diff --git a/lib/address.js b/lib/address.js
index 815efdea0..e56c429df 100644
--- a/lib/address.js
+++ b/lib/address.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Address.fromString = function(str, network, type) {
  * @returns {Address} A new valid instance of an Address
  */
 Address.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
-  if (JSUtil.isValidJson(json)) {
+  if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(json)) {
     json = JSON.parse(json);
   }
   var hashBuffer = new Buffer(json.hash, 'hex');
diff --git a/lib/block.js b/lib/block.js
index 142a1cac8..626672729 100644
--- a/lib/block.js
+++ b/lib/block.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var BlockHeader = require('./blockheader');
 var BN = require('./crypto/bn');
-var bu = require('./util/buffer');
+var BufferUtil = require('./util/buffer');
 var BufferReader = require('./encoding/bufferreader');
 var BufferWriter = require('./encoding/bufferwriter');
 var Hash = require('./crypto/hash');
-var ju = require('./util/js');
+var JSUtil = require('./util/js');
 var Transaction = require('./transaction');
 var Varint = require('./encoding/varint');
 
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ var Block = function Block(arg) {
  */
 Block._from = function _from(arg) {
   var info = {};
-  if (bu.isBuffer(arg)) {
+  if (BufferUtil.isBuffer(arg)) {
     info = Block._fromBufferReader(BufferReader(arg));
-  } else if (ju.isValidJson(arg)) {
+  } else if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(arg)) {
     info = Block._fromJSON(arg);
   } else if (_.isObject(arg)) {
     info = {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Block._from = function _from(arg) {
  * @private
  */
 Block._fromJSON = function _fromJSON(data) {
-  if (ju.isValidJson(data)) {
+  if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(data)) {
     data = JSON.parse(data);
   }
   var txs = [];
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Block.fromString = function fromString(str) {
  * @returns {Block} - An instance of block
  */
 Block.fromRawBlock = function fromRawBlock(data) {
-  if (!bu.isBuffer(data)) {
+  if (!BufferUtil.isBuffer(data)) {
     data = new Buffer(data, 'binary');
   }
   var br = BufferReader(data);
diff --git a/lib/blockheader.js b/lib/blockheader.js
index 4b1093177..9300e2e92 100644
--- a/lib/blockheader.js
+++ b/lib/blockheader.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var BN = require('./crypto/bn');
-var bu = require('./util/buffer');
+var BufferUtil = require('./util/buffer');
 var BufferReader = require('./encoding/bufferreader');
 var BufferWriter = require('./encoding/bufferwriter');
 var Hash = require('./crypto/hash');
-var ju = require('./util/js');
+var JSUtil = require('./util/js');
 
 /**
  * Instantiate a BlockHeader from a Buffer, JSON object, or Object with
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ var BlockHeader = function BlockHeader(arg) {
  */
 BlockHeader._from = function _from(arg) {
   var info = {};
-  if (bu.isBuffer(arg)) {
+  if (BufferUtil.isBuffer(arg)) {
     info = BlockHeader._fromBufferReader(BufferReader(arg));
-  } else if (ju.isValidJson(arg)) {
+  } else if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(arg)) {
     info = BlockHeader._fromJSON(arg);
   } else if (_.isObject(arg)) {
     info = {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ BlockHeader._from = function _from(arg) {
  * @private
  */
 BlockHeader._fromJSON = function _fromJSON(data) {
-  if (ju.isValidJson(data)) {
+  if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(data)) {
     data = JSON.parse(data);
   }
   var info = {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ BlockHeader.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
  * @returns {BlockHeader} - An instance of block header
  */
 BlockHeader.fromRawBlock = function fromRawBlock(data) {
-  if (!bu.isBuffer(data)) {
+  if (!BufferUtil.isBuffer(data)) {
     data = new Buffer(data, 'binary');
   }
   var br = BufferReader(data);
diff --git a/lib/hdprivatekey.js b/lib/hdprivatekey.js
index 0d951d599..0145912c8 100644
--- a/lib/hdprivatekey.js
+++ b/lib/hdprivatekey.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ var Random = require('./crypto/random');
 
