diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index a38c041cb8..d3ff0ce2e5 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ package core
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"bytes"
-    "encoding/gob"
+	//"bytes"
+	//"encoding/gob"
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	mrand "math/rand"
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 	if err := shyftdb.WriteBlock(bc.blockExplorerDb, block); err != nil {
 		return NonStatTy, err
 	}
-	result := shyftdb.GetBlock(bc.blockExplorerDb, block)
-	
+	//result := shyftdb.GetBlock(bc.blockExplorerDb, block)
+
 	// this is WIP for decoding bytes rather than hex strings
 	// maybe this will be dropped
 	/*for i, txhash := range result {
@@ -920,13 +920,13 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 		fmt.Printf("%s", content)
 	}*/
 	
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(result)
-	strs2 := []string{}
-    gob.NewDecoder(buf).Decode(&strs2)
-    fmt.Println("ALL TRANSACTIONS:")
-
-    fmt.Println("the returned array is")
-    fmt.Printf("%v", strs2)
+	//buf := bytes.NewBuffer(result)
+	//strs2 := []string{}
+	//gob.NewDecoder(buf).Decode(&strs2)
+	//fmt.Println("ALL TRANSACTIONS:")
+	//
+	//fmt.Println("the returned array is")
+	//fmt.Printf("%v", strs2)
 
 	root, err := state.Commit(bc.chainConfig.IsEIP158(block.Number()))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/database_util.go b/core/database_util.go
index fb65b96e1c..37f0daf952 100644
--- a/core/database_util.go
+++ b/core/database_util.go
@@ -448,15 +448,6 @@ func WriteTd(db ethdb.Putter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, td *big.Int) erro
 // WriteBlock serializes a block into the database, header and body separately.
 func WriteBlock(db ethdb.Putter, block *types.Block) error {
 	// Store the body first to retain database consistency
-	fmt.Println("\t\t ~~~~~BLOCK~~~~~")
-	fmt.Println(block.Transactions())
-	if block.Transactions().Len() > 0 {
-		for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
-			fmt.Println(tx.Hash())
-			fmt.Println("TX HASH")
-			fmt.Println(tx.To().Hex())
-		}
-	}
 	if err := WriteBody(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64(), block.Body()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 8d1ea4fa46..5660582baf 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ func newTransaction(nonce uint64, to *common.Address, amount *big.Int, gasLimit
 	if len(data) > 0 {
 		data = common.CopyBytes(data)
 	}
-	fmt.Println("DASas")
-	fmt.Println(to)
 	d := txdata{
 		AccountNonce: nonce,
 		Recipient:    to,
diff --git a/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go b/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go
index 57e9272a11..faf2e8b699 100644
--- a/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go
+++ b/shyftdb/shyft_database_util.go
@@ -5,43 +5,71 @@ import (
     "bytes"
     "encoding/gob"
     "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
+    "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
-func GetBlock(db *leveldb.DB, block *types.Block) []byte {
-    hash := block.Header().Hash().Bytes()
-	bar, err := db.Get(hash, nil)
-	fmt.Println("Our error is ")
-	fmt.Println(err)
-	fmt.Println("Our result is ")
-	fmt.Println(bar)
-	
-	return bar
-}
-
 func WriteBlock(db *leveldb.DB, block *types.Block) error {
-   	leng := block.Transactions().Len()
-    var tx_strs = make([]string, leng)
-    //var tx_bytes = make([]byte, leng)
-	if block.Transactions().Len() > 0 {
-		for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
-			fmt.Println(tx.Hash())
-			fmt.Println("TX HASH")
-			fmt.Println(tx.To().Hex())
-			tx_strs[i] = tx.Hash().String()
-			//tx_bytes[i] = tx.Hash().Bytes()
-		}
-	}
+	leng := block.Transactions().Len()
+	var tx_strs = make([]string, leng)
+	//var tx_bytes = make([]byte, leng)
 	fmt.Println("The tx_strs is")
 	fmt.Println(tx_strs)
-    //strs := []string{"foo", "bar"}
-    buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-    gob.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(tx_strs)
-    bs := buf.Bytes()
-    hash := block.Header().Hash().Bytes()
-    fmt.Println(hash)
-    err := db.Put(hash, bs, nil)
-    fmt.Println("the error is: ++++++++++++++")
-    fmt.Println(err)
+	//strs := []string{"foo", "bar"}
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	gob.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(tx_strs)
+	bs := buf.Bytes()
+	hash := block.Header().Hash().Bytes()
+	if err := db.Put(hash, bs, nil); err != nil {
+		log.Crit("Failed to store block", "err", err)
+		return nil // Do we want to force an exit here?
+	}
+	if block.Transactions().Len() > 0 {
+		WriteTransactions(db, block.Transactions(), hash)
+	}
 	return nil
+}
+
+func WriteTransactions(db *leveldb.DB, transactions []*types.Transaction, blockHash []byte) error {
+	for _, tx := range transactions {
+		key := append([]byte("tx-")[:], tx.Hash().Bytes()[:]...)
+		if err := db.Put(key, []byte("Hello hello"), nil); err != nil {
+			log.Crit("Failed to store TX", "err", err)
+		}
+		GetTransaction(db, tx)
+	}
+	GetAllTransactions(db)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Meant for internal tests
+
+func GetBlock(db *leveldb.DB, block *types.Block) {
+	hash := block.Header().Hash().Bytes()
+	data, err := db.Get(hash, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Crit("Could not retrieve block", "err", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("\nBLOCK Value: " + string(data))
+}
+
+func GetAllTransactions(db *leveldb.DB) {
+	//iter := db.NewIterator(util.BytesPrefix([]byte("tx-")), nil)
+	iter := db.NewIterator(util.BytesPrefix([]byte("tx-")), nil)
+	for iter.Next() {
+		fmt.Println("\nALL TX VALUE: " + string(iter.Value()))
+	}
+	iter.Release()
+}
+
+func GetTransaction (db *leveldb.DB, tx *types.Transaction) {
+	key := append([]byte("tx-")[:], tx.Hash().Bytes()[:]...)
+	data, err := db.Get(key, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Crit("Could not retrieve TX", "err", err)
+	}
+	if len(data) > 0 {
+		fmt.Println("\nTX Value: " + string(data))
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/simulations/sendTransactions.js b/simulations/sendTransactions.js
index 09d39b6b85..9f01473ee7 100644
--- a/simulations/sendTransactions.js
+++ b/simulations/sendTransactions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var firstAccount = web3.eth.accounts[0]
 var secondAccount = web3.eth.accounts[1] 
 var thirdAccount = web3.eth.accounts[2]
 
-for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+for (var i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
   console.log('\t\t' + (i + 1) + ' - Transactions')
     web3.eth.sendTransaction({
         from: web3.eth.accounts[0],