diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b8b361e1..b8f68a26f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -116,3 +116,7 @@ contrib/debian/files
 contrib/debian/substvars
 
 src/rpcmisc~.cpp
+src/komodod
+src/genVERUSTEST
+src/komodo-cli
+src/komodo-tx
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 04fcdb415..a7cef7cd4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ LIBBITCOIN_COMMON=libbitcoin_common.a
 LIBBITCOIN_CLI=libbitcoin_cli.a
 LIBBITCOIN_UTIL=libbitcoin_util.a
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO=crypto/libbitcoin_crypto.a
+LIBVERUS_CRYPTO=crypto/libverus_crypto.a
 LIBSECP256K1=secp256k1/libsecp256k1.la
 LIBSNARK=snark/libsnark.a
 LIBUNIVALUE=univalue/libunivalue.la
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ $(LIBUNIVALUE): $(wildcard univalue/lib/*)
 # But to build the less dependent modules first, we manually select their order here:
 EXTRA_LIBRARIES = \
   crypto/libbitcoin_crypto.a \
+  crypto/libverus_crypto.a \
   libbitcoin_util.a \
   libbitcoin_common.a \
   libbitcoin_server.a \
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   core_io.h \
   core_memusage.h \
   deprecation.h \
+  haraka.h \
   hash.h \
   httprpc.h \
   httpserver.h \
@@ -341,7 +344,9 @@ crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_a_SOURCES = \
   crypto/sha256.cpp \
   crypto/sha256.h \
   crypto/sha512.cpp \
-  crypto/sha512.h
+  crypto/sha512.h \
+  crypto/verus_hash.h \
+  crypto/verus_hash.cpp
 
 if ENABLE_MINING
 EQUIHASH_TROMP_SOURCES = \
@@ -355,9 +360,16 @@ crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_a_SOURCES += \
   ${EQUIHASH_TROMP_SOURCES}
 endif
 
+# Verus hash specific library
+crypto_libverus_crypto_a_CPPFLAGS = -O0 -Wint-conversion -march=native -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -fPIC $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+crypto_libverus_crypto_a_CXXFLAGS = -O0 -Wint-conversion -march=native -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -fPIC $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
+crypto_libverus_crypto_a_SOURCES = \
+  crypto/haraka.h \
+  crypto/haraka.c
+
 # common: shared between zcashd and non-server tools
-libbitcoin_common_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
-libbitcoin_common_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
+libbitcoin_common_a_CPPFLAGS = -fPIC $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
+libbitcoin_common_a_CXXFLAGS = -fPIC $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   amount.cpp \
   arith_uint256.cpp \
@@ -441,6 +453,7 @@ komodod_LDADD = \
   $(LIBUNIVALUE) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
+  $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) \
   $(LIBZCASH) \
   $(LIBSNARK) \
   $(LIBLEVELDB) \
@@ -463,6 +476,7 @@ komodod_LDADD += \
   $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) \
   $(EVENT_LIBS) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
+  $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) \
   $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 
 if ENABLE_PROTON
@@ -512,6 +526,7 @@ komodo_tx_LDADD = \
   $(LIBZCASH) \
   $(LIBSNARK) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
+  $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) \
   $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 
 komodo_tx_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.gtest.include b/src/Makefile.gtest.include
index f70672052..b424fd41f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.gtest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.gtest.include
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif
 komodo_gtest_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DMULTICORE -fopenmp -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DCURVE_ALT_BN128 -DSTATIC $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 komodo_gtest_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 
-komodo_gtest_LDADD = -lgtest -lgmock $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
+komodo_gtest_LDADD = -lgtest -lgmock $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LIBSECP256K1)
 if ENABLE_ZMQ
 zcash_gtest_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_ZMQ) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index c21016737..6afc3a707 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ qt_komodo_qt_LDADD = qt/libbitcoinqt.a $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER)
 if ENABLE_WALLET
 qt_komodo_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 endif
-qt_komodo_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
+qt_komodo_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 qt_komodo_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 qt_komodo_qt_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag CXX
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qttest.include b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
index 3e57a8926..2d56d07e3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qttest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ qt_test_test_komodo_qt_LDADD = $(LIBBITCOINQT) $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER)
 if ENABLE_WALLET
 qt_test_test_komodo_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET)
 endif
-qt_test_test_komodo_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) \
+qt_test_test_komodo_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) $(LIBBITCOIN_UNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) \
   $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QT_TEST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) \
   $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
 qt_test_test_komodo_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index 582ecb577..9a9751859 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ endif
 
