diff --git a/src/ac/zex b/src/ac/zex
deleted file mode 100755
index f4573c093..000000000
--- a/src/ac/zex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-./komodo-cli -ac_name=ZEX $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6
diff --git a/src/ac/zexo b/src/ac/zexo
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b6fd508f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ac/zexo
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+./komodo-cli -ac_name=ZEXO $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6
diff --git a/src/assetchains.json b/src/assetchains.json
index 99c6557b6..683b791ad 100644
--- a/src/assetchains.json
+++ b/src/assetchains.json
@@ -202,17 +202,6 @@
        "144.76.217.232"
      ]
    },
-   {
-    "ac_name": "ZEX",
-    "ac_founders": "1",
-    "ac_reward": "13000000000",
-    "ac_halving": "525600",
-    "ac_cc": "2",
-    "ac_pubkey": "039d4a50cc70d1184e462a22edb3b66385da97cc8059196f8305c184a3e21440af",
-    "addnode": [
-      "5.9.102.210"
-    ]
-  },
   {
    "ac_name": "KSB",
    "ac_supply": "1000000000",
@@ -268,5 +257,21 @@
    "ac_name": "KOIN",
    "ac_supply": "125000000",
    "addnode": ["3.0.32.10"]
+ },
+ {
+   "ac_name": "ZEXO",
+   "ac_reward": "1478310502",
+   "ac_halving": "525600",
+   "ac_cc": "42",
+   "ac_ccenable": "236",
+   "ac_supply": "100000000",
+   "ac_perc": "77700",
+   "ac_staked": "93",
+   "ac_pubkey": "02713bd85e054db923694b6b7a85306264edf4d6bd6d331814f2b40af444b3ebbc",
+   "ac_public": "1",
+   "addnode": [
+     "195.201.20.230",
+     "80.240.17.222"
+    ]
  }
 ]
diff --git a/src/assetchains.old b/src/assetchains.old
index fd472eff9..424d411ca 100755
--- a/src/assetchains.old
+++ b/src/assetchains.old
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ echo $pubkey
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=PGT -ac_supply=10000000 -ac_end=1 -addnode=190.114.254.104 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=KMDICE -ac_supply=10500000 -ac_reward=2500000000 -ac_halving=210000 -ac_cc=2 -addressindex=1 -spentindex=1 -addnode=144.76.217.232 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=DION -ac_supply=3900000000 -ac_reward=22260000000 -ac_staked=100 -ac_cc=1 -ac_end=4300000000 -addnode=51.75.124.34 &
-./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=ZEX -ac_cc=2 -ac_founders=1 -ac_halving=525600 -ac_reward=13000000000 -ac_pubkey=039d4a50cc70d1184e462a22edb3b66385da97cc8059196f8305c184a3e21440af -addnode=5.9.102.210 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=KSB -ac_supply=1000000000 -ac_end=1 -ac_public=1 -addnode=37.187.225.231 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=OUR -ac_reward=1478310502 -ac_halving=525600 -ac_cc=42 -ac_supply=100000000 -ac_perc=77700 -ac_staked=93 -ac_pubkey=02652a3f3e00b3a1875a918314f0bac838d6dd189a346fa623f5efe9541ac0b98c -ac_public=1 -addnode=51.255.195.65 -addnode=217.182.129.38 -addnode=37.187.225.231 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=ILN -ac_supply=10000000000 -ac_cc=2 -addressindex=1 -spentindex=1 -addnode=51.75.122.83 &
@@ -51,4 +50,4 @@ echo $pubkey
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=MORTY -ac_supply=90000000000 -ac_reward=100000000 -ac_cc=3 -addnode=138.201.136.145 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=VOTE2019 -ac_supply=123651638 -ac_public=1 -addnode=95.213.238.98 &
 ./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=KOIN -ac_supply=125000000 -addnode=3.0.32.10 &
-~/hush3/src/komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=HUSH3 -ac_sapling=1 -ac_reward=0,1125000000,562500000 -ac_halving=129,340000,840000 -ac_end=128,340000,5422111 -ac_eras=3 -ac_blocktime=150 -ac_cc=2 -ac_ccenable=228,234,235,236,241 -ac_founders=1 -ac_supply=6178674 -ac_perc=11111111 -clientname=GoldenSandtrout -addnode=188.165.212.101 -ac_cclib=hush3 -ac_script=76a9145eb10cf64f2bab1b457f1f25e658526155928fac88ac &
+./komodod -pubkey=$pubkey -ac_name=ZEXO -ac_supply=100000000 -ac_reward=1478310502 -ac_halving=525600 -ac_cc=42 -ac_ccenable=236 -ac_perc=77700 -ac_staked=93 -ac_pubkey=02713bd85e054db923694b6b7a85306264edf4d6bd6d331814f2b40af444b3ebbc -ac_public=1 -addnode=80.240.17.222 &
diff --git a/src/cc/makecclib b/src/cc/makecclib
index e4816c55c..5241ea675 100755
--- a/src/cc/makecclib
+++ b/src/cc/makecclib
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ make -f Makefile_rogue
 rm ../libcc.so 
 cp librogue.so ../libcc.so
 
+#exit 0
+
 echo sudoku/musig/dilithium
 gcc -O3 -std=c++11 -I../secp256k1/include -I../univalue/include -I../cryptoconditions/include -I../cryptoconditions/src -I../cryptoconditions/src/asn -I.. -I. -fPIC -shared -c -o sudokucc.so cclib.cpp
 
diff --git a/src/cc/payments.cpp b/src/cc/payments.cpp
index 1cf7e3319..b6e85480c 100644
--- a/src/cc/payments.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/payments.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ bool PaymentsValidate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval,const CTransaction &
                     {
                         // token snapshot
                         // payments_gettokenallocations(top, bottom, excludeScriptPubKeys, tokenid, mpzTotalAllocations, scriptPubKeys, allocations);
+                        return(eval->Invalid("tokens not yet implemented"));
                     }
                 }
                 // sanity check to make sure we got all the required info, skip for merge type tx
@@ -519,8 +520,8 @@ bool PaymentsValidate(struct CCcontract_info *cp,Eval* eval,const CTransaction &
                 else if ( i == dust+1 )
                     return(eval->Invalid("cannot merge only dust"));
             }
-        } else return(eval->Invalid("create transaction cannot decode"));
-    } else return(eval->Invalid("Could not get contract transaction"));
+        } else return(eval->Invalid("cannot decode create transaction"));
+    } else return(eval->Invalid("could not get contract transaction"));
     return(true);
 }
 // end of consensus code
@@ -1067,15 +1068,27 @@ UniValue PaymentsMerge(struct CCcontract_info *cp,char *jsonstr)
 UniValue PaymentsTxidopret(struct CCcontract_info *cp,char *jsonstr)
 {
     CMutableTransaction mtx = CreateNewContextualCMutableTransaction(Params().GetConsensus(), komodo_nextheight()); UniValue result(UniValue::VOBJ); CPubKey mypk; std::string rawtx;
-    std::vector<uint8_t> scriptPubKey,opret; int32_t n,retval0,retval1=0; int64_t allocation;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> scriptPubKey,opret; int32_t n,retval0,retval1=0; int64_t allocation; CScript test; txnouttype whichType;
     cJSON *params = payments_reparse(&n,jsonstr);
     mypk = pubkey2pk(Mypubkey());
     if ( params != 0 && n > 1 && n <= 3 )
     {
         allocation = (int64_t)jint(jitem(params,0),0);
-        retval0 = payments_parsehexdata(scriptPubKey,jitem(params,1),0);
-        CScript test = CScript(scriptPubKey.begin(),scriptPubKey.end());
-        txnouttype whichType;
+        std::string address; 
+        address.append(jstri(params,1));
+        CTxDestination destination = DecodeDestination(address);
+        if ( IsValidDestination(destination) )
+        {
+            // its an address 
+            test = GetScriptForDestination(destination);
+            scriptPubKey = std::vector<uint8_t> (test.begin(),test.end());
+        }
+        else 
+        {
+            // its a scriptpubkey
+            retval0 = payments_parsehexdata(scriptPubKey,jitem(params,1),0);
+            test = CScript(scriptPubKey.begin(),scriptPubKey.end());
+        }
         if (!::IsStandard(test, whichType))
         {
             result.push_back(Pair("result","error"));
@@ -1279,7 +1292,8 @@ UniValue PaymentsAirdropTokens(struct CCcontract_info *cp,char *jsonstr)
     uint256 hashBlock, tokenid = zeroid; CTransaction tx; CPubKey Paymentspk,mypk; char markeraddr[64]; std::string rawtx; 
     int32_t lockedblocks,minrelease,top,bottom,n,i,minimum=10000; std::vector<std::vector<uint8_t>> excludeScriptPubKeys; int8_t fixedAmount;
     cJSON *params = payments_reparse(&n,jsonstr);
-    if ( params != 0 && n >= 6 )
+    // disable for now. Need token snapshot function. 
+    if ( 0 ) //params != 0 && n >= 6 )
     {
         tokenid = payments_juint256(jitem(params,0));
         lockedblocks = juint(jitem(params,1),0);
@@ -1346,7 +1360,8 @@ UniValue PaymentsAirdropTokens(struct CCcontract_info *cp,char *jsonstr)
     else
     {
         result.push_back(Pair("result","error"));
-        result.push_back(Pair("error","parameters error"));
+        //result.push_back(Pair("error","parameters error"));
+        result.push_back(Pair("error","tokens airdrop not yet impmlemented"));
     }
     if ( params != 0 )
         free_json(params);
diff --git a/src/fiat/zex b/src/fiat/zex
deleted file mode 100755
index f4573c093..000000000
--- a/src/fiat/zex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-./komodo-cli -ac_name=ZEX $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6
diff --git a/src/fiat/zexo b/src/fiat/zexo
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b6fd508f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fiat/zexo
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+./komodo-cli -ac_name=ZEXO $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6
diff --git a/src/komodo.h b/src/komodo.h
index b4c7d12bf..cd7c6573a 100644
--- a/src/komodo.h
+++ b/src/komodo.h
@@ -713,9 +713,9 @@ int32_t komodo_voutupdate(bool fJustCheck,int32_t *isratificationp,int32_t notar
                         sp->MoMdepth = MoMdepth;
                     }
                     komodo_stateupdate(height,0,0,0,zero,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,sp->MoM,sp->MoMdepth);
-                    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
+                    //if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
                         printf("[%s] ht.%d NOTARIZED.%d %s.%s %sTXID.%s lens.(%d %d) MoM.%s %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,sp->NOTARIZED_HEIGHT,ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0]==0?"KMD":ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,srchash.ToString().c_str(),ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0]==0?"BTC":"KMD",desttxid.ToString().c_str(),opretlen,len,sp->MoM.ToString().c_str(),sp->MoMdepth);
-                                        
+                    
                     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
                     {
                         if ( signedfp == 0 )
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index e616fb179..48962b015 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -682,11 +682,32 @@ int32_t komodo_WhoStaked(CBlock *pblock, CTxDestination &addressout)
 
 bool MarmaraPoScheck(char *destaddr,CScript opret,CTransaction staketx);
 
