diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 4216999069..f40f6019e7 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
-	
+
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"gopkg.in/karalabe/cookiejar.v2/collections/prque"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -900,16 +902,13 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 	if err := WriteBlock(batch, block); err != nil {
 		return NonStatTy, err
 	}
-	// NOTE:SHYFT - Write block data for block explorer
-	fmt.Printf("\n\t[BLOCKCHAIN.GO bc.chainConfig]    %+v", bc.chainConfig)
-	if err := SWriteBlock(block, receipts); err != nil {
-		return NonStatTy, err
-	}
 
 	root, err := state.Commit(bc.chainConfig.IsEIP158(block.Number()))
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return NonStatTy, err
 	}
+
 	triedb := bc.stateCache.TrieDB()
 
 	// If we're running an archive node, always flush
@@ -1001,6 +1000,12 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 	if status == CanonStatTy {
 		bc.insert(block)
 	}
+
+	// NOTE:SHYFT - Write block data for block explorer
+	fmt.Printf("\n\t[BLOCKCHAIN.GO bc.chainConfig]    %+v", bc.chainConfig)
+	if err := SWriteBlock(block, receipts); err != nil {
+		return NonStatTy, err
+	}
 	bc.futureBlocks.Remove(block.Hash())
 	return status, nil
 }
@@ -1021,6 +1026,11 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 // only reason this method exists as a separate one is to make locking cleaner
 // with deferred statements.
 func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, []interface{}, []*types.Log, error) {
+	       fmt.Println("++++++++++ insertChain +++++++++")
+	       _, file, no, ok := runtime.Caller(1)
+	       if ok {
+		               fmt.Printf("called from %s#%d\n", file, no)
+		      }
 	// Do a sanity check that the provided chain is actually ordered and linked
 	for i := 1; i < len(chain); i++ {
 		if chain[i].NumberU64() != chain[i-1].NumberU64()+1 || chain[i].ParentHash() != chain[i-1].Hash() {
diff --git a/core/database_util.go b/core/database_util.go
index 37f0daf952..8aabd94034 100644
--- a/core/database_util.go
+++ b/core/database_util.go
@@ -266,7 +266,14 @@ func GetBlockReceipts(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) types.
 // hash to allow retrieving the transaction or receipt by hash.
 func GetTxLookupEntry(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
 	// Load the positional metadata from disk and bail if it fails
+	fmt.Println("INSIDE GetTxLookupEntry  ")
+	fmt.Println("the db is ")
+	fmt.Println(db)
+	fmt.Println("the hash is")
+	fmt.Println(hash)
 	data, _ := db.Get(append(lookupPrefix, hash.Bytes()...))
+	fmt.Println("the data is ")
+	fmt.Println(data)
 	if len(data) == 0 {
 		return common.Hash{}, 0, 0
 	}
@@ -283,7 +290,13 @@ func GetTxLookupEntry(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (common.Hash, uint64,
 // its added positional metadata.
 func GetTransaction(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
 	// Retrieve the lookup metadata and resolve the transaction from the body
+	//fmt.Println("INSIDE GET TRANSACTION ++++++++")
+	//fmt.Println("The hash and db reader are")
+	//fmt.Println(hash)
+	//fmt.Println(db)
 	blockHash, blockNumber, txIndex := GetTxLookupEntry(db, hash)
+	//fmt.Println(blockHash)
+	//fmt.Println(blockNumber)
 
 	if blockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
 		body := GetBody(db, blockHash, blockNumber)
diff --git a/core/shyft_tracer.go b/core/shyft_tracer.go
index aac6bf5db6..391ada4257 100644
--- a/core/shyft_tracer.go
+++ b/core/shyft_tracer.go
@@ -4,29 +4,49 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"fmt"
+
 )
 
+const (
+	// defaultTraceReexec is the number of blocks the tracer is willing to go back
+	// and reexecute to produce missing historical state necessary to run a specific
+	// trace.
+	defaultTraceReexec = uint64(128)
+)
+
+//var api *eth.PrivateDebugAPI
+
 var Chaindb_global ethdb.Database
 
 func SetChainDB(db ethdb.Database){
 	Chaindb_global = db
 }
 
-
-
 func MyTraceTransaction(hash string) (interface{}) {
-	common_hash := common.StringToHash(hash)
-	fmt.Println("the hash is")
-	fmt.Println(common_hash)
+	//fmt.Println("THE stringed hash is in MYTRACETRANSACTION")
+	//fmt.Println(hash)
+	//fmt.Println(ethObjectInterface.GetEthObject())
+	common_hash := common.HexToHash(hash)
 