 test_test_bitcoin_SOURCES = $(BITCOIN_TESTS) $(JSON_TEST_FILES) $(RAW_TEST_FILES)
 test_test_bitcoin_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -fopenmp $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) -I$(builddir)/test/ $(TESTDEFS) $(EVENT_CFLAGS)
-test_test_bitcoin_LDADD = $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
+test_test_bitcoin_LDADD = $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 if ENABLE_WALLET
diff --git a/src/Makefile.zcash.include b/src/Makefile.zcash.include
index 177931c88..3da2c5fa9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.zcash.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.zcash.include
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ zcash_CreateJoinSplit_LDADD = \
   $(LIBSNARK) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) \
+  $(LIBVERUS_CRYPTO) \
   $(BOOST_LIBS) \
   $(LIBZCASH_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/crypto/haraka.c b/src/crypto/haraka.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccfd8ce34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/haraka.c
@@ -0,0 +1,574 @@
+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 kste
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+Optimized Implementations for Haraka256 and Haraka512
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "crypto/haraka.h"
+
+u128 rc[40];
+
+void load_constants() {
+  rc[0] = _mm_set_epi32(0x0684704c,0xe620c00a,0xb2c5fef0,0x75817b9d);
+  rc[1] = _mm_set_epi32(0x8b66b4e1,0x88f3a06b,0x640f6ba4,0x2f08f717);
+  rc[2] = _mm_set_epi32(0x3402de2d,0x53f28498,0xcf029d60,0x9f029114);
+  rc[3] = _mm_set_epi32(0x0ed6eae6,0x2e7b4f08,0xbbf3bcaf,0xfd5b4f79);
+  rc[4] = _mm_set_epi32(0xcbcfb0cb,0x4872448b,0x79eecd1c,0xbe397044);
+  rc[5] = _mm_set_epi32(0x7eeacdee,0x6e9032b7,0x8d5335ed,0x2b8a057b);
+  rc[6] = _mm_set_epi32(0x67c28f43,0x5e2e7cd0,0xe2412761,0xda4fef1b);
+  rc[7] = _mm_set_epi32(0x2924d9b0,0xafcacc07,0x675ffde2,0x1fc70b3b);
+  rc[8] = _mm_set_epi32(0xab4d63f1,0xe6867fe9,0xecdb8fca,0xb9d465ee);
+  rc[9] = _mm_set_epi32(0x1c30bf84,0xd4b7cd64,0x5b2a404f,0xad037e33);
+  rc[10] = _mm_set_epi32(0xb2cc0bb9,0x941723bf,0x69028b2e,0x8df69800);
+  rc[11] = _mm_set_epi32(0xfa0478a6,0xde6f5572,0x4aaa9ec8,0x5c9d2d8a);
+  rc[12] = _mm_set_epi32(0xdfb49f2b,0x6b772a12,0x0efa4f2e,0x29129fd4);
+  rc[13] = _mm_set_epi32(0x1ea10344,0xf449a236,0x32d611ae,0xbb6a12ee);
+  rc[14] = _mm_set_epi32(0xaf044988,0x4b050084,0x5f9600c9,0x9ca8eca6);
+  rc[15] = _mm_set_epi32(0x21025ed8,0x9d199c4f,0x78a2c7e3,0x27e593ec);
+  rc[16] = _mm_set_epi32(0xbf3aaaf8,0xa759c9b7,0xb9282ecd,0x82d40173);
+  rc[17] = _mm_set_epi32(0x6260700d,0x6186b017,0x37f2efd9,0x10307d6b);
+  rc[18] = _mm_set_epi32(0x5aca45c2,0x21300443,0x81c29153,0xf6fc9ac6);
+  rc[19] = _mm_set_epi32(0x9223973c,0x226b68bb,0x2caf92e8,0x36d1943a);
+  rc[20] = _mm_set_epi32(0xd3bf9238,0x225886eb,0x6cbab958,0xe51071b4);
+  rc[21] = _mm_set_epi32(0xdb863ce5,0xaef0c677,0x933dfddd,0x24e1128d);
+  rc[22] = _mm_set_epi32(0xbb606268,0xffeba09c,0x83e48de3,0xcb2212b1);
+  rc[23] = _mm_set_epi32(0x734bd3dc,0xe2e4d19c,0x2db91a4e,0xc72bf77d);
+  rc[24] = _mm_set_epi32(0x43bb47c3,0x61301b43,0x4b1415c4,0x2cb3924e);
+  rc[25] = _mm_set_epi32(0xdba775a8,0xe707eff6,0x03b231dd,0x16eb6899);
+  rc[26] = _mm_set_epi32(0x6df3614b,0x3c755977,0x8e5e2302,0x7eca472c);
+  rc[27] = _mm_set_epi32(0xcda75a17,0xd6de7d77,0x6d1be5b9,0xb88617f9);
+  rc[28] = _mm_set_epi32(0xec6b43f0,0x6ba8e9aa,0x9d6c069d,0xa946ee5d);
+  rc[29] = _mm_set_epi32(0xcb1e6950,0xf957332b,0xa2531159,0x3bf327c1);
+  rc[30] = _mm_set_epi32(0x2cee0c75,0x00da619c,0xe4ed0353,0x600ed0d9);
+  rc[31] = _mm_set_epi32(0xf0b1a5a1,0x96e90cab,0x80bbbabc,0x63a4a350);
+  rc[32] = _mm_set_epi32(0xae3db102,0x5e962988,0xab0dde30,0x938dca39);
+  rc[33] = _mm_set_epi32(0x17bb8f38,0xd554a40b,0x8814f3a8,0x2e75b442);
+  rc[34] = _mm_set_epi32(0x34bb8a5b,0x5f427fd7,0xaeb6b779,0x360a16f6);
+  rc[35] = _mm_set_epi32(0x26f65241,0xcbe55438,0x43ce5918,0xffbaafde);
+  rc[36] = _mm_set_epi32(0x4ce99a54,0xb9f3026a,0xa2ca9cf7,0x839ec978);
+  rc[37] = _mm_set_epi32(0xae51a51a,0x1bdff7be,0x40c06e28,0x22901235);
+  rc[38] = _mm_set_epi32(0xa0c1613c,0xba7ed22b,0xc173bc0f,0x48a659cf);
+  rc[39] = _mm_set_epi32(0x756acc03,0x02288288,0x4ad6bdfd,0xe9c59da1);
+}
+
+void test_implementations() {
+  unsigned char *in = (unsigned char *)calloc(64*8, sizeof(unsigned char));
+  unsigned char *out256 = (unsigned char *)calloc(32*8, sizeof(unsigned char));
+  unsigned char *out512 = (unsigned char *)calloc(32*8, sizeof(unsigned char));
+  unsigned char testvector256[32] = {0x80, 0x27, 0xcc, 0xb8, 0x79, 0x49, 0x77, 0x4b,
+                                     0x78, 0xd0, 0x54, 0x5f, 0xb7, 0x2b, 0xf7, 0x0c,
+                                     0x69, 0x5c, 0x2a, 0x09, 0x23, 0xcb, 0xd4, 0x7b,
+                                     0xba, 0x11, 0x59, 0xef, 0xbf, 0x2b, 0x2c, 0x1c};
+
+ unsigned char testvector512[32] = {0xbe, 0x7f, 0x72, 0x3b, 0x4e, 0x80, 0xa9, 0x98,
+                                    0x13, 0xb2, 0x92, 0x28, 0x7f, 0x30, 0x6f, 0x62,
+                                    0x5a, 0x6d, 0x57, 0x33, 0x1c, 0xae, 0x5f, 0x34,
+                                    0xdd, 0x92, 0x77, 0xb0, 0x94, 0x5b, 0xe2, 0xaa};
+
+
+
+  int i;
+
+  // Input for testvector
+  for(i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
+    in[i] = i % 64;
+  }
+
+  load_constants();
+  haraka512_8x(out512, in);
+
+  // Verify output
+  for(i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+    if (out512[i % 32] != testvector512[i]) {
+      printf("Error: testvector incorrect.\n");
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  free(in);
+  free(out256);
+  free(out512);
+}
+
+void haraka256(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in) {
+  __m128i s[2], tmp;
+
+  s[0] = LOAD(in);
+  s[1] = LOAD(in + 16);
+
+  AES2(s[0], s[1], 0);
+  MIX2(s[0], s[1]);
+
+  AES2(s[0], s[1], 4);
+  MIX2(s[0], s[1]);
+
+  AES2(s[0], s[1], 8);
+  MIX2(s[0], s[1]);
+
+  AES2(s[0], s[1], 12);
+  MIX2(s[0], s[1]);
+
+  AES2(s[0], s[1], 16);
+  MIX2(s[0], s[1]);
+
+  s[0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0], LOAD(in));
+  s[1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1], LOAD(in + 16));
+
+  STORE(out, s[0]);
+  STORE(out + 16, s[1]);
+}
+
+void haraka256_4x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in) {
+  __m128i s[4][2], tmp;
+
+  s[0][0] = LOAD(in);
+  s[0][1] = LOAD(in + 16);
+  s[1][0] = LOAD(in + 32);
+  s[1][1] = LOAD(in + 48);
+  s[2][0] = LOAD(in + 64);
+  s[2][1] = LOAD(in + 80);
+  s[3][0] = LOAD(in + 96);
+  s[3][1] = LOAD(in + 112);
+
+  // Round 1
+  AES2_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 0);
+
+  MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+
+  // Round 2
+  AES2_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 4);
+
+  MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+
+  // Round 3
+  AES2_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 8);
+
+  MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+
+  // Round 4
+  AES2_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 12);
+
+  MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+
+  // Round 5
+  AES2_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 16);
+
+  MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+
+  // Feed Forward
+  s[0][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][0], LOAD(in));
+  s[0][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][1], LOAD(in + 16));
+  s[1][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][0], LOAD(in + 32));
+  s[1][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][1], LOAD(in + 48));
+  s[2][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][0], LOAD(in + 64));
+  s[2][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][1], LOAD(in + 80));
+  s[3][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][0], LOAD(in + 96));
+  s[3][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][1], LOAD(in + 112));
+
+  STORE(out, s[0][0]);
+  STORE(out + 16, s[0][1]);
+  STORE(out + 32, s[1][0]);
+  STORE(out + 48, s[1][1]);
+  STORE(out + 64, s[2][0]);
+  STORE(out + 80, s[2][1]);
+  STORE(out + 96, s[3][0]);
+  STORE(out + 112, s[3][1]);
+}
+
+void haraka256_8x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in) {
