diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
deleted file mode 100755
index b5e982f6..00000000
--- a/example/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,283 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-/**
- * bitcoind.js example
- */
-
-process.title = 'bitcoind.js';
-
-var util = require('util');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var argv = require('optimist').argv;
-var rimraf = require('rimraf');
-var assert = require('assert');
-
-/**
- * bitcoind
- */
-
-if (fs.existsSync(process.env.HOME + '/.libbitcoind-example')) {
-  rimraf.sync(process.env.HOME + '/.libbitcoind-example');
-}
-
-var bitcoind = require('../')({
-  directory: '~/.libbitcoind-example'
-});
-
-var genesisBlock = '0x000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f';
-var genesisTx = '0x4a5e1e4baab89f3a32518a88c31bc87f618f76673e2cc77ab2127b7afdeda33b';
-
-var testBlock = ''
-  + '0100000090f0a9f110702f808219ebea1173056042a714bad51b916cb6800000000000'
-  + '005275289558f51c9966699404ae2294730c3c9f9bda53523ce50e9b95e558da2fdb26'
-  + '1b4d4c86041b1ab1bf9309010000000100000000000000000000000000000000000000'
-  + '00000000000000000000000000ffffffff07044c86041b0146ffffffff0100f2052a01'
-  + '000000434104e18f7afbe4721580e81e8414fc8c24d7cfacf254bb5c7b949450c3e997'
-  + 'c2dc1242487a8169507b631eb3771f2b425483fb13102c4eb5d858eef260fe70fbfae0'
-  + 'ac00000000010000000196608ccbafa16abada902780da4dc35dafd7af05fa0da08cf8'
-  + '33575f8cf9e836000000004a493046022100dab24889213caf43ae6adc41cf1c9396c0'
-  + '8240c199f5225acf45416330fd7dbd022100fe37900e0644bf574493a07fc5edba06db'
-  + 'c07c311b947520c2d514bc5725dcb401ffffffff0100f2052a010000001976a914f15d'
-  + '1921f52e4007b146dfa60f369ed2fc393ce288ac000000000100000001fb766c128845'
-  + '8c2bafcfec81e48b24d98ec706de6b8af7c4e3c29419bfacb56d000000008c49304602'
-  + '2100f268ba165ce0ad2e6d93f089cfcd3785de5c963bb5ea6b8c1b23f1ce3e517b9f02'
-  + '2100da7c0f21adc6c401887f2bfd1922f11d76159cbc597fbd756a23dcbb00f4d72901'
-  + '41042b4e8625a96127826915a5b109852636ad0da753c9e1d5606a50480cd0c40f1f8b'
-  + '8d898235e571fe9357d9ec842bc4bba1827daaf4de06d71844d0057707966affffffff'
-  + '0280969800000000001976a9146963907531db72d0ed1a0cfb471ccb63923446f388ac'
-  + '80d6e34c000000001976a914f0688ba1c0d1ce182c7af6741e02658c7d4dfcd388ac00'
-  + '0000000100000002c40297f730dd7b5a99567eb8d27b78758f607507c52292d02d4031'
-  + '895b52f2ff010000008b483045022100f7edfd4b0aac404e5bab4fd3889e0c6c41aa8d'
-  + '0e6fa122316f68eddd0a65013902205b09cc8b2d56e1cd1f7f2fafd60a129ed94504c4'
-  + 'ac7bdc67b56fe67512658b3e014104732012cb962afa90d31b25d8fb0e32c94e513ab7'
-  + 'a17805c14ca4c3423e18b4fb5d0e676841733cb83abaf975845c9f6f2a8097b7d04f49'
-  + '08b18368d6fc2d68ecffffffffca5065ff9617cbcba45eb23726df6498a9b9cafed4f5'
-  + '4cbab9d227b0035ddefb000000008a473044022068010362a13c7f9919fa832b2dee4e'
-  + '788f61f6f5d344a7c2a0da6ae740605658022006d1af525b9a14a35c003b78b72bd597'
-  + '38cd676f845d1ff3fc25049e01003614014104732012cb962afa90d31b25d8fb0e32c9'
-  + '4e513ab7a17805c14ca4c3423e18b4fb5d0e676841733cb83abaf975845c9f6f2a8097'
-  + 'b7d04f4908b18368d6fc2d68ecffffffff01001ec4110200000043410469ab4181eceb'
-  + '28985b9b4e895c13fa5e68d85761b7eee311db5addef76fa8621865134a221bd01f28e'
-  + 'c9999ee3e021e60766e9d1f3458c115fb28650605f11c9ac000000000100000001cdaf'
-  + '2f758e91c514655e2dc50633d1e4c84989f8aa90a0dbc883f0d23ed5c2fa010000008b'