-int32_t komodo_isPoS(CBlock *pblock,int32_t height)
+int32_t komodo_isPoS2(CBlock *pblock)
 {
-    int32_t n,vout,numvouts; uint32_t txtime; uint64_t value; char voutaddr[64],destaddr[64]; CTxDestination voutaddress; uint256 txid; CScript opret;
+    CBlockIndex *pindex = komodo_blockindex(pblock->GetHash());
+    if ( pindex != 0 && pindex->segid >= -1 )
+    {
+        //fprintf(stderr,"isPoSblock segid.%d\n",pindex->segid);
+        if ( pindex->segid == -1 )
+            return(0);
+        else return(1);
+    }
+    return (-1);
+}
+
+int32_t komodo_isPoS(CBlock *pblock,int32_t height,bool fJustCheck)
+{
+    int32_t n,vout,numvouts,ret; uint32_t txtime; uint64_t value; char voutaddr[64],destaddr[64]; CTxDestination voutaddress; uint256 txid; CScript opret;
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 )
     {
+        if ( fJustCheck )
+        {
+            // check pindex first, if that does not work, continue with slow check.
+            if ( (ret= komodo_isPoS2(pblock)) == 1 )
+                return (1);
+            else if ( ret == 0 )
+                return (0);
+        }
         n = pblock->vtx.size();
         //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d check for PoS numtx.%d numvins.%d numvouts.%d\n",height,n,(int32_t)pblock->vtx[n-1].vin.size(),(int32_t)pblock->vtx[n-1].vout.size());
         if ( n > 1 && pblock->vtx[n-1].vin.size() == 1 && pblock->vtx[n-1].vout.size() == 1+(ASSETCHAINS_MARMARA!=0) )
@@ -1401,10 +1422,6 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_VERUSHASH || ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_VERUSHASHV1_1 )
             percPoS = (percPoS*100) / (m+n); 
         else
-            // This seems to be inverse. The actual PoS % is backwards in the first 100 blocks. 
-            // I dont't understand the math here, or why its backwards, so I am just disabling it for VerusHash.
-            // No doubt this is probably wrong for equihash aswell, we may need to test an equihash chain with the rule above.
-            // Need to ask james what the deal is here! Seems to be causeing ALL the problems.
             percPoS = ((percPoS * n) + (goalperc * (100-n))) / 100;            
     } 
     if ( dispflag != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED < 100 )
@@ -1585,7 +1602,7 @@ uint32_t komodo_stake(int32_t validateflag,arith_uint256 bnTarget,int32_t nHeigh
 
 int32_t komodo_is_PoSblock(int32_t slowflag,int32_t height,CBlock *pblock,arith_uint256 bnTarget,arith_uint256 bhash)
 {
-    CBlockIndex *previndex,*pindex; char voutaddr[64],destaddr[64]; uint256 txid; uint32_t txtime,prevtime=0; int32_t vout,PoSperc,txn_count,eligible=0,isPoS = 0,segid; uint64_t value; CTxDestination voutaddress; arith_uint256 POWTarget;
+    CBlockIndex *previndex,*pindex; char voutaddr[64],destaddr[64]; uint256 txid; uint32_t txtime,prevtime=0; int32_t ret,vout,PoSperc,txn_count,eligible=0,isPoS = 0,segid; uint64_t value; CTxDestination voutaddress; arith_uint256 POWTarget;
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 100 && height <= 10 )
         return(1);
     BlockMap::const_iterator it = mapBlockIndex.find(pblock->GetHash());
@@ -1612,7 +1629,7 @@ int32_t komodo_is_PoSblock(int32_t slowflag,int32_t height,CBlock *pblock,arith_
         vout = pblock->vtx[txn_count-1].vin[0].prevout.n;
         if ( slowflag != 0 && prevtime != 0 )
         {
-            if ( komodo_isPoS(pblock,height) != 0 )
+            if ( komodo_isPoS(pblock,height,false) != 0 )
             {
                 eligible = komodo_stake(1,bnTarget,height,txid,vout,pblock->nTime,prevtime+27,(char *)"",PoSperc);
             }
@@ -1644,7 +1661,7 @@ int32_t komodo_is_PoSblock(int32_t slowflag,int32_t height,CBlock *pblock,arith_
         } 
         else if ( slowflag == 0 ) // previous blocks are not seen yet, do the best approx
         {
-            if ( komodo_isPoS(pblock,height) != 0 )
+            if ( komodo_isPoS(pblock,height,false) != 0 )
                 isPoS = 1;
         }
         if ( slowflag != 0 && isPoS != 0 )
@@ -2503,7 +2520,6 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
     komodo_segids(hashbuf,nHeight-101,100);
     if ( *blocktimep < tipindex->nTime+60)
         *blocktimep = tipindex->nTime+60;
-//fprintf(stderr,"Start scan of utxo for staking %u ht.%d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL),nHeight);
 
     bool resetstaker = false;
     if ( array != 0 )
@@ -2588,9 +2604,8 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
             }
         }
         lasttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
-//fprintf(stderr,"finished kp data of utxo for staking %u ht.%d numkp.%d maxkp.%d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL),nHeight,numkp,maxkp);
+        //fprintf(stderr,"finished kp data of utxo for staking %u ht.%d numkp.%d maxkp.%d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL),nHeight,numkp,maxkp);
     }
-//fprintf(stderr,"numkp.%d blocktime.%u\n",numkp,*blocktimep);
     block_from_future_rejecttime = (uint32_t)GetAdjustedTime() + 57;    
     for (i=winners=0; i<numkp; i++)
     {
@@ -2603,44 +2618,28 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
         }
         kp = &array[i];
         eligible = komodo_stake(0,bnTarget,nHeight,kp->txid,kp->vout,0,(uint32_t)tipindex->nTime+27,kp->address,PoSperc);
-        //fprintf(stderr,"i.%d %u vs %u\n",i,eligible2,eligible);
         if ( eligible > 0 )
         {
-            besttime = m = 0;
+            besttime = 0;
             if ( eligible == komodo_stake(1,bnTarget,nHeight,kp->txid,kp->vout,eligible,(uint32_t)tipindex->nTime+27,kp->address,PoSperc) )
             {
-                while ( eligible == komodo_stake(1,bnTarget,nHeight,kp->txid,kp->vout,eligible,(uint32_t)tipindex->nTime+27,kp->address,PoSperc) )
+                // have elegible utxo to stake with. 
+                if ( earliest == 0 || eligible < earliest || (eligible == earliest && (*utxovaluep == 0 || kp->nValue < *utxovaluep)) )
                 {
-                    besttime = eligible;
-                    eligible--;
-                    if ( eligible < block_from_future_rejecttime ) // nothing gained by going earlier
-                        break;
-                    m++;
-//fprintf(stderr,"m.%d ht.%d validated winning blocktime %u -> %.8f eligible.%u test prior\n",m,nHeight,*blocktimep,(double)kp->nValue/COIN,eligible);
+                    // is better than the previous best, so use it instead.
+                    earliest = eligible;
+                    best_scriptPubKey = kp->scriptPubKey;
+                    *utxovaluep = (uint64_t)kp->nValue;
+                    decode_hex((uint8_t *)utxotxidp,32,(char *)kp->txid.GetHex().c_str());
+                    *utxovoutp = kp->vout;
+                    *txtimep = kp->txtime;
                 }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d error validating winning blocktime %u -> %.8f eligible.%u test prior\n",nHeight,*blocktimep,(double)kp->nValue/COIN,eligible);
-                continue;
-            }
-            eligible = besttime;
-            winners++;
-//fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d validated winning [%d] -> %.8f eligible.%u test prior\n",nHeight,(int32_t)(eligible - tipindex->nTime),(double)kp->nValue/COIN,eligible);
-            if ( earliest == 0 || eligible < earliest || (eligible == earliest && (*utxovaluep == 0 || kp->nValue < *utxovaluep)) )
-            {
-                earliest = eligible;
-                best_scriptPubKey = kp->scriptPubKey; //out.tx->vout[out.i].scriptPubKey;
-                *utxovaluep = (uint64_t)kp->nValue;
-                //decode_hex((uint8_t *)utxotxidp,32,(char *)out.tx->GetHash().GetHex().c_str());
-                decode_hex((uint8_t *)utxotxidp,32,(char *)kp->txid.GetHex().c_str());
-                *utxovoutp = kp->vout;
-                *txtimep = kp->txtime;//(uint32_t)out.tx->nLockTime;
-                //fprintf(stderr,"ht.%d earliest.%u [%d].%d (%s) nValue %.8f locktime.%u counter.%d winners.%d\n",nHeight,earliest,(int32_t)(earliest - tipindex->nTime),m,kp->address,(double)kp->nValue/COIN,*txtimep,counter,winners);
-            }
-        } //else fprintf(stderr,"utxo not eligible\n");
+                if ( eligible < block_from_future_rejecttime ) // nothing gained by going earlier
+                    break;
+            } else continue;
+        }
     }
-    if ( numkp < 1000 && array != 0 )
+    if ( numkp < 500 && array != 0 )
     {
         free(array);
         array = 0;
@@ -2659,7 +2658,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
             ((uint8_t *)&revtxid)[i] = ((uint8_t *)utxotxidp)[31 - i];
         txNew.vin[0].prevout.hash = revtxid;
         txNew.vin[0].prevout.n = *utxovoutp;
-        txNew.vout[0].scriptPubKey = best_scriptPubKey;// CScript() << ParseHex(NOTARY_PUBKEY) << OP_CHECKSIG;
+        txNew.vout[0].scriptPubKey = best_scriptPubKey;
         txNew.vout[0].nValue = *utxovaluep - txfee;
         txNew.nLockTime = earliest;
         CTransaction txNewConst(txNew);
@@ -2670,7 +2669,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
             ptr = (uint8_t *)&sigdata.scriptSig[0];
             siglen = sigdata.scriptSig.size();
             for (i=0; i<siglen; i++)
-                utxosig[i] = ptr[i];//, fprintf(stderr,"%02x",ptr[i]);
+                utxosig[i] = ptr[i];
         }
         else
         {
@@ -2682,12 +2681,7 @@ int32_t komodo_staked(CMutableTransaction &txNew,uint32_t nBits,uint32_t *blockt
         if (!signSuccess)
             fprintf(stderr,"failed to create signature\n");
         else
-        {
-            //fprintf(stderr," siglen.%d\n",siglen);
-//fprintf(stderr,"best %u from %u, gap %d lag.%d\n",earliest,*blocktimep,(int32_t)(earliest - *blocktimep),(int32_t)(time(NULL) - *blocktimep));
             *blocktimep = earliest;
-        }
-    } //else fprintf(stderr,"no earliest utxo for staking\n");
-    //fprintf(stderr,"end scan of utxo for staking t.%u counter.%d numkp.%d winners.%d\n",(uint32_t)time(NULL),counter,numkp,winners);
+    }
     return(siglen);
 }
diff --git a/src/komodo_defs.h b/src/komodo_defs.h
index 5efbe58fb..cf15f0b19 100644
--- a/src/komodo_defs.h
+++ b/src/komodo_defs.h
@@ -31,6 +31,158 @@
 #define KOMODO_SAPLING_DEADLINE 1550188800 // Feb 15th, 2019
 #define _COINBASE_MATURITY 100
 