+  // This is faster on Skylake, the code below is faster on Haswell.
+  haraka256_4x(out, in);
+  haraka256_4x(out + 128, in + 128);
+  return;
+  // __m128i s[8][2], tmp;
+  //
+  // int i;
+  //
+  // s[0][0] = LOAD(in);
+  // s[0][1] = LOAD(in + 16);
+  // s[1][0] = LOAD(in + 32);
+  // s[1][1] = LOAD(in + 48);
+  // s[2][0] = LOAD(in + 64);
+  // s[2][1] = LOAD(in + 80);
+  // s[3][0] = LOAD(in + 96);
+  // s[3][1] = LOAD(in + 112);
+  // s[4][0] = LOAD(in + 128);
+  // s[4][1] = LOAD(in + 144);
+  // s[5][0] = LOAD(in + 160);
+  // s[5][1] = LOAD(in + 176);
+  // s[6][0] = LOAD(in + 192);
+  // s[6][1] = LOAD(in + 208);
+  // s[7][0] = LOAD(in + 224);
+  // s[7][1] = LOAD(in + 240);
+  //
+  // // Round 1
+  // AES2_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 0);
+  //
+  // MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[4][0], s[4][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[5][0], s[5][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[6][0], s[6][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[7][0], s[7][1]);
+  //
+  //
+  // // Round 2
+  // AES2_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 4);
+  //
+  // MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[4][0], s[4][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[5][0], s[5][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[6][0], s[6][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[7][0], s[7][1]);
+  //
+  // // Round 3
+  // AES2_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 8);
+  //
+  // MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[4][0], s[4][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[5][0], s[5][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[6][0], s[6][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[7][0], s[7][1]);
+  //
+  // // Round 4
+  // AES2_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 12);
+  //
+  // MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[4][0], s[4][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[5][0], s[5][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[6][0], s[6][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[7][0], s[7][1]);
+  //
+  // // Round 5
+  // AES2_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 16);
+  //
+  // MIX2(s[0][0], s[0][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[1][0], s[1][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[2][0], s[2][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[3][0], s[3][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[4][0], s[4][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[5][0], s[5][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[6][0], s[6][1]);
+  // MIX2(s[7][0], s[7][1]);
+  //
+  // // Feed Forward
+  // s[0][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][0], LOAD(in));
+  // s[0][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][1], LOAD(in + 16));
+  // s[1][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][0], LOAD(in + 32));
+  // s[1][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][1], LOAD(in + 48));
+  // s[2][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][0], LOAD(in + 64));
+  // s[2][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][1], LOAD(in + 80));
+  // s[3][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][0], LOAD(in + 96));
+  // s[3][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][1], LOAD(in + 112));
+  // s[4][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[4][0], LOAD(in + 128));
+  // s[4][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[4][1], LOAD(in + 144));
+  // s[5][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[5][0], LOAD(in + 160));
+  // s[5][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[5][1], LOAD(in + 176));
+  // s[6][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[6][0], LOAD(in + 192));
+  // s[6][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[6][1], LOAD(in + 208));
+  // s[7][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[7][0], LOAD(in + 224));
+  // s[7][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[7][1], LOAD(in + 240));
+  //
+  // STORE(out, s[0][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 16, s[0][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 32, s[1][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 48, s[1][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 64, s[2][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 80, s[2][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 96, s[3][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 112, s[3][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 128, s[4][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 144, s[4][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 160, s[5][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 176, s[5][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 192, s[6][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 208, s[6][1]);
+  // STORE(out + 224, s[7][0]);
+  // STORE(out + 240, s[7][1]);
+}
+
+void haraka512(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in) {
+  u128 s[4], tmp;
+
+  s[0] = LOAD(in);
+  s[1] = LOAD(in + 16);
+  s[2] = LOAD(in + 32);
+  s[3] = LOAD(in + 48);
+
+  AES4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 0);
+  MIX4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]);
+
+  AES4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 8);
+  MIX4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]);
+
+  AES4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 16);
+  MIX4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]);
+
+  AES4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 24);
+  MIX4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]);
+
+  AES4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 32);
+  MIX4(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]);
+
+  s[0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0], LOAD(in));
+  s[1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1], LOAD(in + 16));
+  s[2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2], LOAD(in + 32));
+  s[3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3], LOAD(in + 48));
+
+  TRUNCSTORE(out, s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3]);
+}
+
+void haraka512_4x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in) {
+  u128 s[4][4], tmp;
+
+  s[0][0] = LOAD(in);
+  s[0][1] = LOAD(in + 16);
+  s[0][2] = LOAD(in + 32);
+  s[0][3] = LOAD(in + 48);
+  s[1][0] = LOAD(in + 64);
+  s[1][1] = LOAD(in + 80);
+  s[1][2] = LOAD(in + 96);
+  s[1][3] = LOAD(in + 112);
+  s[2][0] = LOAD(in + 128);
+  s[2][1] = LOAD(in + 144);
+  s[2][2] = LOAD(in + 160);
+  s[2][3] = LOAD(in + 176);
+  s[3][0] = LOAD(in + 192);
+  s[3][1] = LOAD(in + 208);
+  s[3][2] = LOAD(in + 224);
+  s[3][3] = LOAD(in + 240);
+
+  AES4_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 0);
+  MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+
+  AES4_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 8);
+  MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+
+  AES4_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 16);
+  MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+
+  AES4_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 24);
+  MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+
+  AES4_4x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], 32);
+  MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+
+
+  s[0][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][0], LOAD(in));
+  s[0][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][1], LOAD(in + 16));
+  s[0][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][2], LOAD(in + 32));
+  s[0][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][3], LOAD(in + 48));
+  s[1][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][0], LOAD(in + 64));
+  s[1][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][1], LOAD(in + 80));
+  s[1][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][2], LOAD(in + 96));
+  s[1][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][3], LOAD(in + 112));
