diff --git a/ethchain/address.go b/ethchain/address.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b3ef7c057..0000000000
--- a/ethchain/address.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-package ethchain
-
-import (
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
-	"math/big"
-)
-
-type Account struct {
-	address []byte
-	Amount  *big.Int
-	Nonce   uint64
-}
-
-func NewAccount(address []byte, amount *big.Int) *Account {
-	return &Account{address, amount, 0}
-}
-
-func NewAccountFromData(address, data []byte) *Account {
-	account := &Account{address: address}
-	account.RlpDecode(data)
-
-	return account
-}
-
-func (a *Account) AddFee(fee *big.Int) {
-	a.AddFunds(fee)
-}
-
-func (a *Account) AddFunds(funds *big.Int) {
-	a.Amount.Add(a.Amount, funds)
-}
-
-func (a *Account) Address() []byte {
-	return a.address
-}
-
-// Implements Callee
-func (a *Account) ReturnGas(value *big.Int, state *State) {
-	// Return the value back to the sender
-	a.AddFunds(value)
-	state.UpdateAccount(a.address, a)
-}
-
-func (a *Account) RlpEncode() []byte {
-	return ethutil.Encode([]interface{}{a.Amount, a.Nonce})
-}
-
-func (a *Account) RlpDecode(data []byte) {
-	decoder := ethutil.NewValueFromBytes(data)
-
-	a.Amount = decoder.Get(0).BigInt()
-	a.Nonce = decoder.Get(1).Uint()
-}
-
-type AddrStateStore struct {
-	states map[string]*AccountState
-}
-
-func NewAddrStateStore() *AddrStateStore {
-	return &AddrStateStore{states: make(map[string]*AccountState)}
-}
-
-func (s *AddrStateStore) Add(addr []byte, account *Account) *AccountState {
-	state := &AccountState{Nonce: account.Nonce, Account: account}
-	s.states[string(addr)] = state
-	return state
-}
-
-func (s *AddrStateStore) Get(addr []byte) *AccountState {
-	return s.states[string(addr)]
-}
-
-type AccountState struct {
-	Nonce   uint64
-	Account *Account
-}
diff --git a/ethchain/address_test.go b/ethchain/address_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 161e1b251e..0000000000
--- a/ethchain/address_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package ethchain
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestAddressState(t *testing.T) {
-}
diff --git a/ethchain/block.go b/ethchain/block.go
index 732739c1ba..8c93947fb6 100644
--- a/ethchain/block.go
+++ b/ethchain/block.go
@@ -142,12 +142,13 @@ func (block *Block) PayFee(addr []byte, fee *big.Int) bool {
 	data := block.state.trie.Get(string(block.Coinbase))
 
 	// Get the ether (Coinbase) and add the fee (gief fee to miner)
-	ether := NewAccountFromData(block.Coinbase, []byte(data))
+	account := NewStateObjectFromBytes(block.Coinbase, []byte(data))
 
 	base = new(big.Int)
-	ether.Amount = base.Add(ether.Amount, fee)
+	account.Amount = base.Add(account.Amount, fee)
 
-	block.state.trie.Update(string(block.Coinbase), string(ether.RlpEncode()))
+	//block.state.trie.Update(string(block.Coinbase), string(ether.RlpEncode()))
+	block.state.UpdateStateObject(account)
 