+// KMD Notary Seasons 
+// 1: May 1st 2018 1530921600
+// 2: July 15th 2019 1563148800 -> estimated height 1444000
+// 3: 3rd season ending isnt known, so use very far times in future.
+    // 1751328000 = dummy timestamp, 1 July 2025!
+    // 7113400 = 5x current KMD blockheight. 
+// to add 4th season, change NUM_KMD_SEASONS to 4, and add timestamp and height of activation to these arrays. 
+#define NUM_KMD_SEASONS 3
+#define NUM_KMD_NOTARIES 64
+static const uint32_t KMD_SEASON_TIMESTAMPS[NUM_KMD_SEASONS] = {1525132800, 1563148800, 1751328000};
+static const int32_t KMD_SEASON_HEIGHTS[NUM_KMD_SEASONS] = {814000, 1444000, 7113400};
+
+// Era array of pubkeys. Add extra seasons to bottom as requried, after adding appropriate info above. 
+static const char *notaries_elected[NUM_KMD_SEASONS][NUM_KMD_NOTARIES][2] =
+{
+    {
+        { "0_jl777_testA", "03b7621b44118017a16043f19b30cc8a4cfe068ac4e42417bae16ba460c80f3828" },
+        { "0_jl777_testB", "02ebfc784a4ba768aad88d44d1045d240d47b26e248cafaf1c5169a42d7a61d344" },
+        { "0_kolo_testA", "0287aa4b73988ba26cf6565d815786caf0d2c4af704d7883d163ee89cd9977edec" },
+        { "artik_AR", "029acf1dcd9f5ff9c455f8bb717d4ae0c703e089d16cf8424619c491dff5994c90" },
+        { "artik_EU", "03f54b2c24f82632e3cdebe4568ba0acf487a80f8a89779173cdb78f74514847ce" },
+        { "artik_NA", "0224e31f93eff0cc30eaf0b2389fbc591085c0e122c4d11862c1729d090106c842" },
+        { "artik_SH", "02bdd8840a34486f38305f311c0e2ae73e84046f6e9c3dd3571e32e58339d20937" },
+        { "badass_EU", "0209d48554768dd8dada988b98aca23405057ac4b5b46838a9378b95c3e79b9b9e" },
+        { "badass_NA", "02afa1a9f948e1634a29dc718d218e9d150c531cfa852843a1643a02184a63c1a7" },
+        { "badass_SH", "026b49dd3923b78a592c1b475f208e23698d3f085c4c3b4906a59faf659fd9530b" },
+        { "crackers_EU", "03bc819982d3c6feb801ec3b720425b017d9b6ee9a40746b84422cbbf929dc73c3" }, // 10
+        { "crackers_NA", "03205049103113d48c7c7af811b4c8f194dafc43a50d5313e61a22900fc1805b45" },
+        { "crackers_SH", "02be28310e6312d1dd44651fd96f6a44ccc269a321f907502aae81d246fabdb03e" },
+        { "durerus_EU", "02bcbd287670bdca2c31e5d50130adb5dea1b53198f18abeec7211825f47485d57" },
+        { "etszombi_AR", "031c79168d15edabf17d9ec99531ea9baa20039d0cdc14d9525863b83341b210e9" },
+        { "etszombi_EU", "0281b1ad28d238a2b217e0af123ce020b79e91b9b10ad65a7917216eda6fe64bf7" }, // 15
+        { "etszombi_SH", "025d7a193c0757f7437fad3431f027e7b5ed6c925b77daba52a8755d24bf682dde" },
+        { "farl4web_EU", "0300ecf9121cccf14cf9423e2adb5d98ce0c4e251721fa345dec2e03abeffbab3f" },
+        { "farl4web_SH", "0396bb5ed3c57aa1221d7775ae0ff751e4c7dc9be220d0917fa8bbdf670586c030" },
+        { "fullmoon_AR", "0254b1d64840ce9ff6bec9dd10e33beb92af5f7cee628f999cb6bc0fea833347cc" },
+        { "fullmoon_NA", "031fb362323b06e165231c887836a8faadb96eda88a79ca434e28b3520b47d235b" }, // 20
+        { "fullmoon_SH", "030e12b42ec33a80e12e570b6c8274ce664565b5c3da106859e96a7208b93afd0d" },
+        { "grewal_NA", "03adc0834c203d172bce814df7c7a5e13dc603105e6b0adabc942d0421aefd2132" },
+        { "grewal_SH", "03212a73f5d38a675ee3cdc6e82542a96c38c3d1c79d25a1ed2e42fcf6a8be4e68" },
+        { "indenodes_AR", "02ec0fa5a40f47fd4a38ea5c89e375ad0b6ddf4807c99733c9c3dc15fb978ee147" },
+        { "indenodes_EU", "0221387ff95c44cb52b86552e3ec118a3c311ca65b75bf807c6c07eaeb1be8303c" },
+        { "indenodes_NA", "02698c6f1c9e43b66e82dbb163e8df0e5a2f62f3a7a882ca387d82f86e0b3fa988" },
+        { "indenodes_SH", "0334e6e1ec8285c4b85bd6dae67e17d67d1f20e7328efad17ce6fd24ae97cdd65e" },
+        { "jeezy_EU", "023cb3e593fb85c5659688528e9a4f1c4c7f19206edc7e517d20f794ba686fd6d6" },
+        { "jsgalt_NA", "027b3fb6fede798cd17c30dbfb7baf9332b3f8b1c7c513f443070874c410232446" },
+        { "karasugoi_NA", "02a348b03b9c1a8eac1b56f85c402b041c9bce918833f2ea16d13452309052a982" }, // 30
+        { "kashifali_EU", "033777c52a0190f261c6f66bd0e2bb299d30f012dcb8bfff384103211edb8bb207" },
+        { "kolo_AR", "03016d19344c45341e023b72f9fb6e6152fdcfe105f3b4f50b82a4790ff54e9dc6" },
+        { "kolo_SH", "02aa24064500756d9b0959b44d5325f2391d8e95c6127e109184937152c384e185" },
+        { "metaphilibert_AR", "02adad675fae12b25fdd0f57250b0caf7f795c43f346153a31fe3e72e7db1d6ac6" },
+        { "movecrypto_AR", "022783d94518e4dc77cbdf1a97915b29f427d7bc15ea867900a76665d3112be6f3" },
+        { "movecrypto_EU", "021ab53bc6cf2c46b8a5456759f9d608966eff87384c2b52c0ac4cc8dd51e9cc42" },
+        { "movecrypto_NA", "02efb12f4d78f44b0542d1c60146738e4d5506d27ec98a469142c5c84b29de0a80" },
+        { "movecrypto_SH", "031f9739a3ebd6037a967ce1582cde66e79ea9a0551c54731c59c6b80f635bc859" },
+        { "muros_AR", "022d77402fd7179335da39479c829be73428b0ef33fb360a4de6890f37c2aa005e" },
+        { "noashh_AR", "029d93ef78197dc93892d2a30e5a54865f41e0ca3ab7eb8e3dcbc59c8756b6e355" }, // 40
+        { "noashh_EU", "02061c6278b91fd4ac5cab4401100ffa3b2d5a277e8f71db23401cc071b3665546" },
+        { "noashh_NA", "033c073366152b6b01535e15dd966a3a8039169584d06e27d92a69889b720d44e1" },
+        { "nxtswe_EU", "032fb104e5eaa704a38a52c126af8f67e870d70f82977e5b2f093d5c1c21ae5899" },
+        { "polycryptoblog_NA", "02708dcda7c45fb54b78469673c2587bfdd126e381654819c4c23df0e00b679622" },
+        { "pondsea_AR", "032e1c213787312099158f2d74a89e8240a991d162d4ce8017d8504d1d7004f735" },
+        { "pondsea_EU", "0225aa6f6f19e543180b31153d9e6d55d41bc7ec2ba191fd29f19a2f973544e29d" },
+        { "pondsea_NA", "031bcfdbb62268e2ff8dfffeb9ddff7fe95fca46778c77eebff9c3829dfa1bb411" },
+        { "pondsea_SH", "02209073bc0943451498de57f802650311b1f12aa6deffcd893da198a544c04f36" },
+        { "popcornbag_AR", "02761f106fb34fbfc5ddcc0c0aa831ed98e462a908550b280a1f7bd32c060c6fa3" },
+        { "popcornbag_NA", "03c6085c7fdfff70988fda9b197371f1caf8397f1729a844790e421ee07b3a93e8" }, // 50
+        { "ptytrader_NA", "0328c61467148b207400b23875234f8a825cce65b9c4c9b664f47410b8b8e3c222" },
+        { "ptytrader_SH", "0250c93c492d8d5a6b565b90c22bee07c2d8701d6118c6267e99a4efd3c7748fa4" },
+        { "rnr_AR", "029bdb08f931c0e98c2c4ba4ef45c8e33a34168cb2e6bf953cef335c359d77bfcd" },
+        { "rnr_EU", "03f5c08dadffa0ffcafb8dd7ffc38c22887bd02702a6c9ac3440deddcf2837692b" },
+        { "rnr_NA", "02e17c5f8c3c80f584ed343b8dcfa6d710dfef0889ec1e7728ce45ce559347c58c" },
+        { "rnr_SH", "037536fb9bdfed10251f71543fb42679e7c52308bcd12146b2568b9a818d8b8377" },
+        { "titomane_AR", "03cda6ca5c2d02db201488a54a548dbfc10533bdc275d5ea11928e8d6ab33c2185" },
+        { "titomane_EU", "02e41feded94f0cc59f55f82f3c2c005d41da024e9a805b41105207ef89aa4bfbd" },
+        { "titomane_SH", "035f49d7a308dd9a209e894321f010d21b7793461b0c89d6d9231a3fe5f68d9960" },
+        { "vanbreuk_EU", "024f3cad7601d2399c131fd070e797d9cd8533868685ddbe515daa53c2e26004c3" }, // 60
+        { "xrobesx_NA", "03f0cc6d142d14a40937f12dbd99dbd9021328f45759e26f1877f2a838876709e1" },
+        { "xxspot1_XX", "02ef445a392fcaf3ad4176a5da7f43580e8056594e003eba6559a713711a27f955" },
+        { "xxspot2_XX", "03d85b221ea72ebcd25373e7961f4983d12add66a92f899deaf07bab1d8b6f5573" }
+    },
+    {
+        {"0dev1_jl777", "03b7621b44118017a16043f19b30cc8a4cfe068ac4e42417bae16ba460c80f3828" },
+        {"0dev2_kolo", "030f34af4b908fb8eb2099accb56b8d157d49f6cfb691baa80fdd34f385efed961" },
+        {"0dev3_kolo", "025af9d2b2a05338478159e9ac84543968fd18c45fd9307866b56f33898653b014" },