+  s[2][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][0], LOAD(in + 128));
+  s[2][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][1], LOAD(in + 144));
+  s[2][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][2], LOAD(in + 160));
+  s[2][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][3], LOAD(in + 176));
+  s[3][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][0], LOAD(in + 192));
+  s[3][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][1], LOAD(in + 208));
+  s[3][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][2], LOAD(in + 224));
+  s[3][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][3], LOAD(in + 240));
+
+  TRUNCSTORE(out, s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  TRUNCSTORE(out + 32, s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  TRUNCSTORE(out + 64, s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  TRUNCSTORE(out + 96, s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+}
+
+void haraka512_8x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in) {
+  // This is faster on Skylake, the code below is faster on Haswell.
+  haraka512_4x(out, in);
+  haraka512_4x(out + 128, in + 256);
+
+  // u128 s[8][4], tmp;
+  //
+  // s[0][0] = LOAD(in);
+  // s[0][1] = LOAD(in + 16);
+  // s[0][2] = LOAD(in + 32);
+  // s[0][3] = LOAD(in + 48);
+  // s[1][0] = LOAD(in + 64);
+  // s[1][1] = LOAD(in + 80);
+  // s[1][2] = LOAD(in + 96);
+  // s[1][3] = LOAD(in + 112);
+  // s[2][0] = LOAD(in + 128);
+  // s[2][1] = LOAD(in + 144);
+  // s[2][2] = LOAD(in + 160);
+  // s[2][3] = LOAD(in + 176);
+  // s[3][0] = LOAD(in + 192);
+  // s[3][1] = LOAD(in + 208);
+  // s[3][2] = LOAD(in + 224);
+  // s[3][3] = LOAD(in + 240);
+  // s[4][0] = LOAD(in + 256);
+  // s[4][1] = LOAD(in + 272);
+  // s[4][2] = LOAD(in + 288);
+  // s[4][3] = LOAD(in + 304);
+  // s[5][0] = LOAD(in + 320);
+  // s[5][1] = LOAD(in + 336);
+  // s[5][2] = LOAD(in + 352);
+  // s[5][3] = LOAD(in + 368);
+  // s[6][0] = LOAD(in + 384);
+  // s[6][1] = LOAD(in + 400);
+  // s[6][2] = LOAD(in + 416);
+  // s[6][3] = LOAD(in + 432);
+  // s[7][0] = LOAD(in + 448);
+  // s[7][1] = LOAD(in + 464);
+  // s[7][2] = LOAD(in + 480);
+  // s[7][3] = LOAD(in + 496);
+  //
+  // AES4_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 0);
+  // MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[4][0], s[4][1], s[4][2], s[4][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[5][0], s[5][1], s[5][2], s[5][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[6][0], s[6][1], s[6][2], s[6][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[7][0], s[7][1], s[7][2], s[7][3]);
+  //
+  // AES4_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 8);
+  // MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[4][0], s[4][1], s[4][2], s[4][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[5][0], s[5][1], s[5][2], s[5][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[6][0], s[6][1], s[6][2], s[6][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[7][0], s[7][1], s[7][2], s[7][3]);
+  //
+  // AES4_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 16);
+  // MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[4][0], s[4][1], s[4][2], s[4][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[5][0], s[5][1], s[5][2], s[5][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[6][0], s[6][1], s[6][2], s[6][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[7][0], s[7][1], s[7][2], s[7][3]);
+  //
+  // AES4_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 24);
+  // MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[4][0], s[4][1], s[4][2], s[4][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[5][0], s[5][1], s[5][2], s[5][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[6][0], s[6][1], s[6][2], s[6][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[7][0], s[7][1], s[7][2], s[7][3]);
+  //
+  // AES4_8x(s[0], s[1], s[2], s[3], s[4], s[5], s[6], s[7], 32);
+  // MIX4(s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[4][0], s[4][1], s[4][2], s[4][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[5][0], s[5][1], s[5][2], s[5][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[6][0], s[6][1], s[6][2], s[6][3]);
+  // MIX4(s[7][0], s[7][1], s[7][2], s[7][3]);
+  //
+  //
+  // s[0][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][0], LOAD(in));
+  // s[0][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][1], LOAD(in + 16));
+  // s[0][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][2], LOAD(in + 32));
+  // s[0][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[0][3], LOAD(in + 48));
+  // s[1][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][0], LOAD(in + 64));
+  // s[1][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][1], LOAD(in + 80));
+  // s[1][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][2], LOAD(in + 96));
+  // s[1][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[1][3], LOAD(in + 112));
+  // s[2][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][0], LOAD(in + 128));
+  // s[2][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][1], LOAD(in + 144));
+  // s[2][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][2], LOAD(in + 160));
+  // s[2][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[2][3], LOAD(in + 176));
+  // s[3][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][0], LOAD(in + 192));
+  // s[3][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][1], LOAD(in + 208));
+  // s[3][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][2], LOAD(in + 224));
+  // s[3][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[3][3], LOAD(in + 240));
+  // s[4][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[4][0], LOAD(in + 256));
+  // s[4][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[4][1], LOAD(in + 272));
+  // s[4][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[4][2], LOAD(in + 288));
+  // s[4][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[4][3], LOAD(in + 304));
+  // s[5][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[5][0], LOAD(in + 320));
+  // s[5][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[5][1], LOAD(in + 336));
+  // s[5][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[5][2], LOAD(in + 352));
+  // s[5][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[5][3], LOAD(in + 368));
+  // s[6][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[6][0], LOAD(in + 384));
+  // s[6][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[6][1], LOAD(in + 400));
+  // s[6][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[6][2], LOAD(in + 416));
+  // s[6][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[6][3], LOAD(in + 432));
+  // s[7][0] = _mm_xor_si128(s[7][0], LOAD(in + 448));
+  // s[7][1] = _mm_xor_si128(s[7][1], LOAD(in + 464));
+  // s[7][2] = _mm_xor_si128(s[7][2], LOAD(in + 480));
+  // s[7][3] = _mm_xor_si128(s[7][3], LOAD(in + 496));
+  //
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out, s[0][0], s[0][1], s[0][2], s[0][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 32, s[1][0], s[1][1], s[1][2], s[1][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 64, s[2][0], s[2][1], s[2][2], s[2][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 96, s[3][0], s[3][1], s[3][2], s[3][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 128, s[4][0], s[4][1], s[4][2], s[4][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 160, s[5][0], s[5][1], s[5][2], s[5][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 192, s[6][0], s[6][1], s[6][2], s[6][3]);
+  // TRUNCSTORE(out + 224, s[7][0], s[7][1], s[7][2], s[7][3]);
+}
diff --git a/src/crypto/haraka.h b/src/crypto/haraka.h
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+++ b/src/crypto/haraka.h
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+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 kste
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+Optimized Implementations for Haraka256 and Haraka512
+*/
+#ifndef HARAKA_H_
+#define HARAKA_H_
+
+#include "immintrin.h"
+
+#define NUMROUNDS 5
+
+#define u64 unsigned long
+#define u128 __m128i
+
+extern u128 rc[40];
+
+#define LOAD(src) _mm_load_si128((u128 *)(src))