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/ethchain/block_chain.go b/ethchain/block_chain.go
index 2a50ef6873..d65c38fe46 100644
--- a/ethchain/block_chain.go
+++ b/ethchain/block_chain.go
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ func AddTestNetFunds(block *Block) {
 	} {
 		//log.Println("2^200 Wei to", addr)
 		codedAddr := ethutil.FromHex(addr)
-		addr := block.state.GetAccount(codedAddr)
-		addr.Amount = ethutil.BigPow(2, 200)
-		block.state.UpdateAccount(codedAddr, addr)
+		account := block.state.GetAccount(codedAddr)
+		account.Amount = ethutil.BigPow(2, 200)
+		block.state.UpdateStateObject(account)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ethchain/contract.go b/ethchain/contract.go
deleted file mode 100644
index af348667c3..0000000000
--- a/ethchain/contract.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-package ethchain
-
-import (
-	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
-	"math/big"
-)
-
-type Contract struct {
-	Amount *big.Int
-	Nonce  uint64
-	//state  *ethutil.Trie
-	state      *State
-	address    []byte
-	script     []byte
-	initScript []byte
-}
-
-func NewContract(address []byte, Amount *big.Int, root []byte) *Contract {
-	contract := &Contract{address: address, Amount: Amount, Nonce: 0}
-	contract.state = NewState(ethutil.NewTrie(ethutil.Config.Db, string(root)))
-
-	return contract
-}
-
-func NewContractFromBytes(address, data []byte) *Contract {
-	contract := &Contract{address: address}
-	contract.RlpDecode(data)
-
-	return contract
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) Addr(addr []byte) *ethutil.Value {
-	return ethutil.NewValueFromBytes([]byte(c.state.trie.Get(string(addr))))
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) SetAddr(addr []byte, value interface{}) {
-	c.state.trie.Update(string(addr), string(ethutil.NewValue(value).Encode()))
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) State() *State {
-	return c.state
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) GetMem(num *big.Int) *ethutil.Value {
-	nb := ethutil.BigToBytes(num, 256)
-
-	return c.Addr(nb)
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) GetInstr(pc *big.Int) *ethutil.Value {
-	if int64(len(c.script)-1) < pc.Int64() {
-		return ethutil.NewValue(0)
-	}
-
-	return ethutil.NewValueFromBytes([]byte{c.script[pc.Int64()]})
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) SetMem(num *big.Int, val *ethutil.Value) {
-	addr := ethutil.BigToBytes(num, 256)
-	c.state.trie.Update(string(addr), string(val.Encode()))
-}
-
-// Return the gas back to the origin. Used by the Virtual machine or Closures
-func (c *Contract) ReturnGas(val *big.Int, state *State) {
-	c.Amount.Add(c.Amount, val)
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) Address() []byte {
-	return c.address
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) Script() []byte {
-	return c.script
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) Init() []byte {
-	return c.initScript
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) RlpEncode() []byte {
-	return ethutil.Encode([]interface{}{c.Amount, c.Nonce, c.state.trie.Root, c.script, c.initScript})
-}
-
-func (c *Contract) RlpDecode(data []byte) {
-	decoder := ethutil.NewValueFromBytes(data)
-
-	c.Amount = decoder.Get(0).BigInt()
-	c.Nonce = decoder.Get(1).Uint()
-	c.state = NewState(ethutil.NewTrie(ethutil.Config.Db, decoder.Get(2).Interface()))
-	c.script = decoder.Get(3).Bytes()
-	c.initScript = decoder.Get(4).Bytes()
-}
-
-func MakeContract(tx *Transaction, state *State) *Contract {
-	// Create contract if there's no recipient
-	if tx.IsContract() {
-		addr := tx.Hash()[12:]
-
-		value := tx.Value
-		contract := NewContract(addr, value, []byte(""))
-		state.trie.Update(string(addr), string(contract.RlpEncode()))
-		contract.script = tx.Data
-		contract.initScript = tx.Init
-
-		/*
-			for i, val := range tx.Data {
-					if len(val) > 0 {
-						bytNum := ethutil.BigToBytes(big.NewInt(int64(i)), 256)
-						contract.state.trie.Update(string(bytNum), string(ethutil.Encode(val)))
-					}
-			}
-		*/
-		state.trie.Update(string(addr), string(contract.RlpEncode()))
-
-		return contract
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/ethchain/keypair.go b/ethchain/keypair.go
index 9daaedbee2..a5af791d0d 100644
--- a/ethchain/keypair.go
+++ b/ethchain/keypair.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type KeyPair struct {
 	PublicKey  []byte
 
 	// The associated account
-	account *Account
+	account *StateObject
 	state   *State
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (k *KeyPair) Address() []byte {
 	return ethutil.Sha3Bin(k.PublicKey[1:])[12:]
 }
 
-func (k *KeyPair) Account() *Account {
+func (k *KeyPair) Account() *StateObject {
 	if k.account == nil {
 		k.account = k.state.GetAccount(k.Address())
 	}
diff --git a/ethchain/state.go b/ethchain/state.go
index 1860647f2a..6558489325 100644
--- a/ethchain/state.go
+++ b/ethchain/state.go
@@ -47,23 +47,14 @@ func (s *State) Purge() int {
 	return s.trie.NewIterator().Purge()
 }
 