+        {"0dev4_decker", "028eea44a09674dda00d88ffd199a09c9b75ba9782382cc8f1e97c0fd565fe5707" },
+        {"a-team_SH", "03b59ad322b17cb94080dc8e6dc10a0a865de6d47c16fb5b1a0b5f77f9507f3cce" },
+        {"artik_AR", "029acf1dcd9f5ff9c455f8bb717d4ae0c703e089d16cf8424619c491dff5994c90" },
+        {"artik_EU", "03f54b2c24f82632e3cdebe4568ba0acf487a80f8a89779173cdb78f74514847ce" },
+        {"artik_NA", "0224e31f93eff0cc30eaf0b2389fbc591085c0e122c4d11862c1729d090106c842" },
+        {"artik_SH", "02bdd8840a34486f38305f311c0e2ae73e84046f6e9c3dd3571e32e58339d20937" },
+        {"badass_EU", "0209d48554768dd8dada988b98aca23405057ac4b5b46838a9378b95c3e79b9b9e" },
+        {"badass_NA", "02afa1a9f948e1634a29dc718d218e9d150c531cfa852843a1643a02184a63c1a7" }, // 10
+        {"batman_AR", "033ecb640ec5852f42be24c3bf33ca123fb32ced134bed6aa2ba249cf31b0f2563" },
+        {"batman_SH", "02ca5898931181d0b8aafc75ef56fce9c43656c0b6c9f64306e7c8542f6207018c" },
+        {"ca333_EU", "03fc87b8c804f12a6bd18efd43b0ba2828e4e38834f6b44c0bfee19f966a12ba99" },
+        {"chainmakers_EU", "02f3b08938a7f8d2609d567aebc4989eeded6e2e880c058fdf092c5da82c3bc5ee" },
+        {"chainmakers_NA", "0276c6d1c65abc64c8559710b8aff4b9e33787072d3dda4ec9a47b30da0725f57a" },
+        {"chainstrike_SH", "0370bcf10575d8fb0291afad7bf3a76929734f888228bc49e35c5c49b336002153" },
+        {"cipi_AR", "02c4f89a5b382750836cb787880d30e23502265054e1c327a5bfce67116d757ce8" },
+        {"cipi_NA", "02858904a2a1a0b44df4c937b65ee1f5b66186ab87a751858cf270dee1d5031f18" },
+        {"crackers_EU", "03bc819982d3c6feb801ec3b720425b017d9b6ee9a40746b84422cbbf929dc73c3" },
+        {"crackers_NA", "03205049103113d48c7c7af811b4c8f194dafc43a50d5313e61a22900fc1805b45" }, // 20
+        {"dwy_EU", "0259c646288580221fdf0e92dbeecaee214504fdc8bbdf4a3019d6ec18b7540424" },
+        {"emmanux_SH", "033f316114d950497fc1d9348f03770cd420f14f662ab2db6172df44c389a2667a" },
+        {"etszombi_EU", "0281b1ad28d238a2b217e0af123ce020b79e91b9b10ad65a7917216eda6fe64bf7" },
+        {"fullmoon_AR", "03380314c4f42fa854df8c471618751879f9e8f0ff5dbabda2bd77d0f96cb35676" },
+        {"fullmoon_NA", "030216211d8e2a48bae9e5d7eb3a42ca2b7aae8770979a791f883869aea2fa6eef" },
+        {"fullmoon_SH", "03f34282fa57ecc7aba8afaf66c30099b5601e98dcbfd0d8a58c86c20d8b692c64" },
+        {"goldenman_EU", "02d6f13a8f745921cdb811e32237bb98950af1a5952be7b3d429abd9152f8e388d" },
+        {"indenodes_AR", "02ec0fa5a40f47fd4a38ea5c89e375ad0b6ddf4807c99733c9c3dc15fb978ee147" },
+        {"indenodes_EU", "0221387ff95c44cb52b86552e3ec118a3c311ca65b75bf807c6c07eaeb1be8303c" },
+        {"indenodes_NA", "02698c6f1c9e43b66e82dbb163e8df0e5a2f62f3a7a882ca387d82f86e0b3fa988" }, // 30
+        {"indenodes_SH", "0334e6e1ec8285c4b85bd6dae67e17d67d1f20e7328efad17ce6fd24ae97cdd65e" },
+        {"jackson_AR", "038ff7cfe34cb13b524e0941d5cf710beca2ffb7e05ddf15ced7d4f14fbb0a6f69" },
+        {"jeezy_EU", "023cb3e593fb85c5659688528e9a4f1c4c7f19206edc7e517d20f794ba686fd6d6" },
+        {"karasugoi_NA", "02a348b03b9c1a8eac1b56f85c402b041c9bce918833f2ea16d13452309052a982" },
+        {"komodoninja_EU", "038e567b99806b200b267b27bbca2abf6a3e8576406df5f872e3b38d30843cd5ba" },
+        {"komodoninja_SH", "033178586896915e8456ebf407b1915351a617f46984001790f0cce3d6f3ada5c2" },
+        {"komodopioneers_SH", "033ace50aedf8df70035b962a805431363a61cc4e69d99d90726a2d48fb195f68c" },
+        {"libscott_SH", "03301a8248d41bc5dc926088a8cf31b65e2daf49eed7eb26af4fb03aae19682b95" },
+        {"lukechilds_AR", "031aa66313ee024bbee8c17915cf7d105656d0ace5b4a43a3ab5eae1e14ec02696" },
+        {"madmax_AR", "03891555b4a4393d655bf76f0ad0fb74e5159a615b6925907678edc2aac5e06a75" }, // 40
+        {"meshbits_AR", "02957fd48ae6cb361b8a28cdb1b8ccf5067ff68eb1f90cba7df5f7934ed8eb4b2c" },
+        {"meshbits_SH", "025c6e94877515dfd7b05682b9cc2fe4a49e076efe291e54fcec3add78183c1edb" },
+        {"metaphilibert_AR", "02adad675fae12b25fdd0f57250b0caf7f795c43f346153a31fe3e72e7db1d6ac6" },
+        {"metaphilibert_SH", "0284af1a5ef01503e6316a2ca4abf8423a794e9fc17ac6846f042b6f4adedc3309" },
+        {"patchkez_SH", "0296270f394140640f8fa15684fc11255371abb6b9f253416ea2734e34607799c4" },
+        {"pbca26_NA", "0276aca53a058556c485bbb60bdc54b600efe402a8b97f0341a7c04803ce204cb5" },
+        {"peer2cloud_AR", "034e5563cb885999ae1530bd66fab728e580016629e8377579493b386bf6cebb15" },
+        {"peer2cloud_SH", "03396ac453b3f23e20f30d4793c5b8ab6ded6993242df4f09fd91eb9a4f8aede84" },
+        {"polycryptoblog_NA", "02708dcda7c45fb54b78469673c2587bfdd126e381654819c4c23df0e00b679622" },
+        {"hyper_AR", "020f2f984d522051bd5247b61b080b4374a7ab389d959408313e8062acad3266b4" }, // 50
+        {"hyper_EU", "03d00cf9ceace209c59fb013e112a786ad583d7de5ca45b1e0df3b4023bb14bf51" },
+        {"hyper_SH", "0383d0b37f59f4ee5e3e98a47e461c861d49d0d90c80e9e16f7e63686a2dc071f3" },
+        {"hyper_NA", "03d91c43230336c0d4b769c9c940145a8c53168bf62e34d1bccd7f6cfc7e5592de" },
+        {"popcornbag_AR", "02761f106fb34fbfc5ddcc0c0aa831ed98e462a908550b280a1f7bd32c060c6fa3" },
+        {"popcornbag_NA", "03c6085c7fdfff70988fda9b197371f1caf8397f1729a844790e421ee07b3a93e8" },
+        {"alien_AR", "0348d9b1fc6acf81290405580f525ee49b4749ed4637b51a28b18caa26543b20f0" },
+        {"alien_EU", "020aab8308d4df375a846a9e3b1c7e99597b90497efa021d50bcf1bbba23246527" },
+        {"thegaltmines_NA", "031bea28bec98b6380958a493a703ddc3353d7b05eb452109a773eefd15a32e421" },
+        {"titomane_AR", "029d19215440d8cb9cc6c6b7a4744ae7fb9fb18d986e371b06aeb34b64845f9325" },
+        {"titomane_EU", "0360b4805d885ff596f94312eed3e4e17cb56aa8077c6dd78d905f8de89da9499f" }, // 60
+        {"titomane_SH", "03573713c5b20c1e682a2e8c0f8437625b3530f278e705af9b6614de29277a435b" },
+        {"webworker01_NA", "03bb7d005e052779b1586f071834c5facbb83470094cff5112f0072b64989f97d7" },
+        {"xrobesx_NA", "03f0cc6d142d14a40937f12dbd99dbd9021328f45759e26f1877f2a838876709e1" },
+    },
+    {
+        {"webworker01_NA", "03bb7d005e052779b1586f071834c5facbb83470094cff5112f0072b64989f97d7" }
+    }
+};
+
 #define SETBIT(bits,bitoffset) (((uint8_t *)bits)[(bitoffset) >> 3] |= (1 << ((bitoffset) & 7)))
 #define GETBIT(bits,bitoffset) (((uint8_t *)bits)[(bitoffset) >> 3] & (1 << ((bitoffset) & 7)))
 #define CLEARBIT(bits,bitoffset) (((uint8_t *)bits)[(bitoffset) >> 3] &= ~(1 << ((bitoffset) & 7)))
@@ -82,7 +234,8 @@ extern int32_t VERUS_MIN_STAKEAGE;
 extern std::string DONATION_PUBKEY;
 extern uint8_t ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE;
 extern int32_t USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY;
-extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][64];
+extern char NOTARYADDRS[64][64]; // should be depreciated later. Only affects labs.
+extern char NOTARY_ADDRESSES[NUM_KMD_SEASONS][64][64];
 extern int32_t KOMODO_TESTNODE, KOMODO_SNAPSHOT_INTERVAL;
 extern int32_t ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT;
 int tx_height( const uint256 &hash );
diff --git a/src/komodo_globals.h b/src/komodo_globals.h
index 08c633ee7..099cddd4b 100644
--- a/src/komodo_globals.h
+++ b/src/komodo_globals.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ bool VERUS_MINTBLOCKS;
 std::vector<uint8_t> Mineropret;
 std::vector<std::string> vWhiteListAddress;
 char NOTARYADDRS[64][64];
+char NOTARY_ADDRESSES[NUM_KMD_SEASONS][64][64];
 
