diff --git a/src/accountant.rs b/src/accountant.rs
index b99396569..08864f7c8 100644
--- a/src/accountant.rs
+++ b/src/accountant.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! transfer funds to other users.
 
 use log::{Entry, Sha256Hash};
-use event::{get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, verify_event, Event, PublicKey, Signature};
+use event::{get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, verify_event, Event, PublicKey, Signature, Transfer};
 use genesis::Genesis;
 use historian::{reserve_signature, Historian};
 use ring::signature::Ed25519KeyPair;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl Accountant {
             return Err(AccountingError::InvalidEvent);
         }
 
-        if let Event::Transaction { from, data, .. } = event {
+        if let Event::Transaction(Transfer { from, data, .. }) = event {
             if self.get_balance(&from).unwrap_or(0) < data {
                 return Err(AccountingError::InsufficientFunds);
             }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl Accountant {
             return Err(AccountingError::InvalidEvent);
         }
 
-        if let Event::Transaction { from, to, data, .. } = *event {
+        if let Event::Transaction(Transfer { from, to, data, .. }) = *event {
             if !Self::is_deposit(allow_deposits, &from, &to) {
                 if let Some(x) = self.balances.get_mut(&from) {
                     *x -= data;
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ impl Accountant {
         let from = get_pubkey(keypair);
         let last_id = self.last_id;
         let sig = sign_transaction_data(&n, keypair, &to, &last_id);
-        let event = Event::Transaction {
+        let event = Event::Transaction(Transfer {
             from,
             to,
             data: n,
             last_id,
             sig,
-        };
+        });
         self.process_event(event).map(|_| sig)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/accountant_skel.rs b/src/accountant_skel.rs
index 069b5cd85..004f627af 100644
--- a/src/accountant_skel.rs
+++ b/src/accountant_skel.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::io;
 use accountant::Accountant;
-use event::{Event, PublicKey, Signature};
+use event::{Event, PublicKey, Signature, Transfer};
 use log::{Entry, Sha256Hash};
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ impl AccountantSkel {
                 last_id,
                 sig,
             } => {
-                let event = Event::Transaction {
+                let event = Event::Transaction(Transfer {
                     from,
                     to,
                     data: val,
                     last_id,
                     sig,
-                };
+                });
                 if let Err(err) = self.acc.process_event(event) {
                     eprintln!("Transfer error: {:?}", err);
                 }
diff --git a/src/bin/client-demo.rs b/src/bin/client-demo.rs
index b54331a4c..5e66d0c87 100644
--- a/src/bin/client-demo.rs
+++ b/src/bin/client-demo.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 extern crate silk;
 
 use silk::accountant_stub::AccountantStub;
-use silk::event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, verify_event, Event};
+use silk::event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, verify_event, Event,
+                  Transfer};
 use silk::genesis::Genesis;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
@@ -47,13 +48,13 @@ fn main() {
     println!("Verify signatures...");
     let now = Instant::now();
     for &(k, s) in &sigs {
-        let e = Event::Transaction {
+        let e = Event::Transaction(Transfer {
             from: alice_pubkey,
             to: k,
             data: one,
             last_id,
             sig: s,
-        };
+        });
         assert!(verify_event(&e));
     }
     let duration = now.elapsed();
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index 1b1fd2f38..26d5d1bc7 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ use log::Sha256Hash;
 pub type PublicKey = GenericArray<u8, U32>;
 pub type Signature = GenericArray<u8, U64>;
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
+pub struct Transfer<T> {
+    pub from: PublicKey,
+    pub to: PublicKey,
+    pub data: T,
+    pub last_id: Sha256Hash,
+    pub sig: Signature,
+}
+
 /// When 'event' is Tick, the event represents a simple clock tick, and exists for the
 /// sole purpose of improving the performance of event log verification. A tick can
 /// be generated in 'num_hashes' hashes and verified in 'num_hashes' hashes.  By logging
@@ -33,24 +42,19 @@ pub type Signature = GenericArray<u8, U64>;
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub enum Event<T> {
     Tick,
-    Transaction {
-        from: PublicKey,
-        to: PublicKey,
-        data: T,
-        last_id: Sha256Hash,
-        sig: Signature,
-    },
+    Transaction(Transfer<T>),
 }
 
 impl<T> Event<T> {
     pub fn new_claim(to: PublicKey, data: T, last_id: Sha256Hash, sig: Signature) -> Self {
-        Event::Transaction {
+        let transfer = Transfer {
             from: to,
             to,
             data,
             last_id,
             sig,
-        }
+        };
+        Event::Transaction(transfer)
     }
 }
 