-func (s *State) GetContract(addr []byte) *Contract {
+func (s *State) GetContract(addr []byte) *StateObject {
 	data := s.trie.Get(string(addr))
 	if data == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Whet get contract is called the retrieved value might
-	// be an account. The StateManager uses this to check
-	// to see if the address a tx was sent to is a contract
-	// or an account
-	value := ethutil.NewValueFromBytes([]byte(data))
-	if value.Len() == 2 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// build contract
-	contract := NewContractFromBytes(addr, []byte(data))
+	contract := NewStateObjectFromBytes(addr, []byte(data))
 
 	// Check if there's a cached state for this contract
 	cachedState := s.states[string(addr)]
@@ -77,28 +68,17 @@ func (s *State) GetContract(addr []byte) *Contract {
 	return contract
 }
 
-func (s *State) UpdateContract(contract *Contract) {
-	addr := contract.Address()
-
-	s.states[string(addr)] = contract.state
-	s.trie.Update(string(addr), string(contract.RlpEncode()))
-}
-
-func (s *State) GetAccount(addr []byte) (account *Account) {
+func (s *State) GetAccount(addr []byte) (account *StateObject) {
 	data := s.trie.Get(string(addr))
 	if data == "" {
 		account = NewAccount(addr, big.NewInt(0))
 	} else {
-		account = NewAccountFromData(addr, []byte(data))
+		account = NewStateObjectFromBytes(addr, []byte(data))
 	}
 
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *State) UpdateAccount(addr []byte, account *Account) {
-	s.trie.Update(string(addr), string(account.RlpEncode()))
-}
-
 func (s *State) Cmp(other *State) bool {
 	return s.trie.Cmp(other.trie)
 }
@@ -119,7 +99,7 @@ const (
 
 // Returns the object stored at key and the type stored at key
 // Returns nil if nothing is stored
-func (s *State) Get(key []byte) (*ethutil.Value, ObjType) {
+func (s *State) GetStateObject(key []byte) (*ethutil.Value, ObjType) {
 	// Fetch data from the trie
 	data := s.trie.Get(string(key))
 	// Returns the nil type, indicating nothing could be retrieved.
@@ -145,34 +125,21 @@ func (s *State) Get(key []byte) (*ethutil.Value, ObjType) {
 	return val, typ
 }
 
-func (s *State) Put(key, object []byte) {
-	s.trie.Update(string(key), string(object))
-}
+// Updates any given state object
+func (s *State) UpdateStateObject(object *StateObject) {
+	addr := object.Address()
 
-func (s *State) Root() interface{} {
-	return s.trie.Root
-}
-
-// Script compilation functions
-// Compiles strings to machine code
-func Compile(code []string) (script []string) {
-	script = make([]string, len(code))
-	for i, val := range code {
-		instr, _ := ethutil.CompileInstr(val)
-
-		script[i] = string(instr)
+	if object.state != nil {
+		s.states[string(addr)] = object.state
 	}
 
-	return
+	s.trie.Update(string(addr), string(object.RlpEncode()))
 }
 
-func CompileToValues(code []string) (script []*ethutil.Value) {
-	script = make([]*ethutil.Value, len(code))
-	for i, val := range code {
-		instr, _ := ethutil.CompileInstr(val)
-
-		script[i] = ethutil.NewValue(instr)
-	}
+func (s *State) Put(key, object []byte) {
+	s.trie.Update(string(key), string(object))
+}
 
-	return
+func (s *State) Root() interface{} {
+	return s.trie.Root
 }
diff --git a/ethchain/state_manager.go b/ethchain/state_manager.go
index 549d599594..5e30d7280f 100644
--- a/ethchain/state_manager.go
+++ b/ethchain/state_manager.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type StateManager struct {
 	bc *BlockChain
 	// States for addresses. You can watch any address
 	// at any given time
-	addrStateStore *AddrStateStore
+	stateObjectCache *StateObjectCache
 
 	// Stack for processing contracts
 	stack *Stack
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ type StateManager struct {
 
 func NewStateManager(ethereum EthManager) *StateManager {
 	sm := &StateManager{
-		stack:          NewStack(),
-		mem:            make(map[string]*big.Int),
-		Pow:            &EasyPow{},
-		Ethereum:       ethereum,
-		addrStateStore: NewAddrStateStore(),
-		bc:             ethereum.BlockChain(),
+		stack:            NewStack(),
+		mem:              make(map[string]*big.Int),
+		Pow:              &EasyPow{},
+		Ethereum:         ethereum,
+		stateObjectCache: NewStateObjectCache(),
+		bc:               ethereum.BlockChain(),
 	}
 	sm.procState = ethereum.BlockChain().CurrentBlock.State()
 	return sm
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ProcState() *State {
 }
 