+#define STORE(dest,src) _mm_storeu_si128((u128 *)(dest),src)
+
+#define AES2(s0, s1, rci) \
+  s0 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s0, rc[rci]); \
+  s1 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s1, rc[rci + 1]); \
+  s0 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s0, rc[rci + 2]); \
+  s1 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s1, rc[rci + 3]);
+
+#define AES2_4x(s0, s1, s2, s3, rci) \
+  AES2(s0[0], s0[1], rci); \
+  AES2(s1[0], s1[1], rci); \
+  AES2(s2[0], s2[1], rci); \
+  AES2(s3[0], s3[1], rci);
+
+#define AES2_8x(s0, s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, rci) \
+  AES2_4x(s0, s1, s2, s3, rci); \
+  AES2_4x(s4, s5, s6, s7, rci);
+
+#define AES4(s0, s1, s2, s3, rci) \
+  s0 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s0, rc[rci]); \
+  s1 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s1, rc[rci + 1]); \
+  s2 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s2, rc[rci + 2]); \
+  s3 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s3, rc[rci + 3]); \
+  s0 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s0, rc[rci + 4]); \
+  s1 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s1, rc[rci + 5]); \
+  s2 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s2, rc[rci + 6]); \
+  s3 = _mm_aesenc_si128(s3, rc[rci + 7]); \
+
+#define AES4_4x(s0, s1, s2, s3, rci) \
+  AES4(s0[0], s0[1], s0[2], s0[3], rci); \
+  AES4(s1[0], s1[1], s1[2], s1[3], rci); \
+  AES4(s2[0], s2[1], s2[2], s2[3], rci); \
+  AES4(s3[0], s3[1], s3[2], s3[3], rci);
+
+#define AES4_8x(s0, s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, rci) \
+  AES4_4x(s0, s1, s2, s3, rci); \
+  AES4_4x(s4, s5, s6, s7, rci);
+
+#define MIX2(s0, s1) \
+  tmp = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(s0, s1); \
+  s1 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(s0, s1); \
+  s0 = tmp;
+
+#define MIX4(s0, s1, s2, s3) \
+  tmp  = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(s0, s1); \
+  s0 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(s0, s1); \
+  s1 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(s2, s3); \
+  s2 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(s2, s3); \
+  s3 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(s0, s2); \
+  s0 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(s0, s2); \
+  s2 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(s1, tmp); \
+  s1 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(s1, tmp);
+
+#define TRUNCSTORE(out, s0, s1, s2, s3) \
+  *(u64*)(out) = (u64*)(s0)[1]; \
+  *(u64*)(out + 8) = (u64*)(s1)[1]; \
+  *(u64*)(out + 16) = (u64*)(s2)[0]; \
+  *(u64*)(out + 24) = (u64*)(s3)[0];
+
+void load_constants();
+void test_implementations();
+
+void load_constants();
+
+void haraka256(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in);
+void haraka256_4x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in);
+void haraka256_8x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in);
+
+void haraka512(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in);
+void haraka512_4x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in);
+void haraka512_8x(unsigned char *out, const unsigned char *in);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/crypto/verus_hash.cpp b/src/crypto/verus_hash.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09e34ff18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/verus_hash.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// (C) 2018 The Verus Developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+/*
+This provides the PoW hash function for Verus, a CPU-optimized hash 
+function with a Haraka V2 core. Unlike Haraka, which is made for short 
+inputs only, Verus Hash takes any length of input and produces a 256 
+bit output.
+*/
+#include <string.h>
+#include "crypto/common.h"
+#include "crypto/verus_hash.h"
+
+void CVerusHash::Hash(void *result, const void *data, size_t len)
+{
+    unsigned char buf[128];
+    unsigned char *bufPtr = buf;
+    int pos = 0, nextOffset = 64;
+    unsigned char *bufPtr2 = bufPtr + nextOffset;
+    unsigned char *ptr = (unsigned char *)data;
+
+    // put our last result or zero at beginning of buffer each time
+    memset(bufPtr, 0, 32);
+
+    // digest up to 32 bytes at a time
+    for ( ; pos < len; pos += 32)
+    {
+        if (len - pos >= 32)
+        {
+            memcpy(bufPtr + 32, ptr + pos, 32);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            int i = (int)(len - pos);
+            memcpy(bufPtr + 32, ptr + pos, i);
+            memset(bufPtr + 32 + i, 0, 32 - i);
+        }
+        haraka512(bufPtr2, bufPtr);
+        bufPtr2 = bufPtr;
+        bufPtr += nextOffset;
+        nextOffset *= -1;
+    }
+    memcpy(result, bufPtr, 32);
+};
+
+CVerusHash &CVerusHash::Write(const unsigned char *data, size_t len)
+{
+    unsigned char *tmp;
+
+    // digest up to 32 bytes at a time
+    for ( int pos = 0; pos < len; pos += 32)
+    {
+        int room = 32 - curPos;
+
+        if (len - pos >= room)
+        {
+            memcpy(curBuf + 32 + curPos, data + pos, room);
+            haraka512(result, curBuf);
+            tmp = curBuf;
+            curBuf = result;
+            result = tmp;
+            pos += room;
+            curPos = 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            memcpy(curBuf + 32 + curPos, data + pos, len - pos);
+            curPos = 32 - (len - pos);
+            pos = len;
+        }
+    }
+    return *this;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/crypto/verus_hash.h b/src/crypto/verus_hash.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..567ac851f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/verus_hash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// (C) 2018 The Verus Developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+/*
+This provides the PoW hash function for Verus, enabling CPU mining.
+*/
+#ifndef VERUS_HASH_H_
+#define VERUS_HASH_H_
+
+#include <cstring>
+#include <vector>
+
+extern "C" 
+{
+#include "crypto/haraka.h"
+}
+
+class CVerusHash
+{
+    public:
+        static void Hash(void *result, const void *data, size_t len);
+
+        CVerusHash() {}
+
+        CVerusHash &Write(const unsigned char *data, size_t len);
+
+        CVerusHash &Reset()
+        {
+            curBuf = buf1;
+            result = buf2;
+            curPos = 0;
+            std::fill(buf1, buf1 + sizeof(buf1), 0);
+            std::fill(buf2, buf2 + sizeof(buf2), 0);
+        }
+
+        void Finalize(unsigned char hash[32])
+        {
+            if (curPos)
+            {
+                std::fill(curBuf + 32 + curPos, curBuf + 64, 0);
+                haraka512(hash, curBuf);
+            }
+            else
+                std::memcpy(hash, result, 32);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        unsigned char buf1[64], buf2[64];
+        unsigned char *curBuf = buf1, *result = buf2;
+        size_t curPos = 0;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/hash.h b/src/hash.h
index 06fcced0a..7c6b93b61 100644
--- a/src/hash.h
+++ b/src/hash.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "crypto/ripemd160.h"
 #include "crypto/sha256.h"
+#include "crypto/verus_hash.h"
 #include "serialize.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "version.h"
@@ -192,6 +193,37 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+/** A writer stream (for serialization) that computes a 256-bit Verus hash. */
+class CVerusHashWriter
+{
+private:
+    CVerusHash state;
+
+public:
+    int nType;
+    int nVersion;
+
+    CVerusHashWriter(int nTypeIn, int nVersionIn) : nType(nTypeIn), nVersion(nVersionIn) {}
+
+    CVerusHashWriter& write(const char *pch, size_t size) {
+        state.Write((const unsigned char*)pch, size);
+        return (*this);
+    }
+
+    // invalidates the object for further writing
+    uint256 GetHash() {
+        uint256 result;
+        state.Finalize((unsigned char*)&result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    template<typename T>
+    CVerusHashWriter& operator<<(const T& obj) {
+        // Serialize to this stream
+        ::Serialize(*this, obj, nType, nVersion);
+        return (*this);
+    }
+};
 