 var errors = require('./errors');
 var hdErrors = errors.HDPrivateKey;
-var bufferUtil = require('./util/buffer');
-var jsUtil = require('./util/js');
+var BufferUtil = require('./util/buffer');
+var JSUtil = require('./util/js');
 
 var MINIMUM_ENTROPY_BITS = 128;
 var BITS_TO_BYTES = 1/8;
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ function HDPrivateKey(arg) {
     return new HDPrivateKey(arg);
   }
   if (arg) {
-    if (_.isString(arg) || bufferUtil.isBuffer(arg)) {
+    if (_.isString(arg) || BufferUtil.isBuffer(arg)) {
       if (HDPrivateKey.isValidSerialized(arg)) {
         this._buildFromSerialized(arg);
-      } else if (jsUtil.isValidJson(arg)) {
-        this._buildFromJson(arg);
+      } else if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(arg)) {
+        this._buildFromJSON(arg);
       } else {
         throw HDPrivateKey.getSerializedError(arg);
       }
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._deriveWithNumber = function(index, hardened) {
     return cached;
   }
 
-  var indexBuffer = bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(index);
+  var indexBuffer = BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(index);
   var data;
   if (hardened) {
-    data = bufferUtil.concat([new buffer.Buffer([0]), this.privateKey.toBuffer(), indexBuffer]);
+    data = BufferUtil.concat([new buffer.Buffer([0]), this.privateKey.toBuffer(), indexBuffer]);
   } else {
-    data = bufferUtil.concat([this.publicKey.toBuffer(), indexBuffer]);
+    data = BufferUtil.concat([this.publicKey.toBuffer(), indexBuffer]);
   }
   var hash = Hash.sha512hmac(data, this._buffers.chainCode);
   var leftPart = BN().fromBuffer(hash.slice(0, 32), {size: 32});
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ HDPrivateKey.isValidSerialized = function(data, network) {
  */
 HDPrivateKey.getSerializedError = function(data, network) {
   /* jshint maxcomplexity: 10 */
-  if (!(_.isString(data) || bufferUtil.isBuffer(data))) {
+  if (!(_.isString(data) || BufferUtil.isBuffer(data))) {
     return new hdErrors.UnrecognizedArgument('Expected string or buffer');
   }
   if (!Base58.validCharacters(data)) {
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ HDPrivateKey._validateNetwork = function(data, networkArg) {
     return new errors.InvalidNetworkArgument(networkArg);
   }
   var version = data.slice(0, 4);
-  if (bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(version) !== network.xprivkey) {
+  if (BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(version) !== network.xprivkey) {
     return new errors.InvalidNetwork(version);
   }
   return null;
 };
 
-HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromJson = function(arg) {
+HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromJSON = function(arg) {
   return this._buildFromObject(JSON.parse(arg));
 };
 
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromObject = function(arg) {
   /* jshint maxcomplexity: 12 */
   // TODO: Type validation
   var buffers = {
-    version: arg.network ? bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(Network.get(arg.network).xprivkey) : arg.version,
-    depth: bufferUtil.integerAsSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
-    parentFingerPrint: _.isNumber(arg.parentFingerPrint) ? bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.parentFingerPrint) : arg.parentFingerPrint,
-    childIndex: _.isNumber(arg.childIndex) ? bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.childIndex) : arg.childIndex,
-    chainCode: _.isString(arg.chainCode) ? bufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.chainCode) : arg.chainCode,
-    privateKey: (_.isString(arg.privateKey) && jsUtil.isHexa(arg.privateKey)) ? bufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.privateKey) : arg.privateKey,
-    checksum: arg.checksum ? (arg.checksum.length ? arg.checksum : bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.checksum)) : undefined
+    version: arg.network ? BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(Network.get(arg.network).xprivkey) : arg.version,
+    depth: BufferUtil.integerAsSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
+    parentFingerPrint: _.isNumber(arg.parentFingerPrint) ? BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.parentFingerPrint) : arg.parentFingerPrint,
+    childIndex: _.isNumber(arg.childIndex) ? BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.childIndex) : arg.childIndex,
+    chainCode: _.isString(arg.chainCode) ? BufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.chainCode) : arg.chainCode,
+    privateKey: (_.isString(arg.privateKey) && JSUtil.isHexa(arg.privateKey)) ? BufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.privateKey) : arg.privateKey,
+    checksum: arg.checksum ? (arg.checksum.length ? arg.checksum : BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.checksum)) : undefined
   };
   return this._buildFromBuffers(buffers);
 };
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._generateRandomly = function(network) {
 HDPrivateKey.fromSeed = function(hexa, network) {
   /* jshint maxcomplexity: 8 */
 