 // Watches any given address and puts it in the address state store
-func (sm *StateManager) WatchAddr(addr []byte) *AccountState {
+func (sm *StateManager) WatchAddr(addr []byte) *CachedStateObject {
 	//XXX account := sm.bc.CurrentBlock.state.GetAccount(addr)
 	account := sm.procState.GetAccount(addr)
 
-	return sm.addrStateStore.Add(addr, account)
+	return sm.stateObjectCache.Add(addr, account)
 }
 
-func (sm *StateManager) GetAddrState(addr []byte) *AccountState {
-	account := sm.addrStateStore.Get(addr)
+func (sm *StateManager) GetAddrState(addr []byte) *CachedStateObject {
+	account := sm.stateObjectCache.Get(addr)
 	if account == nil {
 		a := sm.procState.GetAccount(addr)
-		account = &AccountState{Nonce: a.Nonce, Account: a}
+		account = &CachedStateObject{Nonce: a.Nonce, Object: a}
 	}
 
 	return account
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ApplyTransactions(block *Block, txs []*Transaction) {
 			if contract := sm.procState.GetContract(tx.Recipient); contract != nil {
 				err = sm.Ethereum.TxPool().ProcessTransaction(tx, block, true)
 				if err == nil {
-					sm.ProcessContract(contract, tx, block)
+					sm.EvalScript(contract.Script(), contract, tx, block)
 				}
 			} else {
 				err = sm.Ethereum.TxPool().ProcessTransaction(tx, block, false)
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ProcessBlock(block *Block, dontReact bool) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// if !sm.compState.Cmp(sm.procState)
 	if !sm.compState.Cmp(sm.procState) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid merkle root. Expected %x, got %x", sm.compState.trie.Root, sm.procState.trie.Root)
 	}
@@ -190,9 +189,6 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ProcessBlock(block *Block, dontReact bool) error {
 		// Sync the current block's state to the database and cancelling out the deferred Undo
 		sm.procState.Sync()
 
-		// Broadcast the valid block back to the wire
-		//sm.Ethereum.Broadcast(ethwire.MsgBlockTy, []interface{}{block.Value().Val})
-
 		// Add the block to the chain
 		sm.bc.Add(block)
 
@@ -282,22 +278,20 @@ func CalculateUncleReward(block *Block) *big.Int {
 }
 
 func (sm *StateManager) AccumelateRewards(block *Block) error {
-
-	// Get the coinbase rlp data
-	acc := sm.procState.GetAccount(block.Coinbase)
+	// Get the account associated with the coinbase
+	account := sm.procState.GetAccount(block.Coinbase)
 	// Reward amount of ether to the coinbase address
-	acc.AddFee(CalculateBlockReward(block, len(block.Uncles)))
+	account.AddAmount(CalculateBlockReward(block, len(block.Uncles)))
 
 	addr := make([]byte, len(block.Coinbase))
 	copy(addr, block.Coinbase)
-	sm.procState.UpdateAccount(addr, acc)
+	sm.procState.UpdateStateObject(account)
 
 	for _, uncle := range block.Uncles {
-		uncleAddr := sm.procState.GetAccount(uncle.Coinbase)
-		uncleAddr.AddFee(CalculateUncleReward(uncle))
+		uncleAccount := sm.procState.GetAccount(uncle.Coinbase)
+		uncleAccount.AddAmount(CalculateUncleReward(uncle))
 
-		//processor.state.UpdateAccount(uncle.Coinbase, uncleAddr)
-		sm.procState.UpdateAccount(uncle.Coinbase, uncleAddr)
+		sm.procState.UpdateStateObject(uncleAccount)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -307,7 +301,7 @@ func (sm *StateManager) Stop() {
 	sm.bc.Stop()
 }
 