 /** Compute the 256-bit hash of an object's serialization. */
 template<typename T>
@@ -202,6 +234,15 @@ uint256 SerializeHash(const T& obj, int nType=SER_GETHASH, int nVersion=PROTOCOL
     return ss.GetHash();
 }
 
+/** Compute the 256-bit Verus hash of an object's serialization. */
+template<typename T>
+uint256 SerializeVerusHash(const T& obj, int nType=SER_GETHASH, int nVersion=PROTOCOL_VERSION)
+{
+    CVerusHashWriter ss(nType, nVersion);
+    ss << obj;
+    return ss.GetHash();
+}
+
 unsigned int MurmurHash3(unsigned int nHashSeed, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vDataToHash);
 
 void BIP32Hash(const ChainCode &chainCode, unsigned int nChild, unsigned char header, const unsigned char data[32], unsigned char output[64]);
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 3bacc7087..123e667d2 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "init.h"
 #include "crypto/common.h"
+#include "primitives/block.h"
 #include "addrman.h"
 #include "amount.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_MINING
@@ -1095,6 +1096,11 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     ECC_Start();
     globalVerifyHandle.reset(new ECCVerifyHandle());
 
+    // set the hash algorithm to use for this chain
+    extern uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_ALGO, ASSETCHAINS_VERUSHASH;
+    if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_VERUSHASH)
+        CBlockHeader::SetVerusHash();
+
     // Sanity check
     if (!InitSanityCheck())
         return InitError(_("Initialization sanity check failed. Komodo is shutting down."));
diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 2ecd9d690..aa2995b59 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -65,12 +65,21 @@ int64_t ASSETCHAINS_GENESISPREMINE = 5000000000;
 // spec will use an op_return with CLTV at front and anything after |OP_RETURN|PUSH of rest|OPRETTYPE_TIMELOCK|script|
 #define _ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKOFF -1
 int64_t ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKGTE = _ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKOFF;
-uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM = 0;
-uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO = 0;
+uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM = 0, ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO = 0;
 
 uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA = 1;
 uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_ENDSUBSIDY[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS],ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS],ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS],ASSETCHAINS_DECAY[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS];
 
+#define _ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH 0
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_NUMALGOS = 2;
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH = _ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH;
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_VERUSHASH = 1;
+const char *ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[] = {"equihash", "verushash"};
+uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_NONCEMASK[] = {0xffff,0xffffff};
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_NONCESHIFT[] = {32,40};
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_HASHESPERROUND[] = {1,128};
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_ALGO = _ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH;
+
 uint32_t KOMODO_INITDONE;
 char KMDUSERPASS[4096],BTCUSERPASS[4096]; uint16_t KMD_PORT = 7771,BITCOIND_PORT = 7771;
 uint64_t PENDING_KOMODO_TX;
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 146202fa1..c1ffa12eb 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  *                                                                            *
  ******************************************************************************/
 #include "komodo_defs.h"
+#include <string.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <sodium.h>
@@ -1704,6 +1705,27 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
     }
     if ( name.c_str()[0] != 0 )
     {
+        std:locale loc;
+        std::string selectedAlgo = std::tolower(GetArg("-ac_algo", std::string(ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[0])), loc);
+
+        for ( int i = 0; i < ASSETCHAINS_NUMALGOS; i++ )
+        {
+            if (std::string(ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[i]) == selectedAlgo)
+            {
+                ASSETCHAINS_ALGO = i;
+                // default is SHA256D, so leave it unless otherwise
+                if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_VERUSHASH)
+                {
+                    printf("ASSETCHAINS_ALGO, algorithm set to VerusHash\n");
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (i == ASSETCHAINS_NUMALGOS)
+        {
+            printf("ASSETCHAINS_ALGO, algorithm not supported. using equihash\n");
+        }
+
         ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA = GetArg("-ac_eras", 1);
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA < 1 || ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA > ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS )
         {
@@ -1784,6 +1806,11 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
                 extralen += iguana_rwnum(1,&extraptr[extralen],sizeof(ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO),(void *)&ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO);
             }
 
