diff --git a/examples/basecoin/.gitignore b/examples/basecoin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22facc0d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*.swp
+*.swo
+vendor
+build
+
+### Vagrant ###
+.vagrant/
+*.box
+*.log
+vagrant
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/Makefile b/examples/basecoin/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40eb03a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+PACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/' | grep -v '_attic')
+BUILD_FLAGS = -ldflags "-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/version.GitCommit=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`"
+
+all: check_tools get_vendor_deps build test 
+
+########################################
+### Build
+
+build:
+	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o build/basecoin ./cmd/...
+
+
+########################################
+### Tools & dependencies
+
+check_tools:
+	cd tools && $(MAKE) check
+
+get_tools:
+	cd tools && $(MAKE)
+
+get_vendor_deps:
+	@rm -rf vendor/
+	@echo "--> Running glide install"
+	@glide install
+
+
+########################################
+### Testing
+
+test:
+	@go test $(PACKAGES)
+
+benchmark:
+	@go test -bench=. $(PACKAGES)
+
+
+# To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
+# unless there is a reason not to.
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
+.PHONY: build check_tools get_tools get_vendor_deps test benchmark 
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/glide.lock b/examples/basecoin/glide.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a847d85b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/glide.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+hash: 80794a3459988a7eb794baf7688c71dad4f6c26653d7b707ac0ada93f21e0776
+updated: 2018-01-20T22:01:39.658469011-08:00
+imports:
+- name: github.com/btcsuite/btcd
+  version: 2e60448ffcc6bf78332d1fe590260095f554dd78
+  subpackages:
+  - btcec
+- name: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
+  version: 633eaa87b38d9c5b0e938fe6b4f1dfd016247e76
+  subpackages:
+  - baseapp
+  - store
+  - types
+  - x/auth
+  - x/bank
+- name: github.com/davecgh/go-spew
+  version: 04cdfd42973bb9c8589fd6a731800cf222fde1a9
+  subpackages:
+  - spew
+- name: github.com/go-kit/kit
+  version: e2b298466b32c7cd5579a9b9b07e968fc9d9452c
+  subpackages:
+  - log
+  - log/level
+  - log/term
+- name: github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt
+  version: 390ab7935ee28ec6b286364bba9b4dd6410cb3d5
+- name: github.com/go-stack/stack
+  version: 817915b46b97fd7bb80e8ab6b69f01a53ac3eebf
+- name: github.com/gogo/protobuf
+  version: 342cbe0a04158f6dcb03ca0079991a51a4248c02
+  subpackages:
+  - gogoproto
+  - jsonpb
+  - proto
+  - protoc-gen-gogo/descriptor
+  - sortkeys
+  - types
+- name: github.com/golang/protobuf
+  version: 1e59b77b52bf8e4b449a57e6f79f21226d571845
+  subpackages:
+  - proto
+  - ptypes
+  - ptypes/any
+  - ptypes/duration
+  - ptypes/timestamp
+- name: github.com/golang/snappy
+  version: 553a641470496b2327abcac10b36396bd98e45c9
+- name: github.com/jmhodges/levigo
+  version: c42d9e0ca023e2198120196f842701bb4c55d7b9
+- name: github.com/kr/logfmt
+  version: b84e30acd515aadc4b783ad4ff83aff3299bdfe0
+- name: github.com/pkg/errors
+  version: 645ef00459ed84a119197bfb8d8205042c6df63d
+- name: github.com/rigelrozanski/common
+  version: f691f115798593d783b9999b1263c2f4ffecc439
+- name: github.com/syndtr/goleveldb
+  version: b89cc31ef7977104127d34c1bd31ebd1a9db2199
+  subpackages:
+  - leveldb
+  - leveldb/cache
+  - leveldb/comparer
+  - leveldb/errors
+  - leveldb/filter
+  - leveldb/iterator
+  - leveldb/journal
+  - leveldb/memdb
+  - leveldb/opt
+  - leveldb/storage
+  - leveldb/table
+  - leveldb/util
+- name: github.com/tendermint/abci
+  version: 4243954d8d940f9ee0646a83d48ea7a1a907529e
+  subpackages:
+  - server
+  - types
+- name: github.com/tendermint/ed25519
+  version: d8387025d2b9d158cf4efb07e7ebf814bcce2057
+  subpackages:
+  - edwards25519
+  - extra25519
+- name: github.com/tendermint/go-crypto
+  version: 32741be2126500d600cede1e2016bbbe2754cb46
+  subpackages:
+  - keys
+- name: github.com/tendermint/go-wire
+  version: 90af61ec85415e05c7777cd50ff93ba40d34b1e8
+  subpackages:
+  - data
+- name: github.com/tendermint/iavl
+  version: 1dfe265ab4b491418e88e1da6577a8ad594fc989
+- name: github.com/tendermint/tmlibs
+  version: 7a52d47a1676a9fe61d07fde0a48a733cce564c6
+  subpackages:
+  - cli
+  - cli/flags
+  - common
+  - db
+  - events
+  - log
+  - logger
+  - merkle
+- name: golang.org/x/crypto
+  version: edd5e9b0879d13ee6970a50153d85b8fec9f7686
+  subpackages:
+  - nacl/secretbox
+  - openpgp/armor
+  - openpgp/errors
+  - poly1305
+  - ripemd160
+  - salsa20/salsa
+- name: golang.org/x/net
+  version: 5ccada7d0a7ba9aeb5d3aca8d3501b4c2a509fec
+  subpackages:
+  - context
+  - http2
+  - http2/hpack
+  - idna
+  - internal/timeseries
+  - lex/httplex
+  - trace
+- name: golang.org/x/text
+  version: c01e4764d870b77f8abe5096ee19ad20d80e8075
+  subpackages:
+  - secure/bidirule
+  - transform
+  - unicode/bidi
+  - unicode/norm
+- name: google.golang.org/genproto
+  version: a8101f21cf983e773d0c1133ebc5424792003214
+  subpackages:
+  - googleapis/rpc/status
+- name: google.golang.org/grpc
+  version: 401e0e00e4bb830a10496d64cd95e068c5bf50de
+  subpackages:
+  - balancer
+  - codes
+  - connectivity
+  - credentials
+  - grpclb/grpc_lb_v1/messages
+  - grpclog
+  - internal
+  - keepalive
+  - metadata
+  - naming
+  - peer
+  - resolver
+  - stats
+  - status
+  - tap
+  - transport
+testImports: []
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/glide.yaml b/examples/basecoin/glide.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c128f3a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/glide.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin
+import:
+- package: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
+  version: sdk2
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/tools/.gitignore b/examples/basecoin/tools/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36f971e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/tools/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bin/*
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/tools/Makefile b/examples/basecoin/tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39611f305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+all: install_glide check get_vendor_deps install
+
+
+########################################
+### Glide
+
+GLIDE = github.com/tendermint/glide
+GLIDE_CHECK := $(shell command -v glide 2> /dev/null)
+
+check:
+ifndef GLIDE_CHECK
+	@echo "No glide in path.  Install with 'make install_glide'."
+else
+	@echo "Found glide in path."
+endif
+
+install_glide:
+ifdef GLIDE_CHECK
+	@echo "Glide is already installed.  Run 'make update_glide' to update."
+else
+	@echo "$(ansi_grn)Installing glide$(ansi_end)"
+	go get -v $(GLIDE)
+endif
+
+update_glide:
+	@echo "$(ansi_grn)Updating glide$(ansi_end)"
+	go get -u -v $(GLIDE)
+
+
+########################################
+### Install tools
+
+
+get_vendor_deps: check
+	@rm -rf vendor/
+	@echo "--> Running glide install"
+	@glide install
+
+install: get_vendor_deps
+	@echo "$(ansi_grn)Installing tools$(ansi_end)"
+	@echo "$(ansi_yel)Install go-vendorinstall$(ansi_end)"
+	go build -o bin/go-vendorinstall go-vendorinstall/*.go
+	
+	@echo "$(ansi_yel)Install gometalinter.v2$(ansi_end)"
+	GOBIN=$(CURDIR)/bin ./bin/go-vendorinstall gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2
+	
+	@echo "$(ansi_yel)Install shelldown$(ansi_end)"
+	GOBIN=$(CURDIR)/bin ./bin/go-vendorinstall github.com/rigelrozanski/shelldown/cmd/shelldown
+
+	@echo "$(ansi_grn)Done installing tools$(ansi_end)"
+
+
+########################################
+# ANSI colors
+
+ansi_red=\033[0;31m
+ansi_grn=\033[0;32m
+ansi_yel=\033[0;33m
+ansi_end=\033[0m
+
+
+# To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
+# unless there is a reason not to.
