diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/types/block_template.rs b/rpc/src/v1/types/block_template.rs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/rpc/src/v1/types/block_template.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// TODO: remove after implementing getblocktmplate RPC
+#![warn(dead_code)]
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use super::hash::H256;
+use super::raw_transaction::RawTransaction;
+
+/// Block template as described in:
+/// https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0022.mediawiki
+/// https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0023.mediawiki
+/// https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0009.mediawiki#getblocktemplate_changes
+/// https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0145.mediawiki
+pub struct BlockTemplate {
+	/// The preferred block version
+	pub version: u32,
+	/// Specific block rules that are to be enforced
+	pub rules: Vec<String>,
+	/// Set of pending, supported versionbit (BIP 9) softfork deployments
+	/// Keys: named softfork rules
+	/// Values: identifies the bit number as indicating acceptance and readiness for given key
+	pub vbavailable: Option<HashMap<String, u32>>,
+	/// Bit mask of versionbits the server requires set in submissions
+	pub vbrequired: Option<u32>,
+	/// The hash of previous (best known) block
+	pub previousblockhash: H256,
+	/// Contents of non-coinbase transactions that should be included in the next block
+	pub transactions: Vec<BlockTemplateTransaction>,
+	/// Data that should be included in the coinbase's scriptSig content
+	/// Keys: ignored
+	/// Values: value to be included in scriptSig
+	pub coinbaseaux: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
+	/// Maximum allowable input to coinbase transaction, including the generation award and transaction fees (in Satoshis)
+	pub coinbasevalue: Option<u64>,
+	/// information for coinbase transaction
+	pub coinbasetxn: Option<BlockTemplateTransaction>,
+	/// The hash target
+	pub target: H256,
+	/// The minimum timestamp appropriate for next block time in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)
+	pub mintime: Option<i64>,
+	/// List of ways the block template may be changed, e.g. 'time', 'transactions', 'prevblock'
+	pub mutable: Option<Vec<String>>,
+	/// A range of valid nonces (constant 00000000ffffffff)
+	pub noncerange: Option<String>,
+	/// Limit of sigops in blocks
+	pub sigoplimit: Option<i64>,
+	/// Limit of block size
+	pub sizelimit: Option<u32>,
+	/// Limit of block weight
+	pub weightlimit: Option<u32>,
+	/// Current timestamp in seconds since epoch (Jan 1 1970 GMT)
+	pub curtime: i64,
+	/// Compressed target of next block
+	pub bits: u32,
+	/// The height of the next block
+	pub height: u32,
+}
+
+/// Transaction data as included in `BlockTemplate`
+pub struct BlockTemplateTransaction {
+	/// Transaction data encoded in hexadecimal
+	pub data: RawTransaction,
+	/// Transaction id encoded in little-endian hexadecimal
+	pub txid: Option<H256>,
+	/// Hash encoded in little-endian hexadecimal (including witness data)
+	pub hash: Option<H256>,
+	/// Transactions before this one (by 1-based index in 'transactions' list) that must be present in the final block if this one is
+	pub depends: Option<Vec<u64>>,
+	/// Difference in value between transaction inputs and outputs (in Satoshis).
+	/// For coinbase transactions, this is a negative Number of the total collected block fees (ie, not including the block subsidy).
+	/// If key is not present, fee is unknown and clients MUST NOT assume there isn't one
+	pub fee: Option<Option<i64>>,
+	/// Total SigOps cost, as counted for purposes of block limits.
+	/// If key is not present, sigop cost is unknown and clients MUST NOT assume it is zero.
+	pub sigops: Option<Option<i64>>,
+	/// Total transaction weight, as counted for purposes of block limits.
+	pub weight: Option<i64>,
+	/// If provided and true, this transaction must be in the final block
+	pub required: Option<Option<bool>>,
+}
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/types/mod.rs.in b/rpc/src/v1/types/mod.rs.in
index 82b9a583..d89bd53e 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/types/mod.rs.in
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/types/mod.rs.in
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+mod block_template;
 mod bytes;
 mod hash;
 mod raw_transaction;
 
+pub use self::block_template::{BlockTemplate, BlockTemplateTransaction};
 pub use self::bytes::Bytes;
 pub use self::hash::H256;
 pub use self::raw_transaction::RawTransaction;