-  + '48304502207ab51be6f12a1962ba0aaaf24a20e0b69b27a94fac5adf45aa7d2d18ffd9'
-  + '236102210086ae728b370e5329eead9accd880d0cb070aea0c96255fae6c4f1ddcce1f'
-  + 'd56e014104462e76fd4067b3a0aa42070082dcb0bf2f388b6495cf33d789904f07d0f5'
-  + '5c40fbd4b82963c69b3dc31895d0c772c812b1d5fbcade15312ef1c0e8ebbb12dcd4ff'
-  + 'ffffff02404b4c00000000001976a9142b6ba7c9d796b75eef7942fc9288edd37c32f5'
-  + 'c388ac002d3101000000001976a9141befba0cdc1ad56529371864d9f6cb042faa06b5'
-  + '88ac000000000100000001b4a47603e71b61bc3326efd90111bf02d2f549b067f4c4a8'
-  + 'fa183b57a0f800cb010000008a4730440220177c37f9a505c3f1a1f0ce2da777c339bd'
-  + '8339ffa02c7cb41f0a5804f473c9230220585b25a2ee80eb59292e52b987dad92acb0c'
-  + '64eced92ed9ee105ad153cdb12d001410443bd44f683467e549dae7d20d1d79cbdb6df'
-  + '985c6e9c029c8d0c6cb46cc1a4d3cf7923c5021b27f7a0b562ada113bc85d5fda5a1b4'
-  + '1e87fe6e8802817cf69996ffffffff0280651406000000001976a9145505614859643a'
-  + 'b7b547cd7f1f5e7e2a12322d3788ac00aa0271000000001976a914ea4720a7a52fc166'
-  + 'c55ff2298e07baf70ae67e1b88ac00000000010000000586c62cd602d219bb60edb14a'
-  + '3e204de0705176f9022fe49a538054fb14abb49e010000008c493046022100f2bc2aba'
-  + '2534becbdf062eb993853a42bbbc282083d0daf9b4b585bd401aa8c9022100b1d7fd7e'
-  + 'e0b95600db8535bbf331b19eed8d961f7a8e54159c53675d5f69df8c014104462e76fd'
-  + '4067b3a0aa42070082dcb0bf2f388b6495cf33d789904f07d0f55c40fbd4b82963c69b'
-  + '3dc31895d0c772c812b1d5fbcade15312ef1c0e8ebbb12dcd4ffffffff03ad0e58ccda'
-  + 'c3df9dc28a218bcf6f1997b0a93306faaa4b3a28ae83447b2179010000008b48304502'
-  + '2100be12b2937179da88599e27bb31c3525097a07cdb52422d165b3ca2f2020ffcf702'
-  + '200971b51f853a53d644ebae9ec8f3512e442b1bcb6c315a5b491d119d10624c830141'
-  + '04462e76fd4067b3a0aa42070082dcb0bf2f388b6495cf33d789904f07d0f55c40fbd4'
-  + 'b82963c69b3dc31895d0c772c812b1d5fbcade15312ef1c0e8ebbb12dcd4ffffffff2a'
-  + 'cfcab629bbc8685792603762c921580030ba144af553d271716a95089e107b01000000'
-  + '8b483045022100fa579a840ac258871365dd48cd7552f96c8eea69bd00d84f05b283a0'
-  + 'dab311e102207e3c0ee9234814cfbb1b659b83671618f45abc1326b9edcc77d552a4f2'
-  + 'a805c0014104462e76fd4067b3a0aa42070082dcb0bf2f388b6495cf33d789904f07d0'
-  + 'f55c40fbd4b82963c69b3dc31895d0c772c812b1d5fbcade15312ef1c0e8ebbb12dcd4'
-  + 'ffffffffdcdc6023bbc9944a658ddc588e61eacb737ddf0a3cd24f113b5a8634c517fc'
-  + 'd2000000008b4830450221008d6df731df5d32267954bd7d2dda2302b74c6c2a6aa5c0'
-  + 'ca64ecbabc1af03c75022010e55c571d65da7701ae2da1956c442df81bbf076cdbac25'
-  + '133f99d98a9ed34c014104462e76fd4067b3a0aa42070082dcb0bf2f388b6495cf33d7'
-  + '89904f07d0f55c40fbd4b82963c69b3dc31895d0c772c812b1d5fbcade15312ef1c0e8'
-  + 'ebbb12dcd4ffffffffe15557cd5ce258f479dfd6dc6514edf6d7ed5b21fcfa4a038fd6'
-  + '9f06b83ac76e010000008b483045022023b3e0ab071eb11de2eb1cc3a67261b866f86b'
-  + 'f6867d4558165f7c8c8aca2d86022100dc6e1f53a91de3efe8f63512850811f26284b6'
-  + '2f850c70ca73ed5de8771fb451014104462e76fd4067b3a0aa42070082dcb0bf2f388b'
-  + '6495cf33d789904f07d0f55c40fbd4b82963c69b3dc31895d0c772c812b1d5fbcade15'
-  + '312ef1c0e8ebbb12dcd4ffffffff01404b4c00000000001976a9142b6ba7c9d796b75e'
-  + 'ef7942fc9288edd37c32f5c388ac00000000010000000166d7577163c932b4f9690ca6'
-  + 'a80b6e4eb001f0a2fa9023df5595602aae96ed8d000000008a4730440220262b425463'
-  + '02dfb654a229cefc86432b89628ff259dc87edd1154535b16a67e102207b4634c020a9'
-  + '7c3e7bbd0d4d19da6aa2269ad9dded4026e896b213d73ca4b63f014104979b82d02226'