-  if (jsUtil.isHexaString(hexa)) {
-    hexa = bufferUtil.hexToBuffer(hexa);
+  if (JSUtil.isHexaString(hexa)) {
+    hexa = BufferUtil.hexToBuffer(hexa);
   }
   if (!Buffer.isBuffer(hexa)) {
     throw new hdErrors.InvalidEntropyArgument(hexa);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function(arg) {
 
   var sequence = [
     arg.version, arg.depth, arg.parentFingerPrint, arg.childIndex, arg.chainCode,
-    bufferUtil.emptyBuffer(1), arg.privateKey
+    BufferUtil.emptyBuffer(1), arg.privateKey
   ];
   var concat = buffer.Buffer.concat(sequence);
   if (!arg.checksum || !arg.checksum.length) {
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function(arg) {
   var size = HDPrivateKey.ParentFingerPrintSize;
   var fingerPrint = Hash.sha256ripemd160(publicKey.toBuffer()).slice(0, size);
 
-  jsUtil.defineImmutable(this, {
+  JSUtil.defineImmutable(this, {
     xprivkey: xprivkey,
-    network: Network.get(bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(arg.version)),
-    depth: bufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
+    network: Network.get(BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(arg.version)),
+    depth: BufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
     privateKey: privateKey,
     publicKey: publicKey,
     fingerPrint: fingerPrint
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function(arg) {
   var HDPublicKey = require('./hdpublickey');
   var hdPublicKey = new HDPublicKey(this);
 
-  jsUtil.defineImmutable(this, {
+  JSUtil.defineImmutable(this, {
     hdPublicKey: hdPublicKey,
     xpubkey: hdPublicKey.xpubkey
   });
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function(arg) {
 HDPrivateKey._validateBufferArguments = function(arg) {
   var checkBuffer = function(name, size) {
     var buff = arg[name];
-    assert(bufferUtil.isBuffer(buff), name + ' argument is not a buffer');
+    assert(BufferUtil.isBuffer(buff), name + ' argument is not a buffer');
     assert(
       buff.length === size,
       name + ' has not the expected size: found ' + buff.length + ', expected ' + size
@@ -406,30 +406,20 @@ HDPrivateKey.prototype.toString = function() {
  *
  *  @return {Object}
  */
-HDPrivateKey.prototype.toObject = function() {
+HDPrivateKey.prototype.toJSON = function() {
   return {
-    network: Network.get(bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.version)).name,
-    depth: bufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(this._buffers.depth),
-    fingerPrint: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this.fingerPrint),
-    parentFingerPrint: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.parentFingerPrint),
-    childIndex: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.childIndex),
-    chainCode: bufferUtil.bufferToHex(this._buffers.chainCode),
+    network: Network.get(BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.version)).name,
+    depth: BufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(this._buffers.depth),
+    fingerPrint: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this.fingerPrint),
+    parentFingerPrint: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.parentFingerPrint),
+    childIndex: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.childIndex),
+    chainCode: BufferUtil.bufferToHex(this._buffers.chainCode),
     privateKey: this.privateKey.toBuffer().toString('hex'),
-    checksum: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.checksum),
+    checksum: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.checksum),
     xprivkey: this.xprivkey
   };
 };
 