+            if ( ASSETCHAINS_ALGO != ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH )
+            {
+                extralen += iguana_rwnum(1,&extraptr[extralen],sizeof(ASSETCHAINS_ALGO),(void *)&ASSETCHAINS_ALGO);
+            }
+
             extralen += iguana_rwnum(1,&extraptr[extralen],sizeof(ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION),(void *)&ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index bcf5fe16b..0be7949c7 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 #include "consensus/validation.h"
 #ifdef ENABLE_MINING
 #include "crypto/equihash.h"
+#include "crypto/verus_hash.h"
 #endif
 #include "hash.h"
+
 #include "main.h"
 #include "metrics.h"
 #include "net.h"
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@ void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* pblock, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams,
 
 extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_SEED,IS_KOMODO_NOTARY,USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY,KOMODO_CHOSEN_ONE,ASSETCHAIN_INIT,KOMODO_INITDONE,KOMODO_ON_DEMAND,KOMODO_INITDONE,KOMODO_PASSPORT_INITDONE;
 extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_COMMISSION;
-extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS], ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKGTE;
+extern uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS], ASSETCHAINS_TIMELOCKGTE, ASSETCHAINS_NONCEMASK[];
+extern const char *ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[];
+extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_ALGO, ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH, ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA, ASSETCHAINS_NONCESHIFT[], ASSETCHAINS_HASHESPERROUND[];
 extern char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN];
 extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 extern uint8_t NOTARY_PUBKEY33[33],ASSETCHAINS_OVERRIDE_PUBKEY33[33];
@@ -445,8 +449,8 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
         pblocktemplate->vTxFees[0] = -nFees;
         // Randomise nonce
         arith_uint256 nonce = UintToArith256(GetRandHash());
-        // Clear the top and bottom 16 bits (for local use as thread flags and counters)
-        nonce <<= 32;
+        // Clear the top 16 and bottom 16 or 24 bits (for local use as thread flags and counters)
+        nonce <<= ASSETCHAINS_NONCESHIFT[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO];
         nonce >>= 16;
         pblock->nNonce = ArithToUint256(nonce);
 
@@ -633,6 +637,214 @@ int32_t FOUND_BLOCK,KOMODO_MAYBEMINED;
 extern int32_t KOMODO_LASTMINED;
 int32_t roundrobin_delay;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+void static BitcoinMiner_noeq(CWallet *pwallet)
+#else
+void static BitcoinMiner_noeq()
+#endif
+{
+    LogPrintf("KomodoMiner started\n");
+    SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
+    RenameThread("komodo-miner");
+    const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+    // Each thread has its own key
+    CReserveKey reservekey(pwallet);
+#endif
+
+    // Each thread has its own counter
+    unsigned int nExtraNonce = 0;
+    std::vector<unsigned char> solnPlaceholder = std::vector<unsigned char>();
+    solnPlaceholder.resize(Eh200_9.SolutionWidth);
+
+    uint8_t *script; uint64_t total,checktoshis; int32_t i,j;
+
+    while ( (ASSETCHAIN_INIT == 0 || KOMODO_INITDONE == 0) ) //chainActive.Tip()->nHeight != 235300 &&
+    {
+        sleep(1);
+        if ( komodo_baseid(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) < 0 )
+            break;
+    }
+
+    miningTimer.start();
+
+    try {
+        fprintf(stderr,"Komodo miner mining %s with %s\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO]);
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (chainparams.MiningRequiresPeers())
+            {
+                miningTimer.stop();
+                do {
+                    bool fvNodesEmpty;
+                    {
+                        LOCK(cs_vNodes);
+                        fvNodesEmpty = vNodes.empty();
+                    }
+                    if (!fvNodesEmpty )
+                        break;
+                    MilliSleep(1000);
+                } while (true);
+
+                miningTimer.start();
+            }
+
+            // Create new block
+            unsigned int nTransactionsUpdatedLast = mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated();
+            CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainActive.Tip();
+            if ( Mining_height != pindexPrev->nHeight+1 )
+            {
+                Mining_height = pindexPrev->nHeight+1;
+                Mining_start = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
+            }
+
+            //fprintf(stderr,"%s create new block ht.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,Mining_height);
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+            CBlockTemplate *ptr = CreateNewBlockWithKey(reservekey);
+#else
+            CBlockTemplate *ptr = CreateNewBlockWithKey();
+#endif
+            if ( ptr == 0 )
+            {
+                static uint32_t counter;
+                if ( counter++ < 100 )
+                    fprintf(stderr,"created illegal block, retry\n");
+                continue;
+            }
+            unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate(ptr);
+            if (!pblocktemplate.get())
+            {
+                if (GetArg("-mineraddress", "").empty()) {
+                    LogPrintf("Error in KomodoMiner: Keypool ran out, please call keypoolrefill before restarting the mining thread\n");
+                } else {
+                    // Should never reach here, because -mineraddress validity is checked in init.cpp
+                    LogPrintf("Error in KomodoMiner: Invalid -mineraddress\n");
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block;
+            if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+            {
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[0] == 0 && !ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA )
+                {
+                    if ( pblock->vtx.size() == 1 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() == 1 && Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
+                    {
+                        static uint32_t counter;
+                        if ( counter++ < 10 )
+                            fprintf(stderr,"skip generating %s on-demand block, no tx avail\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL);
+                        sleep(10);
+                        continue;
+                    } else fprintf(stderr,"%s vouts.%d mining.%d vs %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,(int32_t)pblock->vtx[0].vout.size(),Mining_height,ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT);
+                }
+            }
+            IncrementExtraNonce(pblock, pindexPrev, nExtraNonce);
+            LogPrintf("Running %s miner with %u transactions in block (%u bytes)\n",ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO],
+                       pblock->vtx.size(),::GetSerializeSize(*pblock,SER_NETWORK,PROTOCOL_VERSION));
+            //
+            // Search
+            //
+            uint32_t savebits; int64_t nStart = GetTime();
+
+            pblock->nSolution = solnPlaceholder;
+            savebits = pblock->nBits;
+            arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
+            arith_uint256 mask(ASSETCHAINS_NONCEMASK[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO]);
+
+            Mining_start = 0;
+            while (true)
+            {
+                // for speed check multiples at a time
+                for (int i = 0; i < ASSETCHAINS_HASHESPERROUND[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO]; i++)
+                {
+                    solutionTargetChecks.increment();
+
+                    // Update nNonce and nTime
+                    pblock->nNonce = ArithToUint256(UintToArith256(pblock->nNonce) + 1);
+
+                    if ( UintToArith256(pblock->GetHash()) <= hashTarget )
+                    {
+                        SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
+
+                        LogPrintf("KomodoMiner using %s algorithm:\n", ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO]);
+                        LogPrintf("proof-of-work found  \n  hash: %s  \ntarget: %s\n", pblock->GetHash().GetHex(), hashTarget.GetHex());
+#ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
+                        ProcessBlockFound(pblock, *pwallet, reservekey);
+#else
+                        ProcessBlockFound(pblock));
+#endif
+                        SetThreadPriority(THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST);
+
+                        // In regression test mode, stop mining after a block is found.
+                        if (chainparams.MineBlocksOnDemand()) {
+                            throw boost::thread_interrupted();
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    // check if we're wrapping around on the nonce
+                    if ((UintToArith256(pblock->nNonce) & mask) == mask)
+                    {
+                        fprintf(stderr,"%lx, break\n", ASSETCHAINS_NONCEMASK[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO]);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Check for stop or if block needs to be rebuilt
+                boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
+
+                if (vNodes.empty() && chainparams.MiningRequiresPeers())
+                {
+                    if ( Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
+                    {
+                        fprintf(stderr,"no nodes, break\n");
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if ((UintToArith256(pblock->nNonce) & mask) == mask)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"%lx, break\n", ASSETCHAINS_NONCEMASK[ASSETCHAINS_ALGO]);
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (mempool.GetTransactionsUpdated() != nTransactionsUpdatedLast && GetTime() - nStart > 60)
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"timeout, break\n");
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if ( pindexPrev != chainActive.Tip() )
+                {
+                    fprintf(stderr,"Tip advanced, break\n");
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                pblock->nBits = savebits;
+                UpdateTime(pblock, chainparams.GetConsensus(), pindexPrev);
+                if (chainparams.GetConsensus().fPowAllowMinDifficultyBlocks)
+                {
+                    // Changing pblock->nTime can change work required on testnet:
+                    hashTarget.SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const boost::thread_interrupted&)
+    {
+        miningTimer.stop();
+        LogPrintf("KomodoMiner terminated\n");
+        throw;
+    }
+    catch (const std::runtime_error &e)
+    {
+        miningTimer.stop();
+        LogPrintf("KomodoMiner runtime error: %s\n", e.what());
+        return;
+    }
+    miningTimer.stop();
+}
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
 #else
@@ -755,7 +967,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
             CBlock *pblock = &pblocktemplate->block;
             if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
             {
-                if ( ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[0] == 0 )
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[0] == 0 && !ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA )
                 {
                     if ( pblock->vtx.size() == 1 && pblock->vtx[0].vout.size() == 1 && Mining_height > ASSETCHAINS_MINHEIGHT )
                     {
@@ -840,6 +1052,7 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
                 }*/
                 // Hash state
                 KOMODO_CHOSEN_ONE = 0;
+                
                 crypto_generichash_blake2b_state state;
                 EhInitialiseState(n, k, state);
                 // I = the block header minus nonce and solution.
@@ -1058,9 +1271,15 @@ void GenerateBitcoins(bool fGenerate, int nThreads)
     minerThreads = new boost::thread_group();
     for (int i = 0; i < nThreads; i++) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-        minerThreads->create_thread(boost::bind(&BitcoinMiner, pwallet));
+        if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH)
+            minerThreads->create_thread(boost::bind(&BitcoinMiner, pwallet));
+        else
+            minerThreads->create_thread(boost::bind(&BitcoinMiner_noeq, pwallet));
 #else
-        minerThreads->create_thread(&BitcoinMiner);
+        if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH)
+            minerThreads->create_thread(&BitcoinMiner);
+        else
+            minerThreads->create_thread(&BitcoinMiner_noeq);
 #endif
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index 76960933d..25dab1193 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #endif // ENABLE_RUST
 uint32_t komodo_chainactive_timestamp();
 