-	fmt.Println("the chain db is")
-	fmt.Println(Chaindb_global)
+
+	//fmt.Println("the chain db is in MyTraceTransaction")
+	//fmt.Println(Chaindb_global)
 	if Chaindb_global == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	tx, blockHash, _, index := GetTransaction(Chaindb_global, common_hash)
 
+	//reexec := defaultTraceReexec
+	//if config != nil && config.Reexec != nil {
+	//	reexec = *config.Reexec
+	//}
+	//msg, vmctx, statedb, err := eth.api.computeTxEnv(blockHash, int(index), reexec)
+
+	if tx == nil {
+		fmt.Println("TRANSACTION NOT FOUND IN MyTraceTransaction +++++++++")
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("the tx is ")
 	fmt.Println(tx)
 	fmt.Println(blockHash)
diff --git a/eth/api.go b/eth/api.go
index a345b57e49..d2491f7821 100644
--- a/eth/api.go
+++ b/eth/api.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (api *PublicDebugAPI) DumpBlock(blockNr rpc.BlockNumber) (state.Dump, error
 
 // PrivateDebugAPI is the collection of Ethereum full node APIs exposed over
 // the private debugging endpoint.
-type PrivateDebugAPI struct {
+type 	PrivateDebugAPI struct {
 	config *params.ChainConfig
 	eth    *Ethereum
 }
diff --git a/eth/api_tracer.go b/eth/api_tracer.go
index fa6af256ad..8f2fd54568 100644
--- a/eth/api_tracer.go
+++ b/eth/api_tracer.go
@@ -536,10 +536,19 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) TraceTransaction(ctx context.Context, hash common.Ha
 	fmt.Printf("\n\t[API_TRACER.GO api.config]    %+v", api.config)
 	fmt.Printf("\n\t[API_TRACER.GO api.eth]       %+v\n", api.eth)
 	// Retrieve the transaction and assemble its EVM context
+	//fmt.Println("IN TRACE TRANSACTION the chaindb is ")
+	//fmt.Println(chaindb)
+	//fmt.Println("IN TRACE TRANSACTION the common hash is ")
+	//fmt.Println(hash)
 	tx, blockHash, _, index := core.GetTransaction(api.eth.ChainDb(), hash)
 	if tx == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("transaction %x not found", hash)
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println("the tx is in TraceTransaction")
+	fmt.Println(tx)
+	fmt.Println(blockHash)
+	fmt.Println(index)
 	reexec := defaultTraceReexec
 	if config != nil && config.Reexec != nil {
 		reexec = *config.Reexec
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index c78cfa3164..a3fd81d662 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
+var EthObject *Ethereum
+
+var BlockchainObject *core.BlockChain
+
 type LesServer interface {
 	Start(srvr *p2p.Server)
 	Stop()
@@ -101,6 +105,13 @@ func (s *Ethereum) AddLesServer(ls LesServer) {
 // New creates a new Ethereum object (including the
 // initialisation of the common Ethereum object)
 func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
+
+	fmt.Println("++++++++++")
+	_, file, no, ok := runtime.Caller(1)
+	if ok {
+		fmt.Printf("called from %s#%d\n", file, no)
+	}
+
 	if config.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't run eth.Ethereum in light sync mode, use les.LightEthereum")
 	}
@@ -137,6 +148,8 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		bloomIndexer:   NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks),
 	}
 
+	EthObject = eth
+
 	log.Info("Initialising Ethereum protocol", "versions", ProtocolVersions, "network", config.NetworkId)
 
 	if !config.SkipBcVersionCheck {
@@ -150,7 +163,11 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		vmConfig    = vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: config.EnablePreimageRecording}
 		cacheConfig = &core.CacheConfig{Disabled: config.NoPruning, TrieNodeLimit: config.TrieCache, TrieTimeLimit: config.TrieTimeout}
 	)
+
 	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cacheConfig, eth.chainConfig, eth.engine, vmConfig)
+
+	BlockchainObject = eth.blockchain
+	
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/ethObjectInterface/eth_object.go b/ethObjectInterface/eth_object.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e999762d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethObjectInterface/eth_object.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package ethObjectInterface
+
+import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+
+//var ethObject *eth.Ethereum
+
+func GetEthObject() (interface{}){
+	return eth.EthObject
+}
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