-/**
- * Returns a string with the results from <tt>toObject</tt>
- *
- * @see {HDPrivateKey#toObject}
- * @return {string}
- */
-HDPrivateKey.prototype.toJson = function() {
-  return JSON.stringify(this.toObject());
-};
-
 HDPrivateKey.DefaultDepth = 0;
 HDPrivateKey.DefaultFingerprint = 0;
 HDPrivateKey.DefaultChildIndex = 0;
diff --git a/lib/hdpublickey.js b/lib/hdpublickey.js
index 99ef1ad9a..7a64019d6 100644
--- a/lib/hdpublickey.js
+++ b/lib/hdpublickey.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ var errors = bitcoreErrors;
 var hdErrors = bitcoreErrors.HDPublicKey;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-var jsUtil = require('./util/js');
-var bufferUtil = require('./util/buffer');
+var JSUtil = require('./util/js');
+var BufferUtil = require('./util/buffer');
 
 /**
  * The representation of an hierarchically derived public key.
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ function HDPublicKey(arg) {
     return new HDPublicKey(arg);
   }
   if (arg) {
-    if (_.isString(arg) || bufferUtil.isBuffer(arg)) {
+    if (_.isString(arg) || BufferUtil.isBuffer(arg)) {
       var error = HDPublicKey.getSerializedError(arg);
       if (!error) {
         return this._buildFromSerialized(arg);
-      } else if (jsUtil.isValidJson(arg)) {
-        return this._buildFromJson(arg);
+      } else if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(arg)) {
+        return this._buildFromJSON(arg);
       } else {
         if (error instanceof hdErrors.ArgumentIsPrivateExtended) {
           return new HDPrivateKey(arg).hdPublicKey;
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._deriveWithNumber = function (index, hardened) {
     return cached;
   }
 
-  var indexBuffer = bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(index);
-  var data = bufferUtil.concat([this.publicKey.toBuffer(), indexBuffer]);
+  var indexBuffer = BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(index);
+  var data = BufferUtil.concat([this.publicKey.toBuffer(), indexBuffer]);
   var hash = Hash.sha512hmac(data, this._buffers.chainCode);
   var leftPart = BN().fromBuffer(hash.slice(0, 32), {size: 32});
   var chainCode = hash.slice(32, 64);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ HDPublicKey.isValidSerialized = function (data, network) {
 HDPublicKey.getSerializedError = function (data, network) {
   /* jshint maxcomplexity: 10 */
   /* jshint maxstatements: 20 */
-  if (!(_.isString(data) || bufferUtil.isBuffer(data))) {
+  if (!(_.isString(data) || BufferUtil.isBuffer(data))) {
     return new hdErrors.UnrecognizedArgument('expected buffer or string');
   }
   if (!Base58.validCharacters(data)) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ HDPublicKey.getSerializedError = function (data, network) {
     }
   }
   network = Network.get(network) || Network.defaultNetwork;
-  if (bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(data.slice(0, 4)) === network.xprivkey) {
+  if (BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(data.slice(0, 4)) === network.xprivkey) {
     return new hdErrors.ArgumentIsPrivateExtended();
   }
   return null;
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ HDPublicKey._validateNetwork = function (data, networkArg) {
     return new errors.InvalidNetworkArgument(networkArg);
   }
   var version = data.slice(HDPublicKey.VersionStart, HDPublicKey.VersionEnd);
-  if (bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(version) !== network.xpubkey) {
+  if (BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(version) !== network.xpubkey) {
     return new errors.InvalidNetwork(version);
   }
   return null;
 };
 
-HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromJson = function (arg) {
+HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromJSON = function (arg) {
   return this._buildFromObject(JSON.parse(arg));
 };
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromPrivate = function (arg) {
   var args = _.clone(arg._buffers);
   var point = Point.getG().mul(BN().fromBuffer(args.privateKey));
   args.publicKey = Point.pointToCompressed(point);
-  args.version = bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(Network.get(bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(args.version)).xpubkey);
+  args.version = BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(Network.get(BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(args.version)).xpubkey);
   args.privateKey = undefined;
   args.checksum = undefined;
   args.xprivkey = undefined;
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromObject = function (arg) {
   /* jshint maxcomplexity: 10 */
   // TODO: Type validation
   var buffers = {
-    version: arg.network ? bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(Network.get(arg.network).xpubkey) : arg.version,
-    depth: bufferUtil.integerAsSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
-    parentFingerPrint: _.isNumber(arg.parentFingerPrint) ? bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.parentFingerPrint) : arg.parentFingerPrint,
-    childIndex: bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.childIndex),
-    chainCode: _.isString(arg.chainCode) ? bufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.chainCode) : arg.chainCode,
-    publicKey: _.isString(arg.publicKey) ? bufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.publicKey) :
-      bufferUtil.isBuffer(arg.publicKey) ? arg.publicKey : arg.publicKey.toBuffer(),
-    checksum: _.isNumber(arg.checksum) ? bufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.checksum) : arg.checksum
+    version: arg.network ? BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(Network.get(arg.network).xpubkey) : arg.version,
+    depth: BufferUtil.integerAsSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
+    parentFingerPrint: _.isNumber(arg.parentFingerPrint) ? BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.parentFingerPrint) : arg.parentFingerPrint,
+    childIndex: BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.childIndex),
+    chainCode: _.isString(arg.chainCode) ? BufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.chainCode) : arg.chainCode,
+    publicKey: _.isString(arg.publicKey) ? BufferUtil.hexToBuffer(arg.publicKey) :
+      BufferUtil.isBuffer(arg.publicKey) ? arg.publicKey : arg.publicKey.toBuffer(),
+    checksum: _.isNumber(arg.checksum) ? BufferUtil.integerAsBuffer(arg.checksum) : arg.checksum
   };
   return this._buildFromBuffers(buffers);
 };
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function (arg) {
     arg.version, arg.depth, arg.parentFingerPrint, arg.childIndex, arg.chainCode,
     arg.publicKey
   ];
-  var concat = bufferUtil.concat(sequence);
+  var concat = BufferUtil.concat(sequence);
   var checksum = Base58Check.checksum(concat);
   if (!arg.checksum || !arg.checksum.length) {
     arg.checksum = checksum;
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function (arg) {
   var xpubkey;
 
   if (!arg.xpubkey) {
-    xpubkey = Base58Check.encode(bufferUtil.concat(sequence));
+    xpubkey = Base58Check.encode(BufferUtil.concat(sequence));
   } else {
     xpubkey = arg.xpubkey;
   }
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function (arg) {
   var size = HDPublicKey.ParentFingerPrintSize;
   var fingerPrint = Hash.sha256ripemd160(publicKey.toBuffer()).slice(0, size);
 
-  jsUtil.defineImmutable(this, {
+  JSUtil.defineImmutable(this, {
     xpubkey: xpubkey,
-    network: Network.get(bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(arg.version)),
-    depth: bufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
+    network: Network.get(BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(arg.version)),
+    depth: BufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(arg.depth),
     publicKey: publicKey,
     fingerPrint: fingerPrint
   });
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype._buildFromBuffers = function (arg) {
 HDPublicKey._validateBufferArguments = function (arg) {
   var checkBuffer = function(name, size) {
     var buff = arg[name];
-    assert(bufferUtil.isBuffer(buff), name + ' argument is not a buffer, it\'s ' + typeof buff);
+    assert(BufferUtil.isBuffer(buff), name + ' argument is not a buffer, it\'s ' + typeof buff);
     assert(
       buff.length === size,
       name + ' has not the expected size: found ' + buff.length + ', expected ' + size
@@ -362,34 +362,24 @@ HDPublicKey.prototype.toString = function () {
  *  * childIndex: index with which this key was derived
  *  * chainCode: string in hexa encoding used for derivation
  *  * publicKey: string, hexa encoded, in compressed key format
- *  * checksum: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.checksum),
+ *  * checksum: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.checksum),
  *  * xpubkey: the string with the base58 representation of this extended key
  *  * checksum: the base58 checksum of xpubkey
  */
-HDPublicKey.prototype.toObject = function () {
+HDPublicKey.prototype.toJSON = function () {
   return {
-    network: Network.get(bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.version)).name,
-    depth: bufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(this._buffers.depth),
-    fingerPrint: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this.fingerPrint),
-    parentFingerPrint: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.parentFingerPrint),
-    childIndex: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.childIndex),
-    chainCode: bufferUtil.bufferToHex(this._buffers.chainCode),
+    network: Network.get(BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.version)).name,
+    depth: BufferUtil.integerFromSingleByteBuffer(this._buffers.depth),
+    fingerPrint: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this.fingerPrint),
+    parentFingerPrint: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.parentFingerPrint),
+    childIndex: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.childIndex),
+    chainCode: BufferUtil.bufferToHex(this._buffers.chainCode),
     publicKey: this.publicKey.toString(),
-    checksum: bufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.checksum),
+    checksum: BufferUtil.integerFromBuffer(this._buffers.checksum),
     xpubkey: this.xpubkey
   };
 };
 