-  + 'b3a4597523845754d44f13639e3bf2df5e82c6aab2bdc79687368b01b1ab8b19875ae3'
-  + 'c90d661a3d0a33161dab29934edeb36aa01976be3baf8affffffff02404b4c00000000'
-  + '001976a9144854e695a02af0aeacb823ccbc272134561e0a1688ac40420f0000000000'
-  + '1976a914abee93376d6b37b5c2940655a6fcaf1c8e74237988ac000000000100000001'
-  + '4e3f8ef2e91349a9059cb4f01e54ab2597c1387161d3da89919f7ea6acdbb371010000'
-  + '008c49304602210081f3183471a5ca22307c0800226f3ef9c353069e0773ac76bb5806'
-  + '54d56aa523022100d4c56465bdc069060846f4fbf2f6b20520b2a80b08b168b31e66dd'
-  + 'b9c694e240014104976c79848e18251612f8940875b2b08d06e6dc73b9840e8860c066'
-  + 'b7e87432c477e9a59a453e71e6d76d5fe34058b800a098fc1740ce3012e8fc8a00c96a'
-  + 'f966ffffffff02c0e1e400000000001976a9144134e75a6fcb6042034aab5e18570cf1'
-  + 'f844f54788ac404b4c00000000001976a9142b6ba7c9d796b75eef7942fc9288edd37c'
-  + '32f5c388ac00000000';
-
-var testTx = ''
-  + '01000000010b26e9b7735eb6aabdf358bab62f9816a21ba9ebdb719d5299e88607d722'
-  + 'c190000000008b4830450220070aca44506c5cef3a16ed519d7c3c39f8aab192c4e1c9'
-  + '0d065f37b8a4af6141022100a8e160b856c2d43d27d8fba71e5aef6405b8643ac4cb7c'
-  + 'b3c462aced7f14711a0141046d11fee51b0e60666d5049a9101a72741df480b96ee264'
-  + '88a4d3466b95c9a40ac5eeef87e10a5cd336c19a84565f80fa6c547957b7700ff4dfbd'
-  + 'efe76036c339ffffffff021bff3d11000000001976a91404943fdd508053c75000106d'
-  + '3bc6e2754dbcff1988ac2f15de00000000001976a914a266436d2965547608b9e15d90'
-  + '32a7b9d64fa43188ac00000000';
-
-bitcoind.on('error', function(err) {
-  bitcoind.log('error="%s"', err.message);
-});
-
-bitcoind.on('open', function(status) {
-  bitcoind.log('status="%s"', status);
-
-  if (argv.list) {
-    return bitcoind.log(bitcoind.wallet.listAccounts());
-  }
-
-  if (argv.blocks) {
-    return getBlocks(bitcoind);
-  }
-
-  function assertHex(obj) {
-    // Hash
-    if (obj.txid) {
-      assert.equal(obj.hash, obj.getHash('hex'));
-    } else {
-      assert.equal(obj.hash, obj.getHash('hex'));
-    }
-    // Hex
-    if (obj.txid) {
-      assert.equal(obj.hex, obj.toHex());
-    } else {
-      assert.equal(obj.hex, obj.toHex());
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (argv['on-block']) {
-    return bitcoind.on('block', function callee(block) {
-      if (block.tx.length === 1) return;
-      bitcoind.log('Found Block:');
-      bitcoind.log(block);
-      return assertHex(block);
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (argv['on-tx']) {
-    bitcoind.on('tx', function(tx) {
-      bitcoind.log('Found TX:');
-      bitcoind.log(tx);
-      return assertHex(tx);
-    });
-    bitcoind.on('mptx', function(mptx) {
-      bitcoind.log('Found mempool TX:');
-      bitcoind.log(mptx);
-      return assertHex(mptx);
-    });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (argv.broadcast) {
-    // Help propagate transactions
-    return bitcoind.once('tx', function(tx) {
-      bitcoind.log('Broadcasting TX...');
-      return tx.broadcast(function(err, hash, tx) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        bitcoind.log('TX Hash: %s', hash);
-        return bitcoind.log(tx);
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Test fromHex:
-  if (argv['from-hex']) {
-    var block = bitcoind.block(testBlock);
-    assert.equal(block.hash, '0000000000013b8ab2cd513b0261a14096412195a72a0c4827d229dcc7e0f7af');
-    assert.equal(block.merkleroot, '2fda58e5959b0ee53c5253da9b9f3c0c739422ae04946966991cf55895287552');