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
+.PHONY: check install_glide update_glide get_vendor_deps install
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/tools/glide.lock b/examples/basecoin/tools/glide.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db718da50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/tools/glide.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+hash: a163b1c4806024cfc9062db75a0abed285ec40461243e59af0e147db2c4bf0ce
+updated: 2018-01-15T19:02:49.834182027-08:00
+imports:
+- name: github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap
+  version: 76626ae9c91c4f2a10f34cad8ce83ea42c93bb75
+- name: github.com/rigelrozanski/common
+  version: f691f115798593d783b9999b1263c2f4ffecc439
+- name: github.com/rigelrozanski/shelldown
+  version: 2e18b6eb9bf428aa524e71433296e0b7c73ae0a3
+  subpackages:
+  - cmd/shelldown
+- name: github.com/spf13/cobra
+  version: 7b2c5ac9fc04fc5efafb60700713d4fa609b777b
+- name: github.com/spf13/pflag
+  version: 97afa5e7ca8a08a383cb259e06636b5e2cc7897f
+- name: gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2
+  version: 88d47c66988c5a5cb3945925da47c883800a94df
+testImports: []
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/tools/glide.yaml b/examples/basecoin/tools/glide.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a3e85d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/tools/glide.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package: github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/tools
+import:
+- package: github.com/rigelrozanski/shelldown
+  subpackages:
+  - cmd/shelldown
+- package: gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v2
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/tools/go-vendorinstall/main.go b/examples/basecoin/tools/go-vendorinstall/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c42e678f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/tools/go-vendorinstall/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// https://raw.githubusercontent.com/roboll/go-vendorinstall/a3e9f0a5d5861b3bb16b93200b2c359c9846b3c5/main.go
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	source   = flag.String("source", "vendor", "source directory")
+	target   = flag.String("target", "", "target directory (defaults to $GOBIN, if not set $GOPATH/bin)")
+	commands = flag.String("commands", "", "comma separated list of commands to execute after go install in temporary environment")
+	quiet    = flag.Bool("quiet", false, "disable output")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	packages := flag.Args()
+	if len(packages) < 1 {
+		fail(errors.New("no packages: specify a package"))
+	}
+
+	gopath, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "go-vendorinstall-gopath")
+	if err != nil {
+		fail(err)
+	}
+	print(fmt.Sprintf("gopath: %s", gopath))
+	defer func() {
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(gopath); err != nil {
+			fail(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if len(*target) == 0 {
+		if gobin := os.Getenv("GOBIN"); len(gobin) > 0 {
+			target = &gobin
+		} else {
+			bin := fmt.Sprintf("%s/bin", os.Getenv("GOPATH"))
+			target = &bin
+		}
+	}
+
+	gobin, err := filepath.Abs(*target)
+	if err != nil {
+		fail(err)
+	}
+	print(fmt.Sprintf("gobin: %s", gobin))
+
+	if err := link(gopath, *source); err != nil {
+		fail(err)
+	}
+
+	oldpath := os.Getenv("PATH")
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", gobin, string(os.PathListSeparator), os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	os.Setenv("PATH", fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", gobin, string(os.PathListSeparator), os.Getenv("PATH")))
+	defer os.Setenv("PATH", oldpath)
+
+	env := []string{fmt.Sprintf("PATH=%s", path), fmt.Sprintf("GOPATH=%s", gopath), fmt.Sprintf("GOBIN=%s", gobin)}
+	args := append([]string{"install"}, packages...)
+	if out, err := doexec("go", gopath, args, env); err != nil {
+		print(string(out))
+		fail(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(*commands) > 0 {
+		for _, cmd := range strings.Split(*commands, ",") {
+			split := strings.Split(cmd, " ")
+			if out, err := doexec(split[0], gopath, split[1:], env); err != nil {
+				print(string(out))
+				fail(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func print(msg string) {
+	if !*quiet {
+		fmt.Println(msg)
+	}
+}
+
+func fail(err error) {
+	fmt.Printf("error: %s", err.Error())
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
+func link(gopath, source string) error {
+	srcdir, err := filepath.Abs(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	linkto := filepath.Join(gopath, "src")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(linkto, 0777); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(srcdir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		real := filepath.Join(srcdir, file.Name())
+		link := filepath.Join(linkto, file.Name())
+		if err := os.Symlink(real, link); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func doexec(bin, dir string, args []string, env []string) ([]byte, error) {
+	print(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", bin, strings.Join(args, " ")))
+	cmd := exec.Command(bin, args...)
+	cmd.Env = env
+	cmd.Dir = dir
+
+	return cmd.CombinedOutput()
+}
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/tools/main.go b/examples/basecoin/tools/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fd61d589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/tools/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	// Include dependencies here so glide picks them up
+	// and installs sub-dependencies.
+
+	// TODO: Ideally this gets auto-imported on glide update.
+	// Any way to make that happen?
+	_ "github.com/rigelrozanski/common"
+)
+
+func main() {}
diff --git a/examples/build/.gitkeep b/examples/build/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000