-/**
- * Returns the JSON representation of this key's <tt>toObject</tt> result
- *
- * @see {HDPublicKey#toObject}
- * @return {string}
- */
-HDPublicKey.prototype.toJson = function () {
-  return JSON.stringify(this.toObject());
-};
-
 HDPublicKey.Hardened = 0x80000000;
 HDPublicKey.RootElementAlias = ['m', 'M'];
 
diff --git a/lib/unit.js b/lib/unit.js
index daad5c876..dc6bb7433 100644
--- a/lib/unit.js
+++ b/lib/unit.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Object.keys(UNITS).forEach(function(key) {
  * @returns {Unit} A Unit instance
  */
 Unit.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json){
-  if (JSUtil.isValidJson(json)) {
+  if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(json)) {
     json = JSON.parse(json);
   }
   return new Unit(json.amount, json.code);
diff --git a/lib/uri.js b/lib/uri.js
index 3219445ef..8013cf7f4 100644
--- a/lib/uri.js
+++ b/lib/uri.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ URI.fromString = function fromString(str) {
  * @returns {URI} A new instance of a URI
  */
 URI.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
-  if (JSUtil.isValidJson(json)) {
+  if (JSUtil.isValidJSON(json)) {
     json = JSON.parse(json);
   }
   return new URI(json);
diff --git a/lib/util/js.js b/lib/util/js.js
index 9b53732bb..689b0ac5c 100644
--- a/lib/util/js.js
+++ b/lib/util/js.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
    * @param {string} arg
    * @return {Object|boolean} false if the argument is not a JSON string.
    */
-  isValidJson: function isValidJson(arg) {
+  isValidJSON: function isValidJSON(arg) {
     try {
       return JSON.parse(arg);
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/test/hdprivatekey.js b/test/hdprivatekey.js
index 2643ddca9..b55d1f08c 100644
--- a/test/hdprivatekey.js
+++ b/test/hdprivatekey.js
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ describe('HDPrivate key interface', function() {
 
   it('builds a json keeping the structure and same members', function() {
     assert(_.isEqual(
-      JSON.parse(new HDPrivateKey(json).toJson()),
-      JSON.parse(new HDPrivateKey(xprivkey).toJson())
+      new HDPrivateKey(json).toJSON(),
+      new HDPrivateKey(xprivkey).toJSON()
     ));
   });
 
diff --git a/test/hdpublickey.js b/test/hdpublickey.js
index 8f28b670a..3deb3db8e 100644
--- a/test/hdpublickey.js
+++ b/test/hdpublickey.js
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ describe('HDPublicKey interface', function() {
 
     it('can generate a json that has a particular structure', function() {
       assert(_.isEqual(
-        JSON.parse(new HDPublicKey(json).toJson()),
-        JSON.parse(new HDPublicKey(xpubkey).toJson())
+        new HDPublicKey(json).toJSON(),
+        new HDPublicKey(xpubkey).toJSON()
       ));
     });