diff --git a/src/base58.cpp b/src/base58.cpp
index c086cc854..b85803569 100644
--- a/src/base58.cpp
+++ b/src/base58.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,14 @@ bool CBitcoinAddress::GetKeyID(CKeyID& keyID) const
     return true;
 }
 
+bool CBitcoinAddress::GetKeyID_NoCheck(CKeyID& keyID) const
+{
+    uint160 id;
+    memcpy(&id, &vchData[0], 20);
+    keyID = CKeyID(id);
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool CBitcoinAddress::IsScript() const
 {
     return IsValid() && vchVersion == Params().Base58Prefix(CChainParams::SCRIPT_ADDRESS);
diff --git a/src/base58.h b/src/base58.h
index 73e1c4d94..4e8b2c3ce 100644
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ public:
 
     CTxDestination Get() const;
     bool GetKeyID(CKeyID &keyID) const;
+    bool GetKeyID_NoCheck(CKeyID& keyID) const;
     bool GetIndexKey(uint160& hashBytes, int& type) const;
     bool IsScript() const;
 };
diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 5decd0e5d..cc6f11ea2 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
     {
         strNetworkID = "main";
         strCurrencyUnits = "KMD";
-        consensus.fCoinbaseMustBeProtected = true; // this is only enforced after block 10080 on Verus
+        consensus.fCoinbaseMustBeProtected = true; // this is only enforced after block 12800 on Verus
         consensus.nSubsidySlowStartInterval = 20000;
         consensus.nSubsidyHalvingInterval = 840000;
         consensus.nMajorityEnforceBlockUpgrade = 750;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public:
 
         vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(pnSeed6_main, pnSeed6_main + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_main));
 
-        fMiningRequiresPeers = true;
+        //fMiningRequiresPeers = true;
         fDefaultConsistencyChecks = false;
         fRequireStandard = true;
         fMineBlocksOnDemand = false;
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
index f010af198..14cfbfee8 100644
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 #include <boost/unordered_map.hpp>
 #include "zcash/IncrementalMerkleTree.hpp"
+#include "veruslaunch.h"
 
