diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f93f0398..5cbb2e526 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Basecoin is a sample [ABCI application](https://github.com/tendermint/abci) desi
 
   1. [Installation](#installation)
   1. [Using the plugin system](#using-the-plugin-system)
+  1. [Using the cli](#using-the-cli)
   1. [Tutorials and other reading](#tutorials-and-other-reading)
 
 ## Installation
@@ -56,6 +57,13 @@ An example is worth a 1000 words, so please take a look [at this example](https:
 Note for now it is in a dev branch.
 You can use the same technique in your own repo.
 
+## Using the CLI
+
+The basecoin cli can be used to start a stand-alone basecoin instance (`basecoin start`),
+or to start basecoin with tendermint in the same process (`basecoin start --in-proc`).
+It can also be used to send transactions, eg. `basecoin sendtx --to 0x4793A333846E5104C46DD9AB9A00E31821B2F301 --amount 100`
+See `basecoin --help` and `basecoin [cmd] --help` for more details`.
+
 ## Tutorials and Other Reading
 
 See our [introductory blog post](https://cosmos.network/blog/cosmos-creating-interoperable-blockchains-part-1), which explains the motivation behind Basecoin.
diff --git a/cmd/basecoin/main.go b/cmd/basecoin/main.go
index 6c4707f81..741c94f1f 100644
--- a/cmd/basecoin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/basecoin/main.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func main() {
 		{
 			Name:      "account",
 			Usage:     "Get details of an account",
-			ArgsUsage: "",
+			ArgsUsage: "[address]",
 			Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 				return cmdAccount(c)
 			},
diff --git a/data/genesis.json b/data/genesis.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7aea6cb9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/genesis.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+  "base/chainID", "test_chain_id",
+  "base/account", {
+    "pub_key": [1, "B3588BDC92015ED3CDB6F57A86379E8C79A7111063610B7E625487C76496F4DF"],
+    "coins": [
+	{
+	  "denom": "blank",
+	  "amount": 9007199254740992
+	}
+    ]
+  }
+]
diff --git a/data/priv_validator.json b/data/priv_validator.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15d791924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/priv_validator.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+        "address": "D397BC62B435F3CF50570FBAB4340FE52C60858F",
+        "last_height": 0,
+        "last_round": 0,
+        "last_signature": null,
+        "last_signbytes": "",
+        "last_step": 0,
+        "priv_key": [
+                1,
+                "39E75AA1CF7BC710585977EFC375CD1730519186BD231478C339F2819C3C26E7B3588BDC92015ED3CDB6F57A86379E8C79A7111063610B7E625487C76496F4DF"
+        ],
+        "pub_key": [
+                1,
+                "B3588BDC92015ED3CDB6F57A86379E8C79A7111063610B7E625487C76496F4DF"
+        ]
+}
+
diff --git a/data/priv_validator2.json b/data/priv_validator2.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08256d1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/priv_validator2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+        "address": "4793A333846E5104C46DD9AB9A00E31821B2F301",
+        "last_height": 0,
+        "last_round": 0,
+        "last_signature": null,
+        "last_signbytes": "",
+        "last_step": 0,
+        "priv_key": [
+                1,
+                "13A04A552ABAA2CCFA1F618CF9C97F1FD59FC3EE4968FE87DF3637C9B0F2FAAA93766F08BE7135E78DBFFA76B61BC7C52B96256EB4394A224B4EF8BCC954DE2E"
+        ],
+        "pub_key": [
+                1,
+                "93766F08BE7135E78DBFFA76B61BC7C52B96256EB4394A224B4EF8BCC954DE2E"
+        ]
+}
diff --git a/genesis.json b/genesis.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 49b7b8605..000000000
--- a/genesis.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[
-  "base/chainID", "test_chain_id",
-  "base/account", {
-    "pub_key": [1, "67D3B5EAF0C0BF6B5A602D359DAECC86A7A74053490EC37AE08E71360587C870"],
-    "balance": 9007199254740992
-  }
-]