-func (sm *StateManager) ProcessContract(contract *Contract, tx *Transaction, block *Block) {
+func (sm *StateManager) EvalScript(script []byte, object *StateObject, tx *Transaction, block *Block) {
 	// Recovering function in case the VM had any errors
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
@@ -316,7 +310,7 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ProcessContract(contract *Contract, tx *Transaction, blo
 	}()
 
 	caller := sm.procState.GetAccount(tx.Sender())
-	closure := NewClosure(caller, contract, contract.script, sm.procState, tx.Gas, tx.Value)
+	closure := NewClosure(caller, object, script, sm.procState, tx.Gas, tx.Value)
 	vm := NewVm(sm.procState, RuntimeVars{
 		Origin:      caller.Address(),
 		BlockNumber: block.BlockInfo().Number,
@@ -324,11 +318,9 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ProcessContract(contract *Contract, tx *Transaction, blo
 		Coinbase:    block.Coinbase,
 		Time:        block.Time,
 		Diff:        block.Difficulty,
-		// XXX Tx data? Could be just an argument to the closure instead
-		TxData: nil,
 	})
 	closure.Call(vm, nil, nil)
 
 	// Update the account (refunds)
-	sm.procState.UpdateAccount(tx.Sender(), caller)
+	sm.procState.UpdateStateObject(caller)
 }
diff --git a/ethchain/state_object.go b/ethchain/state_object.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b4de0c4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethchain/state_object.go
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+package ethchain
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
+	"math/big"
+)
+
+type StateObject struct {
+	// Address of the object
+	address []byte
+	// Shared attributes
+	Amount *big.Int
+	Nonce  uint64
+	// Contract related attributes
+	state      *State
+	script     []byte
+	initScript []byte
+}
+
+func NewContract(address []byte, Amount *big.Int, root []byte) *StateObject {
+	contract := &StateObject{address: address, Amount: Amount, Nonce: 0}
+	contract.state = NewState(ethutil.NewTrie(ethutil.Config.Db, string(root)))
+
+	return contract
+}
+
+// Returns a newly created account
+func NewAccount(address []byte, amount *big.Int) *StateObject {
+	account := &StateObject{address: address, Amount: amount, Nonce: 0}
+
+	return account
+}
+
+func NewStateObjectFromBytes(address, data []byte) *StateObject {
+	object := &StateObject{address: address}
+	object.RlpDecode(data)
+
+	return object
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) Addr(addr []byte) *ethutil.Value {
+	return ethutil.NewValueFromBytes([]byte(c.state.trie.Get(string(addr))))
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) SetAddr(addr []byte, value interface{}) {
+	c.state.trie.Update(string(addr), string(ethutil.NewValue(value).Encode()))
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) State() *State {
+	return c.state
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) GetMem(num *big.Int) *ethutil.Value {
+	nb := ethutil.BigToBytes(num, 256)
+
+	return c.Addr(nb)
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) GetInstr(pc *big.Int) *ethutil.Value {
+	if int64(len(c.script)-1) < pc.Int64() {
+		return ethutil.NewValue(0)
+	}
+
+	return ethutil.NewValueFromBytes([]byte{c.script[pc.Int64()]})
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) SetMem(num *big.Int, val *ethutil.Value) {
+	addr := ethutil.BigToBytes(num, 256)
+	c.state.trie.Update(string(addr), string(val.Encode()))
+}
+
+// Return the gas back to the origin. Used by the Virtual machine or Closures
+func (c *StateObject) ReturnGas(val *big.Int, state *State) {
+	c.AddAmount(val)
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) AddAmount(amount *big.Int) {
+	c.Amount.Add(c.Amount, amount)
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) SubAmount(amount *big.Int) {
+	c.Amount.Sub(c.Amount, amount)
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) Address() []byte {
+	return c.address
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) Script() []byte {
+	return c.script
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) Init() []byte {
+	return c.initScript
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) RlpEncode() []byte {
+	var root interface{}
+	if c.state != nil {
+		root = c.state.trie.Root
+	} else {
+		root = nil
+	}
+	return ethutil.Encode([]interface{}{c.Amount, c.Nonce, root, c.script})
+}
+
+func (c *StateObject) RlpDecode(data []byte) {
+	decoder := ethutil.NewValueFromBytes(data)
+
+	c.Amount = decoder.Get(0).BigInt()
+	c.Nonce = decoder.Get(1).Uint()
+	c.state = NewState(ethutil.NewTrie(ethutil.Config.Db, decoder.Get(2).Interface()))
+	c.script = decoder.Get(3).Bytes()
+}
+
+func MakeContract(tx *Transaction, state *State) *StateObject {
+	// Create contract if there's no recipient
+	if tx.IsContract() {
+		// FIXME
+		addr := tx.Hash()[12:]
+
+		value := tx.Value
+		contract := NewContract(addr, value, []byte(""))
+		state.UpdateStateObject(contract)
+
+		contract.script = tx.Data
+		contract.initScript = tx.Init
+
+		state.UpdateStateObject(contract)
+
+		return contract
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// The cached state and state object cache are helpers which will give you somewhat
+// control over the nonce. When creating new transactions you're interested in the 'next'
+// nonce rather than the current nonce. This to avoid creating invalid-nonce transactions.
+type StateObjectCache struct {
+	cachedObjects map[string]*CachedStateObject
+}
+
+func NewStateObjectCache() *StateObjectCache {
+	return &StateObjectCache{cachedObjects: make(map[string]*CachedStateObject)}
+}
+
+func (s *StateObjectCache) Add(addr []byte, object *StateObject) *CachedStateObject {
+	state := &CachedStateObject{Nonce: object.Nonce, Object: object}
+	s.cachedObjects[string(addr)] = state
+
+	return state
+}
+
+func (s *StateObjectCache) Get(addr []byte) *CachedStateObject {
+	return s.cachedObjects[string(addr)]
+}
+
+type CachedStateObject struct {
+	Nonce  uint64
+	Object *StateObject
+}
diff --git a/ethchain/transaction.go b/ethchain/transaction.go
index b359c9151c..78044e8408 100644
--- a/ethchain/transaction.go
+++ b/ethchain/transaction.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ type Transaction struct {
 	contractCreation bool
 }
 