 char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[KOMODO_ASSETCHAIN_MAXLEN],ASSETCHAINS_USERPASS[4096];
 uint16_t ASSETCHAINS_P2PPORT,ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT,ASSETCHAINS_BEAMPORT,ASSETCHAINS_CODAPORT;
diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index 5cdbf237d..e2c7dfb4c 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "notaries_staked.h"
 
 #define KOMODO_MAINNET_START 178999
+#define KOMODO_NOTARIES_HEIGHT1 814000
 
 const char *Notaries_genesis[][2] =
 {
@@ -60,194 +61,80 @@ const char *Notaries_genesis[][2] =
     { "titomane_SH", "035f49d7a308dd9a209e894321f010d21b7793461b0c89d6d9231a3fe5f68d9960" },
 };
 
-const char *Notaries_elected0[][2] =
-{
-    { "0_jl777_testA", "03b7621b44118017a16043f19b30cc8a4cfe068ac4e42417bae16ba460c80f3828" },
-    { "0_jl777_testB", "02ebfc784a4ba768aad88d44d1045d240d47b26e248cafaf1c5169a42d7a61d344" },
-    { "0_kolo_testA", "0287aa4b73988ba26cf6565d815786caf0d2c4af704d7883d163ee89cd9977edec" },
-    { "artik_AR", "029acf1dcd9f5ff9c455f8bb717d4ae0c703e089d16cf8424619c491dff5994c90" },
-    { "artik_EU", "03f54b2c24f82632e3cdebe4568ba0acf487a80f8a89779173cdb78f74514847ce" },
-    { "artik_NA", "0224e31f93eff0cc30eaf0b2389fbc591085c0e122c4d11862c1729d090106c842" },
-    { "artik_SH", "02bdd8840a34486f38305f311c0e2ae73e84046f6e9c3dd3571e32e58339d20937" },
-    { "badass_EU", "0209d48554768dd8dada988b98aca23405057ac4b5b46838a9378b95c3e79b9b9e" },
-    { "badass_NA", "02afa1a9f948e1634a29dc718d218e9d150c531cfa852843a1643a02184a63c1a7" },
-    { "badass_SH", "026b49dd3923b78a592c1b475f208e23698d3f085c4c3b4906a59faf659fd9530b" },
-    { "crackers_EU", "03bc819982d3c6feb801ec3b720425b017d9b6ee9a40746b84422cbbf929dc73c3" }, // 10
-    { "crackers_NA", "03205049103113d48c7c7af811b4c8f194dafc43a50d5313e61a22900fc1805b45" },
-    { "crackers_SH", "02be28310e6312d1dd44651fd96f6a44ccc269a321f907502aae81d246fabdb03e" },
-    { "durerus_EU", "02bcbd287670bdca2c31e5d50130adb5dea1b53198f18abeec7211825f47485d57" },
-    { "etszombi_AR", "031c79168d15edabf17d9ec99531ea9baa20039d0cdc14d9525863b83341b210e9" },
-    { "etszombi_EU", "0281b1ad28d238a2b217e0af123ce020b79e91b9b10ad65a7917216eda6fe64bf7" }, // 15
-    { "etszombi_SH", "025d7a193c0757f7437fad3431f027e7b5ed6c925b77daba52a8755d24bf682dde" },
-    { "farl4web_EU", "0300ecf9121cccf14cf9423e2adb5d98ce0c4e251721fa345dec2e03abeffbab3f" },
-    { "farl4web_SH", "0396bb5ed3c57aa1221d7775ae0ff751e4c7dc9be220d0917fa8bbdf670586c030" },
-    { "fullmoon_AR", "0254b1d64840ce9ff6bec9dd10e33beb92af5f7cee628f999cb6bc0fea833347cc" },
-    { "fullmoon_NA", "031fb362323b06e165231c887836a8faadb96eda88a79ca434e28b3520b47d235b" }, // 20
-    { "fullmoon_SH", "030e12b42ec33a80e12e570b6c8274ce664565b5c3da106859e96a7208b93afd0d" },
-    { "grewal_NA", "03adc0834c203d172bce814df7c7a5e13dc603105e6b0adabc942d0421aefd2132" },
-    { "grewal_SH", "03212a73f5d38a675ee3cdc6e82542a96c38c3d1c79d25a1ed2e42fcf6a8be4e68" },
-    { "indenodes_AR", "02ec0fa5a40f47fd4a38ea5c89e375ad0b6ddf4807c99733c9c3dc15fb978ee147" },
-    { "indenodes_EU", "0221387ff95c44cb52b86552e3ec118a3c311ca65b75bf807c6c07eaeb1be8303c" },
-    { "indenodes_NA", "02698c6f1c9e43b66e82dbb163e8df0e5a2f62f3a7a882ca387d82f86e0b3fa988" },
-    { "indenodes_SH", "0334e6e1ec8285c4b85bd6dae67e17d67d1f20e7328efad17ce6fd24ae97cdd65e" },
-    { "jeezy_EU", "023cb3e593fb85c5659688528e9a4f1c4c7f19206edc7e517d20f794ba686fd6d6" },
-    { "jsgalt_NA", "027b3fb6fede798cd17c30dbfb7baf9332b3f8b1c7c513f443070874c410232446" },
-    { "karasugoi_NA", "02a348b03b9c1a8eac1b56f85c402b041c9bce918833f2ea16d13452309052a982" }, // 30
-    { "kashifali_EU", "033777c52a0190f261c6f66bd0e2bb299d30f012dcb8bfff384103211edb8bb207" },
-    { "kolo_AR", "03016d19344c45341e023b72f9fb6e6152fdcfe105f3b4f50b82a4790ff54e9dc6" },
-    { "kolo_SH", "02aa24064500756d9b0959b44d5325f2391d8e95c6127e109184937152c384e185" },
-    { "metaphilibert_AR", "02adad675fae12b25fdd0f57250b0caf7f795c43f346153a31fe3e72e7db1d6ac6" },
-    { "movecrypto_AR", "022783d94518e4dc77cbdf1a97915b29f427d7bc15ea867900a76665d3112be6f3" },
-    { "movecrypto_EU", "021ab53bc6cf2c46b8a5456759f9d608966eff87384c2b52c0ac4cc8dd51e9cc42" },
-    { "movecrypto_NA", "02efb12f4d78f44b0542d1c60146738e4d5506d27ec98a469142c5c84b29de0a80" },
-    { "movecrypto_SH", "031f9739a3ebd6037a967ce1582cde66e79ea9a0551c54731c59c6b80f635bc859" },
-    { "muros_AR", "022d77402fd7179335da39479c829be73428b0ef33fb360a4de6890f37c2aa005e" },
-    { "noashh_AR", "029d93ef78197dc93892d2a30e5a54865f41e0ca3ab7eb8e3dcbc59c8756b6e355" }, // 40
-    { "noashh_EU", "02061c6278b91fd4ac5cab4401100ffa3b2d5a277e8f71db23401cc071b3665546" },
-    { "noashh_NA", "033c073366152b6b01535e15dd966a3a8039169584d06e27d92a69889b720d44e1" },
-    { "nxtswe_EU", "032fb104e5eaa704a38a52c126af8f67e870d70f82977e5b2f093d5c1c21ae5899" },
-    { "polycryptoblog_NA", "02708dcda7c45fb54b78469673c2587bfdd126e381654819c4c23df0e00b679622" },
-    { "pondsea_AR", "032e1c213787312099158f2d74a89e8240a991d162d4ce8017d8504d1d7004f735" },
-    { "pondsea_EU", "0225aa6f6f19e543180b31153d9e6d55d41bc7ec2ba191fd29f19a2f973544e29d" },
-    { "pondsea_NA", "031bcfdbb62268e2ff8dfffeb9ddff7fe95fca46778c77eebff9c3829dfa1bb411" },
-    { "pondsea_SH", "02209073bc0943451498de57f802650311b1f12aa6deffcd893da198a544c04f36" },
-    { "popcornbag_AR", "02761f106fb34fbfc5ddcc0c0aa831ed98e462a908550b280a1f7bd32c060c6fa3" },
-    { "popcornbag_NA", "03c6085c7fdfff70988fda9b197371f1caf8397f1729a844790e421ee07b3a93e8" }, // 50
-    { "ptytrader_NA", "0328c61467148b207400b23875234f8a825cce65b9c4c9b664f47410b8b8e3c222" },
-    { "ptytrader_SH", "0250c93c492d8d5a6b565b90c22bee07c2d8701d6118c6267e99a4efd3c7748fa4" },
-    { "rnr_AR", "029bdb08f931c0e98c2c4ba4ef45c8e33a34168cb2e6bf953cef335c359d77bfcd" },
-    { "rnr_EU", "03f5c08dadffa0ffcafb8dd7ffc38c22887bd02702a6c9ac3440deddcf2837692b" },
-    { "rnr_NA", "02e17c5f8c3c80f584ed343b8dcfa6d710dfef0889ec1e7728ce45ce559347c58c" },
-    { "rnr_SH", "037536fb9bdfed10251f71543fb42679e7c52308bcd12146b2568b9a818d8b8377" },
-    { "titomane_AR", "03cda6ca5c2d02db201488a54a548dbfc10533bdc275d5ea11928e8d6ab33c2185" },
-    { "titomane_EU", "02e41feded94f0cc59f55f82f3c2c005d41da024e9a805b41105207ef89aa4bfbd" },
-    { "titomane_SH", "035f49d7a308dd9a209e894321f010d21b7793461b0c89d6d9231a3fe5f68d9960" },
-    { "vanbreuk_EU", "024f3cad7601d2399c131fd070e797d9cd8533868685ddbe515daa53c2e26004c3" }, // 60
-    { "xrobesx_NA", "03f0cc6d142d14a40937f12dbd99dbd9021328f45759e26f1877f2a838876709e1" },
-    { "xxspot1_XX", "02ef445a392fcaf3ad4176a5da7f43580e8056594e003eba6559a713711a27f955" },
-    { "xxspot2_XX", "03d85b221ea72ebcd25373e7961f4983d12add66a92f899deaf07bab1d8b6f5573" }
-};
-
-#define KOMODO_NOTARIES_TIMESTAMP1 1525132800 // May 1st 2018 1530921600 // 7/7/2017
-#define KOMODO_NOTARIES_HEIGHT1 ((814000 / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP) * KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP)
-
-const char *Notaries_elected1[][2] =
-{
-    {"0dev1_jl777", "03b7621b44118017a16043f19b30cc8a4cfe068ac4e42417bae16ba460c80f3828" },
-    {"0dev2_kolo", "030f34af4b908fb8eb2099accb56b8d157d49f6cfb691baa80fdd34f385efed961" },