-    bitcoind.log('Block:');
-    bitcoind.log(block);
-    var tx = bitcoind.tx(testTx);
-    assert.equal(tx.txid, 'b4749f017444b051c44dfd2720e88f314ff94f3dd6d56d40ef65854fcd7fff6b');
-    bitcoind.log('Transaction:');
-    bitcoind.log(tx);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Test all digest packets:
-  if (argv['packets']) {
-    bitcoind.on('digest', function(packet) {
-      return bitcoind.log(packet);
-    });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  argv['on-block'] = true;
-  setTimeout(function() {
-    bitcoind.on('block', function callee(block) {
-      if (!argv['on-block']) {
-        return bitcoind.removeListener('block', callee);
-      }
-      bitcoind.log('Found Block:');
-      bitcoind.log(block);
-      return assertHex(block);
-    });
-
-    bitcoind.once('block', function(block) {
-      setTimeout(function() {
-        argv['on-block'] = false;
-
-        bitcoind.log(bitcoind.getInfo());
-        bitcoind.log(bitcoind.getPeerInfo());
-        bitcoind.log(bitcoind.wallet.listAccounts());
-        bitcoind.log(bitcoind.wallet.getRecipients());
-
-        bitcoind.once('version', function(version) {
-          bitcoind.log('VERSION packet:');
-          bitcoind.log(version);
-        });
-
-        bitcoind.once('addr', function(addr) {
-          bitcoind.log('ADDR packet:');
-          bitcoind.log(addr);
-        });
-      }, 8000);
-    });
-  }, 2000);
-
-  return bitcoind.log(bitcoind.wallet.listAccounts());
-});
-
-/**
- * Helpers
- */
-
-function getBlocks(bitcoind) {
-  return setTimeout(function() {
-    return (function next(hash) {
-      return bitcoind.getBlock(hash, function(err, block) {
-        if (err) return bitcoind.log(err.message);
-
-        bitcoind.log(block);
-
-        if (argv['get-tx'] && block.tx.length && block.tx[0].txid) {
-          var txid = block.tx[0].txid;
-          // XXX Dies with a segfault
-          // bitcoind.getTx(txid, hash, function(err, tx) {
-          bitcoind.getTx(txid, function(err, tx) {
-            if (err) return bitcoind.log(err.message);
-            bitcoind.log('TX -----------------------------------------------------');
-            bitcoind.log(tx);
-            bitcoind.log('/TX ----------------------------------------------------');
-          });
-        }
-
-        if (block.nextblockhash) {
-          setTimeout(next.bind(null, block.nextblockhash), 500);
-        }
-      });
-    })(genesisBlock);
-  }, 1000);
-}
diff --git a/example/test.cc b/example/test.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 52f4b065..00000000
--- a/example/test.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-#include "config/bitcoin-config.h"
-
-#include "addrman.h"
-#include "alert.h"
-#include "allocators.h"
-#include "amount.h"
-#include "base58.h"
-#include "bloom.h"
-#include "bitcoind.h"
-#include "chain.h"
-#include "chainparams.h"
-#include "chainparamsbase.h"
-#include "checkpoints.h"
-#include "checkqueue.h"
-#include "clientversion.h"
-#include "coincontrol.h"
-#include "coins.h"
-#include "compat.h"
-#include "core.h"
-#include "core_io.h"
-#include "crypter.h"
-#include "db.h"
-#include "hash.h"
-#include "init.h"
-#include "key.h"
-#include "keystore.h"
-#include "leveldbwrapper.h"
-#include "limitedmap.h"
-#include "main.h"
-#include "miner.h"
-#include "mruset.h"
-#include "netbase.h"