-func NewContractCreationTx(value, gasprice *big.Int, data []byte) *Transaction {
-	return &Transaction{Value: value, Gasprice: gasprice, Data: data, contractCreation: true}
+func NewContractCreationTx(value, gasprice *big.Int, script []byte, init []byte) *Transaction {
+	return &Transaction{Value: value, Gasprice: gasprice, Data: script, Init: init, contractCreation: true}
 }
 
 func NewTransactionMessage(to []byte, value, gasprice, gas *big.Int, data []byte) *Transaction {
diff --git a/ethchain/transaction_pool.go b/ethchain/transaction_pool.go
index 0bcfe69234..5cdda17e25 100644
--- a/ethchain/transaction_pool.go
+++ b/ethchain/transaction_pool.go
@@ -118,20 +118,20 @@ func (pool *TxPool) ProcessTransaction(tx *Transaction, block *Block, toContract
 	// Send Tx to self
 	if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, tx.Sender()) == 0 {
 		// Subtract the fee
-		sender.Amount.Sub(sender.Amount, new(big.Int).Mul(TxFee, TxFeeRat))
+		sender.SubAmount(new(big.Int).Mul(TxFee, TxFeeRat))
 	} else if toContract {
-		sender.Amount.Sub(sender.Amount, new(big.Int).Mul(TxFee, TxFeeRat))
+		sender.SubAmount(new(big.Int).Mul(TxFee, TxFeeRat))
 	} else {
 		// Subtract the amount from the senders account
-		sender.Amount.Sub(sender.Amount, totAmount)
+		sender.SubAmount(totAmount)
 
 		// Add the amount to receivers account which should conclude this transaction
-		receiver.Amount.Add(receiver.Amount, tx.Value)
+		receiver.AddAmount(tx.Value)
 
-		block.state.UpdateAccount(tx.Recipient, receiver)
+		block.state.UpdateStateObject(receiver)
 	}
 
-	block.state.UpdateAccount(tx.Sender(), sender)
+	block.state.UpdateStateObject(sender)
 
 	log.Printf("[TXPL] Processed Tx %x\n", tx.Hash())
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) ValidateTransaction(tx *Transaction) error {
 
 	// Get the sender
 	accountState := pool.Ethereum.StateManager().GetAddrState(tx.Sender())
-	sender := accountState.Account
+	sender := accountState.Object
 
 	totAmount := new(big.Int).Add(tx.Value, new(big.Int).Mul(TxFee, TxFeeRat))
 	// Make sure there's enough in the sender's account. Having insufficient