-    {"0dev3_kolo", "025af9d2b2a05338478159e9ac84543968fd18c45fd9307866b56f33898653b014" },
-    {"0dev4_decker", "028eea44a09674dda00d88ffd199a09c9b75ba9782382cc8f1e97c0fd565fe5707" },
-    {"a-team_SH", "03b59ad322b17cb94080dc8e6dc10a0a865de6d47c16fb5b1a0b5f77f9507f3cce" },
-    {"artik_AR", "029acf1dcd9f5ff9c455f8bb717d4ae0c703e089d16cf8424619c491dff5994c90" },
-    {"artik_EU", "03f54b2c24f82632e3cdebe4568ba0acf487a80f8a89779173cdb78f74514847ce" },
-    {"artik_NA", "0224e31f93eff0cc30eaf0b2389fbc591085c0e122c4d11862c1729d090106c842" },
-    {"artik_SH", "02bdd8840a34486f38305f311c0e2ae73e84046f6e9c3dd3571e32e58339d20937" },
-    {"badass_EU", "0209d48554768dd8dada988b98aca23405057ac4b5b46838a9378b95c3e79b9b9e" },
-    {"badass_NA", "02afa1a9f948e1634a29dc718d218e9d150c531cfa852843a1643a02184a63c1a7" }, // 10
-    {"batman_AR", "033ecb640ec5852f42be24c3bf33ca123fb32ced134bed6aa2ba249cf31b0f2563" },
-    {"batman_SH", "02ca5898931181d0b8aafc75ef56fce9c43656c0b6c9f64306e7c8542f6207018c" },
-    {"ca333_EU", "03fc87b8c804f12a6bd18efd43b0ba2828e4e38834f6b44c0bfee19f966a12ba99" },
-    {"chainmakers_EU", "02f3b08938a7f8d2609d567aebc4989eeded6e2e880c058fdf092c5da82c3bc5ee" },
-    {"chainmakers_NA", "0276c6d1c65abc64c8559710b8aff4b9e33787072d3dda4ec9a47b30da0725f57a" },
-    {"chainstrike_SH", "0370bcf10575d8fb0291afad7bf3a76929734f888228bc49e35c5c49b336002153" },
-    {"cipi_AR", "02c4f89a5b382750836cb787880d30e23502265054e1c327a5bfce67116d757ce8" },
-    {"cipi_NA", "02858904a2a1a0b44df4c937b65ee1f5b66186ab87a751858cf270dee1d5031f18" },
-    {"crackers_EU", "03bc819982d3c6feb801ec3b720425b017d9b6ee9a40746b84422cbbf929dc73c3" },
-    {"crackers_NA", "03205049103113d48c7c7af811b4c8f194dafc43a50d5313e61a22900fc1805b45" }, // 20
-    {"dwy_EU", "0259c646288580221fdf0e92dbeecaee214504fdc8bbdf4a3019d6ec18b7540424" },
-    {"emmanux_SH", "033f316114d950497fc1d9348f03770cd420f14f662ab2db6172df44c389a2667a" },
-    {"etszombi_EU", "0281b1ad28d238a2b217e0af123ce020b79e91b9b10ad65a7917216eda6fe64bf7" },
-    {"fullmoon_AR", "03380314c4f42fa854df8c471618751879f9e8f0ff5dbabda2bd77d0f96cb35676" },
-    {"fullmoon_NA", "030216211d8e2a48bae9e5d7eb3a42ca2b7aae8770979a791f883869aea2fa6eef" },
-    {"fullmoon_SH", "03f34282fa57ecc7aba8afaf66c30099b5601e98dcbfd0d8a58c86c20d8b692c64" },
-    {"goldenman_EU", "02d6f13a8f745921cdb811e32237bb98950af1a5952be7b3d429abd9152f8e388d" },
-    {"indenodes_AR", "02ec0fa5a40f47fd4a38ea5c89e375ad0b6ddf4807c99733c9c3dc15fb978ee147" },
-    {"indenodes_EU", "0221387ff95c44cb52b86552e3ec118a3c311ca65b75bf807c6c07eaeb1be8303c" },
-    {"indenodes_NA", "02698c6f1c9e43b66e82dbb163e8df0e5a2f62f3a7a882ca387d82f86e0b3fa988" }, // 30
-    {"indenodes_SH", "0334e6e1ec8285c4b85bd6dae67e17d67d1f20e7328efad17ce6fd24ae97cdd65e" },
-    {"jackson_AR", "038ff7cfe34cb13b524e0941d5cf710beca2ffb7e05ddf15ced7d4f14fbb0a6f69" },
-    {"jeezy_EU", "023cb3e593fb85c5659688528e9a4f1c4c7f19206edc7e517d20f794ba686fd6d6" },
-    {"karasugoi_NA", "02a348b03b9c1a8eac1b56f85c402b041c9bce918833f2ea16d13452309052a982" },
-    {"komodoninja_EU", "038e567b99806b200b267b27bbca2abf6a3e8576406df5f872e3b38d30843cd5ba" },
-    {"komodoninja_SH", "033178586896915e8456ebf407b1915351a617f46984001790f0cce3d6f3ada5c2" },
-    {"komodopioneers_SH", "033ace50aedf8df70035b962a805431363a61cc4e69d99d90726a2d48fb195f68c" },
-    {"libscott_SH", "03301a8248d41bc5dc926088a8cf31b65e2daf49eed7eb26af4fb03aae19682b95" },
-    {"lukechilds_AR", "031aa66313ee024bbee8c17915cf7d105656d0ace5b4a43a3ab5eae1e14ec02696" },
-    {"madmax_AR", "03891555b4a4393d655bf76f0ad0fb74e5159a615b6925907678edc2aac5e06a75" }, // 40
-    {"meshbits_AR", "02957fd48ae6cb361b8a28cdb1b8ccf5067ff68eb1f90cba7df5f7934ed8eb4b2c" },
-    {"meshbits_SH", "025c6e94877515dfd7b05682b9cc2fe4a49e076efe291e54fcec3add78183c1edb" },
-    {"metaphilibert_AR", "02adad675fae12b25fdd0f57250b0caf7f795c43f346153a31fe3e72e7db1d6ac6" },
-    {"metaphilibert_SH", "0284af1a5ef01503e6316a2ca4abf8423a794e9fc17ac6846f042b6f4adedc3309" },
-    {"patchkez_SH", "0296270f394140640f8fa15684fc11255371abb6b9f253416ea2734e34607799c4" },
-    {"pbca26_NA", "0276aca53a058556c485bbb60bdc54b600efe402a8b97f0341a7c04803ce204cb5" },
-    {"peer2cloud_AR", "034e5563cb885999ae1530bd66fab728e580016629e8377579493b386bf6cebb15" },
-    {"peer2cloud_SH", "03396ac453b3f23e20f30d4793c5b8ab6ded6993242df4f09fd91eb9a4f8aede84" },
-    {"polycryptoblog_NA", "02708dcda7c45fb54b78469673c2587bfdd126e381654819c4c23df0e00b679622" },
-    {"hyper_AR", "020f2f984d522051bd5247b61b080b4374a7ab389d959408313e8062acad3266b4" }, // 50
-    {"hyper_EU", "03d00cf9ceace209c59fb013e112a786ad583d7de5ca45b1e0df3b4023bb14bf51" },
-    {"hyper_SH", "0383d0b37f59f4ee5e3e98a47e461c861d49d0d90c80e9e16f7e63686a2dc071f3" },
-    {"hyper_NA", "03d91c43230336c0d4b769c9c940145a8c53168bf62e34d1bccd7f6cfc7e5592de" },
-    {"popcornbag_AR", "02761f106fb34fbfc5ddcc0c0aa831ed98e462a908550b280a1f7bd32c060c6fa3" },
-    {"popcornbag_NA", "03c6085c7fdfff70988fda9b197371f1caf8397f1729a844790e421ee07b3a93e8" },
-    {"alien_AR", "0348d9b1fc6acf81290405580f525ee49b4749ed4637b51a28b18caa26543b20f0" },
-    {"alien_EU", "020aab8308d4df375a846a9e3b1c7e99597b90497efa021d50bcf1bbba23246527" },
-    {"thegaltmines_NA", "031bea28bec98b6380958a493a703ddc3353d7b05eb452109a773eefd15a32e421" },
-    {"titomane_AR", "029d19215440d8cb9cc6c6b7a4744ae7fb9fb18d986e371b06aeb34b64845f9325" },
-    {"titomane_EU", "0360b4805d885ff596f94312eed3e4e17cb56aa8077c6dd78d905f8de89da9499f" }, // 60
-    {"titomane_SH", "03573713c5b20c1e682a2e8c0f8437625b3530f278e705af9b6614de29277a435b" },
-    {"webworker01_NA", "03bb7d005e052779b1586f071834c5facbb83470094cff5112f0072b64989f97d7" },
-    {"xrobesx_NA", "03f0cc6d142d14a40937f12dbd99dbd9021328f45759e26f1877f2a838876709e1" },
-};
 #define CRYPTO777_PUBSECPSTR "020e46e79a2a8d12b9b5d12c7a91adb4e454edfae43c0a0cb805427d2ac7613fd9"
 
+int32_t getkmdseason(int32_t height)
+{
+    int8_t season = 0;
+    if ( height <= KMD_SEASON_HEIGHTS[0] )
+        return(1);
+    for (int32_t i = 1; i < NUM_KMD_SEASONS; i++)
+    {
+        if ( height <= KMD_SEASON_HEIGHTS[i] && height >= KMD_SEASON_HEIGHTS[i-1] )
+            return(i+1);
+    }
+    return(0);
+};
+
+int32_t getacseason(int32_t timestamp)
+{
+    int8_t season = 0;
+    if ( timestamp <= KMD_SEASON_TIMESTAMPS[0] )
+        return(1);
+    for (int32_t i = 1; i < NUM_KMD_SEASONS; i++)
+    {
+        if ( timestamp <= KMD_SEASON_TIMESTAMPS[i] && timestamp >= KMD_SEASON_TIMESTAMPS[i-1] )
+            return(i+1);
+    }
+    return(0);
+};
+
 int32_t komodo_notaries(uint8_t pubkeys[64][33],int32_t height,uint32_t timestamp)
 {
-    static uint8_t elected_pubkeys0[64][33],elected_pubkeys1[64][33],did0,did1; static int32_t n0,n1;
     int32_t i,htind,n; uint64_t mask = 0; struct knotary_entry *kp,*tmp;
-
+    static uint8_t kmd_pubkeys[NUM_KMD_SEASONS][64][33],didinit[NUM_KMD_SEASONS];
+    
     if ( timestamp == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
         timestamp = komodo_heightstamp(height);
     else if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
         timestamp = 0;
 
