                visited.add(trusted)
+                stack.append(trusted)
+    raise ValueError
diff --git a/static-data/default_config.json b/static-data/default_config.json
index bd26caff..f0680cd3 100755
--- a/static-data/default_config.json
+++ b/static-data/default_config.json
@@ -8,19 +8,11 @@
     "general": {
         "allow_public_api_dns_rebinding": false,
         "announce_node": true,
-        "bind_address": "",
         "dev_mode": false,
         "display_header": true,
         "ephemeral_tunnels": false,
-        "insert_deniable_blocks": true,
-        "max_block_age": 2678400,
-        "minimum_block_pow": 5,
-        "minimum_send_pow": 5,
         "public_key": "",
-        "random_bind_ip": true,
         "security_level": 0,
-        "show_notifications": true,
-        "store_plaintext_blocks": true,
         "use_bootstrap_list": true
     },
     "log": {
@@ -34,50 +26,14 @@
         },
         "verbosity": "default"
     },
-    "onboarding": {
-        "done": false
-    },
-    "peers": {
-        "max_connect": 1000,
-        "max_stored_peers": 10000000,
-        "minimum_score": -100
-    },
     "plugins": {
         "disabled": ["unixtransport"],
         "enabled": []
     },
-    "statistics": {
-        "i_dont_want_privacy": false,
-        "server": ""
-    },
     "security": {
         "dandelion": {
             "strict": true,
             "enabled": true
         }
-    },
-    "timers": {
-        "getBlocks": 10,
-        "lookupBlocks": 25
-    },
-    "tor": {
-        "bridge_fingerprint": "",
-        "bridge_ip": "",
-        "existing_control_password": "",
-        "existing_control_port": 0,
-        "existing_socks_port": 0,
-        "use_bridge": false,
-        "use_existing_tor": false
-    },
-    "transports": {
-        "lan": true,
-        "sneakernet": true,
-        "tor": true
-    },
-    "ui": {
-        "animated_background": true,
-        "public_remote_enabled": false,
-        "public_remote_hosts": [],
-        "theme": "dark"
     }
 }
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