-#include "net.h"
-#include "noui.h"
-#include "pow.h"
-#include "protocol.h"
-#include "random.h"
-#include "rpcclient.h"
-#include "rpcprotocol.h"
-#include "rpcserver.h"
-#include "rpcwallet.h"
-#include "script/compressor.h"
-#include "script/interpreter.h"
-#include "script/script.h"
-#include "script/sigcache.h"
-#include "script/sign.h"
-#include "script/standard.h"
-#include "serialize.h"
-#include "sync.h"
-#include "threadsafety.h"
-#include "timedata.h"
-#include "tinyformat.h"
-#include "txdb.h"
-#include "txmempool.h"
-#include "ui_interface.h"
-#include "uint256.h"
-#include "util.h"
-#include "utilstrencodings.h"
-#include "utilmoneystr.h"
-#include "utiltime.h"
-#include "version.h"
-#include "wallet.h"
-#include "wallet_ismine.h"
-#include "walletdb.h"
-#include "compat/sanity.h"
-
-#include "json/json_spirit.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_error_position.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_reader.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_reader_template.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_stream_reader.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_utils.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_value.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_writer.h"
-#include "json/json_spirit_writer_template.h"
-
-#include "crypto/common.h"
-#include "crypto/sha2.h"
-#include "crypto/sha1.h"
-#include "crypto/ripemd160.h"
-
-#include "univalue/univalue_escapes.h"
-#include "univalue/univalue.h"
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-#include <boost/interprocess/sync/file_lock.hpp>
-#include <openssl/crypto.h>
-
-using namespace std;
-using namespace boost;
-
-extern void DetectShutdownThread(boost::thread_group*);
-extern int nScriptCheckThreads;
-extern bool fDaemon;
-extern std::map<std::string, std::string> mapArgs;
-extern std::string strWalletFile;
-extern CWallet *pwalletMain;
-extern int64_t nTransactionFee;
-extern const std::string strMessageMagic;
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-
-int
-main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  boost::thread_group threadGroup;
-  boost::thread *detectShutdownThread = NULL;
-
-  const int argc_ = 0;
-  const char *argv_[argc_ + 1] = { NULL };
-  ParseParameters(argc_, argv_);
-  ReadConfigFile(mapArgs, mapMultiArgs);
-  if (!SelectParamsFromCommandLine()) {
-    return 1;
-  }
-
-  detectShutdownThread = new boost::thread(
-    boost::bind(&DetectShutdownThread, &threadGroup));
-
-  int fRet = AppInit2(threadGroup);
-
-  if (!fRet) {
-    if (detectShutdownThread)
-      detectShutdownThread->interrupt();
-    threadGroup.interrupt_all();
-  }
-
-  if (detectShutdownThread) {
-    detectShutdownThread->join();
-    delete detectShutdownThread;
-    detectShutdownThread = NULL;
-  }
-  Shutdown();
-
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/example/test_make.sh b/example/test_make.sh
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-g++ -I$HOME/bitcoin/src -I$HOME/bitcoin/src/obj -I$HOME/bitcoin/src/config \
-  -I$HOME/bitcoin/src/leveldb/include \
-  -DHAVE_WORKING_BOOST_SLEEP_FOR -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -g -O2 \
-  -fexceptions -frtti -fpermissive -o test_btc test.cc \
-  -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options \
-  -lboost_thread -lboost_chrono -lssl -lcrypto \
-  ${HOME}/bitcoin/src/libbitcoind.so