 /** 
  * Pruned version of CTransaction: only retains metadata and unspent transaction outputs
@@ -444,17 +445,17 @@ class CLaunchMap
 {
     public:
         std::unordered_map<std::string, CScript> lmap;
-        CLaunchMap() : lmap() { }
-        CLaunchMap(std::string *whiteList, std::string *pkh, int count) : lmap()
+        CLaunchMap() : lmap()
         {
-            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            for (int i = 0; i < WHITELIST_COUNT; i++)
             {
-                CBitcoinAddress address(pkh[i].c_str());
+                printf("txid: %s -> addr: %s", whitelist_ids[i], whitelist_addrs[i]);
+                CBitcoinAddress address(whitelist_addrs[i]);
                 CKeyID key;
-                if (address.IsValid() && address.GetKeyID(key))
+                if (address.GetKeyID_NoCheck(key))
                 {
                     std::vector<unsigned char> adr = std::vector<unsigned char>(key.begin(), key.end());
-                    std::string hash = uint256S(whiteList[i]).ToString();
+                    std::string hash = uint256S(whitelist_ids[i]).ToString();
                     lmap[hash] = CScript();
                     lmap[hash] << OP_DUP << OP_HASH160 << adr << OP_EQUALVERIFY << OP_CHECKSIG;
                 }
diff --git a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
index 3bff063ad..e87bf3727 100644
--- a/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
+++ b/src/komodo_bitcoind.h
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ bool verusCheckPOSBlock(int32_t slowflag, CBlock *pblock, int32_t height)
                             strcpy(voutaddr, CBitcoinAddress(voutaddress).ToString().c_str());
                             strcpy(destaddr, CBitcoinAddress(destaddress).ToString().c_str());
                             strcpy(cbaddr, CBitcoinAddress(cbaddress).ToString().c_str());
-                            if ( !strcmp(destaddr,voutaddr) && ( !strcmp(destaddr,cbaddr) || (height < 10080)) )
+                            if ( !strcmp(destaddr,voutaddr) && ( !strcmp(destaddr,cbaddr) || (height < 12800)) )
                             {
                                 isPOS = true;
                             }
diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 2fa46819a..62f178bf1 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -1052,11 +1052,20 @@ int64_t komodo_block_unlocktime(uint32_t nHeight)
         unlocktime = ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO;
     else
     {
-        unlocktime = komodo_block_prg(nHeight) / (0xffffffffffffffff / ((ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO - ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM) + 1));
-        // boundary and power of 2 can make it exceed to time by 1
-        unlocktime = unlocktime + ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM;
-        if (unlocktime > ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO)
-            unlocktime--;
+        if (strcmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "VRSC") != 0 || nHeight >= 12800)
+        {
+            unlocktime = komodo_block_prg(nHeight) % (ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO - ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM);
+            // boundary and power of 2 can make it exceed to time by 1
+            unlocktime = unlocktime + ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            unlocktime = komodo_block_prg(nHeight) / (0xffffffffffffffff / ((ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO - ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM) + 1));
+            // boundary and power of 2 can make it exceed to time by 1
+            unlocktime = unlocktime + ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKFROM;
+            if (unlocktime > ASSETCHAINS_TIMEUNLOCKTO)
+                unlocktime--;
+        }
     }
     return ((int64_t)unlocktime);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d8d30ec20..1ec144326 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ namespace Consensus {
                 if (fCoinbaseEnforcedProtectionEnabled &&
                     consensusParams.fCoinbaseMustBeProtected &&
                     !tx.vout.empty() &&
-                    (strcmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "VRSC") != 0 || (nSpendHeight >= 10080 && coins->nHeight >= 10080))) {
+                    (strcmp(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL, "VRSC") != 0 || (nSpendHeight >= 12800 && coins->nHeight >= 12800))) {
                     return state.Invalid(
                                          error("CheckInputs(): tried to spend coinbase with transparent outputs"),
                                          REJECT_INVALID, "bad-txns-coinbase-spend-has-transparent-outputs");
diff --git a/src/veruslaunch.cpp b/src/veruslaunch.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5fa76700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/veruslaunch.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 The Verus developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <string>
+#include <cstring>
+#include "veruslaunch.h"
+
+
+const char *whitelist_ids[WHITELIST_COUNT] = {"1e4b6bf2306c4eb2e6be032176a749797facd387937b132c0d2ffd6dc8ec0c7b",
+                                 "21681d1cacbdc8ba403bc66b129cce4ca72a61adf0ef12504b4fbb07a613f735",
+                                 "2dc18aac1a8f97b991d1a2b67fa606f29c27b721e939c7b08a52da789900627c",
+                                 "41beb053cf1e516033316a69ab883584cd42546d1d7613181cf3d948eeaf1e6a",
+                                 "45fae92ebc1cdaf9187b92f0feb5e262b3dcadc37f3cde48a9b9da88f01b9195",
+                                 "5e7b24d571d7b21c1a2077ec8dc1b479d16c490d51ef11cc7c81af5dcb36b56f",
+                                 "6e1338aaf678121296d7a0ba26e2feead3f609cc928add8bd4798bb1af6ef70a",
+                                 "75150d61723081dd13259a88e75968e7b3ac2f8ae7293fc73624d9f188dcc091",
+                                 "b58418bdf076bf44d42552b426a5ab79cdabd08212a59d44779933df53b77ef3",
+                                 "c1d9c633ec3be4a06a27b84aa31a9571841f8583a23fd100e90c2e7b80b7641e",
+                                 "d73d18497cc888713655ee65b3525a502b9758196b0d6d3f81509f1c78f3d347",
+                                 "e8a56cfa01f4dc10160f22c8a843875b3b6e31d323db4293967363ed10258970",
+                                 "fe9fad13f69365496962dc8e02d2aa58c5ec605a2156ab40f24f6b9ea82d58b5"};
+
+const char *whitelist_addrs[WHITELIST_COUNT] = {"RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9",
+                                   "RNK1PPPFzzT4rBFE2CtKHjJNa7qkPRE3U9"};
diff --git a/src/veruslaunch.h b/src/veruslaunch.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce33b9e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/veruslaunch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+// Copyright (c) 2018 The Verus developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef VERUS_LAUNCH_H
+#define VERUS_LAUNCH_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+#define WHITELIST_COUNT 13
+
+extern const char *whitelist_ids[WHITELIST_COUNT];
+extern const char *whitelist_addrs[WHITELIST_COUNT];
+
+#endif