     // If this chain is not a staked chain, use the normal Komodo logic to determine notaries. This allows KMD to still sync and use its proper pubkeys for dPoW.
-    if (is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0)
+    if ( is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 )
     {
-        if ( height >= KOMODO_NOTARIES_HARDCODED || ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
-            timestamp = 0;
-        if ( (timestamp != 0 && timestamp <= KOMODO_NOTARIES_TIMESTAMP1) || (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 && height <= KOMODO_NOTARIES_HEIGHT1) )
+        int32_t kmd_season = 0;
+        if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
         {
-            if ( did0 == 0 )
-            {
-                n0 = (int32_t)(sizeof(Notaries_elected0)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected0));
-                for (i=0; i<n0; i++) {
-                    decode_hex(elected_pubkeys0[i],33,(char *)Notaries_elected0[i][1]);
-                }
-                did0 = 1;
-            }
-            memcpy(pubkeys,elected_pubkeys0,n0 * 33);
-            //if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
-            //fprintf(stderr,"%s height.%d t.%u elected.%d notaries\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,timestamp,n0);
-            return(n0);
+            // This is KMD, use block heights to determine the KMD notary season.. 
+            if ( height >= KOMODO_NOTARIES_HARDCODED )
+                kmd_season = getkmdseason(height);
         }
-        else //if ( (timestamp != 0 && timestamp <= KOMODO_NOTARIES_TIMESTAMP2) || height <= KOMODO_NOTARIES_HEIGHT2 )
+        else 
         {
-          if ( did1 == 0 )
+            // This is a non LABS assetchain, use timestamp to detemine notary pubkeys. 
+            kmd_season = getacseason(timestamp);
+        }
+        if ( kmd_season != 0 )
+        {
+            if ( didinit[kmd_season-1] == 0 )
             {
-    	          n1 = (int32_t)(sizeof(Notaries_elected1)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected1));
-                for (i=0; i<n1; i++) {
-                  decode_hex(elected_pubkeys1[i],33,(char *)Notaries_elected1[i][1]);
+                for (i=0; i<NUM_KMD_NOTARIES; i++) 
+                    decode_hex(kmd_pubkeys[kmd_season-1][i],33,(char *)notaries_elected[kmd_season-1][i][1]);
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE != 0 )
+                {
+                    // this is PIRATE, we need to populate the address array for the notary exemptions. 
+                    for (i = 0; i<NUM_KMD_NOTARIES; i++)
+                        pubkey2addr((char *)NOTARY_ADDRESSES[kmd_season-1][i],(uint8_t *)kmd_pubkeys[kmd_season-1][i]);
                 }
-                if ( 0 && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 )
-                    fprintf(stderr,"%s height.%d t.%u elected.%d notaries2\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height,timestamp,n1);
-                did1 = 1;
+                didinit[kmd_season-1] = 1;
             }
-            memcpy(pubkeys,elected_pubkeys1,n1 * 33);
-            return(n1);
+            memcpy(pubkeys,kmd_pubkeys[kmd_season-1],NUM_KMD_NOTARIES * 33);
+            return(NUM_KMD_NOTARIES);
         }
     }
-    else if (timestamp != 0)
-    { // here we can activate our pubkeys for STAKED chains everythig is in notaries_staked.cpp
+    else if ( timestamp != 0 )
+    { 
+        // here we can activate our pubkeys for LABS chains everythig is in notaries_staked.cpp
         int32_t staked_era; int8_t numSN;
         uint8_t staked_pubkeys[64][33];
         staked_era = STAKED_era(timestamp);
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 857dfe4c8..11cbea808 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ void komodo_configfile(char *symbol,uint16_t rpcport)
 #ifndef FROM_CLI
             if ( (fp= fopen(fname,"wb")) != 0 )
             {
-                fprintf(fp,"rpcuser=user%u\nrpcpassword=pass%s\nrpcport=%u\nserver=1\ntxindex=1\nrpcworkqueue=256\nrpcallowip=127.0.0.1\n",crc,password,rpcport);
+                fprintf(fp,"rpcuser=user%u\nrpcpassword=pass%s\nrpcport=%u\nserver=1\ntxindex=1\nrpcworkqueue=256\nrpcallowip=127.0.0.1\nrpcbind=127.0.0.1\n",crc,password,rpcport);
                 fclose(fp);
                 printf("Created (%s)\n",fname);
             } else printf("Couldnt create (%s)\n",fname);
@@ -1665,6 +1665,7 @@ uint64_t komodo_ac_block_subsidy(int nHeight)
 
 extern int64_t MAX_MONEY;
 void komodo_cbopretupdate(int32_t forceflag);
+int32_t getacseason(int32_t timestamp);
 void SplitStr(const std::string& strVal, std::vector<std::string> &outVals);
 
 int8_t equihash_params_possible(uint64_t n, uint64_t k)
@@ -1691,14 +1692,9 @@ int8_t equihash_params_possible(uint64_t n, uint64_t k)
 
 void komodo_args(char *argv0)
 {
-    extern const char *Notaries_elected1[][2];
     std::string name,addn,hexstr,symbol; char *dirname,fname[512],arg0str[64],magicstr[9]; uint8_t magic[4],extrabuf[32756],disablebits[32],*extraptr=0; FILE *fp; uint64_t val; uint16_t port; int32_t i,nonz=0,baseid,len,n,extralen = 0; uint64_t ccenables[256];
     IS_KOMODO_NOTARY = GetBoolArg("-notary", false);
     IS_STAKED_NOTARY = GetArg("-stakednotary", -1);
-    if ( IS_STAKED_NOTARY != -1 && IS_KOMODO_NOTARY == true ) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot be STAKED and KMD notary at the same time!\n");
-        StartShutdown();
-    }
     memset(ccenables,0,sizeof(ccenables));
     memset(disablebits,0,sizeof(disablebits));
     if ( GetBoolArg("-gen", false) != 0 )
@@ -1717,17 +1713,24 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
         USE_EXTERNAL_PUBKEY = 1;
         if ( IS_KOMODO_NOTARY == 0 )
         {
+            // We dont have any chain data yet, so use system clock to guess. 
+            // I think on season change should reccomend notaries to use -notary to avoid needing this. 
+            int32_t kmd_season = getacseason(time(NULL));
             for (i=0; i<64; i++)
-                if ( strcmp(NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str(),Notaries_elected1[i][1]) == 0 )
+                if ( strcmp(NOTARY_PUBKEY.c_str(),notaries_elected[kmd_season][NUM_KMD_NOTARIES][1]) == 0 )
                 {
                     IS_KOMODO_NOTARY = 1;
                     KOMODO_MININGTHREADS = 1;
                     mapArgs ["-genproclimit"] = itostr(KOMODO_MININGTHREADS);
                     IS_STAKED_NOTARY = -1;
-                    fprintf(stderr,"running as notary.%d %s\n",i,Notaries_elected1[i][0]);
+                    fprintf(stderr,"running as notary.%d %s\n",i,notaries_elected[kmd_season][NUM_KMD_NOTARIES][0]);
                     break;
                 }
         }
+    }
+    if ( IS_STAKED_NOTARY != -1 && IS_KOMODO_NOTARY == true ) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot be STAKED and KMD notary at the same time!\n");
+        StartShutdown();
     }
 	name = GetArg("-ac_name","");
     if ( argv0 != 0 )
@@ -1760,7 +1763,6 @@ void komodo_args(char *argv0)
     }
     KOMODO_EARLYTXID = Parseuint256(GetArg("-earlytxid","0").c_str());
     ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT = GetArg("-ac_earlytxidcontract",0);
-    fprintf(stderr, "ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT.%i\n", ASSETCHAINS_EARLYTXIDCONTRACT);
     if ( name.c_str()[0] != 0 )
     {
         std::string selectedAlgo = GetArg("-ac_algo", std::string(ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[0]));
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4fdf39f43..c14e4351d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1373,26 +1373,26 @@ bool CheckTransaction(uint32_t tiptime,const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState
     }
 }
 
+extern int32_t getacseason(int32_t timestamp);
+
 int32_t komodo_isnotaryvout(char *coinaddr,uint32_t tiptime) // from ac_private chains only
 {
-    static int32_t didinit; static char notaryaddrs[sizeof(Notaries_elected1)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected1) + 1][64];
-    //use normal notary functions
-    int32_t i;
-    if ( didinit == 0 )
+    int32_t season = getacseason(tiptime);
+    if ( NOTARY_ADDRESSES[season-1][0][0] == 0 )
     {
-        uint8_t pubkey33[33];
-        for (i=0; i<=sizeof(Notaries_elected1)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected1); i++)
-        {
-            if ( i < sizeof(Notaries_elected1)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected1) )
-                decode_hex(pubkey33,33,(char *)Notaries_elected1[i][1]);
-            else decode_hex(pubkey33,33,(char *)CRYPTO777_PUBSECPSTR);
-            pubkey2addr((char *)notaryaddrs[i],(uint8_t *)pubkey33);
-        }
-        didinit = 1;
+        uint8_t pubkeys[64][33];
+        komodo_notaries(pubkeys,0,tiptime);
     }
-    for (i=0; i<=sizeof(Notaries_elected1)/sizeof(*Notaries_elected1); i++)
-    if ( strcmp(coinaddr,notaryaddrs[i]) == 0 )
+    if ( strcmp(coinaddr,CRYPTO777_KMDADDR) == 0 )
         return(1);
+    for (int32_t i = 0; i < NUM_KMD_NOTARIES; i++) 
+    {
+        if ( strcmp(coinaddr,NOTARY_ADDRESSES[season-1][i]) == 0 )
+        {
+            //fprintf(stderr, "coinaddr.%s notaryaddress[%i].%s\n",coinaddr,i,NOTARY_ADDRESSES[season-1][i]);
+            return(1);
+        }
+    }
     return(0);
 }
 