@@ -103,18 +107,18 @@ pub fn verify_signature(peer_public_key_bytes: &[u8], msg_bytes: &[u8], sig_byte
 pub fn get_signature<T>(event: &Event<T>) -> Option<Signature> {
     match *event {
         Event::Tick => None,
-        Event::Transaction { sig, .. } => Some(sig),
+        Event::Transaction(Transfer { sig, .. }) => Some(sig),
     }
 }
 
 pub fn verify_event<T: Serialize>(event: &Event<T>) -> bool {
-    if let Event::Transaction {
+    if let Event::Transaction(Transfer {
         from,
         to,
         ref data,
         last_id,
         sig,
-    } = *event
+    }) = *event
     {
         let sign_data = serialize(&(&from, &to, &data, &last_id)).unwrap();
         if !verify_signature(&from, &sign_data, &sig) {
diff --git a/src/genesis.rs b/src/genesis.rs
index a30f35883..2d8be7c2b 100644
--- a/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/src/genesis.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! A library for generating the chain's genesis block.
 
-use event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, Event, PublicKey};
+use event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_transaction_data, Event, PublicKey, Transfer};
 use log::{create_entries, hash, Entry, Sha256Hash};
 use ring::rand::SystemRandom;
 use ring::signature::Ed25519KeyPair;
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ impl Genesis {
         let last_id = self.get_seed();
         let from = self.get_pubkey();
         let sig = sign_transaction_data(&data, &self.get_keypair(), to, &last_id);
-        Event::Transaction {
+        Event::Transaction(Transfer {
             from,
             to: *to,
             data,
             last_id,
             sig,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn create_events(&self) -> Vec<Event<i64>> {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_create_events() {
         let mut events = Genesis::new(100, vec![]).create_events().into_iter();
         assert_eq!(events.next().unwrap(), Event::Tick);
-        if let Event::Transaction { from, to, .. } = events.next().unwrap() {
+        if let Event::Transaction(Transfer { from, to, .. }) = events.next().unwrap() {
             assert_eq!(from, to);
         } else {
             assert!(false);
diff --git a/src/log.rs b/src/log.rs
index 8d133b5b3..6dc20792c 100644
--- a/src/log.rs
+++ b/src/log.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ pub fn next_ticks(start_hash: &Sha256Hash, num_hashes: u64, len: usize) -> Vec<E
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_claim_data, sign_transaction_data};
+    use event::{generate_keypair, get_pubkey, sign_claim_data, sign_transaction_data, Transfer};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_event_verify() {
@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ mod tests {
         let keypair1 = generate_keypair();
         let pubkey1 = get_pubkey(&keypair1);
         let data = hash(b"hello, world");
-        let event0 = Event::Transaction {
+        let event0 = Event::Transaction(Transfer {
             from: get_pubkey(&keypair0),
             to: pubkey1,
             data,
             last_id: zero,
             sig: sign_transaction_data(&data, &keypair0, &pubkey1, &zero),
-        };
+        });
         let entries = create_entries(&zero, vec![event0]);
         assert!(verify_slice(&entries, &zero));
     }
@@ -295,13 +295,13 @@ mod tests {
         let pubkey1 = get_pubkey(&keypair1);
         let data = hash(b"hello, world");
         let zero = Sha256Hash::default();
-        let event0 = Event::Transaction {
+        let event0 = Event::Transaction(Transfer {
             from: get_pubkey(&keypair0),
             to: pubkey1,
             data: hash(b"goodbye cruel world"), // <-- attack!
             last_id: zero,
             sig: sign_transaction_data(&data, &keypair0, &pubkey1, &zero),
-        };
+        });
         let entries = create_entries(&zero, vec![event0]);
         assert!(!verify_slice(&entries, &zero));
     }
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ mod tests {
         let pubkey1 = get_pubkey(&keypair1);
         let data = hash(b"hello, world");
         let zero = Sha256Hash::default();
-        let event0 = Event::Transaction {
+        let event0 = Event::Transaction(Transfer {
             from: get_pubkey(&keypair0),
             to: get_pubkey(&thief_keypair), // <-- attack!
             data: hash(b"goodbye cruel world"),
             last_id: zero,
             sig: sign_transaction_data(&data, &keypair0, &pubkey1, &zero),
-        };
+        });
         let entries = create_entries(&zero, vec![event0]);
         assert!(!verify_slice(&entries, &zero));
     }