diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fff7d286..0625b8ec 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 name = "bencher"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "byteorder 0.5.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "chain 0.1.0",
  "db 0.1.0",
  "ethcore-devtools 1.3.0",
+ "network 0.1.0",
  "primitives 0.1.0",
  "test-data 0.1.0",
  "time 0.1.35 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/bencher/Cargo.toml b/bencher/Cargo.toml
index 0aec1566..3c1521a3 100644
--- a/bencher/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bencher/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ description = "Parity bitcoin client."
 [dependencies]
 db = { path = "../db" }
 verification = { path = "../verification" }
+network = { path = "../network" }
 chain = { path = "../chain" }
 primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
 ethcore-devtools = { path = "../devtools" }
 test-data = { path = "../test-data" }
 time = "*"
+byteorder = "0.5"
 
 [[bin]]
 path = "src/main.rs"
diff --git a/bencher/src/main.rs b/bencher/src/main.rs
index e37f119e..bd177364 100644
--- a/bencher/src/main.rs
+++ b/bencher/src/main.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@ extern crate chain;
 extern crate ethcore_devtools as devtools;
 extern crate test_data;
 extern crate time;
+extern crate verification;
+extern crate network;
+extern crate byteorder;
 
 mod database;
+mod verifier;
 
 use time::{PreciseTime, Duration};
 use std::io::Write;
@@ -70,4 +74,5 @@ fn main() {
 	benchmark!(database::write);
 	benchmark!(database::reorg_short);
 	benchmark!(database::write_heavy);
+	benchmark!(verifier::main);
 }
diff --git a/bencher/src/verifier.rs b/bencher/src/verifier.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5628ce02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bencher/src/verifier.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use devtools::RandomTempPath;
+use db::{Storage, BlockStapler, IndexedBlock};
+use verification::{BackwardsCompatibleChainVerifier as ChainVerifier, Verify};
+use network::Magic;
+use test_data;
+use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ByteOrder};
+
+use super::Benchmark;
+
+// 1. write BLOCKS_INITIAL blocks with 1 transaction each
+// 2. verify <BLOCKS> blocks that has <TRANSACTIONS> transaction each with <OUTPUTS> output each,
+//    spending outputs from last <BLOCKS*TRANSACTIONS*OUTPUTS> blocks
+pub fn main(benchmark: &mut Benchmark) {
+	// params
+	const BLOCKS_INITIAL: usize = 200200;
+	const BLOCKS: usize = 10;
+	const TRANSACTIONS: usize = 2000;
+	const OUTPUTS: usize = 10;
+
+	benchmark.samples(BLOCKS);
+
+	assert!(BLOCKS_INITIAL - 100 > BLOCKS * OUTPUTS * TRANSACTIONS,
+		"There will be not enough initial blocks to continue this bench");
+
+	// test setup
+	let path = RandomTempPath::create_dir();
+
+	let genesis = test_data::genesis();
+
+	let mut rolling_hash = genesis.hash();
+	let mut blocks: Vec<IndexedBlock> = Vec::new();
+
+	for x in 0..BLOCKS_INITIAL {
+		let mut coinbase_nonce = [0u8;8];
+		LittleEndian::write_u64(&mut coinbase_nonce[..], x as u64);
+		let next_block = test_data::block_builder()
+			.transaction()
+				.input()
+					.coinbase()
+					.signature_bytes(coinbase_nonce.to_vec().into())
+					.build()
+				.output().value(5000000000).build()
+				.build()
+			.merkled_header()
+				.parent(rolling_hash.clone())
+				.nonce(x as u32)
+				.build()
+			.build();
+		rolling_hash = next_block.hash();
+		blocks.push(next_block.into());
+	}
+
+	{
+		let store = Arc::new(Storage::new(path.as_path()).unwrap());
+		store.insert_block(&genesis).unwrap();
+		for block in blocks.iter() { store.insert_indexed_block(block).unwrap(); }
+	}
+
+	let mut verification_blocks: Vec<IndexedBlock> = Vec::new();
+	for b in 0..BLOCKS {
+		let mut coinbase_nonce = [0u8;8];
+		LittleEndian::write_u64(&mut coinbase_nonce[..], (b + BLOCKS_INITIAL) as u64);
+		let mut builder = test_data::block_builder()
+			.transaction()
+				.input().coinbase().signature_bytes(coinbase_nonce.to_vec().into()).build()
+				.output().value(5000000000).build()
+				.build();
+
+		for t in 0..TRANSACTIONS {
+			let mut tx_builder = builder.transaction();
+
+			for o in 0..OUTPUTS {
+				let parent_hash = blocks[(b*TRANSACTIONS*OUTPUTS + t * OUTPUTS + o)].transactions[0].hash.clone();
+
+				tx_builder = tx_builder
+					.input()
+						.hash(parent_hash)
+						.index(0)
+						.build()
+			}
+
+			builder = tx_builder.output().value(5000000000000).build().build()
+		}
+
+		verification_blocks.push(builder.merkled_header().parent(rolling_hash.clone()).build().build().into());
+	}
+
+
+	let store = Arc::new(Storage::new(path.as_path()).unwrap());
+
+	let chain_verifier = ChainVerifier::new(store.clone(), Magic::Mainnet).pow_skip();
+
+	// bench
+	benchmark.start();
+	for block in verification_blocks.iter() {
+		chain_verifier.verify(block).unwrap();
+	 }
+	benchmark.stop();
+}
diff --git a/verification/src/chain_verifier.rs b/verification/src/chain_verifier.rs
index 8501a9dc..eb1d8ea1 100644
--- a/verification/src/chain_verifier.rs
+++ b/verification/src/chain_verifier.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ impl BackwardsCompatibleChainVerifier {
 		}
 	}
 
-	#[cfg(test)]
 	pub fn pow_skip(mut self) -> Self {
 		self.skip_pow = true;
 		self