+extern uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_ALGO, ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH;
+
 unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHeader *pblock, const Consensus::Params& params)
 {
     unsigned int nProofOfWorkLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit).GetCompact();
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ unsigned int CalculateNextWorkRequired(arith_uint256 bnAvg,
 
 bool CheckEquihashSolution(const CBlockHeader *pblock, const CChainParams& params)
 {
+    if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO != ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH)
+        return true;
+
     unsigned int n = params.EquihashN();
     unsigned int k = params.EquihashK();
 
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ bool CheckEquihashSolution(const CBlockHeader *pblock, const CChainParams& param
 
     bool isValid;
     EhIsValidSolution(n, k, state, pblock->nSolution, isValid);
+
     if (!isValid)
         return error("CheckEquihashSolution(): invalid solution");
 
diff --git a/src/primitives/block.cpp b/src/primitives/block.cpp
index c2300c82a..58164ad8a 100644
--- a/src/primitives/block.cpp
+++ b/src/primitives/block.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,33 @@
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
 #include "crypto/common.h"
 
-uint256 CBlockHeader::GetHash() const
+// default hash algorithm for block
+uint256 (CBlockHeader::*CBlockHeader::hashFunction)() const = &CBlockHeader::GetSHA256DHash;
+
+uint256 CBlockHeader::GetSHA256DHash() const
 {
     return SerializeHash(*this);
 }
 
+uint256 CBlockHeader::GetVerusHash() const
+{
+    if (hashPrevBlock == uint256())
+        // always use SHA256D for genesis block
+        return SerializeHash(*this);
+    else
+        return SerializeVerusHash(*this);
+}
+
+void CBlockHeader::SetSHA256DHash()
+{
+    CBlockHeader::hashFunction = &CBlockHeader::GetSHA256DHash;
+}
+
+void CBlockHeader::SetVerusHash()
+{
+    CBlockHeader::hashFunction = &CBlockHeader::GetVerusHash;
+}
+
 uint256 CBlock::BuildMerkleTree(bool* fMutated) const
 {
     /* WARNING! If you're reading this because you're learning about crypto
diff --git a/src/primitives/block.h b/src/primitives/block.h
index 6b3f13a86..7b5a06fe4 100644
--- a/src/primitives/block.h
+++ b/src/primitives/block.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ public:
     // header
     static const size_t HEADER_SIZE=4+32+32+32+4+4+32; // excluding Equihash solution
     static const int32_t CURRENT_VERSION=4;
+    static uint256 (CBlockHeader::*hashFunction)() const;
+    
+    static void SetHashAlgo();
+
     int32_t nVersion;
     uint256 hashPrevBlock;
     uint256 hashMerkleRoot;
@@ -69,7 +73,16 @@ public:
         return (nBits == 0);
     }
 
-    uint256 GetHash() const;
+    uint256 GetHash() const
+    {
+        return (this->*hashFunction)();
+    }
+
+    uint256 GetSHA256DHash() const;
+    static void SetSHA256DHash();
+
+    uint256 GetVerusHash() const;
+    static void SetVerusHash();
 
     int64_t GetBlockTime() const
     {
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 20a6d9481..47ed05723 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -970,8 +970,9 @@ std::string LicenseInfo()
     return "\n" +
            FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) 2009-%i The Bitcoin Core Developers"), COPYRIGHT_YEAR)) + "\n" +
            FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) 2015-%i The Zcash Developers"), COPYRIGHT_YEAR)) + "\n" +
-        FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) 2015-%i jl777 and SuperNET developers"), COPYRIGHT_YEAR)) + "\n" +
-        "\n" +
+           FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) 2015-%i jl777 and SuperNET developers"), COPYRIGHT_YEAR)) + "\n" +
+           FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) 2018-%i The Verus developers"), COPYRIGHT_YEAR)) + "\n" +
+           "\n" +
            FormatParagraph(_("This is experimental software.")) + "\n" +
            "\n" +
            FormatParagraph(_("Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying file COPYING or <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>.")) + "\n" +