@@ -3104,7 +3104,7 @@ bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex
         *pfClean = false;
 
     bool fClean = true;
-    komodo_disconnect(pindex,block);
+    //komodo_disconnect(pindex,block); does nothing?
     CBlockUndo blockUndo;
     CDiskBlockPos pos = pindex->GetUndoPos();
     if (pos.IsNull())
@@ -4050,7 +4050,7 @@ bool static DisconnectTip(CValidationState &state, bool fBare = false) {
             CValidationState stateDummy;
 
             // don't keep staking or invalid transactions
-            if (tx.IsCoinBase() || ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED && komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block,pindexDelete->GetHeight()) != 0)) || !AcceptToMemoryPool(mempool, stateDummy, tx, false, NULL))
+            if (tx.IsCoinBase() || ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED && komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block,pindexDelete->GetHeight(),true) != 0)) || !AcceptToMemoryPool(mempool, stateDummy, tx, false, NULL))
             {
                 mempool.remove(tx, removed, true);
             }
@@ -4082,11 +4082,11 @@ bool static DisconnectTip(CValidationState &state, bool fBare = false) {
     {
         CTransaction &tx = block.vtx[i];
         //if ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && ((ASSETCHAINS_LWMAPOS && block.IsVerusPOSBlock()) || (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 && (komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block) != 0))))
-        if ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 && (komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block,pindexDelete->GetHeight()) != 0)))
+        if ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED != 0 && (komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block,pindexDelete->GetHeight(),true) != 0)))
         {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-            LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
-            pwalletMain->EraseFromWallet(tx.GetHash());
+            if ( !GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", false) )
+                pwalletMain->EraseFromWallet(tx.GetHash());
 #endif
         }
         else
@@ -4267,7 +4267,10 @@ bool static ConnectTip(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexNew, CBlock *
     {
         uint64_t start = time(NULL);
         if ( !komodo_dailysnapshot(pindexNew->GetHeight()) )
-            fprintf(stderr, "daily snapshot failed, please reindex your chain\n"); // maybe force shutdown here?
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "daily snapshot failed, please reindex your chain\n");
+            StartShutdown();
+        }
         fprintf(stderr, "snapshot completed in: %lu seconds\n", time(NULL)-start);
     }
     return true;
@@ -5094,7 +5097,7 @@ bool CheckBlock(int32_t *futureblockp,int32_t height,CBlockIndex *pindex,const C
                 CValidationState state;
                 CTransaction Tx;
                 const CTransaction &tx = (CTransaction)block.vtx[i];
-                if (tx.IsCoinBase() || !tx.vjoinsplit.empty() || !tx.vShieldedSpend.empty() || ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED && komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block,height) != 0)))
+                if (tx.IsCoinBase() || !tx.vjoinsplit.empty() || !tx.vShieldedSpend.empty() || ((i == (block.vtx.size() - 1)) && (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED && komodo_isPoS((CBlock *)&block,height,true) != 0)))
                     continue;
                 Tx = tx;
                 if ( myAddtomempool(Tx, &state, true) == false ) // happens with out of order tx in block on resync
@@ -6501,15 +6504,15 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
             }
             try {
                 // read block
+                CBlock block;
                 uint64_t nBlockPos = blkdat.GetPos();
                 if (dbp)
                     dbp->nPos = nBlockPos;
                 blkdat.SetLimit(nBlockPos + nSize);
                 blkdat.SetPos(nBlockPos);
-                CBlock block;
                 blkdat >> block;
-                nRewind = blkdat.GetPos(); 
-
+                
+                nRewind = blkdat.GetPos();
                 // detect out of order blocks, and store them for later
                 uint256 hash = block.GetHash();
                 if (hash != chainparams.GetConsensus().hashGenesisBlock && mapBlockIndex.find(block.hashPrevBlock) == mapBlockIndex.end()) {
@@ -6540,6 +6543,7 @@ bool LoadExternalBlockFile(FILE* fileIn, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
                     std::pair<std::multimap<uint256, CDiskBlockPos>::iterator, std::multimap<uint256, CDiskBlockPos>::iterator> range = mapBlocksUnknownParent.equal_range(head);
                     while (range.first != range.second) {
                         std::multimap<uint256, CDiskBlockPos>::iterator it = range.first;
+                        
                         if (ReadBlockFromDisk(mapBlockIndex.count(hash)!=0?mapBlockIndex[hash]->GetHeight():0,block, it->second,1))
                         {
                             LogPrintf("%s: Processing out of order child %s of %s\n", __func__, block.GetHash().ToString(),
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 8fc658fa9..67e61b4a4 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -810,12 +810,17 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(CPubKey _pk,const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32
             //fprintf(stderr,"check validity\n");
             if ( !TestBlockValidity(state, *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false)) // invokes CC checks
             {
+                if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 || (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && !isStake) )
+                {
+                    LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_main);
+                    LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(mempool.cs);
+                }
                 throw std::runtime_error("CreateNewBlock(): TestBlockValidity failed");
             }
             //fprintf(stderr,"valid\n");
         }
     }
-    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 ||  (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && !isStake) )
+    if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 || (ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] != 0 && !isStake) )
     {
         LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(cs_main);
         LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(mempool.cs);
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index e280b1a0b..56f221a37 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ int32_t komodo_longestchain()
         depth--;
         if ( num > (n >> 1) )
         {
-            extern char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[];
             if ( 0 && height != KOMODO_LONGESTCHAIN )
                 fprintf(stderr,"set %s KOMODO_LONGESTCHAIN <- %d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,height);
             KOMODO_LONGESTCHAIN = height;
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index ccefc0077..d63a387b2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -4249,10 +4249,10 @@ UniValue z_sendmany(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("z_sendmany", "\"RD6GgnrMpPaTSMn8vai6yiGA7mN4QGPV\", [{\"address\": \"zs14d8tc0hl9q0vg5l28uec5vk6sk34fkj2n8s7jalvw5fxpy6v39yn4s2ga082lymrkjk0x2nqg37\" ,\"amount\": 5.0}]")
         );
 
-    THROW_IF_SYNCING(KOMODO_INSYNC);
-
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
+    THROW_IF_SYNCING(KOMODO_INSYNC);
+
     // Check that the from address is valid.
     auto fromaddress = params[0].get_str();
     bool fromTaddr = false;
@@ -4560,10 +4560,10 @@ UniValue z_shieldcoinbase(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             + HelpExampleRpc("z_shieldcoinbase", "\"RD6GgnrMpPaTSMn8vai6yiGA7mN4QGPV\", \"zs14d8tc0hl9q0vg5l28uec5vk6sk34fkj2n8s7jalvw5fxpy6v39yn4s2ga082lymrkjk0x2nqg37\"")
         );
 
-    THROW_IF_SYNCING(KOMODO_INSYNC);
-
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
+    THROW_IF_SYNCING(KOMODO_INSYNC);
+
     // Validate the from address
     auto fromaddress = params[0].get_str();
     bool isFromWildcard = fromaddress == "*";
@@ -4822,10 +4822,10 @@ UniValue z_mergetoaddress(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error: z_mergetoaddress is disabled.");
     }
 
-    THROW_IF_SYNCING(KOMODO_INSYNC);
-
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
+    THROW_IF_SYNCING(KOMODO_INSYNC);
+
     bool useAnyUTXO = false;
     bool useAnySprout = false;
     bool useAnySapling = false;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index fa39d204a..4d834ccee 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2874,21 +2874,18 @@ void CWallet::ReacceptWalletTransactions()
             bool invalid = state.IsInvalid(nDoS);
 
             // log rejection and deletion
-            // printf("ERROR reaccepting wallet transaction %s to mempool, reason: %s, DoS: %d\n", wtx.GetHash().ToString().c_str(), state.GetRejectReason().c_str(), nDoS);
+            //printf("ERROR reaccepting wallet transaction %s to mempool, reason: %s, DoS: %d\n", wtx.GetHash().ToString().c_str(), state.GetRejectReason().c_str(), nDoS);
 
-            if (!wtx.IsCoinBase() && invalid && nDoS > 0)
+            if (!wtx.IsCoinBase() && invalid && nDoS > 0 && state.GetRejectReason() != "tx-overwinter-expired")
             {
                 LogPrintf("erasing transaction %s\n", wtx.GetHash().GetHex().c_str());
                 vwtxh.push_back(wtx.GetHash());
             }
         }
     }
-    if ( IsInitialBlockDownload() == 0 )
+    for (auto hash : vwtxh)
     {
-        for (auto hash : vwtxh)
-        {
-            EraseFromWallet(hash);
-        }
+        EraseFromWallet(hash);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2896,7 +2893,7 @@ bool CWalletTx::RelayWalletTransaction()
 {
     if ( pwallet == 0 )
     {
-        fprintf(stderr,"unexpected null pwallet in RelayWalletTransaction\n");
+        //fprintf(stderr,"unexpected null pwallet in RelayWalletTransaction\n");
         return(false);
     }
     assert(pwallet->GetBroadcastTransactions());
diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index efba38d9e..e81eba03d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 static uint64_t nAccountingEntryNumber = 0;
 static list<uint256> deadTxns; 
+extern CBlockIndex *komodo_blockindex(uint256 hash);
 
 //
 // CWalletDB
@@ -964,21 +965,20 @@ DBErrors CWalletDB::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
         // staking chains with vin-empty error is a failed staking tx. 
         // we remove then re add the tx here to stop needing a full rescan, which does not actually fix the problem.
         int32_t reAdded = 0;
-        CWalletDB walletdb(pwallet->strWalletFile, "r+", false);
         BOOST_FOREACH (uint256& hash, deadTxns) 
         {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Removing corrupt tx from wallet.%s\n", hash.ToString().c_str());
+            fprintf(stderr, "Removing possible orphaned staking transaction from wallet.%s\n", hash.ToString().c_str());
             if (!EraseTx(hash))
                 fprintf(stderr, "could not delete tx.%s\n",hash.ToString().c_str());
-            uint256 blockhash; CTransaction tx;
-            if (GetTransaction(hash,tx,blockhash,true))
+            uint256 blockhash; CTransaction tx; CBlockIndex* pindex;
+            if ( GetTransaction(hash,tx,blockhash,false) && (pindex= komodo_blockindex(blockhash)) != 0 && chainActive.Contains(pindex) )
             {
                 CWalletTx wtx(pwallet,tx);
-                pwallet->AddToWallet(wtx, false, &walletdb);
+                pwallet->AddToWallet(wtx, true, NULL);
                 reAdded++;
             }
         }
-        fprintf(stderr, "Cleared %li corrupted transactions from wallet. Readded %i known transactions.\n",deadTxns.size(),reAdded);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cleared %li orphaned staking transactions from wallet. Readded %i real transactions.\n",deadTxns.size(),reAdded);
         fNoncriticalErrors = false;
         deadTxns.clear();
     }