diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index e4062af53..8516d1f5c 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 {
     "workbench.colorTheme": "Solarized Light",
     "npm.enableScriptExplorer": true,
-    "window.zoomLevel": 3,
-    "editor.tabSize": 4,
-    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
-    "editor.detectIndentation": false,
-    "editor.tabCompletion": true,
-  }
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+    "window.zoomLevel": 1,
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/block.go b/block.go
index 552063422..1972dbd30 100644
--- a/block.go
+++ b/block.go
@@ -26,18 +26,37 @@ func (b *Block) HashTransactions() []byte {
     return txHash[:]
 }
 
-// NewBlock creates and returns Block.
-func NewBlock(utxoPool []UTXOPool, prevBlockHash []byte) *Block {
+// Serialize serializes the block
+func (b *Block) Serialize() []byte {
+    var result bytes.Buffer
+    encoder := gob.NewEncoder(&result)
+    err := encoder.Encode(b)
+    if err != nil {
+    	log.Panic(err)
+    }
+    return result.Bytes()
+}
 
-    block := &Block{time.Now().Unix(), utxoPool, prevBlockHash, []byte{}}
-    block.SetHash()
+// NewBlock creates and returns Block.
+func NewBlock(transactions []*Transaction, prevBlockHash []byte) *Block {
+    block := &Block{time.Now().Unix(), transactions, prevBlockHash, []byte{}, 0}
+    block.Hash = block.HashTransactions()
     return block
 }
 
 // NewGenesisBlock creates and returns genesis Block.
-func NewGenesisBlock() *Block {
-    genesisUTXOPool := UTXOPool{}
-    genesisUTXOPool.utxos["genesis"] = TOTAL_COINS
+func NewGenesisBlock(coinbase *Transaction) *Block {
+    return NewBlock([]*Transaction{coinbase}, []byte{})
+}
 
-    return NewBlock(genesisUTXOPool, []byte{})
+// DeserializeBlock deserializes a block
+func DeserializeBlock(d []byte) *Block {
+    var block Block
+    decoder := gob.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(d))
+    err := decoder.Decode(&block)
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Panic(err)
+    }
+    return &block
 }
+
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index f37fdc7f4..45dfea76f 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -1,40 +1,41 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"encoding/gob"
-	"log"
+    "bytes"
+    "crypto/sha256"
+    "encoding/gob"
+    "log"
 )
 
 // Transaction represents a Bitcoin transaction
 type Transaction struct {
-	id       []byte
-	txInput  []TXInput
-	txOutput []TXOutput
+    id       []byte
+    txInput  []TXInput
+    txOutput []TXOutput
 }
 
 type TXOutput struct {
-	address string
-	value   int
+    address string
+    value   int
 }
 
 type TXInput struct {
-	txId          []byte
-	txOutputIndex int
-	address       string
+    txId          []byte
+    txOutputIndex int
+    address       string
 }
 
 // SetID sets ID of a transaction
 func (tx *Transaction) SetId() {
-	var encoded bytes.Buffer
-	var hash [32]byte
+    var encoded bytes.Buffer
+    var hash [32]byte
 
-	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&encoded)
-	err := enc.Encode(tx)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Panic(err)
-	}
-	hash = sha256.Sum256(encoded.Bytes())
-	tx.ID = hash[:]
+    enc := gob.NewEncoder(&encoded)
+    err := enc.Encode(tx)
+    if err != nil {
+        log.Panic(err)
+    }
+    hash = sha256.Sum256(encoded.Bytes())
+    tx.ID = hash[:]
 }
+